▁grown ▁and ▁distant , ▁Paul ie ▁is ▁working ▁back ▁at ▁the ▁meat ▁plant , ▁and ▁Rock y ' s ▁wife ▁Ad rian ▁has ▁died . ▁Rock y ▁has ▁opened ▁a ▁restaurant ▁named ▁after ▁his ▁wife , ▁which ▁he ▁stock s ▁with ▁m ement os ▁of ▁his ▁prime ▁as ▁he ▁tells ▁his ▁old ▁fight ▁stories ▁to ▁customers . ▁But ▁when ▁a ▁computer ▁sim ulated ▁fight ▁on ▁ESP N ▁dep ict ing ▁a ▁bout ▁between ▁a ▁young ▁Rock y ▁Bal boa ▁and ▁the ▁current ▁champion , ▁Mason ▁D ixon ▁( Ant onio ▁Tar ver ) ▁reign ites ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁f aded ▁box er , ▁Rock y ▁disco vers ▁he ▁has ▁not ▁lost ▁his ▁fighting ▁spirit ▁and ▁cons iders ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁prove ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁ring ▁again . ▁Rock y ▁almost ▁wins ▁the ▁fight ▁but ▁los es ▁in ▁a ▁split ▁decision ▁just ▁like ▁the ▁first ▁film . ▁Rock y ▁is ▁last ▁seen ▁visit ing ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁grave ▁saying , ▁" Y o ▁Ad rian , ▁we ▁did ▁it ." ▁ ▁Cre ed ▁( 2 0 1 5 ) ▁ ▁Ad on is ▁" Don nie " ▁Johnson ▁( Michael ▁B . ▁Jordan ), ▁the ▁il leg it imate ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁former ▁heavy weight ▁champion ▁Apol lo ▁Cre ed , ▁tracks ▁down ▁Rock y ▁Bal boa ▁at ▁Ad rian ' s ▁and ▁asks ▁Rock y ▁to ▁become ▁his ▁tra iner . ▁Rock y ▁is ▁rel uct ant , ▁but ▁eventually ▁agre es . ▁When ▁word ▁gets ▁out ▁that ▁Don nie ▁is