Following in her famous father’s footsteps, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson‘s 18-year-old daughter Simone Johnson has officially signed with WWE.
The WWE Network announced on Monday that Simone has signed with WWE and will begin training at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando.
Responding to the news, Simone said: “To the little girl who fell in love with wrestling & said ‘this will be my life one day’, this is for you. I’m humbled, grateful & ready to work. Let’s do this.”
She also also told WWE: “It means the world to me. To know that my family has such a personal connection to wrestling is really special to me and I feel grateful to have the opportunity, not only to wrestle but to carry on that legacy.”
Though she has only just begun her professional wrestling to become a WWE Superstar, Simone has already been impressing her trainers, including Head Coach Matt Bloom, who describes the newest wrestling Johnson as “hungry to learn” and also says “she’s been crushing it.” It certainly makes sense, as pro wrestling is certainly in her genes after all.”
In his words: “Simone knows she has a lot to learn. She’s hungry to learn and picks the coaches’ minds, and the veteran Superstars’, as well. She’s not going to rest on her laurels. It’s been a short time, but she’s been crushing it.”
“Simone Johnson’s unbridled passion and incredible drive has earned her a coveted spot training with the elite athletes from around the world at the WWE Performance Center,” WWE Executive Vice President and former wrestling Superstar Paul “Triple H” Levesque says of the news.
Simeone‘s father, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who is also an actor is the first third-generation wrestler in WWE history. He was an eight-time WWE heavyweight champion and one of the biggest stars in pro wrestling history.
Simone‘s grandfather, WWE Hall of Famer Rocky “Soul Man” Johnson, was one of the two first African American World Tag Team Champions in WWE‘s history. He died in January at age 75. Her great-grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia, started this dynasty of talented wrestlers.