Southeastern United States (1960–1985) At the beginning of his career, Frazier wrestled in the
Gulf Coast region of the United States, especially Alabama and Florida. He used several
ring names, including the "Pascagoula Plowboy". Because he was a local wrestler, he was very popular with the fans. Frazier was discovered by
Jerry Jarrett and
Jerry Lawler, who brought him to wrestle in the
National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA)
Mid-America region and later in the Continental Wrestling Association (CWA). He used many gimmicks in Tennessee, including Giant Rebel, the Lone Ranger, Giant Hillbilly and Tiny Frazier. Their title reign lasted five days, as they dropped the titles back to the Freebirds.
World Wrestling Federation (1985–1986) embracing, During 1985 and 1986, Frazier wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation as Uncle Elmer. He was a member of a
stable named the Hillbillies, which also included
Hillbilly Jim,
Cousin Junior, and
Cousin Luke. They feuded with several of the WWF's top wrestlers, including
Roddy Piper and
Bob Orton Jr. He would remain in the WWF until May 1986, leaving the company after a quick loss to
King Kong Bundy at ''
Saturday Night's Main Event VI''.
Later career (1986–1989) Frazier continued to wrestle in
Tennessee after leaving the WWF. As Giant Hillbilly Elmer, he teamed up with Lawler again to win the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship once more on June 23, 1986. Their title reign lasted less than a month, but he then regained the championship while teaming with Cousin Junior. This reign was even shorter, as they lost the title belts two days later. Frazier then wrestled for the
Continental Wrestling Association (CWA), where he found success in the super heavyweight division. He won the
CWA Super Heavyweight Championship on November 17, 1986 by defeating Goliath. He
dropped the belt to
Jerry Blackwell, but was awarded the title again in 1988. He held the championship until the promotion abandoned it later that year. He wrestled his last matches in 1989 and for a period of time, had his own promotion, and was involved in training future star
Hardcore Holly. ==Personal life==