Brian Adams (wrestler)

Brian Adams is a professional wrestler that wrestled in World Wrestling Entertainment and World Championship Wrestling. He has had several gimmicks, most notably Crush. He usually played a heel.

Profile

• Height: 6'6"
• Weight: 310 lbs.
• Birthday: April 14, 1964
• Hometown: Kona, Hawaii
• Other Gimmicks: Crush, B.A., The Demon
• Trainers: Tatsumi Fujinami and Antonio Inoki
• Managers: Mr. Fuji, Paul Ellering, Stevie Richards, Judd the Studd, Clarence Mason

Career Overview

Brian Adams started wrestling in 1986 in 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.

He wrestled in the WWE as Crush, a member of Demolition at the beginning but also was a member of the Nation of Domination and wrestled with Road Warrior Hawk as the Legion of Doom while Road Warrior Animal was injured.

In WCW, he was part of the nWo and nWo Hollywood. He also formed a team with Bryan Clark called Kronik, who twice won the WCW World Tag Team Championship.

He spent some time in prison due to gun smuggling in Hawaii, and that fact was even brought up on tv while in the WWE.

He briefly tried a career as a boxer in 2002, but failed and returned to wrestling.

He currently wrestles in his home state of Hawaii on the independent circuit.

Championships/Accomplishments

• 1-Time WWF World Tag Team Champion (with Smash)
• 2-Time WCW World Tag Team Champion (with Bryan Clark)
• 1-Time All Japan Pro Wrestling World Tag Team Champion (with Bryan Clark)
• 2-Time Pacific Northwest Tag Team Champion (with The Grappler & Steve Doll)
• 2-Time Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time USWA Southern Champion

Pro Wrestling Illustrated 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.