Rocco Rock

Rocco Rock
Rock in 2002
Birth nameTheodore James Petty
BornSeptember 1, 1953
Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedSeptember 21, 2002(2002-09-21) (aged 49)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materRutgers University
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Antonino Rocca Jr.
Cheetah Kid
Colonel DeKlerk
The Executioner
Flyboy Rocco
The Leopard Mask
Mario Savoldi
Rocco Rock
The Rock
Billed height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Billed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Billed fromCompton, California, United States
South Africa (as Colonel DeKlerk)
Trained byAfa Anoa'i
Debut1978

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.