Rocky Johnson [4]  (born  Wayde Douglas Bowles ; [5]  August 24, 1944 – January 15, 2020) [1]  was a Canadian  professional wrestler . During his wrestling career, he became a  National Wrestling Alliance  (NWA) Georgia Champion and a NWA Southern Heavyweight Memphis Champion, as well as winning many other championships. Along with his partner  Tony Atlas , Johnson was part of the first  black  tag team to win the  World Tag Team championship  in the  World Wrestling Federation  (WWF). [6]