ROCCO ROCK

'Theodore James Petty' (September 1, 1953 – September 21, 2002) was an American professional wrestler better known as '"Flyboy" Rocco Rock', one half of The Public Enemy.

Contents

Career

Wrestling facts

Finishing and signature moves

Managers

Championships and accomplishments

References

External links

Career

'Ted Petty' started wrestling in 1978 as 'The Cheetah Kid' after graduating from Rutgers University with a degree in nutrition and a brief boxing career.
In 1993, he used the name 'Rocco Rock' and formed the team of The Public Enemy with Johnny Grunge in Extreme Championship Wrestling. They feuded with the "Gangstas" and won 4 ECW Tag Team Titles.
In 1996, they wrestled in World Championship Wrestling where they won the tag team titles and feuded with The Nasty Boys. They had many violent hardcore rules matches with them.
They were briefly in the World Wrestling Federation in 1999 and competed in the short-lived Xtreme Wrestling Federation as the "South Philly Posse" with Jasmin St. Claire as their manager.
Petty was competing as a singles wrestler in the independents when he died of a heart attack on September 21, 2002.
Every year IWA-MS celebrates him by holding the Ted Petty Invitational. Previous winners include AJ Styles and Matt Sydal.

Wrestling facts

Finishing and signature moves

★ '''Drive By''' (assisted somerault senton, with Rocco Rock being thrown by Johnny Grunge)

Managers

★ Tod Gordon

★ Jasmin St. Clair

Championships and accomplishments

★ 'Eastern Championship Wrestling | Extreme Championship Wrestling'
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★ ECW Tag/ECW World Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Johnny Grunge

★ 'Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South'
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★ IWA Mid South Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

★ 'Main Event Championship Wrestling'
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★ MECW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Johnny Grunge

★ 'NWA New England'
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★ NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Johnny Grunge

★ 'NWA New Jersey'
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★ NWA United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Johnny Grunge

★ 'Superstars Of Wrestling'
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★ SOW Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Johnny Grunge

★ 'Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling'
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★ TCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Johnny Grunge

★ 'World Championship Wrestling'
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★ WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Johnny Grunge

★ 'Pro Wrestling Illustrated'
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★ PWI ranked him # '201' of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1991.
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★ PWI ranked him # '285' of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1992.
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★ PWI ranked him # '315' of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1993.
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★ PWI ranked him # '207' of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1994.
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★ PWI ranked him # '90' of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1995.
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★ PWI ranked him # '119' of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1996.
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★ PWI ranked him # '166' of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1997.
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★ PWI ranked him # '197' of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1998.
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★ PWI ranked him # '215' of the 500 best singles wrestles in the PWI 500 in 1999.
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★ PWI ranked him # '457' of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003.

★ 'Other Titles'
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★ NWCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Johnny Grunge
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★ Tri-State Brass Knuckles Championship (1 time)
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★ WCCA Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
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★ WWWC Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

References

1. Power Slam

External links

★ Tribute Website