Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has been a well-known 'superstar' in the WWE universe, now his 18-year-old daughter Simone Johnson will be taking her dad's, grandfather and great grand father's legacy forward.

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has been a well-known 'superstar' in the WWE universe, now his 18-year-old daughter Simone Johnson will be taking her dad's, grandfather and great grand father's legacy forward. According to the WWE network, Dwayne's daughter has begun training for becoming a WWE superstar at the WWE performance centre in Orlando, Florida. The announcement was made by the network on Monday. The teenager is set to enter the WWE ring soon and will be the fourth generation in the Johnson family to be a part of the wrestling. View this post on Instagram 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. @wwe @wwenxt A post shared by 𝖘𝖎𝖒𝖔𝖓𝖊 (@simonegjohnson) on Feb 10, 2020 at 10:41am PST × The Rock was quick to respond to the news, he shared a post on Instagram which read: "Dreams ain’t just for dreamers. Congrats to my #1 born, Simone Johnson on officially signing her wrestling contract with @wwe @wwenxt and on her way to becoming the first ever 4th generation WWE athlete. Carry our family name proudly, but your road will always be yours to create, earn & own. So proud. Live your dream. Let’s work." View this post on Instagram Dreams ain’t just for dreamers. Congrats to my #1 born, Simone Johnson on officially signing her wrestling contract with @wwe @wwenxt and on her way to becoming the first ever 4th generation WWE athlete. Carry our family name proudly, but your road will always be yours to create, earn & own. So proud. Live your dream. Let’s work. #humblehungry #hardestworkersintheroom #4thgeneration A post shared by therock (@therock) on Feb 10, 2020 at 10:11pm PST × Simone is Dwyane's daughter from his former wife Dany Garcia. Dany shared a video congratulating her daughter on joining the wrestling company. View this post on Instagram ‪It’s been the blessing of my life to watch you grow @simoneGJohnson & while the legacy of the family may be your platform, your future will be uniquely yours to earn. Congrats my love ❤️on living your dream & welcome to @WWENXT @wwe!! #4thGenerationSuperstar‬ A post shared by Dany Garcia (@danygarciaco) on Feb 10, 2020 at 10:12am PST × Dwayne Johnson was trained by Pat Patterson inside the squared circles. Dwayne went on to shine in the WWE universe, he was often referred to as "The People's Champ." Dwayne Johnson then shifted his focus to Hollywood. He first had a successful cameo in 'The Mummy Returns' (2001) and he played his first lead role in 'The Scorpion King' (2002). The Rock is now a Hollywood superstar and is the highest-paid celebrity in the world. Dwayne was the man to induct his late father Rocky Johnson and his great grandfather High Chief Peter Maivia into WWE's Hall of fame in 2008.

WWE: Simone, Dwyane Johnson's daughter set to carry on family legacy

<p>Dwayne 'The Rock'&nbsp;Johnson recently shared the emotional eulogy he delivered at his father's funeral service. Dwayne's father Rocky Johnson <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/the-rocks-father-rocky-johnson-passes-away-at-75-274563">passed away</a> at the age of 75 on January 15 due to a heart attack.<br />
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Rocky was also battling deep vein thrombosis, which is essentially a blood clot in the leg. 'The Rock'&nbsp;star shared a ten-minute video from the funeral that took place last month.&nbsp;</p>

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<p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tv/B8SZSPGHgKx/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">You trail blazed and even harder, you changed people’s harsh behaviors toward a man of color. Paving the way for me, my family and generations to come. You loved us with the capacity of which you could - given all the givens. Raised me with an iron hand and a tough complicated love. A love that now, as a father and man, I’ve learned to refine as I raise my own children. I wish I had one more shot. To say one more thing. You were taken too fast. Slipped right thru my hands. But you were so loved, lived so full, defined culture and now you rest high. Peacefully. And that makes my heart smile. I love you and now I have an angel to call by name. I’ll see you down the road, Soulman. Til we meet again. Your son 🥃🖤</a></p>

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Dwayne looked emotional as he delivered a moving speech which he had written for his father. "Dad, you lived a full and meaningful life. You trail blazed and even harder, you changed people's harsh behaviors toward a man of color. Paving the way for me, my family and generations to come. You loved us with the capacity of which you could - given all the givens. Raised me with an iron hand and tough complicated love," read the caption of the post shared on Instagram.<br />
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"A love that now, as a father and man, I've learned to refine as I raise my own children. I wish I had one more shot. To say one more thing. You were taken too fast. Slipped right thru my hands. But you were so loved, lived so full, defined culture and now you rest high. Peacefully. And that makes my heart smile. I love you and now I have an angel to call by name. I'll see you down the road, Soulman.<br />
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Til we meet again. Your son," the actor further added. Later the `Jumanji` star thanked everyone for attending the funeral meet before explaining how he got to know about his father`s death.</p>


Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson recently shared the emotional eulogy he delivered at his father's funeral service. Dwayne's father Rocky Johnson passed away at the age of 75 on January 15 due to a heart attack.

