Antonino Rocca

Antonino Rocca
Rocca in 1956
Birth nameAntonino Biasetton
Born(1921-04-13)13 April 1921[1]
Treviso, Veneto, Kingdom of Italy[1]
(now Italy)
Died15 March 1977(1977-03-15) (aged 55)[2]
New York City, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Antonino Rocca
Argentina Rocca
Billed height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[3]
Billed weight224 lb (102 kg)[1]
Billed fromArgentina[3]
Trained byStanislaus Zbyszko[3][1]
Debut1942[1]
Retired1976

Antonino Rocca (born Antonino Biasetton; 13 April 1921 – 15 March 1977) was an Italian naturalized Argentinian professional wrestler. He tag teamed with partner Miguel Pérez. He was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a member of the class of 1995 and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 1996.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Argentina Rocca Profile". Online World Of Wrestling. Archived from the original on September 23, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
  2. ^ "Antonino Rocca Dies At 56". Classic Wrestling Articles. January 23, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Antonino Rocca bio". WWE. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
  4. ^ "Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame". Wrestling-Titles.com.