page_title: Ron Simmons
section_title: Championships and accomplishments
hierarchical_section_title: Ron Simmons / Championships and accomplishments
caption_attribution_description: Ron Simmons in the WWE Hall of Fame 2012
context_page_description: Ronald Simmons is an American retired professional wrestler and football player. He performed for World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling under his real name, and in the World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment under both his real name and the ring names Faarooq Asaad and Faarooq.
  In WCW, Simmons was a one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion; as the first African American to win the title, he is recognized by WWE as the first black world champion in professional wrestling history. He was also a one-time WCW World Tag Team Champion with Butch Reed and a one-time WCW United States Tag Team Champion with Big Josh. In the WWF, he was a three-time WWF Tag Team Champion with Bradshaw as one half of the Acolytes Protection Agency. Simmons was a sporadic world title contender between ECW and the WWF, and led stable The Nation of Domination in the latter promotion. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2012.
context_section_description: Championship Wrestling from Florida
  NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  Memphis Championship Wrestling
  MCW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bradshaw
  Ohio Valley Wrestling
  OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bradshaw
  Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1992)
  Ranked No. 20 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1992
  Ranked No. 108 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003
  Ranked No. 91 of the top 100 tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Butch Reed in 2003
  World Championship Wrestling
  WCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  WCW/NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Butch Reed
  WCW United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Big Josh
  World Wrestling Federation / WWE
  WWF Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Bradshaw
  WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2012)
caption: Simmons being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2012
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