Simone Johnson Doesn’t Understand Why Legacy Talent Changing Names Is Such A Heated Topic

Simone Johnson doesn’t get the fuss over what WWE calls her because she says it doesn’t change anything that her family has accomplished.

Simone Johnson has a new ring name, as she will now be known as “Ava Raine” in WWE. Johnson, who is the daughter of The Rock, has responded to fan criticism over WWE changing her name and speculation that the company would pass up on acknowledging her family’s legacy. Johnson says she hopes to put this to bed, but she doesn’t understand why fans have such an issue with generational talent trying to stand out on their own instead of using their family name.

“i probably sound like a broken record & hopefully this is the last i’ll mention this but i don’t understand why people being portrayed as separate individuals from their family name is such a heated topic. a name doesn’t discredit any prior accomplishments from any family,” Johnson wrote.

WWE announced the signing of Simone Johnson in February 2020; she has not yet made her in-ring debut. Johnson was recently renamed “Ava Raine”, a name that WWE recently applied to trademark.

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