Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s queer daughter Ava Raine exits WWE
Tatyanna Dumas, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Ava at The Smashing Machine’s London screening. (Getty)
Ava Raine, the daughter of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, has made the “difficult” decision to leave World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) after six years.
Raine – real name Simone Garcia Johnson – joined WWE in 2020. She was also the General Manager of WWE’s development program, NXT, which her partner, Tatyanna Dumas, is also a part of.
Posting on Instagram on Friday (30 January) Raine wrote: “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. 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.”
According to E! News, Dumas posted the shared account she and Raine share, Big Ups, would be “pausing all scheduled content” until it was “appropriate” to resume. “We appreciate your continued support and understanding,” she wrote in the since deleted Instagram story. However, on Sunday (1 February) the Big Ups Instagram featured a story saying “Big Ups is back”.
TMZ reports after Raine announced her departure she tweeted: “And now that I can say this with my full chest, [middle finger emoji] ICE and that entire administration.” Raine’s Twitter/X account has now been deleted.
The post has had a variety of reactions, some mocking and deriding Raine. Meanwhile, others have speculated her account was taken down by X, though no proof exists.
Ava is Johnson’s eldest daughter from his first wife, Dany Garcia. Johnson has two younger daughters, Jasmine and Tiana with Lauren Hashian, his second wife.
Dumas is an Australian wrestler and former basketball player. She fights under the nickname ‘Muscle Mommy’.
The pair publicly confirmed their relationship last December with an Instagram reel of highlights set to Charli XCX’s “Everything is romantic feat. Caroline Polachek”.
Speaking of Raine with MTV UK last year, Johnson said he was “so proud of her”. He said: “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,” he said of how she didn’t want to use family connections to get ahead.
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