Claim: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was a major figure in the Attitude Era of WWE.
Evidence: Currently signed to WWE on a part-time contract , Johnson gained mainstream fame in the World Wrestling Federation -LRB- WWF , now WWE -RRB- from 1996 to 2004 as a major figure in the company 's Attitude Era , and was the first third-generation wrestler in the company 's history.