WRESTLER PROFILES

	Wrestler: Johnny Rodz Real Name: Johnny Rodriguez Birthday: Hometown: Billed from Steubenville, Ohio Marital Status: Height & Weight: Trained by: Debut: Previous Names: "Arabian Wildman" Java Ruuk "The Unpredictable" Johnny Rodz Finishing Move: Favorite Moves: Notable Feuds: Earl Maynard
IWA (Montreal) International Heavyweight title (as Java Ruuk) defeating Edouard Carpentier (Febuary 11, 1980);
Johnny Rodz worked in Los Angeles for Mike & Gene LaBelle as Arabian Wildman Java Ruuk at one stage.. ~~~1976: Java Ruuk won the annual Los Angeles battle royal eliminating Pork Chop Cash at the end.. World Wide Wrestling Federation: Johnny Rodz was a respectable WWWF jobber who never really won many matches but always looked good.. January 21, 1980 - WWF: Kevin Von Erich pinned Johnny Rodz in Von Erich's Madison Square Garden debut.. June 22, 1985--WWF Championship Wrestling: Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat defeated Johnny Rodz........ ~~~One time, Johnny Rodz was wrestling Jay Strongbow at Seton Hall University & a heap of students wore Arab headgear.. ~~~~~The students kept bowing & doing a continuous chant of "Java Ruuk, Java Ruuk".. ~~~~~The legendary Jay Strongbow had to break character & kept laughing until he had tears in his eyes.. Retirement & Training: Johnny Rodz runs a wrestling school, training wrestlers such as Tazz & Brother Devon, Hugh Morrus, & Tommy Dreamer.. 1996: Johnny Rodz was inducted into the World Wrestling Federation Hall of Fame.. March 1, 2007 - TNA iMPACT: A video was shown of LAX attacking Johnny Rodz to further the LAX/Team 3-D storyline.. March 11, 2007 - TNA Destination-X: LAX (w/Konnan & Machete) beated Team 3-D (w/Johnny Rodz) in a "Ghetto Brawl".. March 15, 2007 - TNA iMPACT: Alex Shelley & Homicide & Hernandez beat Team 3-D (Ray & Devon & Runt w/Johnny Rodz)..