Rocky Johnson Rocky Johnson Rocky Johnson (born Wayde Douglas Bowles; August 24, 1944) is a Canadian retired 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 a part of the first black tag team to win the World Tag Team championship in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He is the father of American actor and professional wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Rocky Johnson was born Wayde Douglas Bowles in Amherst, Nova Scotia, where he
Dwayne Johnson be in development. Originally cast in September 2014 as the antagonist in a film about the superhero Shazam, as a part of the DC Films shared universe, where he would also serve as producer; his villainous role for "Shazam!" was re-worked into two separate films. By July, Warner Bros. stated that Johnson will not appear in "Shazam!" but will remain attached as producer for the film. Johnson is noted for his work-load and for working on multiple projects at once. Following the critical and financial success of "Jumanji", a sequel was announced with a release date of December 25, 2019.