Dwayne Johnson's daughter retires from wrestling
Simone Johnson has bowed out of wrestling after following in her family's footsteps.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's daughter Simone is retiring from the ring.
The 24-year-old wrestler - who used the name Ava Raine for the combat sport - carried on her family's tradition by joining WWE in 2020, becoming the fourth generation to do so, but she has made the "very difficult" decision to bow out.
In a statement on Friday (30.01.26), she said: “This past Tuesday was my last appearance on NXT and subsequently WWE.
“Thank you to all who have cheered, watched, and supported me through my journey.”
Simone added: “While my decision to not renew my contract was very difficult, it's also new turning point in my life.
“It has been an honor and a privilege to be Ava.”
Exactly why she called it quits isn't clear.
Months prior to the news, her wrestler-turned-actor father gushed over how proud he was of his eldest child for making a name for herself in the ring.
Struggling to hold back his tears, he told MTV UK: “I'm so proud of her.
“I'm so proud becuase it’s what I did, and I loved what I did, love wrestling. I grew up in wrestling. She was born into it, too, just like I was. And she said, ‘Hey, I want to do what you do.’”
He went on: “I get emotional because she's like, ‘I want to do what you do but I want to carve my own path.'
“And that's a difference that was a big deal that I heard that.”
The Rock - who had Simone with ex-wife Dany Garcia - added: “It gave me a profound sense of pride. I helped, with her mom, raise an amazing human being.”
