WWE Hall of Famer Rocky Johnson, father of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, died Wednesday. He was 75.
WWE released a statement with the news, saying the company is “saddened” by Johnson’s passing and offering condolences to his family.
Johnson spent most of his career in the National Wrestling Alliance, winning several championships and emerging as a tag team specialist. He joined WWE in 1983 and won the tag team championships with Tony Atlas, becoming the first black tag team champions in WWE history.
Rocky Johnson was a Canadian professional wrestler. During his wrestling career, he became a National Wrestling Alliance Georgia Champion and a NWA Southern Heavyweight Memphis Champion, as well as winning many other championships.