Rocco Rock

Real Name: Theodore James Petty
Height: 6’2″
Weight: 250 lbs.
Date of Birth: September 1, 1953
Date of Death: September 21, 2002
From: Woodbridge Township, New Jersey
Resided: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pro Debut: 1978
Trained By: Afa Anoa’i
Finishing Move: Somersault Senton

Biography

– Petty first came to prominence in the late 1980s, working as Cheetah Kid in the AWA
– Cheetah Kid had a brief run with New Japan in March 1990
– On June 9, 1990, Cheetah Kid defeated Tom Prichard to win the NWA American Brass Knuckles Title
– Petty appeared at NWA Clash Of The Champions 13 as ‘Sgt Krueger’, teaming with Col DeKlerk to defeat The Beast & Kaluha
– In late 1993, Petty joined ECW as ‘Rocco Rock’, forming The Public Enemy alongside Johnny Grunge
– At Ultra Clash 1993, Public Enemy defeated Jason Knight & Ian Rotten
– On March 6, 1994, Public Enemy defeated Kevin Sullivan & The Tazmaniac in a No-DQ Match to win the ECW Tag Team Titles
– At Ultimate Jeopardy 1994, Public Enemy, Shane Douglas & Mr Hughes defeated Terry Funk, The Tazmaniac, Kevin Sullivan & Road Warrior Hawk in a War Games Match to win the ECW Heavyweight Title for Douglas
– On March 26, Public Enemy defeated The Bruise Brothers (Ron & Don Harris) to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On April 16, Public Enemy defeated The Bruise Brothers in a Lumberjack Match to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On June 3, Public Enemy defeated Tommy Dreamer & JT Smith to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On June 17, Public Enemy fought The Bad Breed (Ian & Axl Rotten) to a no-contest to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On June 25, Public Enemy defeated The Bruise Brothers (Ron & Don Harris) to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– The next day, Public Enemy fought Phi Delta Slam (Dan Evans & Bruno Sassi) to a no-contest to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On July 8, Public Enemy defeated Mikey Whipwreck & Jim Lano to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On July 15, Public Enemy defeated Steve Richards & Damien Stone to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– At Heat Wave 1994, Public Enemy defeated The Funk Brothers (Terry & Dory Jr) in a No Ropes Barbed Wire Match
– On July 17, Public Enemy defeated The Bad Breed (Ian & Axl Rotten) to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On July 22, Public Enemy defeated The Bad Breed in a Falls Count Anywhere Match to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– At Hardcore Heaven 1994, Public Enemy defeated The Bad Breed in a Base Brawl Match to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– At November To Remember 1994, Public Enemy defeated Mikey Whipwreck & Cactus Jack in a Brawl Game Match to regain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On November 18, Public Enemy fought Too Cold Scorpio & Ron Simmons to a no-contest to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– The next day, Public Enemy fought Kevin Sullivan & Cactus Jack to a no-contest to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On December 3, Public Enemy defeated The Bad Breed (Ian & Axl Rotten) to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On December 10, Public Enemy defeated Mikey Whipwreck & Cactus Jack in a Falls Count Anywhere Match to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On December 16, Public Enemy defeated Hack Myers & JT Smith to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– The next day, Public Enemy defeated Sabu & The Tazmaniac to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On January 14, 1995, Public Enemy defeated Death Row 3260 & Mr President to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On January 16, Public Enemy defeated Sabu & The Tazmaniac to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– On February 3, Public Enemy defeated Hack Myers & JT Smith to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– Public Enemy lost the ECW Tag Team Titles to Sabu & The Tazmaniac on February 4, but would regain them from Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko on April 8 in a 3-Way Match also involving Rick Steiner & The Tazmaniac
– On April 14, Public Enemy defeated The Pitbulls to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles. They would retain against The Pitbulls nine more times through the end of June
– At Hardcore Heaven 1995, Public Enemy defeated The Gangstas (New Jack & Mustafa)
– On October 7, Public Enemy defeated Raven & Stevie Richards and The Gangstas (New Jack & Mustafa) to win their third ECW Tag Team Titles
– On October 27, Public Enemy defeated Too Cold Scorpio & The Sandman to retain the ECW Tag Team Titles
– Public Enemy wrestled a dark match at Survivor Series 1995, unsuccessfully challenging The Smoking Gunns (Billy & Bart) for the WWF Tag Team Titles
– At December To Dismember 1995, Public Enemy, The Pitbulls & Tommy Dreamer defeated Raven, Stevie Richards, The Eliminators (Perry Saturn & John Kronus) & The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard & Jimmy Del Ray) in an Ultimate Jeopardy Cage Match
– Public Enemy signed with WCW for 1996. They wrestled their farewell match for ECW at January’s House Party event
– Public Enemy made their WCW in-ring debuts on the January 15, 1996 episode of Nitro, defeating The American Males (Marcus Bagwell & Scotty Riggs)
– At Clash Of The Champions 32, Public Enemy fought The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags) to a double DQ
– At Slamboree 1996, Public Enemy defeated Chris Benoit & The Taskmaster
– On the September 23, 1996 episode of Nitro, Public Enemy defeated Harlem Heat (Booker T & Stevie Ray) to win the WCW Tag Team Titles
– On the following episode of Saturday Night, Public Enemy defeated High Voltage (Kenny Kaos & Robbie Rage) to retain the WCW Tag Team Titles
– On the September 30 Nitro, Public Enemy defeated Juventud Guerrera & El Technico to retain the WCW Tag Team Titles
– At SuperBrawl VII, Public Enemy defeated Harlem Heat (Booker T & Stevie Ray) and The Faces Of Fear (Meng & The Barbarian)
– At Spring Stampede 1997, Public Enemy defeated Jeff Jarrett & Steve McMichael
– For the second half of 1997, Public Enemy were largely relegated to WCW’s B-Shows
– Public Enemy left WCW in September 1998
– Public Enemy signed with WWF in early 1999, but were the victims of backstage animosity and were released by the company in April of that year
– On June 17, 1999, Public Enemy defeated The Brotherhood (Rick Fuller & Knuckles Nelson) to win the NWA Tag Team Titles, but would lose them back in a Street Fight two days later
– Public Enemy made a brief return to WCW in the summer of 1999, re-debuting at the Bash At The Beach PPV, before leaving the company in August
– Petty died of a heart attack brought on by a congenital heart defect on September 21, 2002. He is memorialized via IWA: Mid South’s yearly Ted Petty Invitational Tournament