But they were already trending up before he joined. He joined on the movie when they had the entire cast there for the first time. That was more exciting than the rock being in it. The Rock ain't have the juice like that back then. shyt he don't really got it now. His solos still lightweight flopping.That's the heart of the issue, though.These movies didn't really start making crazy money until The Rock showed up in Five. That complicates the argument of who made who. Sure, The Rock's biggest hits didn't happen until after that, but at least he has them. Vin Diesel's attempts to do literally anything other than Fast and Furious have all flopped. So, both sides have validity, but it seems pretty clear that the industry sees The Rock's version of events as more valid than Diesel's.