Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson reveals his pride for daughter Simone, 18, as she trains with WWE 

Dwayne Johnson has revealed it’s an ‘honour’ that his daughter Simone wants to follow in his footsteps and become a wrestler.

The actor, 48, found fame in the WWE under his ring name The Rock and is considered to be one of the greatest wrestlers of all time.

Since retiring from the sport and moving into acting, Dwayne is set to have his legacy continued by 18-year-old daughter Simone, who started training with the WWE earlier this year. 

Speaking on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, Dwayne discussed his daughter’s new career path, announcing: ‘She’s signed her contract with WWE. 

‘It blows my mind. First of all, I mean, what an honour. My daughter wants to follow in my footsteps. 

‘But more importantly… follow in my footsteps sounds cliche, but she actually wants a career and to blaze her own path, which is just so important.’

Dwayne continued: ‘She wound up being the youngest signee in the history of the company at 16. 

‘By the way, she’s 18 now but at 16 she was working her a** off quietly, under the radar, in the ring, getting thrown around and you know… all the bumps and bruises that go with pro wrestling. She hung in there, and I’m very very proud of her.’

Simone announced her signing with WWE in February, when it was confirmed she had reported to the Performance Centre to follow in her famous father’s footsteps.

She said at the time: ‘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.’

The teenager is WWE’s first ever fourth generation star, following her dad, her grandfather Rocky Johnson – who passed away in January – and great-grandfather High Chief Peter Maivia.

Simone is 48-year-old Dwayne’s oldest daughter, and he also has Jasmine, four, and Tiana, two, with his wife Lauren Hashian.