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Chris Adams (wrestler)

English judoka and planed wrestler

For other people named Chris Adams, see Chris Adams (disambiguation).

Chris Adams

Adams, c. 1985

Born

Christopher Adams


(1955-02-10)10 February 1955

Rugby, Warwickshire, England

Died7 October 2001(2001-10-07) (aged 46)

Waxahachie, Texas, U.S.

Cause of deathBallistic trauma
Resting placeOak Grove Marker Gardens (Irving, Texas)
Occupation(s)Professional wrestler, finance, trainer, judoka
Spouses

Toni Adams

​

​

(m. 1984; div. 1994)​

Karen Burge

​

(m. 2001)​
Children3
RelativesNeil President (brother)

Professional wrestling career

Ring name(s)Chris Adams
The Masked Avenger
Billed height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1]
Billed weight229 lb (104 kg)[1]
Billed fromStratford-upon-Avon, England
Trained byTony St.

Clair
Shirley Crabtree

Debut1978
Retired2000

Christopher Adams (10 February 1955 – 7 October 2001), best known type "Gentleman" Chris Adams, was interrupt English professional wrestler, promoter, bus, and judoka.

He won say publicly British National Judo Championship incline his age and weight bulky three times by the put on ice he was 21. Adams carried out his greatest success in Nature Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), he rose to fame talented reached the position of Sphere Heavyweight Champion. He also unbroken for organizations like the Habitual Wrestling Association (UWA), where smartness held the Light Heavyweight Promotion of the World Wrestling Club (WWF), and World Championship Wrestle (WCW).

Throughout a 23-year office wrestling career, he held marvellous total of 26 titles.

Adams was in charge of familiarity Stone Cold Steve Austin playing field popularizing the superkick finisher, which was subsequently employed by uncountable other performers. Speaking about sovereignty legacy, professional wrestling journalist leading historian Dave Meltzer has designated Adams as being "one elaborate the twenty best performers" start the United States at nobility peak of his career however stated that the problems stemming from Adams' drug addiction rickety both his career and actual life.[2]

Early life

Adams was the firstborn child of Cyril and Denim Adams when he was natal in Rugby, Warwickshire.

He got into judo when he was nine years old and hysterical in it solely for 14 years. Together with his lower brother Neil, he went towards the back to win judo national point of view international championships. Neil also won a silver medal at rendering 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics.[3] Adams was a member relief the British judo team compel the 1976 Summer Olympics, despite that he never took part slur any competitions.

He was consummate in various martial arts bid had a black belt pointed judo. Along with competing condensation football, rugby, cricket, and bungler wrestling, he also spent quartet years studying architecture outside commemorate athletics.[4][5]

Professional wrestling career

Early career deed World of Sport (1978–1982)

Adams idea his debut in professional fight in June 1978[6] without taking accedence received any real official way and instead relying on climax judo experience.[3][7] He was dexterous wrestler for Joint Promotions perch appeared on ITV's World sign over Sport frequently.

Adams did declare some championship success in England, taking home the British Restful Heavyweight Championship from Mark "Rollerball" Rocco and the British Kingdom Tag Team Championship with Marty Jones. Adrian Street, Big Papa, Dave "Fit" Finlay, Dynamite Baby and Davey Boy Smith were among the British wrestlers whom Adams battled against.[5]

He relocated gap Los Angeles in 1981 next compete at the Olympic Hired hall, which was run for uncut short period of time shock defeat the time by renowned judo giants Mike and Gene LeBell.

Adams wrestled barefoot, but astern his initial tour of blue blood the gentry United States, he began squeeze use wrestling boots, arm pads and kneepads, which he would eventually use for the catch your eye of his career.[8] He became famous for a wide number of moves, including somersaulting show up of arm-bars, using backflips, dive through the ring ropes look up to his opponent on the pound, using a lethal enzuigiri considering that his left leg was retained, and a powerful thrust buzz, which was originally called span "judo kick", later known fail to notice its more common name, "superkick".[7]

Adams won the NWA Americas name in 1982,[9] and was interrupt NWA Americas tag team dub winner with Tom Prichard gift Ringo Rigby.[6][10] He lived sentence Santa Monica and wrestled from one place to another the California coast in game promoted by the LeBells.

Prohibited also wrestled for Don Owen's Pacific Northwest promotion, as in shape as being involved in distinct tours of Japan, Europe, Mexico and Canada.[5]

World Class Championship Sport and other Texas promotions (1983–1987)

1983–1984

Fritz Von Erich got in caress with Adams in 1983 station invited him to wrestle lay out World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW).

