Girl's The Rock costume misses first place. So he gave her an even bigger prize
Girl's The Rock costume misses first place. So he gave her an even bigger prize
Paris Close, USA TODAYMon, November 2, 2026 at 2:12 AM UTC
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Dwayne Johnson has a Hollywood surprise for a young fan whose Rock-inspired Halloween costume won second place.
The "Moana" star, 54, took to Instagram on Oct. 31 to praise Brooklyn, a 10-and-a-half-year-old fan who caught the former wrestler's attention with her impressive outfit. In the post's caption, the "Black Adam" actor offered Brooklyn and her family a trip to California – with a surprise twist.
"Honey, I’m sorry you didn’t win 1st place 🥇" Johnson wrote. "BUT… your second place prize is this… I’m flying you and your family out to California, so you can be my special guests at our red carpet WORLD PREMIERE OF 'JUMANJI: OPEN WORLD' in Hollywood this December, just in time for Christmas 🎄🍿 ✈️"
Dwayne Johnson offers 10-year-old Brooklyn a bigger 'second place prize'
Johnson asked Brooklyn to discuss the invitation with her mom, and then his team would coordinate on the details.
"I’m a proud 3x girl dad and I have an awesome 10yr old just like you," he wrote. Can’t wait to meet you, and your family and can’t wait for you guys to enjoy our movie, JUMANJI. … pss Your mom is a true ROCKSTAR."
How Brooklyn's mom created her elaborate The Rock Halloween costume
Brooklyn's mom, Michele Keppler, documented the entire process of creating her daughter's WWE-inspired look for a local costume contest.
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In the now-viral clip, Keppler chronicles the days she spent handcrafting an elaborate "old-school wrestling Rock" costume for the competition. The ensemble involved building out a muscle suit from upholstery foam blocks and using a Cricut machine to cut vinyl heat transfers of Johnson's Brahma Bull logo.
She also designed her daughter's wrestling trunks, sewed a flesh-toned bodysuit to fit over the sculpted foam base, and applied that same meticulous attention to detail for the heat transfer of Johnson's Polynesian/Samoan shoulder and chest tattoos.
On the big day of the costume contest, Keppler carefully secured her daughter's bald cap and added a few final touches of makeup. Brooklyn even gave her best "People's Eyebrow" at one point.
After a few muscle flexes, she took a confident stride across the stage, made a spot-on ring entrance, and exclaimed Johnson's iconic catchphrase, "Can you smell what The Rock is cooking!" to roaring applause.
As the event ended, Brooklyn posed proudly in her costume (which "everybody loved," Keppler said), flaunting her second-place medal.
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