Wrestler Rocky Johnson, a WWE Hall of Famer and the father of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, has died. He was 75.
Johnson has previously opened up about his father's"hard life," revealing that Rocky was homeless at age 13 after his mother kicked him out over a dispute with her boyfriend.
"Every Christmas, I always think about that story and my dad having every odd stacked against him at 13, but he fought thru it and still made something of himself," Johnsonin a 2016 Instagram post."Makes me appreciate his struggle and hard work. Also, makes me appreciate the fun times he would beat my ass in the gym so bad when I was 13… I hated it then, but I embrace it now. Made a man outta me.
"So about two, three weeks ago, I called my dad and I said, 'Look, you’re probably happy where you're at, but I want to do something for you. I want to buy you a brand new home – wherever you want to live, you can live,'"Johnson said. “He couldn’t believe it, he was speechless. … He goes, ‘I’m so excited. I’m also so nervous,'"the actor continued. "I said, ‘What the hell are you nervous about?’ And he said … 'No one ever called to tell me they were gonna buy me a house before and the fact that it’s you, it’s my son, I’m so proud of you and I love you so much.'"
Johnson continued:"I never heard my dad talk like that. It felt good to me and it felt good to my heart. … It just felt good to kind of give back to the ones who raised you. So, love you, too, Pop."
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