The Rock

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The Rock has several meanings:

Contents 1 People 2 Places 3 Entertainment 4 Other

[edit] People

• God is refer to as my Rock in the Bible (Psalm 42:9)!

• The Rock (entertainer), stage name for Dwayne Johnson, an American film actor, former football player, and professional wrestler
• Don Muraco - professional wrestler
• Sanvir Maharaj - solid opening batsman

[edit] Places

• Alcatraz Island, California, former site of a maximum security prison
• Alum Rock, Birmingham, an inner-city area of the UK
• Gibraltar
• Newfoundland, Canada
• Niue
• Isle of Lewis, called 'The Rock' by its younger inhabitants
• Okinawa, Japan, as named by US service members
• Staten Island, New York
• Uluru, Australia, also known as Ayers Rock
• Nickname for North Carolina Speedway, in Rockingham, North Carolina
• The Rock, New South Wales, a town and railway junction in Australia
• The Rock, Shropshire, England
• The Rock (club) a concert venue and nightclub in Copenhagen, Denmark
• The Rock (venue), a concert venue in Papillion, Nebraska
• The Rock (youth center) a Youth center in Phoenix, Arizona started by Alice Cooper on the campus of Grand Canyon University
• The Rock @ G-11, an amateur performing arts venue in Islamabad, Pakistan

[edit] Entertainment

• The Rock (film), a 1996 film set on Alcatraz
• The Rock (Rachmaninoff), a composition by Sergei Rachmaninoff
• The Rock (song), an instrumental piece from Quadrophenia by The Who
• The Rock WCCC, a radio station in Connecticut, United States
• The Rock (Alabama), a radio station in Alabama, United States
• The Rock (New Zealand), a radio station in New Zealand
• The Rock, a television news music package

[edit] Other

• "The Rock" is a nickname for Dwayne Johnson, a former 7 time WWE Champion
• "The Rock" is a nickname for Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
• "The Rock" is a nickname for Rockland Community College, a SUNY College in Suffern, New York
• "The Rock" is a nickname for Simon's Rock College of Bard in Great Barrington, Massachusetts
• "The Rock" is a nickname for Rolling Rock, a brand of beer
• "The Rock" is a nickname for Prudential Center, the home venue for the New Jersey Devils starting for the 2007-2008 NHL season, located in Newark, New Jersey
• "The Rock" is a nickname for The University of Southern Mississippi's football venue, M. M. Roberts Stadium.
• The Rock was a name used by the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (otherwise known as the Rock Island Line) between 1975 and 1980
• "The rock" is a nickname for a basketball (as in "pass me the rock")
• The Rock can refer to a boulder on a college campus that is commonly spray-painted for special events:
  • The Rock (Michigan State University)
  • The Rock (University of Calgary)
  • The Rock (University of Michigan)
  • The Rock (The University of Southern Mississippi)
  • The Rock (University of Tennessee)
  • The Rock (Northwestern University)
• "The Rock" is a nickname for Kidd Brewer Stadium at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina
• The Republic of Korea