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Don Frye

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Donald Frye (born November 23, 1965) is an American former mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, and actor. In MMA, he was one of the sport's earliest well-rounded fighters and won the UFC 8 and Ultimate Ultimate 1996 tournaments and finished as runner-up at UFC 10 in his first year of competition. He retired from MMA in 1997 to pursue a career in professional wrestling with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) After spending four years as one of Japan's top gaijin wrestlers, he returned to MMA with the Pride Fighting Championships in September 2001, much more muscular and sporting an American patriot persona in response to the September 11 attacks. He fought bouts with Ken Shamrock and Yoshihiro Takayama during his two years in Pride. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Don Frye is the 322nd most popular wrestler (down from 213th in 2024), the 11,001st most popular biography from United States (down from 9,528th in 2019) and the 133rd most popular American Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Don Frye ranks 322 out of 1,027. Before him are Umaga, Rick Rude, Hitoshi Saito, Mr. Fuji, Marc Alexandre, and Hakuhō Shō. After him are Rikishi, Soslan Andiyev, Diamond Dallas Page, Pavel Pinigin, Frederick Humphreys, and Scott Steiner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Don Frye ranks 434. Before him are Zaza Urushadze, Zetti, Khristo Markov, Tim Cain, Christian Streich, and Gwen Torrence. After him are Alessandro Gassmann, Claudia Koll, Rikishi, Marjan Mrmić, Luis Islas, and Larisa Lazutina.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Don Frye ranks 11,009 out of 20,380. Before him are Zach Grenier (1954), Jean E. Sammet (1928), Cynthia Lummis (1954), Samuel Chase (1741), Jason Mraz (1977), Red Amick (1929), Mike Bryan (1978), Shy Love (1978), Leslie Jordan (1955), John Patrick Shanley (1950), Gwen Torrence (1965), and Aaron Swartz (1986).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Don Frye ranks 133. Before him are William Smith (1928), Matt Sydal (1983), Kevin Von Erich (1957), D-Von Dudley (1972), Rick Rude (1958), and Mr. Fuji (1934). After him are Rikishi (1965), Diamond Dallas Page (1956), Scott Steiner (1962), Jim Neidhart (1955), Brian Christopher (1972), and Cody Rhodes (1985).

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