Dwayne Johnson Remembers Late Dad Rocky: 'I Regret Not Reconciling Our Complicated' Relationship

Rocky Johnson and Dwayne Johnson.Photo:Dwayne Johnson/Instagram

Dwayne Johnson/Instagram

Dwayne Johnsonis sharing love for his father, the late WWE wrestlerRocky “Soulman” Johnson.

On Friday, Dwayne, 51, shared a throwback video of his father, whodied at 75 in 2020, toInstagram. A young Dwayne can be seen looking on from the crowd as Rocky holds a title belt in the ring. TheBlack Adamactor shared that he was “just delivering flowers to heaven to my old man” with the post.

Simone Alexandra Johnson, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Lauren Hashian, Ata Johnson and Rocky Johnson on May 19, 2015.Albert L. Ortega/Getty

“See you down the road, Soulman 🕊️ 💐,” he added.

In the years since Rocky’s death, Dwayne has openly shared his regret that he and Rockywere not on speaking terms at the time of Rocky’s death. Back in August, the actor posted atribute to Rockyfor what would have been his 79th birthday and subsequently fielded questions from his social media followers regarding the “biggest lesson my dad taught me.”

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“My dad taught me ‘respect is given when it’s earned, so get out there and earn it,’ " Johnson said in that video. “Actually, he would say ‘so get your a– out there and earn it.’ He made sure I was at the gym, even at 5 years old he was kicking my a– on the wrestling mats.”

Rocky Johnson and Dwayne Johnson on March 29, 2008.MediaPunch/Shutterstock

MediaPunch/Shutterstock

At that time, he also shared that Rocky’s death taught him to settle conflicts with loved ones and noted that he and Rocky argued during Christmas in 2019, weeks prior to Rocky’s death.

“I thought about him every day, and I was conflicted because it’s my old man and I kept saying, ‘Alright, I gotta call him. I gotta call him,’ and then he passed away suddenly,” Dwayne said in avideo he sharedat the time. “I lost that shot. And now, of course, I gotta live with that every day because I think about him every day and I I think, ‘Damn, I should have made a different decision.’ So he inadvertently taught me that lesson.”

source: people.com