Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson took to Instagram to pay tribute to his late WWE Hall of Famer father, Rocky Johnson, who passed away last Wednesday at the age of 75 from natural causes.
Rocky Johnson had a decades-spanning career in the wrestling business, mostly during the industry’s territory days, and, with partner Tony Atlas, became one half of the first-ever African American tag team champions. Below is The Rock’s beautiful message to his father. Click the image to see the full video posted, which shows a pre-teen Dwayne Johnson sitting front row and watching his father wrestle.
Johnson ends his tribute with “You lived a very full, very hard, barrier breaking life and left it all in the ring. I love you dad and I’ll always be your proud and grateful son. Go rest high.”
According to the Tampa Bay Times, Johnson died from a blood clot that had traveled from his leg into his lung. Johnson’s friend, and former wrestler, Brian Blair related the news.
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