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Rocky Johnson (born Wayde Douglas Bowles; August 24, 1944 – January 15, 2020) was a Canadian professional wrestler. During his wrestling career, he became a National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) Georgia Champion and a NWA Southern Heavyweight Memphis Champion, as well as winning many other championships. Along with his partner Tony Atlas, Johnson was part of the first black tag team to win the World Tag Team championship in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
He was the father of American actor and former professional wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
Rocky Johnson Biography / Wiki
Name | Rocky Johnson |
Also Know | Wayde Douglas Bowles, Wayde Bowles, Rocky Johnson, Rocky ‘Soul Man’ Johnson, Rocky ‘Soulman’ Johnson, Soul Man, Soulman, Sweet Ebony Diamond, Drew Glasteau |
Gender | Male |
Known For | Acting |
Place of Birth | Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Date of Birth | 1944-08-24 |
Age(as in 2022) | 75 |
Deathday | 2020-01-15 |
Rocky Johnson Acting Movies
Movie Name | Character | Release Date | Overview |
Memphis Heat: The True Story of Memphis Wrasslin’ | Himself | 2011-02-24 | Memphis Heat: The True Story of Memphis Wrasslin’ is the definitive documentary about the history of Memphis wrestling from the 1950’s with legendary … |
Sweet Daddy Siki | 2017-06-11 | Reginald “Sweet Daddy” Siki is a professional wrestling icon, successful country music singer, and household name. This is his story, told by wrestlin… | |
Tag Team Champions | 1986-03-01 | A tribute to the WWF’s dynamic duos precision, timing, and teamwork that make them champions…. | |
The Super Bowl of Wrestling | Rocky “Soulman” Johnson | 1978-01-25 | The biggest match in the history pits WWWF World Champion “Superstar” Billy Graham against NWA World’s hampion Harley Race in a epic confrontation in … |
WWE WrestleMania 13 | Rocky Johnson (Appearance) | 1997-03-23 | The Undertaker takes on “Sycho” Sid Vicious in a No Disqualification Match with the WWE Championship up for grabs. Bret “Hitman” Hart faces Stone Cold… |
Other Info
Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
In Memory Of | As Dwayne Johnson runs for president in 2032, he takes a comedic look back at his extraordinary life through the outrageous stories of his family and … | ||
Credit: TMDB
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