Ava, The Rock's Daughter, Wins First Singles Match Ever in WWE at NXT Live Event
August 20, 2023
Ava won her debut singles match after defeating Ivy Nile at a WWE NXT live event in Tampa on Friday.
Mary-Kate Anthony @marykayfabeHistory in the making. We are getting to see <a href="https://twitter.com/avawwe_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@avawwe_</a> 's first official singles match and she picked up the win over <a href="https://twitter.com/ivynile_wwe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ivynile_wwe</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NXTTampa?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NXTTampa</a> <a href="https://t.co/s7a3AluiXf">pic.twitter.com/s7a3AluiXf</a>
Ava, whose real life name is Simone Johnson, is the eldest child of The Rock. She was revealed as the fourth member of The Schism last October.
WWE @WWE🤯🤯🤯<br><br>It's been @AvaRaineWWE all along!!!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWENXT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWENXT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Schism?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Schism</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeGacy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JoeGacy</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RipFowlerWWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RipFowlerWWE</a> @Jagger_WWE <a href="https://t.co/SipbhXwI6W">pic.twitter.com/SipbhXwI6W</a>
As noted by Steve Carrier of Ringside News, Ava had taken part in six-person and tag team matches, but Friday marked her official singles debut.
Johnson, 22, signed with WWE in Feb. 2020 before heading to its performance center in Orlando, Florida for training.
She is now a fourth-generation wrestling superstar under the WWE umbrella along with her father, her grandfather Rocky Johnson and her great grandfather "High Chief" Peter Maivia.
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