Ava

Ava in 2025
Personal information
Born	Simone Alexandra Garcia Johnson[6][7] (2001-08-14)August 14, 2001 (age 24) Davie, Florida, U.S
Parent(s)	Dwayne Johnson Dany Garcia
Family	Anoaʻi
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Ava[1] Ava Raine[2][3]
Billed height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[4]
Billed weight	143 lb (65 kg)
Trained by	WWE Performance Center[5] Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Debut	October 25, 2022

Simone Alexandra Garcia Johnson (born August 14, 2001) is an Americanprofessional wrestler. She is signed toWWE under thering nameAva and appears as theon-screen general manager of theNXTbrand.

Johnson is a fourth-generation wrestler, being the daughter ofDwayne "The Rock" Johnson, connecting her to theAnoaʻi family of Samoan origin.

Johnson was born inDavie, Florida,^[8] on August 14, 2001.^[9] She is the first daughter of professional wrestler and entertainerDwayne "The Rock" Johnson (through whom she has two younger sisters from his second marriage)^[10] andDany Garcia, a Cuban-American businesswoman,IFBB professional bodybuilder and producer.^[11][12][13] Johnson's parents announced their separation on June 1, 2007^[14][15] and divorced in May 2008.^[16] From her father's side, Johnson is the granddaughter of Ata (née Maivia) andRocky Johnson, aSamoan andBlack Nova Scotian respectively. Through her paternal grandmother, she is a non-blood relative of theAnoaʻi wrestling family.

In January 2018, Johnson was aGolden Globe Ambassador for the75th Golden Globe Awards.^{[17][18][19][20]} She attended theprivate high schoolNSU University School, where she graduated and earned herdiploma in May 2019.^[21][22] After graduating, Johnson had initially planned to take up hercollege studies atNew York University in August 2019, but when she suffered a knee injury a month prior in July, she decided to stay inOrlando, Florida, to pursue her professional wrestling career.^[23][24] She has cited her grandmother as the person who got her into wrestling.^[25]

As of 2025, Johnson is in a relationship with fellow NXT performer Tatyanna Dumas.^[26]

In November 2017, Johnson expressed her interest in becoming a professional wrestler.^[27][28] In February 2020,WWE announced that Johnson had reported to theWWE Performance Center and had begun her training, making her the first fourth-generation wrestler to sign a contract with the company.^{[29][30][31][32]}

On the October 25, 2022, episode ofNXT, Johnson made her first televised appearance, revealing herself to be a member ofJoe Gacy'svillainous faction,Schism.^[33][34][35] She debuted under thering nameAva Raine, (later shortened toAva) on February 14, 2023.^[36][37] Ava made her in-ring debut on April 1 atNXT Stand & Deliver with Schism, losing toChase University.^[38][39][40] Schism would slowly begin to disband in September 2023, starting with the expiration ofThe Dyad's contracts on September 14,^[41] and culminating in a backstage segment in October where Gacy declared that Schism was dead.

After Schism, Ava became the on-screen assistant of Senior Vice President of Talent Development CreativeShawn Michaels.^[42] On January 23, 2024, she was promoted to become the newGeneral Manager ofNXT, becoming the youngest general manager in WWE.^[43] Ava made her main roster debut appearance three days later onSmackDown where she assisted SmackDown General ManagerNick Aldis with theRoyal Rumble entry draw.^[44] AtNXT Stand & Deliver on April 6, she announced the creation of theNXT Women's North American Championship as the equivalent to itsmale counterpart, making the title the first women's secondary championship in WWE.^[45] On the March 5, 2025 episode ofEvolve, Michaels announced that Ava will be in charge to direct the newly revivedEvolve brand.^[46] Three weeks later, Ava announced thatStevie Turner, her co-Assistant General Manager of NXT, will take on an additional role as the new General Manager of Evolve.^[47]

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• 2001 births
• 21st-century female professional wrestlers
• 21st-century American professional wrestlers
• American female professional wrestlers
• Sportspeople of Samoan descent
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• American people of Cuban descent
• Anoaʻi family
• Female models from Florida
• Living people
• LGBTQ professional wrestlers
• LGBTQ people from Florida
• People from Davie, Florida
• Professional wrestling authority figures
• Professional wrestling managers and valets
• NSU University School alumni
• Professional wrestlers from Florida
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