Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson recently opened up about one of his regrets.
The actor shared a video on Instagram of his father accepting a WWE belt for making professional wrestling history in 1983, when he and Tony Atlas became the first-ever Black Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. In the social media post, a younger Johnson can be seen sitting in the crowd after the match, celebrating his father’s victory.
“Just delivered flowers to heaven for my old man, Rocky ‘Soulman’ Johnson,” the former wrestler began his lengthy caption. “He walked a difficult path and paved the way for all of us men of color – in every sport and level of entertainment. But it was also very important to him to pave the way for all men, of all colors – it didn’t matter.
He continued: “My regret in this life is that I never had the opportunity to say goodbye to him, because he died suddenly. I regret not having reconciled our complicated father/son relationship before losing him. Raised me with tough fatherly love and an even tougher hand. The more I experience life, the more grateful I am. See you later, Soulman.
Johnson’s father died in 2020, and since then, the former wrestler was frank about his regrets about their relationship. In a Article for Father’s Day last year, he explained that he and his father had argued about a month before his death and had not reconciled when he died suddenly.
“To my guys, if your old man is still here, consider it a blessing,” he wrote last summer. “Even though you and your dad work in some complicated shit. I’ve been there and I understand. But do your best to reconcile, put this drama behind you and come to terms with your father.