Earlier on Wednesday, Jan. 15, it was revealed that WWE Hall Fame wrestler and father , Rocky “Soul Man” Johnson, had passed away at the age 75-years-old. According to TMZ, the cause death for the famed athlete, born Wayde Douglas Bowles, has yet to be announced. 

Bowles began his pressional wrestling career in the mid-1960s as a member the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Despite the difficulties being an African-American wrestler throughout the South in the ’60s and ’70s, he was able to earn the NWA Georgia Champion and the NWA Southern Heavyweight Memphis Championship belts for his performances.

In 1982, Rocky “Soul Man” Johnson joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) where and his tag-team partner, Tony Atlas, became the promotion’s first Black-American Tag Team Champions known as The Soul Patrol. In 1991, the Soul Man ficially retired from in-ring action and took on a significant role training his son, Dwayne, for a pro-wrestling career. 

With his son following in his footsteps and becoming one wrestling’s most electrifying personalities and a world-renowned blockbuster movie star, Bowles set the example for Dwayne Johnson to become who he is today. With Johnson juggling  and preparing for more  in the near future, this has to be a numbing hardship for the Jumanji frontman to experience at the pinnacle his career. 

With that said, stick with  as details unfold in regards to the death Rocky Johnson and check out a recent post about the Soul Man posted by none other than his biggest fan and son below.