Johnny Rodz

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Johnny Rodz
Rodz in 2008
Birth nameJohn Rodriguez
Born (1941-05-16) May 16, 1941 (age 82)
New York City, U.S.[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Java Ruuk
Johnny Rodz[2]
Super Medico II
El Shafto
Army Medic
Billed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Billed weight239 lb (108 kg)[1]
Billed fromThe Bronx, New York
Debut1965
Retired1997

John Rodriguez[3] (born May 16, 1941) is an American former professional wrestler. He has previously worked as a professional wrestler under the ring name Johnny Rodz.

Professional wrestling career

World Wide Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Federation (1965–1985)

He was part of the

Showdown at Shea, he was defeated by "Polish Power" Ivan Putski.[9][10] His last WWF match was a loss to Gama Singh
on June 19, 1985.

NWA Hollywood Wrestling (1976-1978)

For a time, he also worked with Mike and Gene LeBell's NWA Hollywood Wrestling. He won a greater share of matches wrestling as "Arabian Wildman" Java Ruuk[11][12] and even won the promotion's battle royal in 1976.[1]

Post-retirement

In 1996, Rodz was inducted into the

class of 1996[13] by Arnold Skaaland.[1]

On the March 1, 2007 episode of

the Latin American Xchange (LAX) attacking Rodz as part of their feud with Team 3D. Ten days later at Destination X
, he accompanied Team 3D to the ring for their Ghettobrawl match with LAX at the pay-per-view.

Training

Johnny Rodz has been training students for over 30 years, out of

D-von Dudley, Damien Demento, Prince Nana, Marti Belle, Wendy Choo, Big Vito, Masha Slamovich, William Morrissey, Vince Russo, and many more.[14][15] A few of Rodz' students have gone on to train other future superstars at their own wrestling academies.[16] Rodz founded the independent wrestling promotion known as World of Unpredictable Wrestling.[17][18]

Wrestlers trained

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Hall of Fame: Johnny Rodz". WWE.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Steve Urena (January 6, 2006). "Interview with Prince Nana". Wrestling Caricatures. Retrieved March 20, 2008.
  3. ^ a b c Corey Kilgannon (October 8, 2000). "Dying to Drop-Kick And Body-Slam, And Make It Pay". NY Times. Retrieved March 20, 2008.
  4. ISBN 978-1-60078-686-0
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  6. ISBN 978-1-61321-696-5
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  7. ^ Benes, Ross (April 13, 2016). "The Profane Teachings Of Johnny Rodz, The Wrestler Who Jobbed His Way Into The Hall Of Fame". Deadspin. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
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  9. ISBN 978-1-55490-322-1
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  10. ISBN 978-1-4516-0467-2
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  11. ISBN 978-0-425-18721-0
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  12. ISBN 978-0-345-81621-4
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  13. ISBN 978-1-326-35581-4
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  14. ISBN 978-0-8223-3438-5
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  15. ISBN 978-1-77041-028-2
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  16. ISBN 978-0-7440-3510-0
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  17. ^ "World of Unpredictable Wrestling". World of Unpredictable Wrestling. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  18. ISBN 978-1-317-38507-3
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  19. ISBN 978-1-4165-6156-9
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  20. ^ "WrestlingClassics.com Message Board: Elektra Talks about the death of her ex husband Big Dick Dudley on Chairshots radio". wrestlingclassics.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  21. ISBN 978-1-55022-704-8
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  22. ISBN 978-1-77305-576-3
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  23. ^ Chris Sokol (August 11, 2004). "Little Jeanne's destiny is old-school". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  24. ISBN 978-0-425-18594-0
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  25. ISBN 978-1-59240-881-8
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  26. ^ "Tales From The Mat Presents: Masha Slamovich's Life Sequestered Abroad In A Joshi Dojo". Wrestling Inc. April 14, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
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    ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
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