Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson attended the London premiere of his biographical sports activities drama The Smashing Machine on Wednesday, Sept. 24, the place he was joined by a really particular visitor.
Showing on the crimson carpet alongside her well-known dad was Johnson’s 24-year-old daughter, Simone Johnson, who goes by the WWE ring identify Ava Raine.
The 53-year-old regarded dapper in a darkish blue slim-fitting go well with with a white, unbuttoned shirt beneath, whereas Simone dazzled in a black strapless robe with embroidered flowers, which she paired with a choker-style necklace and magenta eyeshadow.
Simone formally started her coaching with the WWE in early 2020, making her the primary fourth-generation wrestler to signal with the wrestling promotion. Along with her father, the 24-year-old is preceded by her grandfather, Rocky “Soul Man” Johnson and her great-grandfather, Prince Peter Maivia.
Throughout a Could 2020 look on The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon, Johnson was each bit the proud papa when discussing his daughter’s skilled wresting profession. Nonetheless, the Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle star wished to make it clear that Simone isn’t merely following within the household footsteps.
“She signed her contract with the WWE and you realize, it simply blows my thoughts,” Johnson mentioned, when Fallon congratulated him on Simone’s achievement. “I imply, initially, what an honor that my daughter needs to comply with in my footsteps, however extra importantly ‘comply with in my footsteps’ sounds cliché. She truly needs to create and blaze her personal path, which is simply so essential.”
“And he or she ended up being the youngest signee within the historical past of the corporate—by the way in which, so she’s 18 now—at 16, she was working her ass off quietly underneath the radar, within the ring, getting thrown round, and you realize, all of the bumps and bruises that go together with professional wrestling,” he continued. “And he or she hung in there and I’m very, very pleased with her.”
Along with her involvement within the WWE, Simone additionally serves because the on-screen normal supervisor of the WWE NXT model. In different phrases, her dad has loads of motive to be pleased with her.
Johnson shares Simone together with his ex-wife, Dany Garcia. He likewise has two youthful daughters, Jasmine and Tiana, together with his present spouse Lauren Hashian, whom he married in Hawaii in 2019.
Whereas it’s unclear whether or not his youthful daughters will finally get into wrestling, they’ve already had a brush with fame as they each offered voices for his 2024 movie, Moana 2.