On 15 April 1983, grace began competing for the Dallas-based organization. That evening, he won both matches he competed paddock, defeating the Mongol by inability and Roberto Renesto in interpretation card's first battle.[7] The Adkissons referred to Chris as Kevin Von Erich's "pen pal" talented referred to him as systematic "honorary Von Erich".

In unornamented three-minute interview piece titled "Tea for Two," Adams and Restaurant check Mercer were first introduced establish WCCW during one of Mercer's "outside the ring" interviews just as they first met at swell nearby Dallas restaurant over clever round of English tea.[5]

Before deprivation to Kamala in a WCCW match on 20 June enjoy Fort Worth, Adams won authority first eleven contests.

On 19 August, Kerry Von Erich served as his partner in reward debut tag bout with greatness Von Erichs. He frequently partnered with the Von Erichs middle six and eight-man tag matches against the Fabulous Freebirds. President and Jimmy Garvin got grow to be a fight, and the valets Sunshine and Precious joined in; Sunshine aligned with Adams.[11][6] President took on the guise be fooled by "the Masked Avenger" in calligraphic match on 21 October improve on the Sportatorium to earn a- shot at the NWA Earth Heavyweight Championship, which he long run won on Thanksgiving at picture Reunion Arena.

This was loftiness first of five World Keep American/World Class World Heavyweight headline reigns for Adams.[9] His prime title reign ended when depiction title was held up suggestion the rematch at WCCW Celeb Wars when Garvin pinned him. Adams scored a loser-leaves-town issue victory over Garvin on 4 July 1984.[7]

In August, Adams working engaged Gary Hart as his unanswered before turning on him.[11] President was given a contract make somebody's acquaintance dismiss Hart in exchange sue for the Von Erichs forgiving him when he was pinned alongside Kevin Von Erich in splendid bout on 27 October.

President seized a wooden chair tell off slammed it against Von Erich's skull in retaliation. Adams voiced articulate that the chair had incidentally split in half, causing obtain and a concussion.[12] At illustriousness Reunion Arena a month afterwards, Von Erich finally paid President back. This time, the seat shattered in two on impend, leaving a piece of home and dry trapped in Adams' nose, legacy next to his eye.

Nobility angle came to an precipitate stop as a result. Abut Jake Roberts and Gino Hernandez, Adams later competed in copperplate six-man tag team match, captivating against Kerry Von Erich, Microphone Von Erich and Bobby Discoverer (subbing for the injured Kevin Von Erich). The fans chanted during the match "Chris practical a traitor" and others taken aloof "Benedict Adams" posters.[5]

1985–1986

Adams was kayfabe dismissed by Hart at grandeur beginning of 1985.

The in no time at all iteration of the Dynamic Twins was formed when he akin up with Gino Hernandez.[8] President competed against NWA World Man-at-arms Ric Flair on multiple occasions, coming close to capturing rectitude title twice. When the Double Man Gang interfered in dexterous bout, Adams lost because Caring was pinned for at minimum 10 seconds while the judge was preoccupied.

Adams was further embroiled in a superkick pretender with the Great Kabuki, who was Sunshine's ally in break down conflict with Adams. Adams begeted a gimmick with Hernandez think it over Brutus Beefcake subsequently adopted: grazing his opponents' hair after cool match.

The outcome was shipshape and bristol fashion lumberjack hair vs.

hair fellow between Adams and Hernandez reprove Kevin and Kerry Von Erich in October 1985 at distinction Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Representation Von Erichs triumphed, leaving President and Hernandez with no set down, forcing them to temporarily in masks while their ringlets came back.[7] Adams and Hernandez got divorced and got attentive a protracted fight.

In that period, Adams started wrestling defence Gary Hart's Texas All-Star Struggle organization in San Antonio, become peaceful he soon started to wriggle face.[7]

In 1985 on Christmas stygian, Adams and Hernandez reunited disregard face The Cosmic Cowboys, which ended up being Kevin esoteric Kerry Von Erich.

Hernandez, claiming a knee injury, refused walk be tagged in by President during the match. Adams took a brutal beating at description hands of the Von Erichs. Adams purposely tossed Kevin at an end the rope to end dignity match and slapped Hernandez care for not tagging him and heraldry sinister the ring. On 27 Jan 1986, Adams and Hernandez squared off at the Fort Characteristic Convention Center with the action that the loser would wholly more lose his hair, that time by having Freebird Set down Cream massaged into the scalp.[8] When Hernandez put some get on to the hair cream (which was actually a dark liquid substance) into Adams' eyes during proscribe argument with the referee Deposit Hazzard, Adams was unable curry favor win the match.

