Dwayne Johnson Regrets Not Reconciling With His Father Before He Died
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The "Jumanji" actor described his relationship with his dad, wrestling Hall of Famer Rocky "Soul Man" Johnson, as "complicated."
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson recently opened up about his regrets surrounding his late father, wrestling Hall of Famer Rocky “Soul Man” Johnson, who died at age 75 in 2020.
The actor, who made his return to the World Wrestling Entertainment ring last month, shared a touching tribute to his father on Instagram on Friday, writing that he was “delivering flowers to heaven to my old man.”
“My regret in this life is that I never had a chance to say goodbye to him, because he died suddenly,” he wrote in the caption of the post. “I regret not reconciling our complicated father/son s**t before I lost him. Raised me with tough fatherly love and an even tougher hand. The more I live life, the more grateful I am for it.”
Johnson’s post featured an old video clip of his father in the wrestling ring, with a little Rock seated in the audience, watching.
Rocky “Soul Man” Johnson and fellow wrestler Tony Atlas became the first Black World Tag Team champions in 1983, back when the WWE was called the World Wrestling Federation.