Frankie Laine (wrestler)

Frankie Laine
Residence	Alvinston, Ontario, Canada
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	"Cowboy" Frankie Lane Red Shadow [1]

Frankie Laine is a retired Canadian professional wrestler.

Professional wrestling career

Frankie Laine wrestled throughout Canada and northwestern United States as "Cowboy" Frankie Laine.

For many years he wrestled alongside partner "Dirty" Dutch Mantel as Los Vaqueros Locos (Spanish for "The Crazy Cowboys"). They won tag team championships on several occasions. ^[2]

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]

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

1. Canoe.ca "Promoters' greed puts wrestlers' lives at risk: Frankie Lane"
2. Online World of Wrestling "Frankie Laine - Online World of Wrestling"