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Author : Rocky Johnson Pages : pages Publisher : Language : ISBN-10 : B07VH1D49P
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Before there was Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, there was "Soulman" Rocky
JohnsonAt 14, Rocky Johnson left home to seek fortune and, after a short stint in
boxing, decided to make professional wrestling his career. He had his first match in
1965 and never looked back. An incredibly agile and talented wrestler for a man his
size, he was a featured main-eventer in every territory he worked -- Vancouver, Los
Angeles, Florida, New York, and all points in between. He also appeared in wrestling
arenas worldwide, including in Canada, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Samoa, and Puerto
Rico.In Soulman, Johnson explores not only his career accomplishments, but also
reflects upon what his achievements, as a direct descendant of slaves, mean
historically and for Black culture. In the South, he shattered racial barriers when he
became the first African-American to win the Southern, Georgia, and Florida
heavyweight titles, and in 1983, he teamed with Tony Atlas to become the first all-
Black WWWF tag team
