Wayde Bowles

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

13

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-08-24

Deathday

2020-01-15 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada

Also Known As

  • 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

Wayde Bowles

Biography

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.

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Acting

2017
Sweet Daddy Siki
2012
The Rock: The Epic Journey of Dwayne Johnson as Rocky Johnson
2011
Memphis Heat: The True Story of Memphis Wrasslin' as Himself
1997
WWE WrestleMania 13 as Rocky Johnson (Appearance)
1986
Tag Team Champions as Rocky Johnson
1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 5 as "Soulman" Rocky Johnson
1985
Best of the WWF Volume 3 as "Soulman" Rocky Johnson
1985
The WWF's Most Unusual Matches as Rocky Johnson
1985
Best of the WWF Volume 2 as Rocky Johnson
1984
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84 as "Soulman" Rocky Johnson
1984
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84 as "Soulman" Rocky Johnson
1983
WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983 as "Soulman" Rocky Johnson
1978
The Super Bowl of Wrestling as Rocky "Soulman" Johnson

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2021
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