Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 255 lb (116 kg)
Real name: John Theodore Wisniski
Hometown: Washington, DC
Pro debut: 1947
Finishing move: The Brainbuster
Other aliases: Rocky Valentine, "The Villain", The Bad Man from the Badlands, The Big O (Georgia)
Career highlights: NWA International Tag Team Champion (Japan version) (w/Killer Karl Krupp), NWA United National Champion, AWA United States Heavyweight Champion, NWA American Heavyweight Champion (2), NWA American Tag Team Champion (3), NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Champion (2), NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion (8), NWA Texas Tag Team Champion (w/Rip Rogers), NWA Florida Brass Knuckles Champion, NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion (3), NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Champion, NWA Florida Southern Tag Team Champion (w/Boris Malenko), NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champion (2), IWA International Heavyweight Champion (Chicago version), IWA International Heavyweight Champion (Montreal version), NWA International Tag Team Champion (Toronto version) (5), NWA United States Heavyweight Champion (Toronto version) (7), NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion (2), NWA United States Heavyweight Champion (Mid-Atlantic version), NWA Hawaii Tag Team Champion (w/Ripper Collins), NWA United States Tag Team Champion (Northeast version) (3), NWA United States Heavyweight Champion (Detroit version) (3), NWA United States TV Champion (3), NWA Beat the Champ International TV Champion, NWA World Tag Team Champion (Minneapolis version) (w/Chet Wallick), NWA North American Heavyweight Champion (Amarillo version), NWF Heavyweight Champion (2), NWF North American Heavyweight Champion (2), NWA Missouri Heavyweight Champion, NWA Canadian Heavyweight Champion (Calgary version) (2), WWWF United States Tag Team Champion (w/Tony Parisi)
Trained by: Stanislaus Zbyszko, Wladek Zbyszko
He was approximately 6' 4" tall and weighed 255 pounds, with bleach blonde hair and striking good looks. He was a notorious wrestling villain, reviled by loving fans everywhere.
Wisniski became a professional wrestler in 1947. He held numerous world champion and regional titles, including the NWA United States Championship and the World Heavyweight title. He had long running rivalries with Bobo Brazil, Pat O'Connor, Antonio Rocca, Lou Thesz, Harley Race, The Sheik, Wahoo McDaniel, Fritz von Erich, Bruno Sammartino, Johnny Powers, Antonio Inoki and Jack & Jerry Brisco.