Ed Francis was a professional wrestler and wrestling promoter in Hawaii in the 1960s. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff An entertainment promoter is a person or company in the business of marketing and promoting Concerts Festivals Raves Nightclubs or The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Many wrestlers who came through Hawaii in the '60s and '70s were bound to come across the name Ed Francis. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. However, the glory days of territorial wrestling were coming to an end, and in 1979, he sold the dwindling Polynesian Pacific Wrestling promotion to "High Chief” Peter Maivia. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Fanene Leifi Pita Maivia ( April 6 1937 – June 13 1982) was a Samoan professional wrestler better known as "High
Personal life
Francis raised his children on the windward side of Kailua, Oahu. Kailua is the name of the following places in the US state of Hawaii: Kailua Hawaii County Hawaii Kailua Honolulu County Oahu (usually Oahu outside Hawaiian and Hawaiian English) known as ''"The Gathering Place", is the third largest of the His two sons, Bill and Russ, also enjoyed a wrestling career for a little while. Russ also had a career in the NFL. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. One of the Francis brothers' contemporaries was wrestler Don Muraco; they attended high school together. Don Muraco (born Don Morrow on September 10, 1949) also known as Don "The Rock" Muraco and The Magnificent Muraco
Championships and accomplishments
- Midwest Wrestling Association
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- MWA Ohio Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Ray Stevens (1) and Leon Graham (1)
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