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Dwayne Johnson is one proud dad!

During a virtual appearance on The Tonight Showing Starring Jimmy Fallon, the 48-year-old actor gushed about his 18-year-old daughter Simone signing with the WWE.

“She signed her contract with the WWE and you know it blows my mind,” Dwayne said. “First of all, what an honor that my daughter wants to follow in my footsteps but more importantly, follow in my footsteps sounds cliché, but she actually wants to create and blaze her own path, which is so important.”

Dwayne shares Simone with ex-wife Dany Garcia. Simone officially signed with the WWE back in February. Dwayne revealed that Simone is “the youngest signee in the history of the company.”

“She’s 18 now, at 16 she was working her ass off quietly under the radar, in the ring getting thrown around, you know all the bumps and bruises that go with pro wrestling,” Dwayne said. “But she hung in there, and I’m very very proud of her.”

Dwayne wrestled for the WWE for eight years before transitioning into acting.

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Simone Johnson just made history after signing on for the WWE!

The 18-year-old daughter of Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia, is following not only in her father’s footsteps, but her grandfather, and great-grandfather’s, too.

Simone has started training in Florida and released a statement about her new career.

“It means the world to me,” she shared (via WWE). “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.”

“Simone Johnson’s unbridled passion and incredible drive has earned her a coveted spot training with the elite athletes from around the world at the WWE Performance Center,” Paul “Triple H” Levesque, Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events & Creative added about her signing.

“Not only does Simone now have an opportunity to cultivate and display her passion for WWE within the Performance Center, but she’ll carry on the tradition of her incredible family lineage while creating her own impact as WWE’s first fourth generation Superstar.”

Simone will become WWE’s first fourth-generation wrestler, following great-grandfather “High Chief” Peter Maivia, grandfather “Soulman” Rocky Johnson, and her dad, who was known as The Rock.

She added on Instagram after the news broke, “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.”

Rocky only recently passed away last month. See what Dwayne shared in his eulogy.

Simone Johnson is a high school graduate!

Dwayne Johnson took to Instagram on Friday (May 24) to share a few photos from his 17-year-old daughter’s high school graduation.

“And then your babies graduate. Very proud of my first daughter daughter graduating high school, kickin’ ass and is now NYU bound,” the 47-year-old actor captioned the photo. “I love you and one day you’ll stop pulling away from my beastly arms & kisses 😘🦍 #DTRWG x”

For her graduation cap, Simone went Marvel-themed and designed it with half of Captain America’s logo and the other half with Bucky Barnes’ logo.

Dwayne shares Simone with ex-wife Dany Garcia. He’s also dad to daughters Jasmine, 3, and Tiana, 13 months, with longtime love Lauren Hashian.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson poses for a photo with actress Florence Pugh and WWE wrestler Paige at the premiere of Fighting With My Family during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival on Monday (January 28) in Park City, Utah.

The movie is based on the life of Paige and her family of wrestling fans. Florence plays a character inspired by her while Dwayne plays himself in the film.

Fighting With My Family was the surprise film during the festival, with screening attendees unaware of which film they were going to see while arriving. The movie hits theaters on February 14.

Also in attendance were co-stars Lena Headey, Jack Lowden, Vince Vaughn, Stephen Merchant (who also wrote and directed the film), and Nick Frost.

Dwayne‘s daughter Simone Johnson stepped out as well!

FYI: Dwayne is wearing a Belstaff sweater.

Dwayne Johnson is all smiles as he hits the red carpet at the premiere of his new movie Skyscraper on Tuesday night (July 10) at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square in New York City.

The 46-year-old actor looked handsome in a baby blue suit and sunglasses as he was joined at the premiere by his co-star Neve Campbell.

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Dwayne was supported on the red carpet by his 16-year-old daughter Simone and his mom Ata while Neve cozied up to her longtime love JJ Feild.

Skyscraper hits theaters on Friday, July 13.

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Dwayne Johnson and co-star Malin Akerman buddy up on the red carpet as they hit the premiere of their new movie Rampage on Wednesday night (April 4) at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

The 45-year-old Jumanji actor was joined at the premiere by his 16-year-old daughter Simone, while the 39-year-old Billions actress brought boyfriend Jack Donnelly.

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Also stepping out for the premiere was fellow Rampage star Joe Manganiello and wife Sofia Vergara – who had some fun posing with the giant gorilla statue on the red carpet!

Rampage hits theaters on April 20 – and you can watch the trailer here!

FYI: Dwayne is wearing Garrett Leight California Optical sunglasses. Malin is wearing a Johanna Ortiz dress, Le Silla shoes, an Emm Kuo clutch, Bauble Bar earrings, and APM Monaco, Anita Ko and H. Stern jewelry. Sofia is wearing a Michael Kors dress and Chloe Gosselin shoes. Joe is wearing John Varvatos.

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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and his daughter Simone made it a family affair at the 2018 Golden Globe Awards!

The 45-year-odl Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle actor and the Golden Globe Ambassador, 16, teamed up at the event held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday (January 7) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Dwayne and Gal Gadot presented the award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film to Nicole Kidman for Big Little Lies.

As Golden Globe Ambassador, Simone assisted by ushering presenters on and off stage and handing out awards during the ceremony.

The duo were joined on the red carpet by Simone‘s mom Dany Garcia and her husband Dave Rienzi.

FYI: Dwayne is wearing a David Yurman ring and Montblanc watch. Simone is wearing Fabiana Milazzo with Sam Edelman shoes.