--- title: Watch Dwayne The Rock Johnson Fight in Star Trek Video description: Before he was a star, The Rock started out with small roles on shows like Star Trek. In an intergalactic fight scene, he brings the heat. canonical: https://time.com/4484402/the-rock-star-trek-video/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-08T20:12:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:36:19.340Z og:title: Watch The Rock Do Battle Way Back in 'Star Trek: Voyager' og:description: He was on the show when he was a champion wrestler just starting as an actor. og:url: https://time.com/4484402/the-rock-star-trek-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch The Rock Do Battle Way Back in 'Star Trek: Voyager' twitter:description: He was on the show when he was a champion wrestler just starting as an actor. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch The Rock Bring the Heat in an Old _Star Trek: Voyager_ Episode > Sponsored content. 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Accustomed to crowds of tens of thousands at his WWE performances, The Rock didn’t seem phased by the change in venue. “For the most part, it basically comes down to entertainment. Same thing,” he says of the acting gig. 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