Famed Wrestler Rocky Johnson, who was a huge wrestling star in his own right and earned a place in the WWE Hall of Fame, passed away at the age of 75.

The cause of his death is currently unknown.

The death of Rocky Johnson, whose real name was Wayde Bowles, was announced in a statement On Wednesday by World Wrestling Entertainment. His manager confirmed the news to NBC News but did not share details on the cause of death

Rocky Johnson wh has won numerous regional championships and tag-team championships

With partner Tony Atlas, Johnson was part of the first blag tag-team to win a worlds championship in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, later WWE).

A recent statement on the WWE website read: "WWE is saddened to announce that Rocky 'Soul Man' Johnson, a WWE Hall of Famer, former World Tag Team Champion, and father of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, has passed away at age 75.

in from the world of wrestling after Rocky's passing.

Former world champion Mick Foley wrote: "I am so sorry to hear of the passing of the great Rocky Johnson. Always a gentleman, I always enjoyed talking with him. My deepest condolences to his family, friends, and the fans who loved him. A very sad day for wrestling."

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