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Antonino Rocca (Antonino Biasetton) was born on 13 April, 1921 in Treviso, Veneto, Kingdom of Italy (now Italy), is an Italian professional wrestler. Discover Antonino Rocca's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 56 years old?

Popular As Antonino Biasetton
Occupation N/A
Age 56 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 13 April 1921
Birthday 13 April
Birthplace Treviso, Veneto, Kingdom of Italy (now Italy)
Date of death 1977
Died Place New York City, U.S.
Nationality Italy

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Antonino Rocca Height, Weight & Measurements

At 56 years old, Antonino Rocca height is 6 ft 0 in and Weight 224 lb.

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Height 6 ft 0 in
Weight 224 lb
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Dating & Relationship status

He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

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Antonino Rocca Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Antonino Rocca worth at the age of 56 years old? Antonino Rocca’s income source is mostly from being a successful professional. He is from Italy. We have estimated Antonino Rocca's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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1921

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.

1930

The territory had been one of the four largest-grossing areas up until the mid-1930s New York, and would later be run by Capitol Wrestling Corporation (CWC, now WWE).

1940

He began his American professional wrestling career in the late 1940s in Texas.

He had been trained by former World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko in Argentina.

1949

In 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.

1950

In the early 1950s, he held two regionally recognized World Heavyweight Championships while still headlining nationwide, frequently in territories where other wrestlers were the recognized champions.

1957

Rocca later formed a tag team with Jose Miguel Pérez in 1957.

Together, they captured the NWA World Tag Team Championship, which was the top tag team title used in the CWC, and like so many other titles, was a regional one.

They were never defeated after winning this title, but the appellation was abandoned after about five years.

1959

In 1959-60, Rocca worked with Kola Kwariani and under Jack Pfefer, took effective control of the Garden's wrestling office.

1960

Kwariani had just broken away from his partnership with Vince McMahon, Sr. Rocca then set the post-World War II record for wrestling-attendance at Madison Square Garden's 49th–50th Street location, drawing 21,950 fans in a singles match against an obscure wrestler named "The Amazing Zuma", also known as "Argentina Zuma", on 2 January 1960, as reported in The New York Times.

This was part of a series of three matches between the two held during a four-month period, when the pair drew, on another night, almost as many fans to the Garden.

Rocca had also been provided with new wrestler Bruno Sammartino as a tag team partner.

However, when this team failed to sell-out the Garden, the pair was split up to wrestle each other in the hopes that business would pick up, but it did not.

McMahon Sr. eventually took back the New York territory and built it by first featuring "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers and then, a few years later, the by-then charismatic Sammartino as its champion.

Rocca was involved as a professional wrestler, but also as a referee in Japan during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

1961

After a demotion, and with the arrival of Buddy Rogers as the featured star at the Garden in 1961, within a few years Rocca left the WWWF and briefly set up a competing promotion (supported by Jim Crockett and others) based at the Sunnyside Arena in Queens, New York.

1962

Rocca was depicted wrestling Superman on the cover of the Superman No. 155 (August 1962) comic book.

1963

In 1963, the CWC left the NWA when it was renamed the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF).

WWE history lists a tournament final to crown the first WWWF World Heavyweight Champion as Buddy Rogers over Rocca on 29 April 1963 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rogers had legitimately held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, but lost that title to Lou Thesz in Toronto earlier in 1963 in a match – and rematch – ignored by the New York City and Chicago promoters.

1970

In the mid-1970s, he teamed up with Vince McMahon to handle the color commentary on the WWWF's weekly television show.

1972

He provided color commentary on WWF Championship Wrestling and All-Star Wrestling from 1972 to 1976, a role later filled by Sammartino.

He refereed a number of matches for the Japan Pro Wrestling Association (JWA), and later followed Antonio Inoki to New Japan Pro-Wrestling in 1972.

1973

In 1973, he joined the World Wrestling Council (WWC) in Puerto Rico with partner Miguel Pérez.

1976

They captured the defunct WWC North American Tag Team Championship on 11 September 1976 by defeating Los Infernos.

They lost the championship to Higo Hamaguchi and Gordon Nelson on 16 October.

The 1976 horror film Alice, Sweet Alice, featuring child actress Brooke Shields, includes Rocca in a bit part.

His fame extended into various media outlets, from numerous interviews for national newspapers and magazines to meeting President Richard Nixon to a guest appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.

Maestro Arturo Toscanini, a professional wrestling fan, was good friends with Rocca.

1977

Rocca died on 15 March 1977 at Roosevelt Hospital in New York City after complications following a urinary infection.

His funeral was attended by thousands and made the front page of New York newspapers.

1995

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.

As a soccer and rugby player when he moved to Argentina before World War II, Rocca was known for his unique, acrobatic, off-the-ground, flying wrestling style.