There’s no denying Dwayne Johnson is a good son, and he proved it by gifting his father a special present after he underwent hip replacement surgery — thanks to a not-so-subtle hint.
In an Instagram post on Monday, Johnson shared the hilarious anecdote, beginning by noting, “We all got daddy issues lol.”
According to The Rock, his 73-year-old father — former pro wrestler Rocky Johnson — recently had his hip replaced, and informed his son that since the operation, “The surgeon really feels I should have a bigger car since my hip rehab.”
As Johnson, 45, writes, “I cut my dad off and just started laughing because I knew what he was hustling for.”
When all was said and done, Johnson’s father is now the proud owner of a shiny (and big!) new Cadillac Escalade.
Johnson has paid tribute to his father many times over the years, including this Facebook post from 2015 in which he praises the elder Johnson as “a trailblazing bad dude in the game — becoming the first African-American Champion in almost every pro-wrestling organization he wrestled in.”
