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Antonino Rocca
Italian professional wrestler / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Antonino Rocca (born Antonino Biasetton; 13 April 1921 – 15 March 1977) was an Italian naturalized Argentinian professional wrestler. He tag teamed with partner Miguel Pérez. He was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a member of the class of 1995 and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 1996.[4]
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Antonino Rocca | |
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![]() Rocca in 1956 | |
Birth name | Antonino Biasetton |
Born | (1921-04-13)13 April 1921[1] Treviso, Veneto, Kingdom of Italy[1] (now Italy) |
Died | 15 March 1977(1977-03-15) (aged 55)[2] New York City, U.S. |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Antonino Rocca Argentina Rocca |
Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[3] |
Billed weight | 224 lb (102 kg)[1] |
Billed from | Argentina[3] |
Trained by | Stanislaus Zbyszko[3][1] |
Debut | 1942[1] |
Retired | 1976 |
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