| Frankie Williams | |
| Birth Name: | Armando Pumarejo |
| Birth Date: | 1940 2, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Columbus, Ohio, United States |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Names: | Frankie Williams Frank Williams |
| Height: | 5"9 |
| Weight: | 238 lb[2] |
| Billed: | "I'm Columbus, Ohio"[3] |
| Debut: | 1975 |
| Retired: | 1985 |
Armando Pumarejo (February 20, 1940 - April 20, 1991) was an American professional wrestler who spent his career in the World Wrestling Federation as Frankie Williams from 1975 to 1985.[4]
Pumarejo made his professional wrestling debut in 1975 for the World Wide Wrestling Federation.[5] [6] Williams fought against Ric Flair in Flair's Madison Square Garden debut in April 1976.[7] [8] Continued working as a jobber with the WWWF throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s.[9] [10] [11] [12]
Williams most memorable moment in his career was an appearance on Piper's Pit on April 14, 1984. Being interviewed by Roddy Piper, Piper asks offensive questions and calls Williams a coward and a bad wrestler. Williams gets defensive by grabbing the microphone and said “I don’t run from nobody.” Piper then beats up Williams by pushing him out of the chair and through the curtain.[13] [14]
After Piper's Pit, Williams took a hiatus from in-ring action until 1985, and he retired in 1985 after a brief comeback.[15]
Williams passed away from lung cancer on April 23, 1991. He was 51 years old.[16]