Franklin Lansing is an American retired

professional wrestler Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring o ...

, best known for his time with

World Championship Wrestling World Championship Wrestling, Inc. (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion founded by Ted Turner in 1988, after Turner Broadcasting System, through a subsidiary named Universal Wrestling Corporation, purchased the assets of Nati ...

(WCW), under the ring name Frankie Lancaster. He appeared with the company as a jobber to the stars between 1993 and 2000. He also appeared in the Southern territories, Puerto Rico, Japan and the

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. He also is known for teaming with

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as the Heartbreakers.

Professional wrestling career

Lancaster made his professional wrestling debut in 1982. Early in his career he worked for

Mid-South Wrestling The Universal Wrestling Federation was a 1986 re-branding of wrestler-turned-owner Bill Watts' Mid-South Wrestling promotion. Watts' goal was to elevate his promotion from a relatively smaller, regional-level business, to a national-level rival ...

and

Championship Wrestling from Florida Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF) was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa, Florida wrestling office existing from 1961, when Eddie Graham first bought into the promotion, until 1987, when it closed down. It is also referred to as ...

. In 1987, Lancaster would make his debut for

World Wrestling Council The World Wrestling Council (WWC) (Spanish: "Consejo Mundial de Lucha"), is a Puerto-Rican professional wrestling promotion based in Puerto Rico. It was originally established as Capitol Sports Promotions in 1973 by Carlos Colón Sr., Victor J ...

in Puerto Rico where he became a two-time WWC World Junior Heavyweight Champion. The first time he defeated Invader III for the title. The title was vacated on April 18 when his match with Super Medic went to a draw. He had a rematch with Super Medic, defeating Medic to regain the title. Lancaster also that same year did his only tour in Japan working for

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. Also in 1987 he became a two-time WCWA World Tag Team Champion in Texas with

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and

Brian Adias Brian Gower (born June 1, 1960) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Brian Adias. He is best known for his appearances with World Class Championship Wrestling. Early life Gower was a classmate of Kerry Vo ...

. Lancaster from 1988 to 1990 worked in Florida and Memphis. In 1991, he formed a tag team with

as the Heartbreakers in Puerto Rico with Cooley as Apollo and Lancaster as Adonis. They won the

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defeating El Bronco and Invader #1. The Heartbreakers won the title two more times feuding with Rex King and

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. When Cooley left Puerto Rico, Lancaster won the titles for the fourth time with Doug Masters. Lancaster worked for the

between 1991 and 1993. He and Cooley lost to The Bushwhackers on a taping for

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in 1992. He would return to WWF in 1995 losing to

Razor Ramon Scott Oliver Hall (October 20, 1958 – March 14, 2022) was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his tenures with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under his real name and under the ring name the Diamond Studd and with the ...

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. Lancaster made his debut for

in 1993 where he became a regular jobber on WCW's B-shows such as ''Saturday Night'', ''WorldWide'', ''Pro'' and ''Main Event''. His only victories were over

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. During his time with the company against major stars including Lord Steven Regal,

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and

David Flair David Richard Fliehr (born March 6, 1979), better known by the ring name David Flair, is an American retired rofessional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he held the WCW United States ...

. Lancaster left WCW in March 2000. After Lancaster left WCW in 2000, he would reunite with Cooley as The Heartbreakers in the independent circuit and continued teaming up occasionally. Later in his career, he continued working in the Florida and Southern promotions as well as a couple of tours in Puerto Rico until retiring in 2019.

Championships and accomplishments

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**PWI ranked him # 328 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1991 **PWI ranked him # 217 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1992 **PWI ranked him # 256 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1993 * Texas All-Star Wrestling ** TASW Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Paul Diamond *

World Class Wrestling Association World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), later known as the World Class Wrestling Association (WCWA) (1986–1991) was an American professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. Originally owned by promoter Ed ...

WCWA World Tag Team Championship The WCWA World Tag Team Championship was the primary professional wrestling tag team championship promoted by the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex area–based World Class Wrestling Association (WCWA). The championship was originally introduced as ...

( 2 times) – with

(1) and

(1) *

WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship The WWC Junior Heavyweight Championship is a championship contested for in the Puerto Rican professional wrestling promotion, the World Wrestling Council. While weight classes are generally not strictly adhered to in professional wrestling tod ...

( 2 times) **

(

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) – with

(3) and Doug Masters (1)

References

External links

Frankie Lancaster at OWW.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lancaster, Frankie American male professional wrestlers Living people Professional wrestlers from Florida Year of birth missing (living people)