2023-05-11 07:00:00
WWE legend Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson says pro wrestling has been a “savior” for his family and his relationship with his oldest daughter Simone Johnson, known to WWE NXT fans as Ava of The Schism .
Rock recently appeared on The Pivot and commented on how when he first had Ava in August 2001 with ex-wife and longtime business partner Dany Garcia, he was working full-time in professional wrestling and transitioning to Hollywood, while by “flying by the seat” of his pants.
Rock then commented on his relationship with Ava and how wrestling has brought them together now that she works for WWE.
“I had so much shit going on. So, I like to say me and Simone grew up together”
“We had a relationship where I was always gone, but we tried to keep it together. Now, years later, as she becomes a professional wrestler, it’s actually brought us closer together. So in a way, that also helped save that relationship. In many ways, pro wrestling was my family’s savior.
Ava showed up at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando in February 2020 at the age of 18 and began training to become a professional wrestler.
She made her television debut on October 26, 2022 as a member of The Schism and since then has only wrestled twice – teaming up with her stablemates Schism for an eight-person loss to Chase University at NXT Stand & Deliver on April 1 of this year, then The Schism lost another eight-person tag team bout to The Diamond Mine and Boa at the NXT live event in Largo, Florida on April 14.
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