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Keith Adonis Franke (September 15, 1953 – July 4, 1988) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Adorable" Adrian Adonis.He was best known for his appearances with the American Wrestling Association and World Wrestling Federation throughout the 1980s.
Uncle Elmer competed at the Los Angeles part of WrestleMania 2 in 1986, where he lost to "Adorable" Adrian Adonis. [12] He would remain in the WWF until May 1986, leaving the company after a quick loss to King Kong Bundy at Saturday Night's Main Event VI.
Dangerously also helped Adonis in his feud with Tommy Rich and his bid to win the AWA International Television Championship, in which Adonis lost the title in a tournament final to Greg Gagne. By 1988, the Dangerous Alliance disbanded, as Dangerously, Condrey, and Rose left the AWA, while Adonis died that July in a van accident during a tour in ...
Date of death Cause of death; 40: Absolute Andy (Andreas Ullmann) WXW, various German and European promotions: September 22, 1983: November 23, 2023: Illness 40: Sambo Asako (Fumiharu Asako) FMW, various Japanese promotions: August 27, 1963: May 18, 2004: Diabetes: 40: Bad Bones (John Klinger) WXW, BJW, Impact Wrestling, various German and ...
The duo teamed together until Adonis' death on July 4, and after that date, Murdoch would not return to Japan for 5 months. In November 1988, Murdoch returned to NJPW, taking part into the Japan Cup Tag Team Elimination League, a round-robin tournament of trios consisting of six-man tag team elimination matches.
For weeks before his death, all Adonis could talk about was a planned trip to Hawaii to celebrate his 24th birthday on Nov. 13. The next day, Knight and a few close friends would leave Kansas City ...
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In September 1985, Hart traded Bundy to manager Bobby Heenan in exchange for Adrian Adonis and The Missing Link. [18] After joining the Heenan Family , Bundy feuded extensively with André the Giant , a feud which started during an angle where Bundy interfered in one of André's matches and delivered several splashes, giving the Giant a broken ...