Uncle Elmer Stanley C . Fraizer ( August 16 , 1937 – July 1 , 1992 ) was a professional wrestler from Pascagoula , Mississippi , better known as Uncle Elmer and Plowboy Frazier . As Uncle Elmer , he was a member of the Hillbillies in the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) from 1985 to 1986 . The highpoints of his career were wrestling Adrian Adonis at WrestleMania 2 , and marrying Joyce Stazko on Saturday Night ' s Main Event . Career . Southeastern United States . At the beginning of his career , Fraizer later wrestled in the Gulf Coast region . He used several ring names , including Pascagoula Plowboy . Because he was a local wrestler , he was very popular with the fans . Fraizer was discovered by Jerry Jarrett and Jerry Lawler , who brought him to wrestle in the National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA ) ' s Mid - South region and later in the American Wrestling Association ( AWA ) . He used many gimmicks in Tennessee , including Giant Rebel , the Lone Ranger , Giant Hillbilly and Tiny Frazier . Despite weighing 460 pounds , he also wrestled in a loincloth as Kamala II , a copy of Kamala , who wrestled in Tennessee with a Ugandan headhunter gimmick . Fraizer won several championships while in Tennessee . Wrestling under his own name , he won the Mid - America version of the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship in 1971 . Wrestling as Plowboy Frazier , he formed a tag team with Lawler and won the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship in 1976 . He won the belts again in 1978 while teaming with Terry Sawyer . Fraizer ' s next title success came in Georgia Championship Wrestling . While there , he teamed with Ted DiBiase to win the NWA National Tag Team Championship from the Fabulous Freebirds . Their title reign lasted five days , as they dropped the titles back to the Freebirds . World Wrestling Federation . During 1985 and 1986 , Fraizer 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 . The Hillbillies ' gimmick was that of simple - minded country folk who performed square dances in the ring . They feuded with several of the WWF ' s top wrestlers , including Roddy Piper and Bob Orton , Jr . On the October 5 , 1985 episode of " Saturday Night ' s Main Event " ( taped two days earlier ) , Fraizer was legitimately married to Joyce Stazko despite a storyline that saw Roddy Piper try to interfere . During the ceremony , wrestler Jesse Ventura heckled Frazier ; Ventura later read a poem at the reception criticizing the wedding until Hillbilly Jim attacked him , and the evening ' s events led to a feud between Elmer and Ventura . Uncle Elmer competed at WrestleMania 2 in 1986 , where he lost to " Adorable " Adrian Adonis . Later career . Fraizer continued to wrestle in Tennessee after leaving the WWF . Using the ring name 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 . Fraizer 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 . Personal life . Fraizer was born on August 16 , 1937 and lived in Pascagoula , Mississippi . He was married to his wife Joyce for over six years , and she traveled with him as he wrestled . Frazier was known for selling cheap merchandise such as fake Rolex watches , and he operated a shoe store . He also made an appearance as himself on an Andy Kaufman special on PBS in 1983 , drinking raw eggs . Frazier suffered from diabetes and poor health as a result of his weight . These problems led to kidney failure , from which he died on July 1 , 1992 . He was buried in Biloxi , Mississippi .