The Resume

(August 24, 1944-January 15, 2020)
Born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
Birth name was Wayde Bowles
Wrestled for National Wrestling Alliance and World (Wide) Wrestling Federation
Father of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson

Why he might be annoying:

He cheated on his first wife, Una, with Dwayne's mother, Ata.
At 13 years old, he assaulted and threatened to kill his mother's boyfriend, after the boyfriend urinated on the Christmas turkey (according to Dwayne).
His nickname was 'Soul Man'.
He was married three times.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame (2008).
He and Tony Atlas became the first African American duo to win the WWE tag team championship.
Many consider him a pioneer for African Americans in the professional wrestling industry.
Following the incident with his mother's boyfriend, she kicked him out of the house and he became homeless as a teenager.
He took up boxing, and reportedly sparred with some of the greats, including Muhammad Ali.

Credit: D

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Canadian Wrestlers
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [August] (Ranked: 8241944)
• Celebrity Boxers
• Dicks and Johnsons
• D's Profiles [Series 12]
• I Come from Canada
• I Died in 2020 (Ranked: 75)
• I Fathered Children Out of Wedlock
• I Was Homeless
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Look at Me, I Got My Hands on My Hips
• Profiles 46001-46250 (Ranked: 46176)
• WWE Hall of Famers (Ranked: 2008)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 37 Votes: 32.43% Annoying