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Ron Simmons
ActorBorn May 15, 1958 (67 years)
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.
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Ron Simmons Filmography
| 2025 | WWE Royal Rumble · as Ron Simmons |
| 2023 | WWE Hall of Fame · as Ron Simmons |
| 2022 | WWE This is Awesome (TV Series) · as Ron Simmons |
| 2021 | Biography: WWE Legends (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | The Best of WWE: Best of Survivor Series · as Ron Simmons |
| 2020 | The Best of WWE: Best of Halloween Havoc · as Ron Simmons |
| 2020 | The Best of WWE: Best of Clash of Champions · as Ron Simmons |
| 2019 | Steve Austin: The Broken Skull Sessions (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | WWE's The Bump (TV Series) · as Ron Simmons |
| 2019 | WWE: Trish and Lita: Best Friends, Better Enemies · as Ron Simmons |
| 2019 | WrestleMania 35 · as Ron Simmons |
| 2017 | WWE Photo Shoot! (TV Series) · as Ron Simmons |
| 2017 | WWE Hall of Fame · as Self - Presenter |
| 2016 | WWE Hall of Fame · as Self - Presenter |
| 2015 | WWE: Legends With JBL (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2015 | WWE Table For 3 (TV Series) · as Ron Simmons |
| 2015 | WWE: ECW Unreleased Vol. 3 Part 3 · as Himself |
| 2015 | WrestleMania · as Ron Simmons |
| 2015 | WWE Hall of Fame · as Self |
| 2014 | The Best of Sting · as Himself |
| 2014 | The Monday Night War (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Sheik · as Ron Simmons |
| 2014 | WrestleMania XXX · as Ron Simmons |
| 2013 | WWE Hall of Fame 2013 · as Self |
| 2012 | WrestleMania XXVIII · as Ron Simmons |
| 2009 | WWE: The Rise and Fall of WCW · as Ron Simmons |
| 2009 | WWE: History of the World Heavyweight Championship · as Himself |
| 2009 | Starrcade: The Essential Collection · as Ron Simmons |
| 2009 | WWE Hall of Fame 2009 · as Self |
| 2007 | Summerslam · as Ron Simmons |
| 2007 | WWE Great American Bash · as Ron Simmons |
| 2007 | WWE Draft Special · as Ron Simmons |
| 2007 | WWE One Night Stand · as Ron Simmons |
| 2007 | WrestleMania 23 · as Ron Simmons |
| 2007 | WWE Hall of Fame 2007 · as Self |
| 2007 | Royal Rumble · as Ron Simmons |
| 2007 | WWE New Year's Revolution · as Ron Simmons |
| 2006 | Survivor Series · as Ron Simmons |
| 2006 | WWE Cyber Sunday · as Ron Simmons |
| 2006 | ECW on Sci Fi (TV Series) · as Ron Simmons |
| 2005 | WWE Hall of Fame (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Rise & Fall of ECW · as Ron Simmons |
| 2002 | WWE Rebellion · as Ron Simmons |
| 2000 | WrestleMania 2000 · as Ron Simmons |
| 1997 | WWE Byte This! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | ECW Hostile City Showdown 1995 · as Ron Simmons |
| 1995 | ECW Three Way Dance · as Ron Simmons |
| 1993 | WCW Battlebowl · as Himself |
| 1993 | WCW Beach Blast · as Ron Simmons |
| 1993 | ECW Hardcore TV (TV Series) · as Ron Simmons |
| 1993 | WCW SuperBrawl III · as Self |
| 1992 | Starrcade · as Himself |
| 1992 | WCW Halloween Havoc · as Ron Simmons |
| 1992 | WCW Beach Blast · as Himself |
| 1992 | WCW the Great American Bash · as Ron Simmons |
| 1992 | WCW Wrestle War · as Himself |
| 1992 | WCW SuperBrawl II · as Himself |
| 1991 | Starrcade · as Himself |
| 1991 | Halloween Havoc · as Ron Simmons |
| 1991 | WCW the Great American Bash · as Ron Simmons |
| 1991 | WCW SuperBrawl I · as Ron Simmons |
| 1991 | WCW Wrestle War · as Ron Simmons |
| 1990 | Starrcade · as Himself |
| 1990 | Halloween Havoc · as Himself |
| 1990 | WCW/NWA the Great American Bash · as Himself |
| 1990 | WCW/NWA Capital Combat · as Himself |
| 1989 | Halloween Havoc · as Himself |
| 1989 | WCW/NWA the Great American Bash · as Himself |
| 1988 | Clash of the Champions (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 1985 | World Championship Wrestling (TV Series) · as Ron Simmons |
| 1985 | WWF Saturday Night's Main Event (TV Series) · as Ron Simmons |
| 1985 | WCW Saturday Night (TV Series) · as Ron Simmons |
| 1975 | WCW WorldWide (TV Series) · as Ron Simmons |