Faarooq

Ron Simmons

Ron Simmons in April 2016
Birth name	Ronald Simmons
Born	(1958-05-15) May 15, 1958 (age 58) Perry, Georgia, U.S.
Residence	Marietta, Georgia, United States
Alma mater	Florida State University
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Doom #1 Faarooq Faarooq Asaad Ron Simmons
Billed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Billed weight	270 lb (120 kg)
Billed from	Warner Robins, Georgia
Trained by	Hiro Matsuda
Debut	1986
Retired	2010

Ronald Simmons (born May 15, 1958) is an American retired professional wrestler and football player. He performed for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) under his real name, and in the World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment (WWF/E) under both his real name and the ring names Faarooq Asaad (sometimes spelled Asad) and Faarooq (sometimes spelled Farooq). He is signed with WWE, working in their Legends program.

In WCW, Simmons was a one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion; as the first African American to win the title, he is recognized by WWE as the first black world heavyweight champion in professional wrestling history. He was also a one-time WCW World Tag Team Champion with Butch Reed and a one-time WCW United States Tag Team Champion with Big Josh. In ECW, Simmons headlined the 1994 edition of the company's premier annual pay-per-view event, November to Remember, in a match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship. In the WWF, he was a three-time WWF Tag Team Champion with Bradshaw as one half of the Acolytes Protection Agency. Former leader of stable The Nation of Domination, Simmons also competed for the company's singles championships on pay-per-view and television, headlining the 1997 King of the Ring event against The Undertaker for the WWF Championship. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2012.