simone johnson. ava raine. wwe nxt general manager.
a study in: generally managing in your twenties
not much is known about simone outside of the screen besides that she is the final boss’s eldest daughter. simone has cuban, american, and samoan blood running through her veins. despite wrestling being an all consuming thing for her family, simone wasn’t interested in it whatsoever until 2017. but even then, she didn’t report to the performance center for official training until 2020… which was an experience on its own entirely as one can imagine. after two years shy of training, she made her debut as apart of the NXT faction Schism.
simone felt grateful but overwhelmed about everything happening so quickly for her and she knew it was because of who her father is. it was rewarding, sure, but frustrating. everyone who has a had or has a relative in the business can understand how difficult it is for those who don’t relish in their last name. those who don’t want anything handed to them but to work for it. especially since she has been very vocal to everyone that will listen about being more than just “the rock’s daughter”. this is something she still fights with daily.
once the short lived faction she debuted with disbanded, she became the assistant to shawn michaels. quickly though, her decisions and intelligence granted her a promotion to general manager in January of 2024. she is the youngest general manager in the WWE.
simone can be described as intelligent, strong, gifted, calm, and a very well versed figure among the other wrestlers. she’s never faced a problem that she couldn’t handle all on her own and without her father chiming in. her and her father weren’t close but is currently becoming closer do his position in the company with him making more appearances. when she’s not working she enjoys concerts, horse back riding, hiking, hanging out with her fellow NXT alums, reading, and spending time with her baby sisters.
simone, in this portrayal, is bisexual. i obviously don’t know anything about her irl sexual orientation but i have peeped her story quite a bit and noticed once that she posted her holding hands with a feminine hand… but again, i obviously know nothing because it’s not my business! shipping will come over time if i feel like it but i want to have played her for a little while before i jump right into that.
connections! BRING ME ALL THE SAMOANS! bring me her dad! the idea i have in my head is that her father and her are becoming closer now but there are still cracks in the foundation due to her parents divorce. she feels as though that he had an opportunity to be more active in her life but chose the fame and fortune over her and her mom. that he pushed all of it away selfishly. the father that her little sisters (they’re 9 and 6) have now isn’t the father she had when she was their age. it drives her crazy.
