The way I see it, professional wrestling is one of the last things, in this age of irony-laced affection for kitsch, that truly separates people. With nothing else in the entertainment landscape is there such a bitter dichotomy: None of the smarty college boys are going to do more than sniff derisively at it, while everyone who doesn't care about appearing smart allows themselves to get wrapped up in the engrossing bizarreness of it all. Anyway, enough societal critique. The Rock (36 today) is a big ol' hunk of muscle who likes to raise one eyebrow and say things like "Can you smell what the Rock's cookin'?" What's his real name?

The Rock

Rocky Maivia

Steve Austin

Jimmy James

Duane Johnson