The Rock’s Daughter, Simone Johnson Signs WWE Deal To Become Wrestler

Simone Johnson, the 18-year-old daughter of an American-Canadian retired professional wrestler, Dwayne Douglas Johnson, also known as “The Rock”, has signed with WWE and begun training at the entertainment company to become a wrestler.

According to Johnson, she had always aimed to go the way of her dad, grandfather, and great-grandfather who were professional wrestlers. 

The WWE Network announced on Monday that Simone signed with the company and will begin training at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando

Johnson share her excitement on Instagram: “To the little girl who fell in love with wrestling & said ‘this will be my life one day’, this is for you. I’m humbled, grateful & ready to work. Let’s do this.”

She told WWE: “It means the world to me. To know that my family has such a personal connection to wrestling is really special to me and I feel grateful to have the opportunity, not only to wrestle but to carry on that legacy.”

“Simone knows she has a lot to learn,” WWE head trainer Matt Bloom said. “She’s hungry to learn and picks the coaches’ minds, and the veteran Superstars’, as well. She’s not going to rest on her laurels. It’s been a short time, but she’s been crushing it.”

Her father, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, is the first third-generation wrestler in WWE history.  He was an eight-time WWE heavyweight champion and one of the biggest stars in pro-wrestling history.

Simone’s grandfather, WWE Hall of Famer Rocky “Soul Man” Johnson, was one of the two first Africa-American World Tag Team Champions in WWE’s history. He died in January at age 75.

Her great-grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia, started the dynasty of talented wrestlers.