Former WWF wrestler and father of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Rocky Johnson has died aged 75.
Rocky made his wrestling debut in 1964 as part of the National Wrestling Alliance.
After a brief spell with the World Wide Wrestling Federation in 1969, he joined the WWF in 1982.
Johnson and Tony Atlas, known as The Soul Patrol, captured the WWF Tag Team Championships in November 1983 by beating the Wild Samoans.
They made history in the process, becoming the first black wrestlers to hold the titles.
Ex-wrestler Rocky Johnson has died aged 75
Ex-wrestler Rocky Johnson has died aged 75 
Johnson retired from wrestling in 1991, and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2008 by his son, the Hollywood actor and former wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
Born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada, Johnson met his future wife Ata Maivia after he and her father High Chief Peter Miavia wrestled as tag team partners.
The couple married in 1970 and their first child Dwayne was born on May 2, 1972.
Johnson trained his son alongside Pat Patterson starting in 1991.
The Rock made his WWE debut in 1996 and went on to be a 10-time World Champion.
Cauliflower Alley Club broke the news of Johnson's death on Twitter.
Rocky Johnson, Dwayne Johnson
He was the father of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson 
It wrote: "Horrible news to pass along. We just learned that Rocky Johnson passed away today at the age of 75.
"His accolades in this business, all the people he influenced, all his accomplishments, and we are so deeply sorry and wish his family nothing but the most love at this time."
WWE also confirmed the news on its website, writing: "WWE is saddened to learn that Rocky "Soul Man" Johnson (born Wayde Douglas Bowles), a WWE Hall of Famer, former World Tag Team Champion, and father of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, has passed away age 75."
Dwayne Johnson, Rocky Johnson
Dwayne previously thanked his father for making him 'the man I am today' 
Dwayne is yet to comment publically on the death, but previously thanked his father for making him "who I am today".
In a special Father's Day post in 2018, Dwayne, 47, shared a picture of himself as a child with his dad.
He wrote alongside the picture: "Happy Father's Day to this hardly ever smiling OG badass.
Rocky Johnson
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"Little boys by nature, look up to and idolise their old man. They want to be just like em, do whatever they do and are always looking for their approval.
"Funny thing is the day I stopped looking for that approval was the day I understood what it meant to be a man and more importantly, a father.
"That shift lifted me to a new level of gratitude for the tough love he always gave. Years later as a man and father of three girls, I know that tough love is a helluva lot better than no love at all."