WWE fans are still in an uproar over the latest wrestling controversy that sees Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson taking over the WrestleMania main event from Cody Rhodes.
After Cody Rhodes, 38, won the Royal Rumble last month, many fans expected him to face current WWE Champion Roman Reigns at WrestleMania.
However, many fans were surprised and angry when Johnson, 51, appeared on Friday Night SmackDown to reveal that he would face Reigns for the title at WrestleMania, instead of fan favorite Rhodes.
That response has even reached The Rock’s own daughter, who performs under her ring name Ava (born Simone Garcia Johnson), and was named general manager of WWE’s NXT brand in late January at just 22 years old.
Ava took to X (formerly Twitter) on Monday and revealed that she has received death threats from fans since SmackDown was announced.
WWE fans are still up in arms over the latest wrestling controversy that sees Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson take over the WrestleMania main event from Cody Rhodes
However, many fans were surprised and angry when Johnson, 51, appeared on Friday Night SmackDown to reveal that he would face Reigns for the title at WrestleMania, instead of fan favorite Rhodes.
That reaction has even reached The Rock’s own daughter, who performs under her ring name Ava (born Simone Garcia Johnson), and at just 22 years old was named general manager of WWE’s NXT brand in late January.
“Can you just leave me out of this, ffs, I’m busy running a SHOW,” Ava said in a tweet Monday afternoon.
She added in another tweet: “Death threats over a situation I have nothing to do with…bffr.”
Ava is the daughter of Johnson and his ex-wife and current business partner Dany Garcia.
She made headlines in February 2020 after starting her training at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando at the age of 18.
She made her first television appearance in October 2022, under the ring name Ava Raine, which was later shortened to simply Ava.
She wrestled as part of the villainous faction known as Schism, although that group eventually disbanded in September 2023.
Ava then began working as an on-screen assistant to Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative Shawn Michaels.
In late January 2024, it was announced that she took over as the new general manager of NXT, becoming the youngest GM in WWE history.
“Can you just leave me out of it ffs I’m busy running a SHOW,” Ava said in a tweet Monday afternoon
She added in another tweet: ‘death threats over a situation I have nothing to do with… bffr’
Ava is the daughter of Johnson and his ex-wife and current business partner Dany Garcia
She made headlines in February 2020 after starting her training at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando at just 18 years old.
She made her debut on WWE SmackDown days later, assisting SmackDown GM Nick Aldis at the Royal Rumble draw
Days later, she made her debut on WWE SmackDown, assisting SmackDown GM Nick Aldis at the Royal Rumble draw.
Ava hasn’t elaborated on the death threats against her, although she still seems to have quite a bit of support online.
Her Monday tweets received nearly 18,000 likes and more than 3,000 retweets since the original post.
WrestleMania will take place over two nights – April 6-7 – from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.