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Antonino Rocca

Also known as Antonio Rocca, Argentina Rocca, Antonio Biasetton

Personal Data

Birthday:

23.04.1923

Birthplace:

Treviso, Italien

Day of death:

15.03.1977 (at the age of 53)

Cause of death:

Nierenversagen

Gender:

male

Height:

6' 0" (183 cm)

Weight:

227 lbs (103 kg)

Career Data

Alter egos:

Antonino Rocca
a.k.a. Antonio Rocca
a.k.a. Argentina Rocca
Antonio Biasetton

Roles:

Singles Wrestler (1941 - 1976)
Color Commentator (1975 - 1976)

Beginning of in-ring career:

1941

End of in-ring career:

1976

In-ring experience:

35 years

Wrestling style:

Technician

Trainer:

Stanislaus Zbyszko

Signature moves:

Argentine Backbreaker
Airplane Spin
Dropkick

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Current Total Rating (?)

Valid votes: 28

Number of comments: 8

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Average rating: 9.57 [28]

Average rating in 2025: 9.25 [4]

Average rating in 2024: 9.75 [4]

Average rating in 2023: 10.00 [2]

Average rating in 2022: 9.67 [3]

Average rating in 2020: 8.67 [3]

Average rating in 2019: 10.00 [1]

Average rating in 2018: 10.00 [2]

Average rating in 2017: 9.67 [3]

Average rating in 2016: 9.50 [2]

Average rating in 2015: 9.67 [3]

Average rating in 2014: 10.00 [1]

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TheOneAndOnlyCactus wrote on 20.01.2023:

[10.0] "A Pioneer of high-flying wrestling, a charismatic figure who captivated the crowd and drew in the Italian and Latin-American crowds and helped to turn MSG into a legendary place in the world of wrestling. The definition of ahead of his time."

texasyosh wrote on 19.06.2022:

[9.0] "Antonino Rocca was a big draw in the Northeast amongst Italians. In such an ethnically diverse area like New York, Rocca was their guy. Rocca would've probably been seen as 'undersized' in today's age perhaps, but he was a very solid wrestler oto."

BUIOOMEGA wrote on 13.10.2020:

[8.0] "Natural born italian, then argentine. A lot of agility in his arsenal, very ahead of his time. One of the underrated indeed big names of the past."

LandonRyanWyatt wrote on 15.02.2019:

[10.0] "One of the true pioneers of the WWWF, "Argentina" was so athletically gifted beyond his years, that it's hard to believe he was actually human, so to speak. This guy is so important in the legacy of Sports Entertainment history, an icon among men."

JEK 1991 wrote on 12.12.2018:

[10.0] "I say the very first high flyer in wrestling. A pioneer for sure. Very exciting to watch. Image if he was alive today and facing against many high flyers."

Rabid wrote on 20.04.2018:

[10.0] "A pioneer to today? s wrestling and extremely charismatic to boot. Antonio Rocca was one of the best performers of his time and he was an innovative one at that. He popularized the drop kick, the torture and the headscissors. Antonio Rocco will go down in history as one of the most influential and one of the best pro wrestlers of all time."

yanus wrote on 21.06.2015:

[9.0] "From the limited footage that I have seen Rocca looks like a very athletic and charismatic wrestler. Especially his athleticism is something that really can't be seen in a lot of the 50's wrestling footage and this made him a star."

Teck wrote on 13.11.2014:

[10.0] "the inventor of the backbreaker rack, one of the most painful submissions pro-wrestling and owner of the best dropkick... he deserves a good rating"