Ted Petty

Biography

Following a brief boxing career, Petty started wrestling in 1978 as The Cheetah Kid. Petty wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance in 1990, appearing at Starrcade as Colonel DeKlerk. Along with Sergeant Krueger, he represented South Africa in a tag team match, but the team lost to The Steiner Brothers. In 1993, under the name Rocco Rock and formed a tag team named The Public Enemy with Johnny Grunge, with a gimmick of inner city criminals. The team first wrestled in the Universal Wrestling Federation and Extreme Championship Wrestling. In ECW, the team feuded with Terry Funk and The Gangstas and won the ECW Tag Team Championship four times. The teams's success in 1995 earned him his highest placement in the annual PWI 500, in which he was ranked #90. In 1996, The Public Enemy signed with World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where they won the tag team title and feuded with The Nasty Boys. They continued to use some of the hardcore tactics that had made them famous in ECW, including the frequent use of tables in matches. He also made a few single-competition appearances as The Cheetah Kid during that time. They were briefly in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1999 and competed in the short-lived Xtreme Wrestling Federation as the "South Philly Posse" with Jasmin St. Claire as their manager. Petty then competed as a singles wrestler on the independent circuit. Death Petty died of a heart attack on September 21, 2002, at the age of 49, while en route to a Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling show where he was scheduled to wrestle against Gary Wolfe in a match for the promotion's heavyweight title. Every year the IWA-Mid South professional wrestling promotion memorializes him by holding the Ted Petty Invitational tournament. Previous winners include A. J. Styles, Matt Sydal, Low Ki, and Mike Quackenbush.

Most Famous Work

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WWE Raw

(1993) Rocco Rock

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Legends Never Die

(2006) Rocco Rock (archive footage)

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WCW Road Wild 1998

(1998) Rocco Rock

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ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3

(2015) Rocco Rock

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WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams

(2009) Rocco Rock

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WCW Bash at The Beach 1996

(1996) "Flyboy" Rocco Rock

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WCW Bash at The Beach 1999

(1999) "Flyboy" Rocco Rock

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WCW World War 3 1997

(1997) "Flyboy" Rocco Rock

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2015	Rocco Rock	ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3 2015-04-28 Movie
2013	Rocco Rock	ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2 2013-07-30 Movie
	Rocco Rock	The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2 2013-02-12 Movie
2009	Rocco Rock	WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams 2009-01-01 Movie
2006	Rocco Rock (archive footage)	Legends Never Die 2006-06-01 Movie
	Rocco Rock	ECW: Bloodsport The Most Violent Matches 2006-02-07 Movie
	Rocco Rock	WWE: Blood Sport ECW - The Most Violent Matches 2006-02-07 Movie
2001	Rocco Rock	MECW Inaugural Show 2001-08-11 Movie
1999	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	WCW Bash at The Beach 1999 1999-07-11 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	ECW House Party 1999 1999-01-16 Movie
1998	Rocco Rock	WCW Road Wild 1998 1998-08-08 Movie
1997	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	WCW World War 3 1997 1997-11-23 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	WCW Spring Stampede 1997 1997-04-06 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	WCW Uncensored 1997 1997-03-16 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	WCW SuperBrawl VII 1997-02-23 Movie
1996	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	WCW Bash at The Beach 1996 1996-07-06 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	WCW Slamboree 1996 1996-05-19 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	WCW SuperBrawl VI 1996-02-11 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	ECW House Party 1996 1996-01-05 Movie
1995	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	ECW Holiday Hell '95: The New York Invasion 1995-12-29 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	WWE Survivor Series 1995 1995-11-19 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	ECW November to Remember 1995 1995-11-18 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	ECW Fan Cam: November 4, 1995 1995-11-04 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	ECW Gangsta's Paradise 1995-09-16 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	ECW Sunshine State Slaughter 1995-08-20 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	ECW Wrestlepalooza 1995 1995-08-05 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	ECW Heat Wave 1995 1995-07-15 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	ECW Hardcore Heaven 1995 1995-07-01 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	ECW Mountain Top Madness 1995 1995-06-30 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	ECW Barbed Wire, Hoodies and Chokeslams 1995-06-17 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	ECW Enter The Sandman 1995-05-13 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	ECW Fan Cam: April 15, 1995 1995-04-15 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	ECW Hostile City Showdown 1995 1995-04-15 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	ECW 3-Way Dance 1995-04-08 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	ECW Fan Cam: March 3, 1995 1995-03-03 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock (Appearance)	ECW Return of The Funker 1995-02-25 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	ECW Double Tables 1995-02-04 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	ECW Fan Cam: February 3, 1995 1995-02-03 Movie
1994	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	ECW November to Remember 1994 1994-11-05 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	ECW's NWA World Title Tournament 1994-08-27 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	ECW Hardcore Heaven 1994 1994-08-13 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	ECW Heatwave 1994: The Battle for The Future 1994-07-16 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	ECW Hostile City Showdown 1994 1994-06-24 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	ECW When Worlds Collide 1994-05-14 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	ECW The Night The Line Was Crossed 1994-02-05 Movie
1993	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	ECW November to Remember 1993 1993-11-13 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	NWA Blood Feast: Night 1 1993-10-01 Movie
	"Flyboy" Rocco Rock	ECW Ultra Clash '93 1993-09-18 Movie
	Rocco Rock	WWE Raw 1993-01-11 TV Show
	The Cheetah Kid	WWE Raw 1993-01-11 TV Show
	The Executioner	WWE Raw 1993-01-11 TV Show
1990	Col. DeKlerk	WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course 1990-12-16 Movie
	Col. DeKlerk	WCW Clash of The Champions XIII: Thanksgiving Thunder 1990-11-20 Movie
	The Cheetah Kid	TWA Summer Sizzler 1990-06-09 Movie
	The Cheetah Kid	TWA Spring Spectacular 1990-03-31 Movie
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