The two worked the match to perfection as you would expect them to. It had all the bells and whistles of a big WrestleMania match with the anticipation for it being palpable, and they did not fail to deliver on its promise. It only lasted a short six minutes and change, but they did so much in that time. Adonis bounced all over the ring, and Piper unleashed his kept anger on him in the process.
When Brutus stepped in to help, another gimmick legend was given light with the birth of The Barber, yet another historical moment that can be traced back to Adonis. The Pontiac Silverdome saw many great matches and stories told that evening see: Randy Savage vs.
Ricky Steamboat and, of course, Hulk Hogan vs. It was cited that he was released due to having a poor attitude outside of the ring and dress code violations, but many in the business felt that there were tensions between Vince McMahon and Adonis.
However, those rumors have never been substantiated. Whatever the real reason, his time in the WWF was done, and he moved on to other pastures, so to speak, and continued to work. He then took some time off to mend a hurt ankle but turned back up in New Japan Pro Wrestling in the summer of , seeing action and reuniting with the likes of his old North-South Connection partner, Dick Murdoch.
This would be the last time he went for championship gold. Adorable Adrian Adonis, Keith Franke, was killed in a freak auto accident on the 4th of July, , in Lewisporte, Newfoundland, Canada, on his way to a wrestling event. Adonis, McKigney, and Victor Arko were killed when the driver, William Arko, allegedly swerved to miss a moose that the driver failed to see in the glare of the afternoon sun.
The men went off the side of the road, plunged off a bridge, and fell into the creek below them. Adonis died from head injuries he sustained from the fall a few hours later.
He was only thirty-four years old. He left behind his wife, Bea, and two daughters, Angela and Gena. Some men need that belt to elevate themselves to that next level of competition; Adrian Adonis did not. He played two very opposite heels and found success in both, which is a huge nod to his abilities in the ring, and in front of the camera. He caught your attention with his audacious behavior and then kept it there with his unabashed arrogance and presence between the ropes.
He was truly one of the best. Sign in. Forgot your password? Get help. He lost over pounds and was getting back into top physical condition. That all ended on July 4th, when he and two other wrestlers were killed in a car accident in Canada. Adrian Adonis was just 33 years old. Like Like. And several reports stated right after he died that Adrian had already signed his future WWF contract and was going to start appearing the upcoming Fall. You are commenting using your WordPress.
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This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. He even teamed up with his ex-partner Dick Murdoch, dropped the drag gimmick, and went back to his tough guy image, competing in Japan for the early part of In July , while on a tour of Newfoundland, Canada, he was involved in car accident involving three other wrestlers.
He died instantly. In fact, a lot of the Attitude Era audience probably never heard of him either. If you get a chance, check out some of his stuff on You Tube. He was very similar to Ric Flair in the way he took bumps, and wrestling ability. More Posts. Follow Me:. Sharing: Email Facebook Twitter Reddit. Related Items: Adrian Adonis.
Recommended for you. Recent Posts The exiled former WWE executive has returned to a Roman is Adrian Adonis his real name was Keith Adonis Franke was a high school dropout in the Buffalo, New York, area and 20 years old when he began training to be a pro wrestler.
They held the tag team championship for nearly a year before moving to the bigger World Wrestling Federation, the forerunner to the WWE. Taking on the persona of a biker-like bad guy, Adonis showing drawing power in arenas and was rewarded with series of matches against WWF champion Bob Backlund and Intercontinental champ Pedro Morales in
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