Name Frankie Laine | Role Professional wrestler | |
Ring name(s) "Cowboy" Frankie LaneRed Shadow | ||
Frank Luhovy (April 16, 1943 – May 24, 2016) was a Canadian professional wrestler known as Cowboy Frankie Laine
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Professional wrestling career
Laine wrestled throughout Canada, Puerto Rico and parts of the United States. His career started in 1966 as a baby face along with his valet Peggy Laine in Ontario and later in Alberta. Into the early-1970s he wrestled in California and headlined cards in Los Angeles against Goliath and Black Gordman. In the mid-to-late-1970s he was again in Alberta at Stampede Wrestling. Into 1980 he was in the Detroit and Toronto areas. As well he teamed with Dutch Mantel as heels in a bloody feud against Carlos Colon and Victor Jovica as Los Vaqueros Locos. In 1985 he worked as a prelim wrestler for the WWF losing to their main stars mostly on TV shows. Luhovy also worked as a promoter for WWE in London, Ontario.
Post Retirement
After retiring from wrestling, Laine ran his family's 700-acre farm in Alvinston, Ontario.
When Owen Hart was accidentally killed in a wrestling stunt, Laine claimed that promoters' greed had led to Hart's death.
Death
Laine died in Petrolia, Ontario on May 24, 2016 of multiple sclerosis.