Midget legend passes (2002/08/15)
Former WWWA World Midget champion Masanobu Okamoto, better known as "Little Frankie", passed away at the age of 44, probably due to illness. Since the debut in '76, he had been a popular figure in the prelim matches on All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling cards.
RIP.
According to Nikkan Sports, he had been suffering with a liver cirrhosis and been going to hospital for about a year.
All Japan Women's will have a ceremony on their card on the 27th in Tokyo.
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