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About the biography Wow this biography is so short on what he is about. I wonder why? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.205.118.72 ( talk) 00:59, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
The entry reads like a fan article. E.g. "While he initially resisted his son's entry into the business because he knew it was extremely difficult, he agreed to train his son on the condition that he would not go easy on him." The whole text needs clean up. - The Gnome ( talk) 17:19, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
I don't have any scholarly information to offer for this article, but I grew up in Memphis and Rocky Johnson was every schoolboy's hero - black and white. He was a classic "face" (that's what professional wrestlers call the good guys) who was feared by many "heels" (i.e., the villains). Many times some of the "heels" would be causing havoc in the ring. Rocky Johnson would come out, and the bad guys would leave in a hurry. Yes, I know it was all an act, but it was a real crowd-pleaser! 97.73.64.150 ( talk) 00:49, 2 June 2013 (UTC)
best wrestler in that time.
The opening of the page calls Rocky Johnson an "
American" professional wrestler, however there doesn't seem to be anything in the article to support this claim. He was born and raised in Nova Scotia, moved to Toronto at 16, and didn't begin his professional career until the "mid-1960s", at which point he likely began to work in America and may have moved there or pursued American citizenship, but none of that is listed in the article. The only thing in the article at all about his citizenship or current status us that he resides in Florida (Personal life section and the sidebox thing), which is all fine and good, but does not, on its own, make him American. I rarely contribute to Wikipedia much, so I don't know if there's a standard on things like this, but I would like to think that the article is logical, makes sense, and supports itself. There's nothing in the article that says he's American other than an unsupported word in the opening, whereas there is evidence to suggest he is Canadian (being born in Canada). I'm not going to make a change (that whole "rarely contributes" thing), but I would suggest some change does need to be made.
I will leave this up to those Wikipedia contributors who know a lot more than me to deal with. -- Jermdeeks ( talk) 23:14, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
When was his name legally changed from Wayde Bowles to Rocky Johnson? We should mention that. Ranze ( talk) 01:23, 23 August 2016 (UTC)
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Someone much more knowledgeable than myself about Johnson's societal impact should consider nominating him for a spot in the Recent deaths section of Wikipedia's main page. InedibleHulk alerted me about this man's life and achievements. Randy Kryn ( talk) 04:28, 16 January 2020 (UTC)
Hi how are you and you are really good fighter I wish I was you guys. 2600:1011:B11F:6041:D190:582F:6716:E48B ( talk) 03:03, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
Does anyone know the outcome of the 1987 case? Did it make it to trial? LM2000 ( talk) 12:53, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
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About the biography Wow this biography is so short on what he is about. I wonder why? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.205.118.72 ( talk) 00:59, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
The entry reads like a fan article. E.g. "While he initially resisted his son's entry into the business because he knew it was extremely difficult, he agreed to train his son on the condition that he would not go easy on him." The whole text needs clean up. - The Gnome ( talk) 17:19, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
I don't have any scholarly information to offer for this article, but I grew up in Memphis and Rocky Johnson was every schoolboy's hero - black and white. He was a classic "face" (that's what professional wrestlers call the good guys) who was feared by many "heels" (i.e., the villains). Many times some of the "heels" would be causing havoc in the ring. Rocky Johnson would come out, and the bad guys would leave in a hurry. Yes, I know it was all an act, but it was a real crowd-pleaser! 97.73.64.150 ( talk) 00:49, 2 June 2013 (UTC)
best wrestler in that time.
The opening of the page calls Rocky Johnson an "
American" professional wrestler, however there doesn't seem to be anything in the article to support this claim. He was born and raised in Nova Scotia, moved to Toronto at 16, and didn't begin his professional career until the "mid-1960s", at which point he likely began to work in America and may have moved there or pursued American citizenship, but none of that is listed in the article. The only thing in the article at all about his citizenship or current status us that he resides in Florida (Personal life section and the sidebox thing), which is all fine and good, but does not, on its own, make him American. I rarely contribute to Wikipedia much, so I don't know if there's a standard on things like this, but I would like to think that the article is logical, makes sense, and supports itself. There's nothing in the article that says he's American other than an unsupported word in the opening, whereas there is evidence to suggest he is Canadian (being born in Canada). I'm not going to make a change (that whole "rarely contributes" thing), but I would suggest some change does need to be made.
I will leave this up to those Wikipedia contributors who know a lot more than me to deal with. -- Jermdeeks ( talk) 23:14, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
When was his name legally changed from Wayde Bowles to Rocky Johnson? We should mention that. Ranze ( talk) 01:23, 23 August 2016 (UTC)
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Someone much more knowledgeable than myself about Johnson's societal impact should consider nominating him for a spot in the Recent deaths section of Wikipedia's main page. InedibleHulk alerted me about this man's life and achievements. Randy Kryn ( talk) 04:28, 16 January 2020 (UTC)
Hi how are you and you are really good fighter I wish I was you guys. 2600:1011:B11F:6041:D190:582F:6716:E48B ( talk) 03:03, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
Does anyone know the outcome of the 1987 case? Did it make it to trial? LM2000 ( talk) 12:53, 30 June 2023 (UTC)