Nova Scotia-born wrestler Rocky (Soul Man) Johnson, father of movie star and wrestler Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson, has died at the age of 75. Born Wade Douglas Bowles, Johnson was originally from Amherst.
Johnson was a WWE Hall of Famer and former World Tag Team Champion. He made his pro wrestling debut in southern Ontario before rising to fame in the National Wrestling Alliance in the mid-1960s.
He started in the WWE in 1983. Rocky Johnson was inducted by The Rock into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2008.
Our thoughts are with The Rock and family.
-Ian
Credits: cbc.ca
