The Great Mephisto started wrestling under his real name, Frankie Cain, but he was better known to wrestling fans under other names. His career skyrocketed in the mid-60s when he and Rocky Smith, together with a young referee from Tennessee named J.C. 'Jimmy' Dykes as their manager, joined forces to form a tag team known as The Infernos. The Infernos are a legend in wrestling circles and considered by many as the most famous masked tag team in the history of professional wrestling. In the early '70s, Frankie removed the mask and began wrestling as The Great Mephisto.