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Rocky Johnson

Canadian professional wrestler (1944-2020)

  • Fame56.5
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia57.7K
Source-basedFalling
Lived 1944–2020, aged 76Canada
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  • Wikipedia
    20 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1944–2020
    Aged 76
  • Known for
    WWE WrestleMania 13
    1997
Summary
Updated 2026-06-25

Rocky Johnson 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. 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.

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  • WWE Hall of Fame
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56.5
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Historical19.5
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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