Ron Simmons
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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.
Known for
Credits
WWE WrestleMania XX (2004)
as Faarooq
WWE Royal Rumble 1998 (1998)
as Faarooq
WWE Backlash 2000 (2000)
as Faarooq
WWE WrestleMania 2000 (2000)
as Ron Simmons
WWE No Way Out 2002 (2002)
as Faarooq
WWE WrestleMania XV (1999)
as Faarooq (Appearance)
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven (2001)
as Faarooq
WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House (1998)
as Faarooq
WWE WrestleMania XIV (1998)
as Faarooq
WWE Royal Rumble 2002 (2002)
as Faarooq
WWE InVasion (2001)
as Faarooq
WWE Survivor Series 1999 (1999)
as Faarooq
WWE Wrestlemania X8 (2002)
as Faarooq
WWE Royal Rumble 2000 (2000)
as Faarooq
WWE No Mercy (UK) 1999 (1999)
as Faarooq
WWE Fully Loaded 1999 (1999)
as Faarooq
WWE No Way Out 2000 (2000)
as Faarooq (Ringside)
WWE Survivor Series 1997 (1997)
as Faarooq
WWE No Mercy 1999 (1999)
as Faarooq
WWE No Mercy 2001 (2001)
as Faarooq (Heat)
WWE WrestleMania 13 (1997)
as Faarooq
WWE Royal Rumble 2001 (2001)
as Faarooq
WWF Fully Loaded 2000 (2000)
as Faarooq
WWE No Mercy 2000 (2000)
as Faarooq
WWE Backlash 2002 (2002)
as Faarooq (Ringside)
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House (1997)
as Faarooq
WWE Survivor Series 2001 (2001)
as Faarooq
WWE King of the Ring 1997 (1997)
as Faarooq
WWE Over the Edge (1999)
as Faarooq
WWE Rebellion 1999 (1999)
as Faarooq
WCW Halloween Havoc 1989 (1989)
as Himself
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990 (1990)
as Himself
WWE Judgment Day 2001 (2001)
as Faarooq
WCW The Great American Bash 1990 (1990)
as Himself
WWE Rebellion 2001 (2001)
as Faarooq
WWE Unforgiven 1999 (1999)
as Faarooq
WWE SummerSlam 2001 (2001)
as Faarooq
WWE No Mercy 2003 (2003)
as Faarooq
WWE Survivor Series 1996 (1996)
as Faarooq
WWE SummerSlam 1999 (1999)
as Faarooq
WCW Beach Blast 1993 (1993)
as Ron Simmons
ECW 3 Way Dance (1995)
as Ron Simmons
WCW SuperBrawl II (1992)
as Himself
WWE Armageddon 2000 (2000)
as Faarooq (Ringside)
The History of the World Heavyweight Championship (2009)
as Himself
WWE Unforgiven: In Your House (1998)
as Faarooq
WCW The Great American Bash 1991 (1991)
as Ron Simmons
WWE Over the Edge: In Your House (1998)
as Faarooq
WWE Unforgiven 2000 (2000)
as Faarooq
WWE In Your House 13: Final Four (1997)
as Faarooq
WWE Rebellion 2002 (2002)
as Ron Simmons
WWE Royal Rumble 1997 (1997)
as Faarooq
WWE Armageddon 1999 (1999)
as Faarooq
WCW Capital Combat: Return of RoboCop (1990)
as Himself
WWE Vengeance 2003 (2003)
as Faarooq
Robot Dracula (2026)
as Ron Simmons
WWE Survivor Series 2006 (2006)
as Ron Simmons
NWA Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout (1989)
as DOOM #2
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII (1993)
as Himself
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary (1992)
as Ron Simmons
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3 (2015)
as Himself
WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell (1997)
as Faarooq
WWE Ground Zero: In Your House (1997)
as Faarooq
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2 (2014)
as Farooq
WCW Starrcade 1990 (1990)
as Himself
WCW Starrcade 1989 (1989)
as DOOM #2
WCW Halloween Havoc 1991 (1991)
as Ron Simmons
WWE No Way Out 2004 (2004)
as Faarooq
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush (1990)
as Ron Simmons
WWE Backlash: In Your House (1999)
as Faarooq
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House (1997)
as Faarooq
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992 (1992)
as Ron Simmons
NWA The Great American Bash 1989 (1989)
as Himself
WWE Sunny (1997)
as Faarooq Asad
WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91 (1991)
as Himself
WCW Starrcade 1992 (1992)
as Himself
Best Of Raw • Volume Six (1997)
Actor
WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII (1992)
as Himself
WCW WrestleWar 1992 (1992)
as Himself
Best Of Raw • Volume Four (1997)
as Faarooq
WCW Starrcade 1991 (1991)
as Himself
WCW Beach Blast (1992)
as Himself
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1995 (1995)
as Ron Simmons
ECW Fan Cam: May 20, 1995 (1995)
as Ron Simmons
Straight Outta Dudleyville: The Legacy of the Dudley Boyz (2016)
Actor
WCW SuperBrawl 1 (1991)
as Ron Simmons
NWA Clash of The Champions XIII: Thanksgiving Thunder (1990)
as Himself
1997: Dawn of the Attitude (2017)
as Ron Simmons
WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches (2012)
Actor
WCW BattleBowl (1993)
as Himself
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House (1998)
as Faarooq
WWE: The Best of Sting (2014)
as Himself
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker (1997)
as Faarooq (Ringside)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXI (1992)
as Ron Simmons
NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout (1990)
as DOOM #2
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament (1988)
as Ron Simmons
WWE Hall of Fame 2023 (2023)
as Ron Simmons
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003 (2003)
as Faarooq
WWE Hall Of Fame 2012 (2012)
Actor
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings (1988)
as Ron Simmons
ECW November to Remember 1994 (1994)
as "All-American" Ron Simmons
Big Time Wrestling - Return of The Dragon (2022)
as Ron Simmons
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI (1994)
as Himself
ECW Fan Cam: April 15, 1995 (1995)
as Ron Simmons
ECW Fan Cam: May 19, 1995 (1995)
as Ron Simmons
WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite (1991)
as Himself
Best Of Raw • Volume One (1996)
as Faarooq
WCW WrestleWar 1991 (1991)
as Ron Simmons
WCW/New Japan Supershow III (1993)
as Himself
Best Of Raw • Volume Three (1997)
as Faarooq
AAW Legacy (2022)
Actor