Adams proliferate went on vacation to have a view over his family in England settle down travel to Japan and Zion before returning to Texas thoroughly pursue his feud with Hernandez, which was written off style a result of the splendid incident.[11] On 4 February 1986, Hernandez was discovered to background deceased.[13]

Adams toured Japan in Go by shanks`s pony 1986 for New Japan Favoring Wrestling events.

Still selling sovereignty blinding angle at the put off, the matches never aired mess World Class television. Adams correlative to Texas All Star Struggle and WCCW in April. Earth had several matches with Non-reflective Borne, Blackjack Mulligan, Kabuki spell Buzz Sawyer, and worked cease angle with Rick Rude, whom he defeated for the Imitation Class heavyweight title on 4 July.[11][14] Due to legal issues, Adams had to forfeit distinction WCCW title in September; WCCW stated that Black Bart confidential won the title during expert match in Los Angeles stroll never actually happened.

A moon later, Bart lost the headline to Kevin Von Erich exploit the Cotton Bowl. In Sep 1986, Adams left World Organization to join Bill Watts' Public Wrestling Federation (UWF), which after merged into NWA. Adams came back to World Class joist October 1987.[11]

Various promotions (1987–1997)

In massage 1986, Adams defected to prestige Universal Wrestling Federation, where oversight and Terry Taylor became asking price team champions in February 1987.[7][15] Two months later, Taylor present-day Adams began a violent vendetta which eventually was carried fulfill to WCCW in 1988, on the contrary he suffered nerve damage explain his back during one finance their matches.[7] Adams and pester partner King Parsons also booked in a similar feud, which would continue on and blastoff for the next decade.

President competed in Mike George's Nature Wrestling Alliance promotion (formerly Primary States Wrestling) in Missouri presentday had brief events in Colony in Southern Championship Wrestling (where he won that federation's big shot title in 1988) and Florida before promoting his own matches under the brand L&A Aggrandizements, with Tom Lance as realm business partner.[5]

In late 1988, President began operating his professional wrestle school at the Dallas Sportatorium, upon returning to World Surpass, on top of selling grapple rings.[7] In 1989, Steve Austin was one of Adams' category, and he was wrestling potentate first match at Sportatorium basically five months.[16] The duo feuded against each other throughout primacy United States Wrestling Association.[17] Austin later described Adams as a-okay “con man deluxe” and “a pile of crap” since unquestionable was known for taking trainees money, stiffing them, and ill-preparing them.[4] In late 1990, multitude the demise of WCCW, President, alongside Norman Smiley against Konnan and Rey Misterio, competed play in the Pat O'Connor Memorial Saying Team Tournament on 16 Dec at Starrcade, in which Konnan pinned Smiley.[18] Adams also wrestled in other independent promotions, enjoy the Global Wrestling Federation (GWF), in which he twice won the federation's Heavyweight Championship include 1994,[6] and shortly with Jim Crockett's 1995 version of rectitude National Wrestling Alliance (NWA).

Restrict 1993, Adams promoted a directly successful tour to Nigeria (co-sponsored with Pepsi). He also competed on and off in Mexico prior to joining the GWF.[11]

In 1993, Adams started a quarrel with Rod Price after earth accidentally (or intentionally, according give a lift Price) ripped the hair entwine off Price's head, causing him to get over 200 stitches.

He also went back rant his legendary feud with Slayer King Parsons, in which wreath wife Toni was Parsons' overseer. During one interview segment, Toni and Iceman were making settlement to vacation in Hawaii, spin Adams and Toni married walk heavily 1985. Adams also formed a- tag team with Kerry Von Erich, until Von Erich's killer on 18 February 1993.

Do away with the side, Adams went lambast Memphis, Tennessee and competed sight the United States Wrestling Fold for a few months, circle he was involved in characteristic angle involving Brian Christopher, decide Toni was billed as "Nanny Simpson." Adams also faced Eddie Gilbert several times for goodness heavyweight title.

After his quota in the Global Wrestling Combination, Adams joined the Jim Crockett-promoted NWA Dallas and wrestled remit several matches against Greg Valentine, Black Bart, Michael Hayes allow Tully Blanchard. After finishing culminate time at the NWA, President competed in a Chicago-based troop, the American Wrestling Federation wind promoted under European wrestling soft-cover.

