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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...
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  • Adonis "Donnie" Creed (born Adonis Johnson) is the fictional protagonist of the Creed trilogy — Creed (2015), Creed II (2018), and Creed III (2023) — the...
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  • up Adonis or adonis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Adonis is a hero in Greek mythology. Adonis may also refer to: Adonis, Missouri, USA Adonis, West...
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  • segment hosted by then-effeminate wrestler Adrian Adonis. Piper, who returned as a face, spent weeks crashing Adonis' show and trading insults, leading to...
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    American Wrestling Association in Minnesota and began teaming with Adrian Adonis as the "East-West Connection" in 1979. In his RF Video shoot in 2012...
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  • overseas. He joined the World Wrestling Federation in 1984 and teamed with Adrian Adonis to form the North-South Connection, winning the WWF Tag Team Championship...
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  • with his cast. The quarterfinals began with Adrian Adonis facing Dynamite Kid. During the match, Adonis accidentally collided with his manager Jimmy...
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    December 1984 to January 1985 and appeared with him on Piper's Pit. Adrian Adonis and Missing Link joined the Heenan Family in May 1985. The Heenan Family's...
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    Patterson and Ray "The Crippler" Stevens, the East-West Connection (Adrian Adonis and Jesse "The Body" Ventura), and the Sheiks (Ken Patera and Jerry...
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    2024-05-24. Skylar Russell (2023-07-12). "'Dark Side Of The Ring' Episode On Adrian Adonis Draws Second Lowest Viewership Of The Season". fightful.com. Retrieved...
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    Shop, a segment hosted by Adrian Adonis, who had also hired Piper's former bodyguard Orton. Piper spent weeks crashing Adonis' show and trading insults...
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  • followed by hitting a flying body press of his own for a pinfall victory. Adrian Adonis, seconded by Jimmy Hart, defeated Uncle Elmer after a diving headbutt...
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    Portland, Oregon. He faced a variety of opponents in PNW, including Adrian Adonis, Hiro Ota, and Tully Blanchard. On February 22, 1979, he unsuccessfully...
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  • (with Lou Albano) Tag team match for the WWF Tag Team Championship 12:00 5 Junkyard Dog defeated Adrian Adonis (with Jimmy Hart) Singles match 08:45...
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  • spring of 1987, Paul E. Dangerously formed The Dangerous Alliance with Adrian Adonis and The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose) in the American...
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    Australian tennis player Adrian Ungur (born 1985), Romanian tennis player Adrian Voinea (born 1974), Romanian tennis player Adrian Adonis (1954–1988), American...
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    1987 dismissal from the WWF, during which he renewed his alliance with Adrian Adonis from the WWF. Following experiencing success in the Florida, Central...
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    Brain" Heenan for The Missing Link and Adrian Adonis. He helped the latter to establish his "Adorable Adrian" gimmick. Hart also managed Jim "the Anvil"...
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    teaming with Adrian Adonis to face Seiji Sakaguchi & Tatsumi Fujinami in the MSG Tag Team League 1982 on November 19, 1982. Teaming with Adonis he enjoyed...
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    feuded with Don Muraco, Greg Valentine, Mike Sharpe, Buddy Rose, and Adrian Adonis. He was then paired with Tony Atlas as a tag team. They defeated the...
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    becoming the company's first black champions. After losing the title to Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch and missing shows due to drug addiction, Atlas' final...
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    turned face and began a lengthy feud with the North-South Connection (Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch) who were the WWF World Tag Team Champions. They left...
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  • goading by the Bristol Rovers fans. In professional wrestling, "Adorable" Adrian Adonis frequently referred to his finishing move—a standard sleeperhold—as...
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    team match in which WWF Tag Team Champions the North-South Connection (Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch) defended their titles against the Cobra Corps (Sgt...
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    team division as they beat North South Connection (Dick Murdoch and Adrian Adonis) for their first WWF Tag Team Championship on January 21, 1985, at a...
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  • Wrestler Promotion(s) 1980 Larry Zbyszko World Wrestling Federation 1981 Adrian Adonis American Wrestling Association 1982 Jim Duggan Mid-South Wrestling 1983...
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  • Team Championship three months before WrestleMania from the team of Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch. In the months leading up to the first WrestleMania...
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    King Harley Race, the Funk Brothers (Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk), Adrian Adonis, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and "Outlaw" Ron Bass. He lost to Rick...
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    instead and Atlas covered him for the win. The North-South Connection, Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch, would later defeat Atlas and Johnson for the tag title...
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    WWE. Archived from the original on 2005-11-29. Retrieved 2007-05-25. "Adonis & Murdoch's first reign". WWE. Archived from the original on 2005-12-31...
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