Rocky Johnson
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Combined Graph record U-02657 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-0835. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
First Black WWF Tag Team Champion with Tony Atlas; father of Dwayne Johnson
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First Black WWF Tag Team Champion with Tony Atlas; father of Dwayne Johnson
The record
- Also known as: Wayde Bowles
- Role(s): professional wrestler
- Known for: First Black WWF Tag Team Champion with Tony Atlas; father of Dwayne Johnson
Relationships
- WWE — affiliated with
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- https://www.sportsnet.ca/mma/ufc/hardscrabble-story-behind-canadian-wrester-rocky-soulman-johnson/?sn-amp (verification source · master store)
Evidence note (master store)
With Tony Atlas as the Soul Patrol, became the first African-American World Tag Team Champions in WWF history, defeating The Wild Samoans (title change aired Dec. 10, 1983); father of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson; inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2008 — per Sportsnet/Canadian Press (fetched in full 2026-10-17)
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