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Adrian Adonis - Flowers for Adrian (2023) Book Review

Adrian Adonis - Flowers for Adrian (2023) Book Review

FromWhen It Was Cool Wrestling (DragonKingKarl)


Adrian Adonis - Flowers for Adrian (2023) Book Review

FromWhen It Was Cool Wrestling (DragonKingKarl)

ratings:
Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Aug 8, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

A fantastic new book by John Ellul looking at the life and career of pro wrestling star Adrian Adonis. This book is tremendously well written and researched and is probably my favorite pro wrestling biography written in years. The life of Adrian Adonis (Keith Franke) was rough, confounding, and interesting. His gimmick in WWF / WWE was infuriating and embarrassing but the performer behind the gimmick was one of the best of his era. His tragic death in 1988 was overshadowed by a bigger and more scandalous murder a few days later but, finally, Adrian Adonis gets the proper attention paid to his life by John Ellul's great book.
Released:
Aug 8, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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