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Rocky Johnson

Class of 2008

Ring names

Sweet Ebony Diamond
Drew Glasteau
"Soulman" Rocky Johnson

Height

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Born

August 24, 1944(1944-08-24)

Died

January 15, 2020 (aged 75)

Billed from

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Washington, D.C.

Wayde Douglas Bowles(August 24, 1944– January 15, 2020) was a Canadianprofessional wrestlerbest known by his ring name Rocky Johnson. Quite popular in his own right in the 1970s and 1980s, he was also known for being the father of actor and former wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. During his wrestling career he became a 1-time National Wrestling Alliance(NWA) Georgia Champion and also became a 1-time NWA Southern Heavyweight Memphis Champion as well as winning many other championships. Along with his partner Tony Atlas, Johnson was a part of the first black tag team to win the WWF World Tag Team championshipin the World Wrestling Federation(WWF).

Early life[]

Rocky Johnson was born Wayde Douglas Bowles in Amherst, Nova Scotia, where he was raised, the fourth of five sons of Lillian and James Henry Bow

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Rocky Johnson

While part of one of the most famous and influential families in sports-entertainment history, "Soul Man" Rocky Johnson is just as famous and influential on his own. Known to different generations of our fans for different reasons, Johnson is one of the greatest African-American pioneers inside the squared circle.

A former boxer, Johnson turned to a career in sports-entertainment in the mid-1960s. He was trained by a man who would later become his father-in-law -- the legendary High Chief Peter Maivia. The High Chief was himself a "blood brother" of the even more legendary Anoa'i Samoan wrestling dynasty, so when Johnson married Peter's daughter, Ata Maivia, he became a part of that dynasty.

Johnson debuted in 1966 and competed all around the world before settling in the NWA in the 1970s. He won several regional NWA singles and tag team titles in his tenure there, but was unable to unseat either Harley Race or Terry Funk for the NWA World Championship.

In 1983, Johnson came to WWE where he struck up a partnership with "Mr. USA" Tony Atlas. Together, the

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Rocky Johnson

Rocky Johnson

Rocky Johnson 1975'te

Doğum adıWayde Douglas Bowles
Doğum24 Ağustos 1944(1944-08-24)
Amherst, Yeni İskoçya, Kanada
Ölüm15 Ocak 2020 (75 yaşında)
Lutz, Florida, ABD
Yaşadığı yerLutz, Florida, ABD
Eş(ler)i

Una Sparks
(e. 1966; b. 1978)


Ata Maivia
(e. 1978; b. 2003)


Sheila Northern
(e. 2004; ö. 2019)

Çocuk(lar)3 evlatlık ve Dwayne Johnson
Takma ad(lar)ıSweet Ebony Diamond[1]
Drew Glasteau[1]
Rocky Johnson[1]
Boyu1.88 cm.
Kilosu120 kg.
Eğitildiği yerToronto, Ontario, Kanada
Washington, DC, ABD.
EğitenPeter Maivia
Rocky Bollie
Kurt Von Steiger
Başlangıç1964
Emeklilik1991

Rocky Johnson (doğum adı: Wayde Douglas Bowles; 24 Ağustos 1944 - 15 Ocak 2020),[1]Afrika ve İrlanda asıllı Kanadalı profesyonel güreşçi ve çalıştırıcı.[2]

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Sporcu 24 Ağustos 1944'te Amherst, Yeni İskoçya, Kanada'da doğdu. 2008'de WWE Şöhretleri

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