Uncle Elmer

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Uncle Elmer
Frazier as Uncle Elmer
Birth nameStanley C. Fraizer
Born(1937-08-16)August 16, 1937[1]
Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedJuly 1, 1992(1992-07-01) (aged 54)
Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
Cause of deathKidney failure
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)A-Team #2[2]
Big Tex[1]
Congorilla[2]
Cowboy Frazier[2]
Ed Younger[2]
Farmer Boy Frazier[2]
Giant Frazier[2]
Giant Hillbilly[2]
Hillbilly Elmer[2]
Kamala II[3]
Pascagoula Plowboy[1]
Playboy Frazier[3]
Plowboy Frazier[3]
Tex Frazier[2]
The Convict[1]
The Country Plowboy[2]
The Giant Rebel[2]
Tiny Frazier[1]
Tiny the Plowboy[2]
The Lone Ranger[3]
Uncle Elmer[3]
Lieutenant Frazier[2]
Billed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)[4]
Billed weight430 lb (200 kg)[4]
Billed fromPascagoula, Mississippi[1]
Philadelphia, Mississippi
Debut1960
Retired1989

Stanley C. Fraizer (August 16, 1937 – July 1, 1992),

Saturday Night's Main Event II, which was a major media event at the time.[2]

Professional wrestling career

Southeastern United States (1960–1985)

At the beginning of his career, Fraizer wrestled in the

ring names, including the "Pascagoula Plowboy". Because he was a local wrestler, he was very popular with the fans.[6]

Fraizer was discovered by Jerry Jarrett and Jerry Lawler, who brought him to wrestle in the National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) Mid-America region and later in the Continental Wrestling Association (CWA). He used many gimmicks in Tennessee, including Giant Rebel, the Lone Ranger, Giant Hillbilly and Tiny Fraizer.[1] Despite weighing 420 pounds, he also wrestled in a loincloth as Kamala II, a copy of Kamala, who wrestled in Tennessee with a Ugandan headhunter gimmick.[7]

Fraizer won several championships while in Tennessee. Wrestling under his own name, he won the Mid-America version of the

NWA Southern Tag Team Championship in 1971.[1] Wrestling as Plowboy Frazier, he formed a tag team with Lawler and won the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship in 1976.[8] He won the belts again in 1978 while teaming with Terry Sawyer.[8]

Fraizer's next title success came in

The Fabulous Freebirds.[1][9]
Their title reign lasted five days, as they dropped the titles back to the Freebirds.

World Wrestling Federation (1985–1986)

During 1985 and 1986, Fraizer wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation as Uncle Elmer.

Bob Orton, Jr.[11]

On the October 5, 1985, episode of

Saturday Night's Main Event VI
.

Later career (1986–1989)

Fraizer continued to wrestle in Tennessee after leaving the WWF. As Giant Hillbilly Elmer, he teamed up with Lawler again to win the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship once more on June 23, 1986.[8] Their title reign lasted less than a month, but he then regained the championship while teaming with Cousin Junior. This reign was even shorter, as they lost the title belts two days later.[8] Fraizer then wrestled for the Continental Wrestling Association (CWA), where he found success in the super heavyweight division. He won the CWA Super Heavyweight Championship on November 17, 1986 by defeating Goliath.[13] He dropped the belt to Jerry Blackwell, but was awarded the title again in 1988. He held the championship until the promotion abandoned it later that year.[13]

He wrestled his last matches in 1989 and for a period of time, had his own promotion, and was involved in training future star Hardcore Holly.

Personal life

Fraizer was born on August 16, 1937, and lived in

PBS in 1983, drinking raw eggs.[14]

Fraizer suffered from

kidney failure, from which he died on July 1, 1992.[7] Fraizer was buried in Biloxi, Mississippi.[1]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Wrestler Profiles: Uncle Elmer". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Frequently Asked Questions". PlowboyFrazier.com. Archived from the original on 2009-03-23. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
  3. ^
    ISBN 0-671-63224-8
    .
  4. ^
    ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0
    .
  5. ^ "Stan "Uncle Elmer" Fraizer (1937-1992) - Find A..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  6. ^ Pringle III, Percy. "Memories of the Pascagoula Plowboy". PlowboyFrazier. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
  7. ^ a b c d Nielsen, Kurt (2008-04-14). "Singing the praises of the underappreciated Stan "Uncle Elmer" Frazier". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved 2009-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^
    ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
    .
  9. ^ "Title History". PlowboyFrazier. Archived from the original on 2008-10-27. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
  10. ISBN 1-55022-584-7
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  11. ^ a b Oliver, Greg. "Cousin Luke made a lasting impression". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved 2009-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. ^ "WrestleMania 2 Results". WWE. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  13. ^ a b c "CWA Super Heavyweight Title". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
  14. ^ "Soundstage: The Andy Kaufman Show". PlowboyFrazier.com. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
  15. ^ "NWA National Tag Team Title". Wrestling Titles. Archived from the original on 2007-12-18. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
  16. ^ "Southern Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved January 19, 2020.

External links

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