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Nepo baby influencer with over 526K followers has a VERY famous dad... do YOU know who it is?
Sometimes you find your passions through your parents.
And Ava Raine - born Simone Alexandra Garcia Johnson - is a professional wrestler just like her very famous father.
You might have heard of him: he goes by 'The Rock.'
Ava was born to Dwayne Johnson and his ex-wife Dany Garcia in 2001.
And at just 23 years old, she has become a huge name in American wrestling just like her iconic dad, grandfather Rocky Johnson, and great-grandfather Peter Maiva.
Being born into wrestling royalty through her dad and getting a business mindset from her mother - who became the first woman to ever own a major sports league - Ava was set up for success from the beginning.
So when an injury in 2019 stopped her from attending New York University for undergraduate studies, she took it as a sign to pursue her dreams of wrestling instead.
Ava was accepted into the WWE in 2020 and made her debut on stage two years later.
But after Schism - the faction Ava aligned herself with - lost a match in 2023 and it began to fall apart, Ava made the career decision to switch from in the ring to behind the scenes.
Starting off as an assistant, she worked her way up and became the youngest General Manager of NXT in history at just 22 years old.
By 2024, she created the NXT Women's North American Championship, launching the first-ever secondary women's title in WWE.
And Dwayne wasn't just proud - he said Ava's interest in wrestling actually saved their relationship.
'I had [Ava] when I was young, in my 20s,' The Rock said on The Pivot podcast in 2023.
'So when I had [Ava], I was flying by the seat of my pants. I was wrestling full-time, I started transitioning into movies full time, I had so much s**t going on.
'I like to say that me and [Ava] grew up together, but we had a relationship where I was always gone, and we tried to keep it together.
'Now, years later, as she becomes a pro wrestler, it's actually brought us closer together.'
Dwayne credits pro wrestling to mending his relationship with his daughter who had to grow up mostly in his absence due to his thriving career
He explained that when she came to him about wanting to get into pro wrestling, it helped them spend more time together and understand one another more.
Dwayne is considered one of the best professional wrestlers of all time.
He is a 10-time WWE world champion, a two-time Intercontinental Champion, a five-time Tag Team Champion, and the winner of the 2000 Royal Rumble.
He was the sixth Triple Crown Champion in WWE history.
He was also named the Most Popular Wrestler of the Year in both 1999 and 2000 as well as Wrestler of the Year in 2000.
And although Ava - who is also an influencer and has over 526,000 followers - still has many ways to go before even coming close to her father's legacy, it's clear she's using her nepo baby title to pave her own path in the wrestling world she inherited.
