Rocky Johnson
Rocky Johnson (born Wayde Douglas Bowles; August 24, 1944 – January 15, 2020) was a Canadian 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).
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| Full name at birth | Wayde Douglas Bowles
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| Date of birth | 24 August 1944
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| Place of birth | Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
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| Date of death | 15 January 2020
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| Age | 75 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Lutz, Florida, USA
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| Cause of death | sequalae of Cardiac arrest secondary to pulmonary embolism i.e. blood clots lodged in his pulmonary artery (blood vessel carrying blood from the heart to the lungs), which had traveled up from legs aka Deep Venous Thombosis (DVT)
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| Height | 6' 2" (188 cm)
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| Residence | Davie, Florida, USA
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