Brooklyn wrestles with the Edwardsville Wrestling Club, and Johnson is her hero. Her 10th birthday had a "The Rock" theme. "I want to be a bodybuilder when I'm older, and he's a bodybuilder," she said.
Her mother, Michelle Kepler, made the costume with a bald cap, wrestling briefs and fake muscles, posting her progress on social media. The finished look won second place in a local costume contest.
Johnson saw the family's video and decided second place was not enough. He wrote in a social media post that Brooklyn "took Halloween this year to the next level." To make up for the lost contest, he said he would fly the family to California in December to be his guests at the premiere.
The reaction at home was immediate. Brooklyn was in her mother's lap crying when the family got the news. "I was so happy," she said. Michelle said the family is grateful to Johnson and his team for noticing the video. Both the video and Johnson's response have gone viral.