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- The Brahma Bull's daughter

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made her WWE debut on
Tuesday's episode of NXT

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as Simone Johnson
(scene whooshing)

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was revealed to be a member of the SCHISM

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under the ring name Ava Raine.

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(scene whooshing)
Raine can carve

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her own legacy,

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being detached name

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(scene whooshing)
and personality-wise

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from her father.

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Being known just as The Rock's daughter

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would already put a
limit on what she can do.

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You just have to call her The Pebble.

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(scene whooshing)
Johnson signed

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a WWE developmental deal

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(scene whooshing)
in May, 2020,

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and has been training at the
company's performance center

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ever since,

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(scene whooshing)
with rumors

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about her onscreen debut surfacing

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in recent weeks.

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(scene whooshing)
Simone is only 21

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and has so much room to grow in wrestling.

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Starting young isn't
exactly abnormal though.

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(scene whooshing)
Rocky Maivia debuted at 24

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after starting on Miami's defensive line

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and a failed Canadian
football league career.

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I think he turned out all right.

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(scene whooshing)
As much as Ava Raine tries

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to put a professional divide

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between Simone and Dwayne,

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she'll always have that attachment,

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even if she becomes one-tenth a big a star

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as her father.

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(scene whooshing)
I like the daughter of one

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of the greatest performers of all time

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starting out not trying to cash in

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on her family's legacy.

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(scene whooshing)
She's WWE's

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first fourth-generation wrestler.

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Whether she'll see stardom
like family members

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(scene whooshing)
Roman Reigns,

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The Usos, Yokozuna, and
grandfather Rocky Johnson,

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(scene whooshing)
remains to be seen.

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I'm Eric Blum, and that was the drop kick.

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(upbeat music)