| The Public Enemy | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:The_Public_Enemy_-_pro_wrestling_-_March_2002.jpg) The Public Enemy, Rocco Rock (left) & Johnny Grunge (right) | |
| Tag team | |
| Members | Johnny Grunge[1] Rocco Rock[1] |
| Name(s) | The Public Enemy The South Philly Posse |
| Billed heights | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) – Grunge[2] 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) – Rock[3] |
| Combined billed weight | 514 lb (233 kg) |
| Hometown | Compton, California[4] South Philadelphia |
| Debut | 1993[1] |
| Disbanded | 2002 |
| Years active | 1993–2002 |
The Public Enemy was a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge.[1] The duo competed in many promotions, including Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). They won the World Tag Team Championships in each company except WWF.[5]
Their name was taken from a black and white gangster film, and prior to becoming a team, Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge had a long-standing feud on the independent circuit. In addition, the two wrestled each other under their former ring names the Cheetah Kid and Johnny Rotten in a dark match at the first TV tapings for WWF Monday Night Raw on January 11, 1993, eight months before they would debut as a tag team in ECW.
In September 2002, Rocco Rock died after a heart attack. Johnny Grunge died in February 2006 from sleep apnea complications.
- ^ a b c d "Public Enemy". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved August 14, 2009.
- ^ "Johnny Grunge's profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
- ^ "Rocco Rock's bio". The Accelerator's Wrestling Rollercoaster. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
- ^ "The Public Enemy". wwe.com. WWE.
- ^ "Power Slam". What's going down... SW Publishing. October 2002. p. 6. 55.