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Ted Petty
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Data
Ring name (The) Cheetah Kid
Executioner
Col. DeKlerk
"Flyboy" Rocco Rock
Rocco Rock
height 188 cm
Fighting weight 114 kg
birth September 1, 1953
Middlesex, New Jersey , USA
death September 21, 2002
New Jersey , USA
Announced from Compton (California)
Trained by Afa Anoi
debut June 24, 1988

Theodor James "Ted" Petty (born September 1, 1953 in Middlesex , USA , † September 21, 2002 in New Jersey , USA) was an American wrestler . He became known under his ring name Rocco Rock , with whom he competed in the promotions World Championship Wrestling , Extreme Championship Wrestling and the then World Wrestling Federation .

Career

Sports background / beginnings

Petty was an avid boxer in his youth and initially chose the career path of a professional boxer. From 1988 he switched to wrestling . Petty had his first engagement as a wrestler on June 24, 1988 when he made his debut with the American Wrestling Association . But after this performance he took a two-year break and successfully completed his studies and was a licensed nutritionist.

On March 2, 1990, Petty made his comeback as a wrestler in Japan when he appeared as the Cheetah Kid on a Big Japan Pro Wrestling TV show . Just a day later, he attended a Big Japan event. Until March 23, 1990, Petty was regularly seen on Big Japan shows and on their TV programs. He often competed there in the tag team area together with Chris Benoit .

National Wrestling Alliance / World Wrestling Federation

In late March 1990, Petty returned to the United States . He was in contact with the NWA through Big Japan, a foreign organization of the National Wrestling Alliance . From March 31, Petty was signed by the NWA subsidiary Tri-State Wrestling Alliance . He also appeared there with the ring character of the Cheetah Kid . On June 9, 1990 , Petty won his first NWA title when he defeated his opponent Tom Prichard for the local NWA American Brass Knuckles Title .

In late October 1990, Petty was loaned to the NWA for two shows in Japan hosted by the Promotion National Wrestling League . There Petty competed under the ring name The Cheetah Kid and was able to defeat Nikolai Volkoff by disqualification. After returning to the United States, Petty was now used within the NWA at their daughter World Championship Wrestling . There he made his debut on November 20, 1990 as Col. DeKlerk , when he appeared on the TV show NWA Clash of the Champions . This was followed by an appearance at the NWA-PPV NWA Starrcade 1990 and then Petty left the NWA to work in his profession as a nutritionist.

On January 9, 1993, Petty debuted under the ring name The Cheetah Kid at a house show of the World Wrestling Federation . He defeated a wrestler who appeared there as Johnny Rotten . Both found that their ring style was very similar. They decided to put together a team. That was all the easier for both of them because they had only been signed by the WWF for one appearance. For Petty followed on January 25, 1993 an appearance at the WCW, where he was defeated as The Executioner in a dark match on WCW Saturday Night a young wrestler who later became famous as Rob Van Dam .

Germany, Austria

Petty has now signed a contract with World Wrestling Superstars and this commitment has now taken him to Germany . He had his first appearance there on April 17, 1993 in Hanau . During this promotion he and Michael Durham met because they competed there with their alter egos The Cheetah Kid and Johnny Rotten . Both toured with WWS through Germany and Austria, where they gave their final match on June 14, 1993. They decided to return to the States and perform as a tag team there.

Eastern Championship Wrestling / Extreme Championship Wrestling

On September 18, 1993 Durham and Petty debuted in the National Wrestling Alliance belonging promotion Eastern Championship Wrestling . With their new ring characters "Flyboy" Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge they now formed a team that was called Public Enemy and was named after the band of the same name . They had their first appearance on the same day that they were actively involved in the show ECW Ultra Clash . In the ECW, both were often referred to as the brutal tag team of modern wrestling due to their risky and tough ring style and were a pioneer of the later hardcore wrestling in the tag team area. Such was Public Enemy one of the first US tag team that basically started tables and chairs in his matches. Durham and Petty had their first hardcore matches on October 1 and 2, 1993 when they were participants in the NWA Bloodfest .

With a few exceptions, Petty was under contract with the ECW from September 18, 1993 to January 5, 1996. During that time, Durham and Petty won the ECW World Tag Team Championship four times .

World Championship Wrestling / World Wrestling Federation

After his ECW contract expired, Durham and Petty took part in World Championship Wrestling on January 15, 1996 as a public enemy . There they were actors in the 20th edition of Monday Nitro . There they were under contract until August 16, 1998. Occasionally they appeared during this time for a few appearances at the Century Wrestling Alliance and other independent promotions. In the WCW they were once able to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship .

On February 16, 1999, Public Enemy made its debut in the WWF, where it was integrated into the short-lived Hardcore Division . After a few appearances Durham and Petty left the World Wrestling Federation on March 30, 1999 after they were defeated by Team Xtreme .

National Wrestling Alliance / Independent

After their departure from the WWF, Durham and Petty started again on June 17, 1999 in the independent wrestling scene including the NWA. So they entered the promotion NWA New England , which was formed from the Century Wrestling Alliance . They were also booked again for numerous appearances in the WCW. On December 17, 1999, both made their debut in the hardcore promotion Xtreme Pro Wrestling , where they were involved in some shows. On June 30, 2000 both made their debut at the Australian promotion i-Generation Wrestling , where both of them could win the tag team title once.

After the end of the wrestling associations World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling and their purchase by the World Wrestling Federation , Petty and Durham took part in a one-time promotion of the Main Event Championship Wrestling on August 11, 2001 , in which they formed the MECW Tag Team Championship .

On August 24, 2002 Petty had his last engagement as an active wrestler in the Pro Pain Pro Wrestling promotion . There he was a participant in the show 3PW Babes, Belts & Blood .

Death and induction into the Hardcore Hall of Fame

On September 21, 2002, Petty died of a heart attack while driving to a wrestling event . After Petty's death, the Sweet Science Sixteen show at IWA Mid-South was renamed the Ted Petty Invitational .

Induction into the Hardcore Hall of Fame (2002)

In 2002 Ted Petty was inducted into the independent Hardcore Hall Of Fame as the first member .

successes

title

  • 1 × NWA World Tag Team Champion with Johnny Grunge
  • 1 × NWA National Tag Team Champion with Johnny Grunge
  • 1 × Tri-State Brass Knuckles Champion
  • Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling (National Wrestling Alliance)
  • 1 × TCW Tag Team Champion with Johnny Grunge
  • Century Wrestling Alliance (National Wrestling Alliance)
  • 1 × CWA Tag Team Champion with Johnny Grunge
  • 1 × WCW World Tag Team Champion with Johnny Grunge
  • Main Event Championship Wrestling
  • 1 × MECW Tag Team Champion with Johnny Grunge
  • Superstars Of Wrestling
  • 2 × SOW Tag Team Champion with Johnny Grunge
  • i generation superstars of wrestling
  • 2 × i-Generation SoW Tag Team Champion with Johnny Grunge
  • 1 × IWA Heavyweight Champion

Awards

  • # 457 of the 500 most important wrestlers (2003)

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personal data
SURNAME Rocco skirt
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Petty, Ted
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH September 1, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Middlesex , USA
DATE OF DEATH September 21, 2002
Place of death New Jersey , USA