Dwayne âThe Rockâ Johnsonâs father, the first Black Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Rock Johnson, was quite the busy guy since his early wrestling days. DNA tests confirmed that the Rock wasnât an only child. His father had an additional five: Lisa Purves, Paula Parsons, Trevor Edwards, Adrian Bowles, and Aaron Fowler, totaling eight children.
Birth name Wayde Bowles, the professional wrestlerâs first children were Wanda (December â62) and Curtis Bowles (May â65) with his former wife, Una Sparks. He then married Ata Maivia, and from that unionâ The Rock was born.
The additional siblings shared a father with the Rock; however, their lives differed. Although The Rock didnât get to connect with any of his siblings, he had a complicated yet existing relationship with his father. Meanwhile, most of his half-siblings didnât have a relationship with their father.
Purves, who initiated the DNA tests, struggled with the fact that her estranged father didnât want her in his life after attempting to contact the famous wrestler a few times. The first time she reached him was at 18 years old, and she continued for years, even at 30. He hung up on her multiple times.
âI was really embarrassed that my father didnât want me,â Purves told
Sports Illustrated.Purves, a filmmaker, felt worthless and unlovable because of her fatherâs unwillingness to have her in his life. She explained to the outlet that she purposefully lived in Canada to avoid running into The Rock while working as a filmmaker. However, when he came to Vancouver for the Skyscraper film, she sunk into a depression.
âItâs not that I donât like him,â she stated. âItâs just when I look at him. I donât see him. I only see that our dad loved him and not me.â
Parsons, an early childhood teacher, said that Rocky had called her twice, once when she was very young and the second time when she was 16, making promises he couldnât keep. Rockyâs absence fueled Edwards, Bowles and Fowler to become better fathers and be present in their kidsâ lives.
The DNA tests were run on the siblings and their uncle, Ricky Johnson, the brother of Rocky and the reason why the siblings are reunited.
The brother of the late heavyweight champion said that Rocky knew of some of his children. Their brotherhood fell apart due to them disagreeing on Rocky not forming a relationship with his children.
âWe talked many times, just me and him, one on one,â Ricky explained. âWe fought about [the way he treated his family], argued about it. Thatâs the way he chose to live his life.â
Lisa is currently working on a documentary about her life without her famous wrestling father called Just Call Me Lisa. Wanda and Curtis declined to be in the documentary, and The Rockâs team has not responded to her request.
They all agree that the Rock is not at fault and owes them nothing. But they do âjust want to be recognized. We sat on the back burner forever. [Rocky] was our dad just as well as Dwayneâs.â
Rocky Johnson died on Jan.15, 2020, of a pulmonary embolism.
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