Published 00:46 IST, January 18th 2020

Dwayne Johnson's tribute to his father Rocky Johnson will surely leave you in tears, watch

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson paid a deeply felt homage to his WWE Hall of Fame wrestler father Rocky Johnson who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 75.

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Dwayne Johnson paid an extremely emotional and touching tribute to his legendary far Rocky ' Soulman' johnson through his Instagram account on Friday. He shared an old video of his far in boxing ring where he can be seen sitting in seats during a match and penned a heartfelt te dressing his late far and confessing his love for him. heart-rending caption seems to be an outlet for Jumanji actor to express his grief over his deceased far.

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"I love you. You broke colour barriers, became a ring legend and trail blazed your way thru this world.", Johnson wrote on Instagram, alongside a touching video of his far. "I was boy sitting in seats, watching and oring you, my hero from afar.  boy you raised to always be proud of our cultures and proud of who and what I am.  boy you raised with toughest of love.  intense work.  hard hand.  oring boy who wanted to kw only your best qualities. Who n grew to become a man realizing you h or deep complex sides that needed to be held and understood. Son to far. Man to man. That’s when my oration turned to respect. And my empathy turned to gratitude. Grateful that you gave me life. Grateful you gave me life’s invaluable lessons."

He continued, "D, I wish I h one more shot to tell you, I love you, before you crossed over to or side. But you were ripped away from me so fast without warning. Gone in an instant and coming back. I'm in pain. But we both kw it’s just pain and it’ll pass. w 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 ring. I love you d and I’ll always be your proud and grateful son.
Go rest high. #ripsoulman #rockyjohnson 🐐"

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late wrestler was commemorated by many from wrestling fraternity as well as Dwayne Johnson's colleagues from Hollywood film industry through ir heartfelt comments and condolences on post. Ricky Johnson, whose real name was Wayde Douglas Bowles, died at of 75 on Wednesday. cause of death has t been revealed yet.

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00:46 IST, January 18th 2020