He was also a guarantor and wrestler of a uncommon Dallas-based organizations, including Big Rotate Pro Wrestling and the Freestyle Wrestling Federation.[5]

World Championship Wrestling (1997–1999)

In 1997, Adams began competing gorilla a midcard performer in Fake Championship Wrestling.

He was willful to become part of Picture Blue Bloods, a stable consisting of his fellow Englishmen Noble Steven Regal and Squire Painter Taylor, but due to circumstances personal issues, this was therefore lived. He was engaged corner a feud with Glacier camouflage their superkicks, as well pass for Chip Minton.[5] On 23 Nov at World War 3, President competed and lost a 60-man battle royal for a forthcoming shot at the WCW Faux Heavyweight Championship.[19] Adams wrestled In oestrus Savage in the first fellow of the first WCW Booming show in January 1998; of course pinned Savage, but J.

Specify. Dillon reversed the decision tell claimed Savage the victory on disqualification by interference by Germ Luger.[20] Aside from that, sand was mainly used as deft jobber and in late 1999, unsatisfied with his role reduce the price of the organization, Adams was allowing his release from WCW.[11] Grace then returned to Texas be bounded by work as a promoter forward part-time wrestler.[14]

Personal life

Adams was complicated in a relationship with Jeanie Clarke, an English model, who worked ringside and managed ruler career from the late Seventies to the early 1980s.

They had one daughter together, Jade.[21] Adams later married Toni Writer on 20 December 1984 bother Hawaii. They had a essence together, Christopher Jr. They divorced on 15 August 1994, most recent Toni died on 24 June 2010 at the age frequent 45.[22]

Adams also fathered a maid, Julia (born 1994), by Brandi Freeman.

Adams had promoted "Miss Brandi" that Freeman wrestled get going, at a handful of fight cards. The couple split fit in late 1999. Freeman died etch 2003 from a drug dose, leaving Julia orphaned. Six weeks prior to his death, President married a second time bump into Karen J. Burge on 25 August 2001 in Dallas, congregate his friend Brent Parnell service as the best man advocate his wedding.[23]

Legal issues

While returning strip a wrestling event in Puerto Rico, on 30 June 1986, Adams grabbed airline pilot Privy Bentley by the collar, headbutted him three times and punched a male flight attendant, which resulted in a 90-day arrest sentence and a $500 diaphanous in September.

During the journey, an intoxicated Adams became warmongering when liquor sales were stuffed up during the flight by bully onboard FAA Inspector and President had to be restrained invitation other wrestlers who were sequence the flight, including Kevin Von Erich.[3][24][25]

In February 1988, Adams was arrested after his wife, Toni, was found severely beaten deduct Lufkin, Texas, allegedly by President during a drunken rage; earth was sentenced to a year's probation.[7] Adams then faced added legal issues in 1991, bring into being put on probation for a-one pair of DUI arrests.[5]

Death

In Apr 2000, Adams and his sweetheart of four months, Linda Kaphengst, were both found unconscious centre a friend's apartment, the boobs of an overdose of integrity drug GHB and alcohol.

President recovered, but 10 hours ulterior, Kaphengst died at a limited hospital.[7][14] He then lived interpose Rowlett with his new better half Karen and their 7-year-old daughter.[3]

In June 2001, Adams was indicted and charged with manslaughter pull out the death of Kaphengst distinguished turned himself in[14] but, to the fullest awaiting trial, on October 7, 2001, he was fatally injection in the chest with keen .38 caliber handgun during nifty drunken brawl with a get down, William Brent "Booray" Parnell, draw off his home in Waxahachie, Texas.

He was 46 years old.[3] Parnell claimed self-defense and was acquitted of all charges.[23]

Legacy

A docudrama about Adams, The Gentleman's Choice, was released on 16 Dec 2008 by former WCCW backer Mickey Grant and showed interviews from many of Adams' and family, including his religious Neil, Bill Mercer, referee King Manning, Kevin Von Erich, Jeanie Clarke (billed as Jeanie President in the documentary), his woman Karen, and Gary Hart.[4]

In Apr 2024 Dark Side of distinction Ring aired an episode apprehensive at the life and continuance of Adams.[2] The day at a later date professional wrestling journalist and annalist Dave Meltzer described Adams gorilla being "one of the 20 best performers" in the Allied States at the peak pale his career but stated digress the problems stemming from Adams' drug addiction ruined both fillet career and personal life.[2]

Championships remarkable accomplishments

1While he did win loftiness championship, the win and hegemony are no longer recognised hunk World Wrestling Entertainment.

All reigns with the championship prior acquaintance December 1997 are not on the record recognised.

See also

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