Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson wrote an emotional message to his late father, Rocky Johnson, in a recent Instagram post.
The wrestling legend, who is part of the first American-African tag team who won a title at the World Wrestling Federation, passed away at 75 years old.
“Horrible news to pass along. We just learned that Rocky Johnson passed away to day at the age of 75,” the Cauliflower Alley Club wrote in a tweet.
“His accolades in the business, all the people he influenced, all his accomplishments, and we are so deeply sorry and wish his family nothing but the most love at this time.”
Four days after the death of the WWE Hall of Famer, Dwayne Johnson has taken to social media to pay tribute to his father, who, for him, broke the color barriers in the world of wrestling.
“I was the boy sitting in the seats, watching and adoring you, my hero from afar.”
“The boy you raised to always be proud of our cultures and proud of who and what I am.”
“The boy you raised with the toughest of love. The intense work. The hard hand.”
“The adoring boy who wanted to know only your best qualities who then grew to become a man realizing you had other deeply complicated sides that needed to be held and understood. Son to father. Man to man.”
“That’s when my adoration turned to respect. And my empathy turned to gratitude.”
“Grateful that you gave me life. Grateful you gave me life’s invaluable lessons.”
“Dad, I wish I had one more shot to tell you, I love you, before you crossed over to the other side. But you were ripped away from me so fast without warning.”
“Gone in an instant and no coming back. Im in pain. But we both know it’s just pain and it’ll pass.”
“Now I’ll carry your mana and work ethic with me, as it’s time to move on because I have my family to feed and work to accomplish.”
“Finally, I want you to rest your trailblazing soul, Soulman. Pain free, regret free, satisfied and at ease.”
“You lived a very full, very hard, barrier breaking life and left it all in the ring.”
“I love you dad and I’ll always be your proud and grateful son. Go rest high.”
On Sunday, the Hollywood star also revealed that his father died because of heart attack and said he ‘didn’t get a chance to say goodbye to him.’
(Featured Image Source: Instagram/ WWE and The Rock)