Ron Simmons
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.
128 acting credits
Acting · 128
Raw
1993
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
WWF Superstars
1986
WWE Pay Per View
1985
WWE Tough Enough
2001
WWE Old School
1973
Clash of the Champions
1988
NWA World Championship Wrestling
1985
WWE This Is Awesome
2022
The JBL and Cole Show
2012
Steve Austin's Broken Skull Sessions
2019
WWE Rivalries
2014
WWE's Greatest Moments
2025
WWE Hall of Fame
2005
WWF Shotgun Saturday Night
1997
The History of the World Heavyweight Championship
2009
WWF Fully Loaded 2000
2000
WWE Survivor Series 1997
1997
Legends with JBL
2015
WWE WrestleMania XX
2004
WWE Wrestlemania X8
2002
WWE Backlash 2000
2000
WWE: Story Time
2016
WWE WrestleMania XV
1999
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
2002
WWE WrestleMania XIV
1998
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
2000
WWE WrestleMania 13
1997
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
2001
WWE No Way Out 2002
2002
Straight Outta Dudleyville: The Legacy of the Dudley Boyz
2016
WWE Unforgiven: In Your House
1998
WWE Survivor Series 2006
2006
WWE Judgment Day 2001
2001
WWE WrestleMania 2000
2000
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
2001
WCW Beach Blast
1992
WWE Survivor Series 1999
1999
WWE Backlash: In Your House
1999
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
1998
WWE Armageddon 2000
2000
WWE Unforgiven 2000
2000
WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House
1998
WWE Survivor Series 2001
2001
WWE No Mercy 1999
1999
WWE Rebellion 1999
1999
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
2014
WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91
1991
WWE Rebellion 2001
2001
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
1998
Robot Dracula
2026
WCW SuperBrawl 1
1991
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
1993
WWE Ground Zero: In Your House
1997
WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
1998
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
1997
WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches
2012
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
1997
WCW Halloween Havoc 1989
1989
WCW Capital Combat: Return of RoboCop
1990
WWE No Way Out 2000
2000
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
1997
WWE InVasion
2001
WWE No Mercy 2000
2000
WWE King of the Ring 1997
1997
WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell
1997
WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII
1992
WWE Survivor Series 1996
1996
WWE No Mercy 2001
2001
WWE Unforgiven 1999
1999
1997: Dawn of the Attitude
2017
WCW WrestleWar 1992
1992
WWE Over the Edge
1999
WCW Starrcade 1992
1992
WWE: The Best of Sting
2014
Big Time Wrestling - Return of The Dragon
2022
WWE Hall of Fame 2023
2023
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
1997
WWE No Mercy (UK) 1999
1999
WWE No Way Out 2004
2004
WCW Halloween Havoc 1991
1991
WWE SummerSlam 2001
2001
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1988
NWA Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout
1989
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
1990
WWE Vengeance 2003
2003
WCW The Great American Bash 1991
1991
WWE SummerSlam 1999
1999
WCW Starrcade 1991
1991
WWE In Your House 13: Final Four
1997
WWE No Mercy 2003
2003
WWE Backlash 2002
2002
WWE Rebellion 2002
2002
Best Of Raw • Volume Four
1997
NWA Clash of The Champions XIII: Thanksgiving Thunder
1990
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003
2003
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
1992
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
1992
Best Of Raw • Volume Three
1997
WWE Armageddon 1999
1999
NWA The Great American Bash 1989
1989
WWE Fully Loaded 1999
1999
WCW WrestleWar 1991
1991
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1995
1995
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
1988
WCW SuperBrawl II
1992
NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout
1990
WCW Starrcade 1989
1989
WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite
1991
WCW Beach Blast 1993
1993
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
1990
WCW Clash of The Champions XXI
1992
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3
2015
Best Of Raw • Volume Six
1997
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
1990
WCW Starrcade 1990
1990
ECW Fan Cam: May 20, 1995
1995
WCW/New Japan Supershow III
1993
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI
1994
WWE Sunny
1997
ECW Fan Cam: May 19, 1995
1995
ECW November to Remember 1994
1994
ECW 3 Way Dance
1995
Best Of Raw • Volume One
1996
WCW BattleBowl
1993
WWE Hall Of Fame 2012
2012
AAW Legacy
2022
ECW Fan Cam: April 15, 1995
1995