Simone Johnson, daughter of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Former WWE NXT General Manager then may not wrestle pro again Leaving the development brand earlier in the yearbut as a member of the legendary Anoai family, the former Ava grew up in and around the industry. He ended up on Cody RhodesWhat do you want to talk about?“A podcast to talk about all things wrestling, including how he started watching WWE.
Johnson said his paternal grandmother, Ata Maivia Johnson, “waited” for him to start watching wrestling. He told Rhodes that his curiosity got the best of him around age 9, when he began watching tapes from the 2006 to 2009 period with his grandmother every weekend.
“Page is my favorite wrestler of all time, fun fact,” Johnson said of the era. “I don’t know if I’ve ever said that publicly.”
Despite his love of that era of WWE SmackDown, Johnson told Rhodes that his favorite match actually took place in much more recent memory. He also joked that it was surprisingly not a match for Edge.
“It’s actually Charlotte (Flair) vs. Rhea (Ripley) from WrestleMania 2023,” Johnson said. “This is my favorite match of all time. I remember seeing it in person, and as it was happening, I was like, “This is the best wrestling I’ve ever seen in my life…
Ripley and Fleur At Mania 39, Sophie went head-to-head at the stadium for the SmackDown Women’s Championship, where “The Eradicator” won the gold. WWE called the bout one of the things The 50 Best WrestleMania Matches of All Time!.
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