The Rock honors Rocky Johnson in Instagram post
After remaining silent on social media following the passing of his father, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson paid tribute to Rocky Johnson in an Instagram post Friday morning.
The post was accompanied by a clip of Rocky and Tony Atlas in the WWF with a shot of a young Dwayne in the crowd:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B7bC7pGFiPc
Rocky Johnson passed away on Wednesday at the age of 75 after falling ill for several weeks.
Josh Nason
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.