| Rocco Rock | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Rocco Rock in March 2002 | |
| Birth name | Theodore James Petty |
| Born | September 1, 1953 Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, United States |
| Died | September 21, 2002 (aged 49)[1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Antonino Rocca Jr. Cheetah Kid[2] Colonel DeKlerk The Executioner Flyboy Rocco The Leopard Mask[2] Mario Savoldi Rocco Rock The Rock |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[2] |
| Billed weight | 250 lb (113 kg)[2] |
| Billed from | Compton, California, United States South Africa (as Colonel DeKlerk) |
| Trained by | Afa Anoa'i |
| Debut | 1978 |
Theodore James Petty (September 1, 1953 – September 21, 2002) was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name "Flyboy" Rocco Rock. Rock is best known for his appearances in Eastern Championship Wrestling / Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) alongside Johnny Grunge as the Public Enemy during the 1990s. He was a four-time ECW World Tag Team Champion, a one-time WCW World Tag Team Champion, and a one-time NWA World Tag Team Champion.
- ^ "Power Slam". What's going down... SW Publishing. October 2002. p. 6. 55.
- ^ a b c d Loverro, Thom (2006). The Rise and Fall of ECW. Pocket Books. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-4165-1058-1.