Frank Sexton

For the baseball player, see Frank Sexton (baseball).

Frank Sexton
Sexton, circa 1942
Born	1914 Sedalia, Ohio, United States
Died	1990 (aged 75–76)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Frank Sexton Masked Marvel #2 The Sexyton Black Panther
Billed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Billed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Billed from	Sedalia, Ohio
Debut	February 15, 1933
Retired	March 15, 1956

Frank Sexton (1914–February 1990) was an American professional wrestler in the early to mid-twentieth century. Along with Orville Brown, Bill Longson, and Lou Thesz, he was one of the biggest stars of the 1940s. A multiple-time world champion, his most significant run was as the Boston American Wrestling Association (AWA) World Heavyweight Champion from June 27, 1945[1] until May 23, 1950, when he lost the championship to Don Eagle in Cleveland, Ohio.[2] Sexton died in 1990.[3]

Championships and accomplishments

One of Sexton's championship belts

• American Wrestling Association (Boston)
  • AWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[2]
• Fédération Française de Catch Professionnel
  • World Heavyweight Championship (French version) (2 times)[4]
• National Wrestling Alliance
  • NWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship (Toronto version) (1 time)[5]
  • NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco version) (4 times)[6]
• Maryland State Athletic Commission
  • World Heavyweight Championship (Maryland version) (1 time) - unifies with Boston AWA World Heavyweight Championship[7]
• Montreal Athletic Commission
  • World Heavyweight Championship (Montreal version) (1 time)[8]
• Midwest Wrestling Association
  • MWA Ohio Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[9]
• Other titles
  • World Heavyweight Championship (Europe version) (1 time)[10]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2000)

Further reading

• Hornbaker, Tim. National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly that Strangled Pro Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press, 2007. ISBN 1-55022-741-6

References

General

• Yohe, Steve; John Williams (2000). "Frank Sexton, The 'Powerhouse'". The WAWLI Papers (803). WrestlingClassics.com.

Specific

1. "Frank Sexton Profile". Online World of Wrestling.
2. "AWA World Heavyweight Title (Boston)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
3. "Wrestling Museum List". Archived from the original on February 10, 2010. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
4. "World Heavyweight Championship Title (France)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
5. "British Empire Heavyweight Title (Ontario)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
6. "NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title (San Francisco)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
7. "World Heavyweight Title (Maryland)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
8. "World Heavyweight Title (Québéc)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
9. "Ohio Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
10. "World Heavyweight Title (Europe)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.

External links

• A biography of Orville Brown containing references to Sexton
• Frank Sexton at Cagematch.net
• Frank Sexton at Legacyofwrestling.com
• Frank Sexton at Wrestlingdata.com
• Frank Sexton at Wrestlingheritage.co.uk
• Frank Sexton at WrestlingScout
• Professional wrestling record for Frank Sexton from The Internet Wrestling Database