History Wrestling / AntoninoRocca

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Rocca wrestled barefoot, and if he disliked someone he would toe kick them in the head every time an on the mat exchange allowed him to. He would use the big boot to send the sole of his barefoot into the faces of standing opponents regardless.

* SheFu: He could wrestles as well on his hands, knees, ass or elbows as well as he could simply standing. Usually his acrobatics transitioned into moves somehow, but sometimes Rocca would do cartwheels for no other reason than to show off.

* UrExample: Responsible for introducing the fast, high-flying style to wrestling, including the dropkick, cross body and huracanrana, though the drop kick is disputed by y "Jumping Joe" Savoldi, and Abe Coleman, who both claim to have based their versions off of kangaroos, and the Huracanrana is disputed by Huracan Ramirez. Rocca also innovated the Argentine back breaker.

As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonino_Rocca The Other Wiki]].

* FallacyOfDivision: He was pared up with Wrestling/BrunoSammartino in a tag team but it was never as popular as Rocca's team with Perez, despite Sammartino otherwise being a bigger star than Perez. Rocca and Sammartino were then put against one another as opponents, but both drew more money wrestling other people.

* SignatureMove: He was know for applying an Indian death lock, and then doing a headstand while maintaining a knee spreader and kicking the opponent in the face upside down... or toe trusting them in the abdominal region rapidly as if he was riding a bicycle. He also had a standing cross legged ankle scissors around the head of an opponent on his back. Also, the classic airplane spin since Rocca did not get dizzy easily.

* RealMenWearPink: He loved {{Opera}} and reportedly could sing it as well.

* HeroOfAnotherStory: His time in Wrestling/{{Rikidozan}}'s JWA while still taking bookings as a wrestler outside of Japan. He was the inspiration for Wrestling/AtonioInoki's ring name and also refereed for Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling after it and Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling split JWA in two between Inoki and Giant Baba.

Antonino Biasetton (13 April 1921 – 15 March 1977) was an [[UsefulNotes/{{Italy}} Italian]]-[[UsefulNotes/{{Argentina}} Argentinian]] {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er who competed from 1942-1976 as '''Antonino Rocca.''' He is best known for his work for the Capital Wrestling Corporation, which was the precursor to Wrestling/{{WWE}}. He was a major box office draw for the UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity territory. He also competed in UsefulNotes/{{Montreal}}, UsefulNotes/{{Ohio}}, Texas, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling and the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico, where he finished out his career. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a 1x World (Capitol) Tag Team Champion, a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/qc/qc-world-h.html#iwa World (Montreal) Heavyweight Champion]], a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/tx-h.html NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pr/wwc/wwc-na-t.html WWC North American Tag Team Champion]].

* CarpetOfVirility

* DoesNotLikeShoes
* {{Face}}: The defining example of his era.

* UnderwearOfPower
* UrExample: Responsible for introducing the fast, high-flying style to wrestling, including the dropkick, cross body and huracanrana. He also innovated the Argentine back breaker.

* SpotlightStealingSquad: He headlined every single main event in Madison Square garden for seven straight years, though he often shared the spotlight with other people. Probably justified, [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools as he did bring wrestling back to the garden and was largely responsible for making the New York territory profitable again after Jack Pfefer had sabotaged it.]]

* DownerEnding: His death at 49.

* SpotlightStealingSquad: He headlined every single main event in Madison Square garden for seven straight years, though he often shared the spotlight with other people. Probably justified, [[TropesAreTools as he did bring wrestling back to the garden and was largely responsible for making the New York territory profitable again after Jack Pfefer had sabotaged it.]]

'''Antonino Biasetton''' (1927-1977) was an [[UsefulNotes/{{Italy}} Italian]]-[[UsefulNotes/{{Argentina}} Argentinian]] {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er who competed from 1942-1976 as '''Antonino Rocca.''' He is best known for his work for the Capital Wrestling Corporation, which was the precursor to Wrestling/{{WWE}}. He was a major box office draw for the UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity territory. He also competed in UsefulNotes/{{Montreal}}, UsefulNotes/{{Ohio}}, Texas, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling and the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico, where he finished out his career. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a 1x World (Capitol) Tag Team Champion, a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/qc/qc-world-h.html#iwa World (Montreal) Heavyweight Champion]], a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/tx-h.html NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pr/wwc/wwc-na-t.html WWC North American Tag Team Champion]].

!!! "Argentinian Tropes":

* SpotlightStealingSquad: He headlined every single main event in Madison Square garden for seven straight years, though he often shared the spotlight with other people. Probably justified, [[TropesAreTools as he did bring wrestling back to the garden and was largely responsible for making the New York territory profitable again.]]

* LegacyCharacter: Antonio Inoki named himself for Rocca.

* UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny: He starred in the comic book ''Downfall of Superman'' and was the cause of it, using his superior wrestling ability.

'''Antonino Biasetton''' (1927-1977) was an UsefulNotes/{{Ital|ian}} {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er who competed from 1942-1976 as '''Antonino Rocca.''' He is best known for his work for the Capital Wrestling Corporation, which was the precursor to Wrestling/{{WWE}}. He was a major box office draw for the UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity territory. He also competed in UsefulNotes/{{Montreal}}, UsefulNotes/{{Ohio}}, Texas, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling and the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico, where he finished out his career. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a 1x World (Capitol) Tag Team Champion, a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/qc/qc-world-h.html#iwa World (Montreal) Heavyweight Champion]], a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/tx-h.html NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pr/wwc/wwc-na-t.html WWC North American Tag Team Champion]].