Cast
Ron Simmons
Acting
Cast
Ron Simmons
Known for
Acting
Born
1958-05-15
From
Perry, Georgia, USA
Also known as Faarooq, Doom #1, Faarooq Asad
Biography
Ronald Simmons is a retired American professional wrestler and football player. He performed for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under his real name, and in WWE under both his real name and the ring names Faarooq Asaad (sometimes spelled Asad) and Faarooq (sometimes spelled Farooq). He is currently signed with WWE, working in their Legends program. In WCW, he was a one time World Heavyweight Champion; as the first of two African Americans to win the title, he is recognized by WWE as the first Black heavyweight world champion in professional wrestling history. He was also a one time World Tag Team Champion with Butch Reed and a one time United States Tag Team Champion with Big Josh. In the WWF, he was a three time Tag Team Champion with Bradshaw as one half of the Acolytes Protection Agency. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2012. Prior to becoming a professional wrestler, Simmons was an American college and professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League, Canadian Football League and United States Football League for four seasons during the 1980s. He played college football for Florida State University, and was recognized as an All-American. He played professionally for the NFL's Cleveland Browns, the CFL's Ottawa Rough Riders and the USFL's Tampa Bay Bandits.
The History of the World Heavyweight Championship
as Himself
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
as Faarooq
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
as Farooq
WWE Backlash 2000
as Faarooq
WWE WrestleMania XX
as Faarooq
WWE WrestleMania 13
as Faarooq
WWE WrestleMania 2000
as Ron Simmons
WWE Rebellion 1999
as Faarooq
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
as Faarooq
WWE Survivor Series 2001
as Faarooq
WWE Armageddon 2000
as Faarooq (Ringside)
WWE Survivor Series 2006
as Ron Simmons
WWE WrestleMania XV
as Faarooq (Appearance)
WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches
WWE Rebellion 2001
as Faarooq
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
as Faarooq
WWE WrestleMania XIV
as Faarooq
WCW Beach Blast
as Himself
WWE Wrestlemania X8
as Faarooq
WWE Survivor Series 1999
as Faarooq
WWE No Way Out 2000
as Faarooq (Ringside)
WWE Unforgiven: In Your House
as Faarooq
WWE No Way Out 2002
as Faarooq
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
as Faarooq
WWE Survivor Series 1996
as Faarooq
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
as Faarooq
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
as Faarooq (Ringside)
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
as Faarooq
WWE Backlash: In Your House
as Faarooq
1997: Dawn of the Attitude
as Ron Simmons
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
as Faarooq
WWE Rebellion 2002
as Ron Simmons
WWE Survivor Series 1997
as Faarooq
WCW Starrcade 1992
as Himself
WWE Backlash 2002
as Faarooq (Ringside)
WWE Unforgiven 1999
as Faarooq
WWE Vengeance 2003
as Faarooq
WWE: The Best of Sting
as Himself
NWA Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout
as DOOM #2
WWE No Mercy 1999
as Faarooq
WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
as Faarooq
WCW Halloween Havoc 1989
as Himself
WWE No Mercy (UK) 1999
as Faarooq
WCW BattleBowl
as Himself
WCW Halloween Havoc 1991
as Ron Simmons
WCW WrestleWar 1992
as Himself
WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell
as Faarooq
WCW The Great American Bash 1991
as Ron Simmons
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
as Faarooq
WWE Over the Edge
as Faarooq
NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout
as DOOM #2
WWE No Way Out 2004
as Faarooq
WWE SummerSlam 1999
as Faarooq
WWE Ground Zero: In Your House
as Faarooq
WWE No Mercy 2000
as Faarooq
WCW Starrcade 1991
as Himself
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
as Himself
WWE No Mercy 2003
as Faarooq
WWE Armageddon 1999
as Faarooq
WWE Unforgiven 2000
as Faarooq
WCW Capital Combat: Return of RoboCop
as Himself
Robot Dracula
as Ron Simmons
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
as Himself
WWE InVasion
as Faarooq
WWE SummerSlam 2001
as Faarooq
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
as Ron Simmons
Best Of Raw • Volume Six
WWE No Mercy 2001
as Faarooq (Heat)
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
as Ron Simmons
WCW SuperBrawl II
as Himself
Straight Outta Dudleyville: The Legacy of the Dudley Boyz
WCW Starrcade 1989
as DOOM #2
WWF Fully Loaded 2000
as Faarooq
WCW WrestleWar 1991
as Ron Simmons
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
as Faarooq
WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House
as Faarooq
WWE Sunny
as Faarooq Asad
WCW/New Japan Supershow III
as Himself
WCW SuperBrawl 1
as Ron Simmons
Best Of Raw • Volume Three
as Faarooq
WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII
as Himself
Best Of Raw • Volume One
as Faarooq
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
as Ron Simmons
WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91
as Himself
WWE King of the Ring 1997
as Faarooq
WWE Judgment Day 2001
as Faarooq
WWE Fully Loaded 1999
as Faarooq
NWA Clash of The Champions XIII: Thanksgiving Thunder
as Himself
WCW Starrcade 1990
as Himself
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3
as Himself
WWE Hall of Fame 2023
as Ron Simmons
WCW Clash of The Champions XXI
as Ron Simmons
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
as Himself
ECW 3 Way Dance
as Ron Simmons
NWA The Great American Bash 1989
as Himself
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1995
as Ron Simmons
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003
as Faarooq
WWE In Your House 13: Final Four
as Faarooq
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
as Ron Simmons
Best Of Raw • Volume Four
as Faarooq
ECW Fan Cam: May 19, 1995
as Ron Simmons
Big Time Wrestling - Return of The Dragon
as Ron Simmons
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
as Ron Simmons
ECW November to Remember 1994
as "All-American" Ron Simmons
ECW Fan Cam: May 20, 1995
as Ron Simmons
WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite
as Himself
WCW Beach Blast 1993
as Ron Simmons
WWE Hall Of Fame 2012
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
as Himself
ECW Fan Cam: April 15, 1995
as Ron Simmons
