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Keith Adonis Franke (September 15, 1953 – July 4, 1988) was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Adrian Adonis. He was best known for his appearances with the American Wrestling Association and World Wrestling Federation throughout the 1980s.
Oct 6, 2023 · Adrian Adonis was a wrestler who had a gimmick of being "Adorable" and wearing pink, but also had a troubled personal life. He died in a car accident at 34 after being released from WWE and trying to revive his career.
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- Died In A Car Accident. After stints in New Japan and his old stomping ground of AWA, Adrian Adonis was wrestling in Canada when he sadly met his demise on July 4th, 1988.
- Wrestled For NJPW. Aside from WWE and AWA, one other frequent haunt for Adrian Adonis was New Japan Pro-Wrestling, which had a working relationship with WWE.
- Feud With Roddy Piper. After an attack via crutch by Roddy Piper put Adrian Adonis on the shelf in kayfabe, Adonis was briefly fired by WWE for unknown reasons, but brought back two months later, reportedly because Piper simply feuding with Muraco and Orton didn’t work.
- Had His Own Talk Show. Speaking of Piper’s Pit, in 1986, Roddy Piper took half a year off from WWE after WrestleMania 2, with Adrian Adonis hosting a new talk show segment in its place.
Keith Franke (September 15, 1953 – July 4, 1988) was an American professional wrestler known by his ring name "Adorable" Adrian Adonis. Franke trained under Fred Atkins and debuted in 1974, wrestling under his own name. In the late 1970s, Franke adopted the ring name Adrian Adonis and the...
Jul 11, 2020 · 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. He joined the American Wrestling Association (AWA) promotion in 1979 and caught on quickly as part of the East-West Connection with Jesse “The Body” Ventura .
Learn about Adrian Adonis, a wrestler who worked for WWF, AWA, NWA and other promotions from 1974 to 1988. Find out his real name, height, weight, finishers, theme songs, titles won, tag teams, managers and more.
Feb 20, 2023 · Flowers for Adrian: The Life and Death of Adrian Adonis is the first-ever book about the former WWF and AWA tag champion. It covers his life, career, and legacy, with contributions from his friends, family, and colleagues.
