Top 5 African-American WWE Stars

#4 Ron Simmons

Ron Simmons was best known in the WWE for his tag-team efforts with Bradshaw, now known as JBL.

Ron Simmons, a former Florida State football player, had his biggest title reign when he was the first African-American wrestler to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, but that doesn’t mean his time in the WWE was a waste. Simmons won three WWE tag-team championships when he teamed with Bradshaw, now a member of the announce team as JBL.

Simmons was inducted to the WWE Hall of Fame in 2012 and sporadically makes cameo appearances on WWE programming to this day.