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson recently shared the emotional eulogy he delivered at his father's funeral service. Dwayne's father Rocky Johnson passed away at the age of 75 on January 15 due to a heart attack. Rocky was also battling deep vein thrombosis, which is essentially a blood clot in the leg. 'The Rock' star shared a ten-minute video from the funeral that took place last month. View this post on Instagram You trail blazed and even harder, you changed people’s harsh behaviors toward a man of color. Paving the way for me, my family and generations to come. You loved us with the capacity of which you could - given all the givens. Raised me with an iron hand and a tough complicated love. A love that now, as a father and man, I’ve learned to refine as I raise my own children. I wish I had one more shot. To say one more thing. You were taken too fast. Slipped right thru my hands. But you were so loved, lived so full, defined culture and now you rest high. Peacefully. And that makes my heart smile. I love you and now I have an angel to call by name. I’ll see you down the road, Soulman. Til we meet again. Your son 🥃🖤 A post shared by therock (@therock) on Feb 7, 2020 at 5:35pm PST × Dwayne looked emotional as he delivered a moving speech which he had written for his father. "Dad, you lived a full and meaningful life. You trail blazed and even harder, you changed people's harsh behaviors toward a man of color. Paving the way for me, my family and generations to come. You loved us with the capacity of which you could - given all the givens. Raised me with an iron hand and tough complicated love," read the caption of the post shared on Instagram. "A love that now, as a father and man, I've learned to refine as I raise my own children. I wish I had one more shot. To say one more thing. You were taken too fast. Slipped right thru my hands. But you were so loved, lived so full, defined culture and now you rest high. Peacefully. And that makes my heart smile. I love you and now I have an angel to call by name. I'll see you down the road, Soulman. Til we meet again. Your son," the actor further added. Later the `Jumanji` star thanked everyone for attending the funeral meet before explaining how he got to know about his father`s death.

Dwayne Johnson shares emotional eulogy he delivered at his father's funeral

<p>The former WWF (now called WWE) tag team champion and WWF Hall of Famer, passed away at the age of 75. WWE took to Twitter after confirming this news.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">WWE is saddened to learn that WWE Hall of Famer Rocky Johnson has passed away. <a href="https://t.co/9uxrICJKxb">https://t.co/9uxrICJKxb</a></p>
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<p>Johnson's career started way back in 1964 when he started contesting in the territorial wrestling matches held by National Wrestling Alliance (NWA).<br />
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Johnson competed for the NWA world's heavyweight championship on multiple occasions.<br />
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He held NWA television champions on two different occasions.<br />
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The wrestler left a mark in WWF &nbsp;on November 15, 1983, when he and his tag team partner Tony Atlas defeated The Wild Samoans to win the WWF tag team championship. They became the first African-American tag team to hold this title.</p>

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<p>Johnson retired in the year 1991 but continued to work for wresting in the coming years.<br />
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Dwayne 'The Rock'&nbsp;Johnson was born in 1972, he was trained by Pat Patterson inside the squared circles.<br />
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Dwayne went on to shine in the WWE universe, he was often referred to as "The People's Champ."<br />
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Dwayne Johnson then shifted his focus to Hollywood. He first had a successful cameo in &nbsp;'The Mummy Returns' (2001) and he played his first lead role in &nbsp;'The Scorpion King' (2002).<br />
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The Rock is now a Hollywood superstar and is the highest-paid celebrity in the world.<br />
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He was the man to induct his father Rocky Johnson into the Hall of fame in the year 2008.<br />
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Many wrestling biggies&nbsp;took to Twitter to express their sadness to this news.</p>

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His legacy stretches across every promotion. He was a champion everywhere he went including holding the NWA Georgia Championship.<br />
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Our thoughts and prayers are with his entire family. <a href="https://t.co/KTqHZns6Hb">pic.twitter.com/KTqHZns6Hb</a></p>
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The former WWF (now called WWE) tag team champion and WWF Hall of Famer, passed away at the age of 75. WWE took to Twitter after confirming this news. WWE is saddened to learn that WWE Hall of Famer Rocky Johnson has passed away.

The former WWF (now called WWE) tag team champion and WWF Hall of Famer, passed away at the age of 75. WWE took to Twitter after confirming this news. WWE is saddened to learn that WWE Hall of Famer Rocky Johnson has passed away. https://t.co/9uxrICJKxb — WWE (@WWE) January 15, 2020 × Johnson's career started way back in 1964 when he started contesting in the territorial wrestling matches held by National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Johnson competed for the NWA world's heavyweight championship on multiple occasions. He held NWA television champions on two different occasions. The wrestler left a mark in WWF on November 15, 1983, when he and his tag team partner Tony Atlas defeated The Wild Samoans to win the WWF tag team championship. They became the first African-American tag team to hold this title. WWE looks back on the Hall of Fame career of the late, great Rocky Johnson. https://t.co/Gp9U2YG93c — WWE (@WWE) January 15, 2020 × Johnson retired in the year 1991 but continued to work for wresting in the coming years. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson was born in 1972, he was trained by Pat Patterson inside the squared circles. Dwayne went on to shine in the WWE universe, he was often referred to as "The People's Champ." Dwayne Johnson then shifted his focus to Hollywood. He first had a successful cameo in 'The Mummy Returns' (2001) and he played his first lead role in 'The Scorpion King' (2002). The Rock is now a Hollywood superstar and is the highest-paid celebrity in the world. He was the man to induct his father Rocky Johnson into the Hall of fame in the year 2008. Many wrestling biggies took to Twitter to express their sadness to this news. I am so sorry to hear of the passing of the great Rocky Johnson. Always a gentleman, I always enjoyed talking with him. My deepest condolences to his family, friends, and the fans who loved him. A very sad day for wrestling.#RIPRockyJohnson pic.twitter.com/4agKbOzAry — Mick Foley (@RealMickFoley) January 15, 2020 × The National Wrestling Alliance is saddened to hear of the passing of Rocky Johnson. His legacy stretches across every promotion. He was a champion everywhere he went including holding the NWA Georgia Championship. Our thoughts and prayers are with his entire family. pic.twitter.com/KTqHZns6Hb — NWA (@nwa) January 15, 2020 ×

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Dwayne Johnson's father, WWE champion, Rocky passes away at 75