In an emotional message on Instagram, Johnson encouraged his followers to mend broken relationships with their dads, even if those dynamics were “complicated” like his, as reported by PEOPLE. Johnson began his message by saying he felt as though “there was something I’d missed” in a previous post he made when he gave a round of “flowers” to dads everywhere.

During Johnson's candid moment while standing in a sweat-drenched hoodie, he "doublebacked" to include "all the fathers out there like me, who on this day, we don't have the privilege anymore of wishing our own dads a happy Father's Day. We don't have that privilege to call or text, or even see them in person, or give them a hug." He continued by saying Father’s Day is “a tricky thing that we have to contend with." The Black Adam star added, "Especially if there’s a lot of guys out there, like me, who had a tough love, complicated relationship with our fathers. I had that with my old man, I know a lot of you guys did as well. So it’s tricky, because they’re not here now and we wish they were," of his father Rocky –a Canadian pro wrestler– who died at 75 in January 2020. "I wish he was here one more time so I can say, 'Hey, I love you, happy Father’s Day, thank you for raising me with the capacity you did have, even though at times it was complicated and at times we fought.' But we don't have that privilege, so it's tricky," he continued in the video.

Dwayne Johnson then issued a call to action to his followers in strained relationships with their fathers before revealing that his relationship with his dad hit a low point just before his death. "I got in the biggest fight with my old man during Christmas 2019, the biggest fight I ever got in with him in my life, his as well with me. We fought," he continued. "We weren't talking, or I wasn't talking, and three weeks later, he dropped dead, and that was it. I never had a chance to say goodbye, and I never even had a chance to reconcile what we were going through. I got goosebumps right now." "Do your best to reconcile because the alternative is something could happen, and all of a sudden, you're writing the eulogy for your dad's funeral, like I found myself."