Brian Adams (wrestler)
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Brian Adams (born April 14, 1964 in Kona, Hawaii) is a former actor and professional wrestler who performed for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He has had several gimmicks, the most notable of which is Crush.
Career
Brian Adams started wrestling in 1986 in Portland, Oregon's Pacific Northwest Wrestling. He was in a tag team called The Wrecking Crew with The Grappler, better known as Len Denton. They feuded with Steve Doll and Rex King among others.World Wrestling Federation
The popular tag team Demolition needed a third member to substitute for Ax, who was suffering from health problems. In 1990, Brian Adams was introduced as Crush, the third member of Demolition, turning the tag team into a stable. However, the debut of the Road Warriors in the WWF later that year greatly diminished the popularity of Demolition, who were widely regarded as an imitation of the Warriors, and the stable was soon disbanded.He was the first WWF superstar to feature in a Bollywood movie "Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi" (1996). In the movie, he played "Crush" and was killed by "The Undertaker" in a wrestling match.
Adams then had numerous gimmicks as Crush, including Kona Crush, Japanese Crush, ex-convict Crush, Biker Crush (the leader of the Disciples of Apocalypse) and also a member of the Nation of Domination. He also wrestled with Road Warrior Animal as the New Legion of Doom after Road Warrior Hawk was released due to substance abuse problems in 1992, but the duo was only used on house shows and never made it to television.
When Adams was injured and his onscreen friend Randy Savage failed to contact him, he attacked Savage upon his return, dropping him on the guardrail giving him a lacerated tongue. This led to a falls count anywhere match at WrestleMania X.
Adams shares a dubious honor with The Dudley Boyz for having the worst record at WrestleMania. His record stands at 0-4. His losses include:
- With Smash, losing to Genichiro Tenryu and Koji Kitao at WrestleMania VII.
- Losing to Doink the Clown at WrestleMania IX.
- Losing to "Macho Man" Randy Savage at WrestleMania X in a Falls Count Anywhere Match.
- With Faarooq and Savio Vega, losing to The Legion of Doom and Ahmed Johnson at WrestleMania 13 in a Six Man Chicago Street Fight.
World Championship Wrestling
Adams signed with WCW in 1998, where he was part of the nWo and nWo Hollywood. As a lower card performer, he often tag teamed with the likes of Scott Norton and Stevie Ray and would occassionally be placed in a squash match against smaller and lesser known wrestlers. Of his most notable matches with the promotion would include a tag team tournament steel cage match on WCW Thunder in February of 1999. He and Horace Hogan would lose to Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko that night.Later, he was used as the original Demon, a take off of Gene Simmons of the band KISS. This saw him emerging from an iron maiden with a rendition of "God Of Thunder" as his entry way theme. The gimmick didn't work for Adams as he made only one appearance as the Demon. Dale Torborg took over that gimmick, while Adams went into tag wrestling again. He formed a team with Bryan Clark called Kronik, who won the WCW World Tag Team Championship twice.
Brief return to World Wrestling Federation
Adams, along with Clark appeared as Kronik in WWF in 2001 as part of the Alliance storyline. During their time in WWF, they were managed by Steven Richards and had a short feud with Undertaker and Kane. But after just 21 days, Adams was released by WWF. According to [Wrestle View], WWF management felt that Adams and Clark needed to brush up on their mat skills and, thus, sent them to Ohio Valley Wrestling before their eventual and complete absence.
After briefly trying a career as a boxer in 2002, Adams retired due to spinal and shoulder injuries.
In wrestling
Quotes
- "Shaka, Brah"
- "We're all about breakin' necks & cashin' cheques."
- "It's all about the KroniK"
Managers
- Paul Ellering
- Toni Adams - no relation
- Mr. Fuji
- Clarence Mason
- Vincent
- Stevie Richards
- Judd the Studd
Finishing moves
As Demolition Crush
- Tilt-a-Whirl Backbreaker
- Piledriver
- Demolisher (with Ax or Smash)
As Kona Crush
- Cranium Crush (Two Handed Head Claw)
- Tilt-a-Whirl Slam
As Japanese Crush
- Tilt-a-Whirl Backbreaker
As Convict Crush
- Heart Punch
As Brian Adams
- Chokeslam
- Cuts Like a Knife (Full Nelson Slam)
- Gorilla press drop into Gutbuster
- High Time (Double Chokeslam) (with Bryan Clark)
Championships and accomplishments
- All Japan Pro Wrestling
- *1-Time AJPW World Tag Team Champion, (with Bryan Clark)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- *PWI ranked him # 289 out of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" and the # 59 of the best tag teams (with Bryan Clark) of the "PWI Years" in 2003.
- World Championship Wrestling
- *2-Time WCW World Tag Team Champion (with Bryan Clark)
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- *1-Time WWF World Tag Team Champion (with Smash)
- Other Titles
- *2-Time Pacific Northwest Tag Team Champion (with The Grappler & Steve Doll)
- *2-Time Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Champion
Championship succession
| colspan = 3 align = center | WWF World Tag Team Championship
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| width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:
Haku & André the Giant
| width = 40% align = center | w/ Smash
| width = 30% align = center | Succeeded by:
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart
|-
| colspan = 3 align = center | WCW World Tag Team Championship
|-
| width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:
Shane Douglas & Buff Bagwell
| width = 40% align = center | First w/ Bryan Clark
| width = 30% align = center | Succeeded by:
Shawn Stasiak & Chuck Palumbo
|-
| width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:
Shawn Stasiak & Chuck Palumbo
| width = 40% align = center | Second w/ Bryan Clark
| width = 30% align = center | Succeeded by:
The Great Muta & Vampiro
|-
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