Wayde Bowles

Wayde Bowles

Born 24 August 1944 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died 15 January 2020 (aged 75)

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.

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He was the father of American actor and former professional wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.