| Rocky Della Serra | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Gerry Dellaserra |
| Born | October 6, 1958 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Rocky Della Serra Gino Della Serra UFO #2 Tackle |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1] |
| Billed weight | 231 lb (105 kg) |
| Debut | 1978 |
| Retired | 2010 |
Gerry Dellaserra (born October 6, 1958) is a retired Canadian professional wrestler. He is best known by his ring name Rocky Della Serra who spent his career in Montreal, Vancouver, Memphis, Germany, Japan, Puerto Rico and Portland (Oregon). [2]
Della Serra grew up in Montreal playing football and amateur wrestling, where he won silver in Quebec in 1974. [3] He made his professional wrestling debut in 1978 in Montreal. That summer he also worked in Germany and later Toronto.
In the spring of 1979, Della Serra debuted in Vancouver for NWA All-Star Wrestling. He also worked in Calgary, and Portland from 1980 to 1981.
In 1982, Della Serra worked in Puerto Rico with Pierre Martel winning the WWC World Tag Team Championship where they defeated The Moondogs.
In 1984, he debuted for Montreal's Lutte Internationale where he became a household name and teamed with his brother Bob Della Serra. That same year, he worked in Japan for Universal Wrestling Federation (Japan) with his brother.
In 1987, Lutte Internationale folded and Rocky stayed in All Star Wrestling in Vancouver. In 1989, All-Star Wrestling folded in Vancouver and Rocky returned to Montreal working in independent promotions until 1991. During the rest of his career in the 1990s and 2000s Rocky returned to Vancouver and worked in independent promotions in British Columbia, including Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling. [4] He retired from wrestling in 2010.
Della Serra is the brother of Bob Della Serra. He resides in British Columbia.
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