Who is The Rock’s daughter Simone and what is her name in WWE?
THE ROCK's daughter has revealed her wrestling name as she became the WWE's first fourth-generation superstar.
Simone Johnson was snapped up by wrestling's premier promotion in February 2020 and promptly began training at the WWE Performance Center in Florida.
And she was finally introduced as the latest member of WWE NXT'S Schism after a string of injuries set her back.
What is The Rock's daughter's wrestling name?
Two years after joining the WWE's books, Simone Johnson will now go by the name of Ava Raine.
Johnson, 20, revealed her new name via her Instagram story, sharing an image of a black background with the words Ava Raine written in red.
Reacting to the criticism of her abandoning her family 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.
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"And just, like, not living up to the legacy.
"But then, when I think about that, I also feel like that's, in a way, comparing myself.
"So I feel like probably just never falling into that trap of comparing myself.
"When I look at myself, I look at myself obviously as my parent's child, but I also just look at myself as me."
What has The Rock said about his daughter wrestling?
Proud dad Dwayne gushed about his daughter pursuing a career in wrestling during an appearance on The Tonight Show.
The 50-year-old told host Jimmy Fallon: "She signed her contract with the WWE and you know it blows my mind.
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"First of all, what an honour that my daughter wants to follow in my footsteps.
"But more importantly, follow in my footsteps sounds cliche, but she actually wants to create and blaze her own path, which is so important."