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