Dwayne Johnson gets rights to The Rock name and joins board of WWE owner

The movie and wrestling star said he was ‘very motivated to help continue to globally expand our businesses’ (Suzan Moore/PA)

Dwayne Johnson has signed a new agreement with professional wrestling organisation the WWE and will become the legal owner of the name The Rock.

Under the terms of the deal, Johnson will also join the board of TKO Group, the sports and entertainment company that houses WWE and UFC.