ABOUT ANTONINO ROCCA
Italian-Argentinian professional wrestler who fought in the WWE. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in the year 1995. He provided commentary for matches from the years 1972 to 1976.
He played soccer and rugby before becoming a wrestler. In the year 1949, Rocca started wrestling in the New York City-area territory for Joseph Raymond "Toots" Mondt, and the Johnston family of promoters, which controlled wrestling at Madison Square Garden, and Mondt owned Rocca's exclusive contract.
He was trained by Stanislaus Zbyszko. He fought against Buddy Rogers to crown the first WWF World Heavyweight Champion.
He was born in Treviso, Italy.
Arturo Toscanini was a fan of Rocca's.
