Beginning of 'The Rock' and The Nation of Domination
After losing the Intercontinental Championship to Owen Hart on April 28, 1997
He suffered a legitimate knee injury in a match against Mankind
He then refused to acknowledge the Rocky Maivia name
Instead referring to himself in the third person as 'The Rock'
Though was billed as "The Rock" Rocky Maivia until 1998
The Rock used to regularly insult the audience, WWF performers, and interviewers in his promos
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