Dwayne Johnson, who recently launched a new NBC sitcom, Young Rock, is known to be an international movie star who earns a ton of money. However, before he reached his current level of success, he was well known as a professional wrestler, under the stage name “The Rock”.
While Johnson’s days in the ring are mostly behind him, it looks like the tradition of wrestling may remain in his family. Her daughter Simone has expressed her interest in professional wrestling, and if she joins WWE, she will be a fourth generation professional wrestler.
While many parents may not have the idea of their child being snapped with a tightrope, Johnson actually supports his daughter’s interest in wrestling. Because professional wrestling takes place in the family, he likes the idea that it continues the legacy.
Dwayne Johnson’s daughter takes an interest in pro wrestling
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Johnson opened up about his daughter’s interest in wrestling during a 2018 interview with Stephen Colbert. Even though his daughter has expressed a desire to take up wrestling, Johnson makes sure to mention the career risks.
“It’s incredibly dangerous,” Johnson said. “I mean, I grew up in the wrestling world, I was very injured and it’s a tough business because there is no season.
Despite the dangers inherent in professional wrestling, her daughter remains passionate about the idea of getting into the family business.
“She’s very interested in this,” Johnson said. “She has a great passion for it.”
He fully supports his daughter by becoming a professional wrestler
Regardless of what people may think of the career choice, Johnson likes the idea because he knows wrestling is a more doable career now than it was when he did.
“Love it,” Johnson said. “I love the idea of her doing it, only because… the wrestling business these days is so different from when I was there… so I feel very comfortable these days. -this.
When Johnson wrestled he spent countless nights on the road and received very low wages.
“It was hardcore,” Johnson said. “So when I started we lived… life like gypsies and I wrestled, I had a guarantee of $ 40 per game every night.”
Johnson had so little money that he ate almost every meal at Waffle House.
“It was long green, really long green,” Johnson said. “I lived at the Waffle House, I ate there three times a day.
Dwayne Johnson’s family have been involved in professional wrestling for three generations
Aside from the improvements to WWE operations, Johnson is also thrilled to see his daughter carry on the family tradition.
“There is a lineage that I come from,” Johnson said. “My grandfather wrestled for Vince McMahon’s dad in the ’70s, and my dad wrestled for Vince McMahon in the’ 80s, and I came in the ’90s and early 2000s for Vince McMahon.
Johnson’s grandmother was also the first woman to promote wrestling.
“My grandma ended up being the first female wrestling promoter in wrestling history, that was really cool,” Johnson said. “And she was also a badass, by the way.
Whatever Johnson’s daughter decides to do, she has a good chance of success.
