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Rocky Johnson (born Wayde Douglas Bowles, August 24, 1944 – January 15, 2020) was a Canadian professional wrestler. [1] Among many National Wrestling Alliance titles, he was the first Black NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champion as well as the NWA Television Champion ( 2 times ).
Ofelia "Lia" Maivia [1] (née Fuataga; August 6, 1931 [A] – October 19, 2008) [2] was a Samoan professional wrestling promoter.Maivia was the wife of Samoan professional wrestler Peter Maivia and the grandmother of actor and wrestler, Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock.
Dwayne's father, Rocky Johnson. Johnson's father was a Black Nova Scotian with a small amount of Irish ancestry [41] [42] [43] and his mother is Samoan. [44] [45] [46] His father and Tony Atlas were the first black tag team champions in WWE history, in 1983. [47] [48] Johnson's uncle Ricky was also a wrestler. [49]
There, she was tasked with promoting “A Hot Summer Night,” a widely anticipated lineup that included the likes of Andre the Giant, Ric Flair and Rocky Johnson, her son-in-law. The event that ...
Rocky divorced his wife of 33 years in 2003, but the two were happy to reunite to support their son. Following the news of the elder Johnson’s death, his fellow pro wrestlers, friends and fans ...
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has been with his wife Lauren Hashian since 2007, and the pair got married in 2019. Learn more about The Rock's wife here.
[6] [7] Hollywood stuntman Tanoai Reed (known as Toa on the American Gladiators) is the great nephew of Peter's wife Lia Maivia, [8] [9] while professional wrestler Lina Fanene (Nia Jax) is Dwayne Johnson's second cousin once removed. [10] Ricky Johnson, Rocky Johnson's brother, was also a professional wrestler. [11]
Rocky Johnson dead: Wrestler and father of Dwayne Johnson dies at 75