Frankie Laine (wrestler)

Frankie Laine was a Canadian professional wrestler.

Professional wrestling career

Frank Luhovy wrestled throughout Canada, Puerto Rico and parts of the United States as "Cowboy" Frankie Laine. His career started in 1966 as a baby face along with his valet Peggy Laine in Ontario and later in Alberta. Into the early-1970s he wrestled in California and headlined cards in Los Angeles against Goliath and Black Gordman. In the mid-to-late-1970s he was again in Alberta at Stampede Wrestling. Into 1980 he was in the Detroit and Toronto areas. As well he teamed with Dutch Mantel as heels in a bloody fued against Carlos Colon and Victor Jovica as Los Vaqueros Locos. In 1985 he worked as a prelim wrestler for the WWF losing to their main stars mostly on TV shows. Luhovy also worked as a promoter for WWE in London, Ontario.

After wrestling

After retiring from wrestling, Laine ran his family's 700-acre farm in Alvinston, Ontario, Canada.^[1]

When Owen Hart was accidentally killed in a wrestling stunt, Laine claimed that promoters' greed had led to Hart's death.^[1]

Death

Laine died on May 24, 2016 of M.S.

Championships and accomplishments

• Continental Wrestling Association
  • NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship (1 time) ^[2]
• Mid-Pacific Promotions
  • NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (1 time) ^[2]
• NWA Hollywood Wrestling
  • NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (1 time) ^[2]
• Pacific Northwest Wrestling
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Moondog Mayne (1), Bobby Nichols (1) and Big Snuka (1).
• Stampede Wrestling
  • Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
  • Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship (1 times) - with Les Thorton (1) ^[2]
• World Wrestling Council
  • NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Puerto Rico/WWC version) (3 times) - with Dutch Mantel (3) ^[2]

References