Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's daughter Simone is retiring from the ring.

The 24-year-old wrestler - who used the name Ava Raine for the combat sport - carried on her family's tradition by joining WWE in 2020, becoming the fourth generation to do so, but she has made the "very difficult" decision to bow out.

In a statement on Friday (30.01.26), she said: "This past Tuesday was my last appearance on NXT and subsequently WWE.

"Thank you to all who have cheered, watched, and supported me through my journey."

Simone added: "While my decision to not renew my contract was very difficult, it's also new turning point in my life.

"It has been an honor and a privilege to be Ava."

Exactly why she called it quits isn't clear.

Months prior to the news, her wrestler-turned-actor father gushed over how proud he was of his eldest child for making a name for herself in the ring.

Struggling to hold back his tears, he told MTV UK: "I'm so proud of her.

"I'm so proud becuase it's what I did, and I loved what I did, love wrestling. I grew up in wrestling. She was born into it, too, just like I was. And she said, 'Hey, I want to do what you do.'"

He went on: "I get emotional because she's like, 'I want to do what you do but I want to carve my own path.'

"And that's a difference that was a big deal that I heard that."

The Rock - who had Simone with ex-wife Dany Garcia - added: "It gave me a profound sense of pride. I helped, with her mom, raise an amazing human being."