The Rock has made us all swoon a time or six as a result of … well, for many reasons. But quite often, we need to highlight his extreme and egregious acts of adorable dadding. He has a tiny toddler that the internet just can’t get enough of. And he can’t get enough of doing amazing things for her. Like dress up as an enormous Pikachu.
Dwayne Johnson’s oldest child, however, missed out on all that rampant internet attention. (Which is almost assuredly a good thing.) Simone Garcia Johnson, who is now 16, was born in 2001 to Johnson and his first wife, Dany Garcia (with whom he is still a business partner as co-owners of Seven Bucks Productions). She’s currently attending high school in Fort Lauderdale, and is about to make her most public appearance to date, serving as a Golden Globes Ambassador.
You may remember that role as “Miss” or “Mr. Golden Globes,” the previous term for the cadre of sons and daughters of Hollywood A-listers who present winners with their awards at the annual Golden Globes ceremony after their names are read. The old moniker has been abandoned for next year’s ceremony, but regardless, Simone will be handing out the hardware in January.
The Hollywood Reporter spoke to Simone about her upcoming task, and got to know her a bit better during the interview. While they were chatting, THR asked her about her love of wrestling, specifically women’s wrestling.
It’s a sport that is unlike anything else in the world. There’s just a certain amount of passion that every move and match requires, and that’s so admirable. It’s definitely something I’ve thought about and want to pursue.
They inquired about Simone’s next move after high school. Would she get into acting, perhaps? Not quite!
As much as I love and admire the film industry, I don’t see myself pursuing a career in it at the moment. I plan to study business in college — NYU, hopefully — and after graduating, I want to pursue wrestling and eventually transition into talent management.
Somewhere, Vince McMahon just sat bolt upright and started seeing if the term “Rockette” is in the public domain yet. We’ve seen time and time again that children who grow up in the world of pro wrestling definitely tend to feel a pull in that direction. Still, we’ll have to wait about six more years or so before Simone makes her big debut, but … you know that’s going to happen.
