Dwayne Johnson has, over the years, channeled an embarrassing ’90s photo of himself for little fun and a lot of promotion.
He originally posted the image on Facebook in 2014 with the caption, “Fanny pack and the lean take it to a whole other level.”
In 2016, Johnson posted an illustration of his character from Moana rocking the look and wrote, “When MAUI (my character from #MOANA) decides he to shall rock thy leather fanny pack with ease and confidence – like a true savage.”
In 2017, he recreated the look (without the poodle hairdo) to tout his SNL hosting gig.
In 2019, Johnson’s co-star Kevin Hart channeled the look for Halloween to promote their Jumanji: The Next Level.
This year, Johnson recreated the look to wish the world a Merry Christmas, singing a more profane version of “Chestnuts Roasting on a Roasting Fire.” He called the guise ’90s Rock.
When he was named People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2016, Johnson explained that, taking the original picture, he put a tissue under his elbow “because I felt like my turtleneck was expensive.”
He also admitted, “The funniest thing about this picture is [that] this is not a joke. I walked out of the house like this. Like, ‘Hey baby, this is it, right?’”
