Ron Simmons

Acting · 1.0 popularity

Age

Movies

111

Born: May 15, 1958
From: Perry, Georgia, USA

Biography

Ronald Simmons is a retired American professional wrestler and football player. He performed for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under his real name, and in WWE under both his real name and the ring names Faarooq Asaad (sometimes spelled Asad) and Faarooq (sometimes spelled Farooq). He is currently signed with WWE, working in their Legends program. In WCW, he was a one time World Heavyweight Champion; as the first of two African Americans to win the title, he is recognized by WWE as the first Black heavyweight world champion in professional wrestling history. He was also a one time World Tag Team Champion with Butch Reed and a one time United States Tag Team Champion with Big Josh. In the WWF, he was a three time Tag Team Champion with Bradshaw as one half of the Acolytes Protection Agency. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2012. Prior to becoming a professional wrestler, Simmons was an American college and professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League, Canadian Football League and United States Football League for four seasons during the 1980s. He played college football for Florida State University, and was recognized as an All-American. He played professionally for the NFL's Cleveland Browns, the CFL's Ottawa Rough Riders and the USFL's Tampa Bay Bandits.

Works

111 films

WWE WrestleMania XIV

19987.7

WWE SummerSlam 1999

19997.4

WWE Backlash 2002

20025.6

ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3

20159.2

WWE Royal Rumble 2002

20026.7

WWE No Mercy 2003

20038.1

WWE WrestleMania XX

20048.2

WWE Survivor Series 1999

19998.5

WWE WrestleMania X-Seven

20018.8

WWE Royal Rumble 1998

19986.6

WWE Unforgiven: In Your House

19988.8

WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell

19976.7

WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House

19984.7

WWE Fully Loaded 1999

19997.0

WWE Rebellion 2001

20017.7

WWE Survivor Series 2006

20067.1

WWE Over the Edge: In Your House

19989.3

WWE No Way Out 2002

20026.0

WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003

2003

WWE Royal Rumble 2001

20017.5

WCW Starrcade 1991

19918.0

AAW Legacy

2022

WWE WrestleMania 13

19977.5

WWE No Way Out 2000

20007.2

WWE Wrestlemania X8

20028.2

WWE Badd Blood: In Your House

19977.6

WCW Halloween Havoc 1990

19906.0

WWE WrestleMania XV

19997.5

WWE D-Generation X: In Your House

19978.1

WWE Over the Edge

19997.2

WWE WrestleMania 2000

20007.3

WWE Rebellion 1999

19997.0

WWE Unforgiven 1999

19997.7

WWE Survivor Series 2001

20016.8

WWE Royal Rumble 2000

20006.7

WWE In Your House 13: Final Four

19977.9

ECW 3 Way Dance

19957.5

WWE Backlash: In Your House

19999.5

WWE Survivor Series 1997

19978.6

WWE No Mercy 1999

19998.0

WWE Armageddon 1999

19995.7

WWE Unforgiven 2000

20007.6

WWE Royal Rumble 1997

19977.0

WCW SuperBrawl II

19928.0

WWE No Mercy 2000

20008.0

WWE SummerSlam 2001

20018.5

WWE: The Best of Sting

20147.7

WWE No Mercy (UK) 1999

19996.0

WWE Survivor Series 1996

19967.4

WCW The Great American Bash 1990

19907.7

WWE Backlash 2000

20007.6

WCW Starrcade 1989

19896.9

WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2

20149.0

WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House

19987.3

WCW WrestleWar 1992

19926.0

WWE King of the Ring 1997

199710.0

The History of the World Heavyweight Championship

20096.0

WCW The Great American Bash 1991

19918.0

WWE InVasion

20017.9

WWE No Way Out 2004

20046.8

WCW BattleBowl

19936.0

WWE Ground Zero: In Your House

19978.0

WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII

19926.0

WCW Starrcade 1992

19926.7

1997: Dawn of the Attitude

201710.0

WCW Starrcade 1990

19907.8

WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker

199710.0

WWE No Mercy 2001

20017.0

WCW Halloween Havoc 1991

19917.0

WCW Capital Combat: Return of RoboCop

19906.3

WWF Fully Loaded 2000

20008.6

WCW Beach Blast 1993

199310.0

WWE Vengeance 2003

20038.5

WWE Armageddon 2000

20007.6

WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI

1994

NWA The Great American Bash 1989

19898.1

WCW Halloween Havoc 1989

19896.8

WCW SuperBrawl 1

19916.0

WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches

20128.0

WWE Rebellion 2002

20026.2

WWE Judgment Day 2001

20017.7

WCW WrestleWar 1991

19918.0

Best Of Raw • Volume Three

1997

Robot Dracula

20262.0

Best Of Raw • Volume Four

1997

NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings

1988

WCW Halloween Havoc 1992

19929.5

WCW Beach Blast

19928.0

Straight Outta Dudleyville: The Legacy of the Dudley Boyz

20165.7

WWE Sunny

19978.0

WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary

1992

WWE Hall Of Fame 2012

20127.5

The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

19887.0

Best Of Raw • Volume Six

1997

NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout

19904.0

NWA Clash of The Champions XIII: Thanksgiving Thunder

19906.0

WCW Clash of The Champions XXI

19929.0

WCW/New Japan Supershow III

199310.0

WWE Hall of Fame 2023

20238.5

Best Of Raw • Volume One

1996

WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite

19917.0

WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91

19917.0

ECW Hostile City Showdown 1995

1995

ECW November to Remember 1994

19946.0

NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush

1990

NWA Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout

1989

WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII

1993

Big Time Wrestling - Return of The Dragon

2022

ECW Fan Cam: May 20, 1995

19954.0

ECW Fan Cam: April 15, 1995

1995

ECW Fan Cam: May 19, 1995

1995