Simone “Ava” Johnson, aka The Rock’s daughter, hopes her in-ring career isn’t over

She stepped away from the business after her WWE run ended at the start of this year, but Simone Johnson has occasionally talked about her experience in developmental and NXT. Not on something as “pro wrestling” as Cody Rhodes What Do You Want To Talk About? podcast, however. A couple years into her five-year stint in developmental, Johnson debuted on NXT television as Ava Raine, and aligned with Joe Gacy’s Schism faction. Her name was shortened to Ava, and she wrestled three televised matches during that time, only one of which was a singles match (a two minute loss to Ivy Nile). After Schism’s story ended, Ava became NXT’s General Manager. I thought Johnson grew into that role pretty well, but opinions varied. Almost everyone agreed it was a better fit for her than being a member of the active in-ring roster did. But Ava isn’t ready to give up on those dreams. She told Rhodes on the latest WDYWTA that she misses wrestling and hopes she’s not done doing it. “I hope not. I have a co