Rocky Johnson (born Wayde Douglas Bowles) 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 WWE.
He was the father of American actor and former professional wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
Acting
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Male
1944-08-24
Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
Wayde Douglas Bowles, Wayde Bowles, Rocky Johnson, Rocky 'Soul Man' Johnson, Rocky 'Soulman' Johnson, Soul Man, Soulman, Sweet Ebony Diamond, Drew Glasteau, "Soulman" Rocky Johnson
Memphis Heat: The True Story of Memphis Wrasslin'
WWE WrestleMania 13
The Epic Journey of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Best of the WWF Volume 3
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
Most Unusual Matches
Best of the WWF Volume 2
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
Sweet Daddy Siki
Tag Team Champions
The Super Bowl of Wrestling
WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments