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Rocket Monroe
Personal information
Born	Maury High; March 17, 1941; Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	June 7, 2010 (aged 69); Atlanta, Georgia
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Rocket Monroe; TNT Monroe; Rick Monroe; Rocky Monroe; Rocky Montez; Rock Montez; Masked Godfather #2; Maury High
Trained by	Tex Hager
Debut	1960
Retired	1979

Maury High (March 17, 1941 – June 7, 2010), better known by his ring name Rocket Monroe, was an American professional wrestler. A major star in the Southern United States, High was best known for his successful tag team with younger "brother" Sputnik Monroe. He also had notable stints in the American Wrestling Association,^[2] Georgia Championship Wrestling and Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling as a singles wrestler. He was the last surviving member of the Monroe wrestling family.^[3]

Professional wrestling career

Monroe made his debut in 1960. He started to team up with Sputnik Monroe and won many tag titles. Later he teamed up with his other "brother" Flash.

Monroe passed away on June 7, 2010, from kidney and blood infection at 69.^[4]

Championship Wrestling from Florida
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (2 times) – with Sputnik Monroe
- NWA Florida Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Sputnik Monroe
Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling
- NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- NWA Alabama Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[5]
- NWA Arkansas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship (6 times)^[6]
- NWA City of Mobile Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship (7 times) – with Flash Monroe (6) and Don Carson
- NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Gulf Coast version) (4 times) – with Flash Monroe (2), Norvell Austin and Cowboy Bob Kelly
Mid-South Sports
- NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship (Georgia version) - with Flash Monroe
- NWA Macon Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Flash Monroe and Skandor Akbar (1 time)
NWA Mid-America
- NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Randy Tyler
- NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) – with Randy Tyler
Southwest Sports, Inc.
- NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 times) – with Sputnik Monroe (1)^[7]^[8]

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↑ Hoops, Brian (June 7, 2010). "Other News: Rocket Monroe died Monday morning due to blood infection". PWTorch.com. Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on June 16, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
↑ Tate, Rich (June 9, 2010). "Passing of Rocket Monroe Marks End of an Era". GeorgiaWrestlingHistory.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
↑ Oliver, Greg (June 8, 2010). "Rocket Monroe". Slam! Wrestling. Canoe.com. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
↑ "NWA Alabama Heavyweight Championship". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
↑ "NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Title (Gulf Coast)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
↑ Will, Gary; Duncan, Royal (2000). "Texas: NWA Texas Tag Team Title [Von Erich]". Wrestling Title Histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. pp. 275–276. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
↑ "NWA Texas Tag Team Title [E. Texas]". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.