Dwayne Johnson Says He Is Proud Of Daughter Simone For Joining WWE
Dwayne Johnson, who had a long career in professional wrestling before becoming a Hollywood star, said Simone, 18, will be the youngest signee in the history of WWE.
Hollywood
action
star
Dwayne
Johnson
says
it's
a
proud
moment
for
him
to
see
his
daughter
Simone
following
in
his
footsteps
and
join
WWE.
Johnson,
who
had
a
long
career
in
professional
wrestling
before
becoming
a
Hollywood
star,
said
Simone,
18,
will
be
the
youngest
signee
in
the
history
of
WWE.
"She
signed
her
contract
with
the
WWE,
it
just
blows
my
mind,"
Johnson
told
Jimmy
Fallon
via
video
chat
on
The
Tonight
Show.
"First
of
all,
I
mean,
what
an
honour
that
my
daughter
wants
to
follow
in
my
footsteps.
But
more
importantly,
follow
in
my
footsteps
sounds
clich,
but
she
actually
wants
to
blaze
her
own
path,
which
is
just
so
important.
She
wound
up
being
the
youngest
signee
in
the
history
of
the
company,
by
the
way,
he
added.
Johnson,
who
shares
Simone
with
former
spouse
Dany
Garcia,
said
his
daughter
started
training
at
the
age
of
16.
"She
was
working
her
a**
off.
Quietly,
under
the
radar,
in
the
ring,
getting
thrown
around,
and
all
the
bumps
and
bruises
that
go
with
pro
wrestling.
And
she
hung
in
there,
I'm
very,
very
proud
of
her."
WWE
had
announced
in
February
that
Simone
has
officially
signed
with
the
company.
She
is
the
fourth
generation
from
her
family
to
join
pro-wrestling.
Her
father,
under
the
name
The
Rock,
was
a
10-time
world
champion,
while
her
late
grandfather,
Rocky
Johnson,
and
her
great-grandfather,
High
Chief
Peter
Maivia,
were
both
inducted
into
the
Hall
of
Fame.