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Dwayne \u201cthe Rock\u201d Johnson<\/strong> attended the London premiere of his biographical sports drama The Smashing Machine<\/em><\/a> on Wednesday, Sept. 24, where he was joined by a very special guest.<\/p>\n Appearing on the red carpet alongside her famous dad was Johnson\u2019s 24-year-old daughter, Simone Johnson<\/strong>, who goes by the WWE ring name Ava Raine.<\/p>\n The 53-year-old looked dapper in a dark blue slim-fitting suit with a white, unbuttoned shirt underneath, while Simone dazzled in a black strapless gown with embroidered flowers, which she paired with a choker-style necklace and magenta eyeshadow.<\/p>\n Simone officially began her training with the WWE in early 2020, making her the first fourth-generation wrestler to sign with the wrestling promotion. In addition to her father, the 24-year-old is preceded by her grandfather, Rocky \u201cSoul Man\u201d Johnson<\/strong> and her great-grandfather, Prince Peter Maivia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n During a May 2020 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon<\/em><\/a>, Johnson was every bit the proud papa when discussing his daughter\u2019s professional wresting career. However, the Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle<\/em>\u00a0star wanted to make it clear that Simone isn\u2019t simply following in the family footsteps.<\/p>\n \u201cShe signed her contract with the WWE and you know, it just blows my mind,\u201d Johnson said, when Fallon congratulated him on Simone\u2019s achievement. \u201cI mean, first of all, what an honor that my daughter wants to follow in my footsteps, but more importantly \u2018follow in my footsteps\u2019 sounds clich\u00e9. She actually wants to create and blaze her own path, which is just so important.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAnd she ended up being the youngest signee in the history of the company\u2014by the way, so she\u2019s 18 now\u2014at 16, she was working her ass off quietly under the radar, in the ring, getting thrown around, and you know, all the bumps and bruises that go with pro wrestling,\u201d he continued. \u201cAnd she hung in there and I\u2019m very, very proud of her.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition to her involvement in the WWE, Simone also serves as the on-screen general manager of the WWE NXT brand. In other words, her dad has plenty of reason to be proud of her.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Johnson shares Simone with his ex-wife, Dany Garcia<\/strong>. He likewise has two younger daughters, Jasmine and Tiana, with his current wife Lauren Hashian<\/strong>, whom he married in Hawaii in 2019.<\/p>\n While it\u2019s unclear whether his younger daughters will eventually get into wrestling, they\u2019ve already had a brush with fame as they both provided voices<\/a> for his 2024 film, Moana 2<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n