Former WWE Tag Team Champion’s Biography Release Date Set

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The biography of a former WWE Tag Team Champion is due to be released in March 2023 as a Kindle ebook, according to reports.

Adrian Adonis passed away in an automobile accident in 1988.

He was a WWF World Tag Team Champion with Dick Murdoch and performed for the then-WWF between 1981 and 1987.

During this time, he became a much more flamboyant performer, adopting the name “Adorable” Adrian Adonis.

Per the report from Fightful, Flowers for Adrian is due to be released on March 23.

The promotional material for John Ellul’s biography reads:

“Flowers for Adrian is a detailed and engaging look at the life, death and legacy of professional wrestler Keith Franke, who competed as “Gorgeous” Keith Franks and “Adorable” Adrian Adonis during the 1970s and 1980s before his untimely death in 1988.

This biography, the first of its kind, takes the reader through Franke’s start in life as an orphan, through to achieving his childhood dream of becoming a pro wrestler. The tale plays out across the colourful background of wrestling’s territories era, where Franke learned his trade the ‘old-fashioned’ way in Vancouver, the Carolinas, California, and Florida.

As his talent developed, so did his persona, and ‘Adrian Adonis’ was born. Through Amarillo, to Portland, and to the AWA, to team with future Governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura. Finally, Adonis arrived in the WWF. On wrestling’s premier circuit, Adonis headlined Madison Square Garden and was part of the company’s international expansion. What could go wrong?

With contributions from Franke’s friends, families, and former colleagues such as “Magnificent” Don Muraco, Tully Blanchard, Gerry Brisco, and more, Flowers for Adrian is the definitive story of the man behind the make-up.”

The book is due to be released on the Amazon Kindle platform.

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