You’d assume in case you’re seeking to turn out to be a WWE celebrity and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is actually your dad, you might need a couple of questions.
Nonetheless, it appears like Simone Johnson – now going by the ring identify Ava Raine – is seeking to forge her personal path after lately making historical past by formally changing into the primary fourth technology wrestler within the firm’s historical past.
The 20-year-old star is slowly however absolutely rising up the ranks in WWE and made her first ever look final weekend at a dwell occasion when she minimize her first promo in entrance of a dwell crowd.
Reflecting on his daughter following in his footsteps, Dwayne informed Leisure Tonight: ‘She is fiercely unbiased.
‘It’s essential for her to make her personal method. Blaze her personal path. Blaze her personal path. She doesn’t come to me wanting for lots which I respect that. And I’m right here watching and supporting.’
The previous world champion additionally voiced his delight after she took a serious stride in her early WWE profession.
‘She’s fourth, [generation],’ The Rock added, referencing his personal father Rocky Johnson and grandfather Peter Maivia. ‘She’s made historical past. Very, very happy with her.’
The rising star – who is asking herself The Ultimate Woman – made her dwell occasion debut on Saturday evening, and trash talked the NXT ladies’s roster as she made an actual assertion.
The earlier night, she was seen scouting expertise – and the competitors – throughout a ladies’s match.
She is but to look on tv, however it looks like it’s solely a matter of time as she was lately backstage at NXT 2.0 with footage shared on Twitter in an interview space exhibiting off her new black and purple coiffure.
Simone has had a tricky time within the wrestling world thus far, with three knee surgical procedures since signing for WWE in 2020, however now she appears poised for her second within the highlight.
Exhibiting her confidence, she lately hit out at folks criticising her identify change as she moved away from her household’s wealthy historical past within the enterprise and regarded to forge her personal path as Ava Raine.
‘I most likely sound like a damaged document and hopefully that is the final I’ll point out this, however I don’t perceive why folks being portrayed as separate people from their household identify is such a heated subject,’ she argued. ‘A reputation doesn’t discredit any prior accomplishments from any household.’
She added: ‘I may construct my total profession round my father & folks would nonetheless bash me anyway.’
One thing tells us she’ll be simply high-quality.
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