Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Looks Back at the Hardships He and His Parents Faced During the 80s: “You Can See It in Their Faces”

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s show, Young Rock season 2, recently aired on NBC. Young Rock is a comedy series based on the life of the actor-wrestler Dwayne Johnson. The American sitcom details all the ups and downs of the Johnson family.

Now recently, The Rock went down memory lane and revealed an unseen picture of his family on social media. ‘The Great One’ has been posting exclusive pictures from season 2 of Young Rock on his Instagram for the past week. 

The first season premiered on NBC in February 2021 and was a huge success. While they launched the second season of the show on March 15, 2022.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson shared an emotional post with his family!

‘The People’s Champ’ recently took to Instagram to share a nostalgic picture of his family. In addition, The Rock looked unrecognizable as a teenager with his parents in a shirtless throwback picture.

“Here’s a crazy throwback to 1987. My dad, Rocky Johnson. My mom, Ata Johnson. Me at 15yrs old. This pic is very telling of the times as we look fairly miserable,” Johnson wrote.

The 49-year-old also revealed how the Johnson family was removed from Hawaii island, and they had to move to Tennessee forcefully.

The former WWE Champion added, “And I was just suspended from my new school (Freedom High) for fighting. And arrested for theft.” The Rock went on, “My old man had a lot of pressure on him just to pay the rent. As did my mom. You can see it in their faces.”

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Dwayne Johnson posed with his top off in a pair of jeans with his arm around his mom, Ata Johnson. ‘The Rock’, in his caption, highlighted the struggles his family faced during that time.

Indeed, The Great One

The Rock did not have an easy childhood and had to struggle a lot. However, Johnson has worked incredibly hard and has paved his way to reach the apex by smashing all the troubles in his life.

“Luckily, I eventually got my s**t together and found a few buddies who I started going to the gym with, who eventually became my best friends. (Nick T & Joey G),” The Rock added.

The WWE legend shared two pictures in the same post to honor the cast of NBC sitcom Young Rock. Finally, ‘The Great One’ appreciated the actors, who were playing his family on the show. 

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Now, Dwayne Johnson looks ahead to share his experience of hardships in his life with his fans. Johnson’s journey is incredible, and it is amazing to see how he defeated all hardships and eventually became a global superstar.