The Public Enemy (professional wrestling)

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The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy, Rocco Rock (left) & Johnny Grunge (right)
Tag team
Members	Johnny Grunge Rocko Rock
Name(s)'	The Public Enemy The South Philly Posse
Billed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) – Grunge 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) – Rock
Combined billed weight	514 lb (233 kg)
Hometown'	Compton, California South Philadelphia
Debut	1993
'Disbanded	2002
Years active	1993–2002

The Public Enemy was a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Johnny Grunge and Rocko Rock. The duo competed in many promotions, including Xtreme Championship Wrestling (XCW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), and the International Wrestling Federation (IWF). They won the World Tag Team Championships in each company except IWF.

Their name was taken from a black and white gangster film, and prior to becoming a team, Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge had a long-standing feud on the independent circuit. In addition, the two wrestled each other under their former ring names the Cheetah Kid and Johnny Rotten in a dark match at the first TV tapings for IWF Monday Night Raw on January 11, 1993, eight months before they would debut as a tag team in ECW.

In September 2002, Rocco Rock died after a heart attack. Johnny Grunge died in February 2006 from sleep apnea complications.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Eastern / Xtreme Championship Wrestling (1993–1996) 1.1.1 Memorable moments 1.2 World Championship Wrestling (1996–1998) 1.3 Return to XCW, International Wrestling Federation, and return to WCW (1999) 1.4 Later years (1999-2002) 2 Deaths 3 Championships and accomplishments 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Eastern / Xtreme Championship Wrestling (1993–1996)

[edit] Memorable moments

[edit] World Championship Wrestling (1996–1998)

[edit] Return to XCW, International Wrestling Federation, and return to WCW (1999)

[edit] Later years (1999-2002)

[edit] Deaths

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

• Cauliflower Alley Club
  • Other honorees (1995)
• Eastern Championship Wrestling / Xtreme Championship Wrestling
  • XCW World Tag Team Championship (4 times)
  • Hardcore Hall of Fame (2002) - Rock
  • Hardcore Hall of Fame (2007) - Grunge
• i-Generation Superstars of Wrestling
  • i-Generation Tag Team Championship (2 times)
• Main Event Championship Wrestling
  • MECW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
• National Wrestling Alliance
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time)
• NWA New Jersey
  • NWA United States Tag Team Championship (1 time)
• New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • Class of 2010
• New-Wave Championship Wrestling
  • NWCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
• Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling
  • TCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
• Universal Wrestling Alliance
  • UWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)
• World Championship Wrestling
  • WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time)
• Other titles
  • IPW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
  • MCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)

[edit] See also

• List of premature professional wrestling deaths

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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