Rocky Johnson
Johnson in 1983 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Wayde Douglas Bowles August 24, 1944 Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | January 15, 2020 (aged 75) Lutz, Florida, U.S. |
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| Children | 8, including Dwayne |
| Family | Anoaʻi (by marriage) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | The Rock Sweet Ebony Diamond Drew Glasteau Rocky Johnson "Soul Man" Johnson |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 243 lb (110 kg) |
| Billed from | Toronto, Ontario, Canada Washington, D.C. |
| Trained by | Peter Maivia Rocky Bollie Kurt Von Steiger |
| Debut | 1964 |
| Retired | March 27, 2004 |
Rocky Johnson (born Wayde Douglas Bowles; August 24, 1944 – January 15, 2020) was a Canadian professional wrestler. Among many National Wrestling Alliance titles, he was the first Black NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champion as well as the NWA Television Champion (2 times). He won the WWF Tag Team Championship in 1983, along with his partner Tony Atlas, to become the first black tag team champions in WWE history. He was the father of actor and wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and the grandfather of wrestler Simone "Ava" Johnson.