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July 20th must have been a bitter-sweet day for the Johnson household. On one hand, a global company paid rich tributes to Dwayne Johnson and his family members. On the other hand, they left out Ava Raine, The Rock’s daughter and WWE’s first fourth-generation superstar.

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Quite interestingly, the company chose to highlight some of Raine’s NXT peers, which further highlighted her absence in the line-up. 

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Mattel unveils several Dwayne Johnson figurines, honors other superstars

Mattel, a global toy company with a net worth of $7.5 billion, has captivated people of all ages for decades with its figurines and miniature cars. On the 20th of this month, the company partnered with WWE to share a panel at the prestigious San Diego Comic-Con. It was attended by WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley and current superstars Seth Rollins and Chelsea Green, among others.

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The company unveiled the latest range of WWE figurines. Among those who had their own miniatures unveiled was Dwayne Johnson. Mattel launched several action figures of the 51-year-old. But he wasn’t the only member of the Johnson family to be featured in the latest collection.

Johnson’s father, Rocky Johnson, and his maternal grandfather Peter Maivia were also honored. This gives us three generations of wrestlers only, leaving Raine out.

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But if one says that she wasn’t featured due to her being limited to the NXT roster, well, NXT stars Bron Breakker and Cora Jade also had their figures unveiled.

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Meanwhile, there were other members of Johnson’s extended Anoa’i family who were also featured.

Roman Reigns gets roasted by SDCC panelist

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Mattel released several action figures of the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns. Apart from him, Solo Sikoa, who has had quite the impact on The Bloodline storyline in the last few months, was also featured.

But, during the course of the event, one fan failed to keep their emotions in check and lashed out at Seth Rollins and WWE, while declaring Roman Reigns as the real champion. Rollins, the current WWE World Heavyweight Champion, was present with his gold, which must have irked the person.

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After sensing that the atmosphere was heating up, Foley cracked a joke about Roman Reigns. “I just want to let you know that the Roman Reigns figure looks outstanding. But in order to make the Roman figure as accurate as possible, you can only play with it once every six weeks,” he quipped as everyone laughed, diffusing the tension.

Before this, Chelsea Green made the room crack up with her antics. Mattel also released her action figure. But Raine? Maybe she’ll have to wait a bit longer to see one of her figurines on shelves. On the brighter side, she can collect the figurines of her other family members.

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Currently knocking at the door of a nine-year professional journey, I have had a memorable debut in 2015. Now, I am, working with EssentiallySports as a senior writer for the WWE division. It is a dream job, to be honest.

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