Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has made one of the most seamless career transitions in Hollywood history. Young kids today might not even know that the Jumanji actor used to be a pro wrestler back in the day. And of course, what I mean by “back in the day” is just the ’90s.
Now, his 20-year-old daughter Simone is following in his footsteps and joining the exciting world of pro wrestling. However, some fans arent thrilled with her newly debuted name.
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is known for being an actor, former pro-wrestler, and awesome girl dad.
How this man was seamlessly able to go from fighting in spandex to starring in The Tooth Fairy I’ll never know, but it’s a success story that’s one for the books.
Now, The Rock’s eldest daughter Simone is following in her family’s WWE footsteps.
In case you didn’t know, Simone is a fourth-generation wrestler. Before her, there was her famous dad, her grandfather “Soulman” Rocky Johnson and her great-grandfather “High Chief” Peter Maivia.
The 20-year-old announced she will be going by the wrestler name “Ava Raine” — and while some fans think the name is fabulous, others have made it clear they’re not a fan.
In response to a fan who thought it was disrespectful to give Simone a new name, she tweeted:
“I probably sound like a broken record & hopefully this is the last I’ll mention this but I don’t understand why people being portrayed as separate individuals from their family name is such a heated topic.”
“A name doesn’t discredit any prior accomplishments from any family.”
Following her initial tweet, the WWE wrestler wrote: “I could build my entire career around my father & people would still bash me anyway.”
Simone then joked with her followers after seemingly growing tired of all the “rock” related puns and jokes I’m sure she hears non-stop.
“Nothing in this category please,” she tweeted alongside a Google search of “rocks.”
While I understand why fans would want the family name to continue, I think being the first woman in the family to wrestle means she’s allowed to pave her own way!
