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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.

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.

World Championship Wrestling

Adams signed with WCW in 1998, where he was part of the nWo and nWo Hollywood. Later he was used as the original KISS Demon, a gimmick which did not work for him, and was then given to Dale Torborg instead. He also formed a team with Bryan Clark called Kronik, who 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.

After briefly trying a career as a boxer in 2002, Adams returned his home and retired due to spinal and shoulder injuries.

In wrestling

Quotes

"Shaka, Brah"
"We're all about breakin' necks & Cashin' Cheques."

Managers

Paul Ellering
Toni Adams
- no relation
Mr. Fuji
Clarence Mason
Stevie Richards
Judd the Studd

Finishing moves

As Demolition Crush

Tilt-a-Whirl Backbreaker
Piledriver
Demolition Decapitation (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
Fatty Boom Batty (Full Nelson Slam)
High Times (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
*1-Time USWA Southern Champion

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