Dwayne Johnson didn’t only make a name for himself in wrestling history, rather he left a legacy behind through his gifted daughter, Ava. The 22-year-old The Rock’s kid recently attained a milestone in her budding wrestling career and earned acclaim across the pro wrestling realm.

Dipping her feet into the industry that held her father’s footprint back in 2022, Simone Johnson has come quite a long way in her stint in WWE’s developmental brand. And now, she is more than ready to ace the newly vested responsibility of the NXT General Manager. Let’s peep through the detailed picture of Ava’s newest feat.

Ava commenced her managerial era as the youngest NXT General Manager

Last night’s NXT episode saw a crucial turning point in Ava’s WWE endeavor as she achieved an elevated rank in the brand. The 22-year-old was seen standing outside the office of Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative, Shawn Michaels. A returning William Regal then came out from the office and passed the torch to the young wrestling blood, naming her as the new General Manager of “NXT”. It marked her as the youngest general manager ever in the company’s history.

As a response to Ava’s thankful message, Regal showed his confidence in his successor while clearing the fact that the job is pretty thankless with long monotonous hours. Regal also offered his unconditional assistance to the newbie by noting he was only a call away if any mess arose.

Moving ahead, taking up a brand new role, Ava dropped an overwhelming response. The 22-year-old welcomed everyone to usher in a new NXT era. In an enthusiastic tweet, she wrote, “It’s official now. Welcome to a new era of NXT from the youngest GM in WWE history 💁🏽‍♀️😌,”

Ava has, however, acted as a general manager on several recent episodes of NXT in the past before making it a permanent deal.

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But how has this fulfilling journey of Ava been started? Did she look up to his dad while deciding to pursue wrestling for the first time, or is there another story?

The key figure behind Raine choosing WWE as her career

‘The Final Girl’ has been an ardent wrestling fan since her childhood. While it’s obvious to believe that it was due to her father’s influence that prompted her to get into wrestling, that’s not the case. The person who is behind Ava’s debut into the versatile world of wrestling and emerging as a fourth-generation WWE Superstar was her grandmother.

During a one-to-one interview with Cathy Kelly, the 21-year-old noted that when she was just a toddler and visiting her granny’s house, they both used to sit together and watch old WWE matches in the DVD player. Her grandmother wanted to see her do something similar in life and the rest was an open secret to all. What’s your take on Ava taking up the new NXT general manager’s role? Let us know in the comments.

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