History Wrestling / MikeAdamle

* MyNameIsNotDurwood: Most notably, he helped put over [[Wrestling/JeffHardy Jeff Harvey]] as he pursued the "WEBA" Championship.
** For this, Adamle was 'honored' with inclusion in ''{{Website/Botchamania}}''[='=]s main titles.
** "Let's go over to [[SpellMyNameWithAThe The]] Taz...."
** "And here comes [[Creator/TheCW CW]] [[Wrestling/CMPunk Punk!]]"
** "[[{{Wrestling/Umaga}} YOU MANGAAAAAAA!]] The Samoan Bulldog--"
*** "[[{{Wrestling/Tazz}} BULLDOZAH BULLDOZAH]]"

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: His one appearance on "The Dirt Sheet" actually makes him hilarious.
-->'''Wrestling/TheMiz:''' There are winners...
-->''Miz gestures to himself''
-->'''The Miz:''' And there are losers...
-->''Points to Adamle who gives a thumbs up. Wrestling/JohnMorrison begins to speak when...''
-->'''Mike Adamle:''' That's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me since I joined ECW!
-->'''John Morrison:''' Don't interrupt me again, Mike.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: His one appearance on "The Dirt Sheet" actually makes him {{Adorkable}}.

* OlderThanHeLooks: He's ''65''.

* AscendedExtra: Mike came to {{Wrestling/Vince|McMahon}}'s attention back when he was doing color commentary for the [[AC:X]]tra [[AC:F]]un [[AC:L]]eague, alongside Wrestling/JesseVentura.

* NewscasterCameo: Before ''Raw'', his biggest claim to fame was co-hosting ''American Gladiators.'' --Scratch that, before ''Raw'', his biggest claim to fame was the ''Series/FamilyMatters'' episode "Surely You Joust", which featured Adamle calling a match between Urkel and Carl.

* ThePeterPrinciple: He played NFL football as a running back in the 70's, announced and hosted numerous sports programs such as American Gladiators and the Summer Olympics, and has competed in a Ironman Triathlon while he was '''''SIXTY''''' years old. A most impressive resume. Alas his obituary will probably include mention of his 2008 stint on ''Raw'' somewhere.

On the July 28, 2008 episode of Series/{{RAW}}, Executive Vice President Wrestling/ShaneMcMahon announced that Adamle was the new General Manager for the Raw brand. Even though his new character allowed him to carry a script on camera, he ''still'' made mistakes in every episode. In November, during an in-ring segment with Shane [=McMahon=] and Wrestling/RandyOrton, Adamle resigned from his position as General Manager, but no reason was ever given for Adamle's real life departure. (However, it was [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] on one episode of ''RAW'' that the other wrestlers - particularly Wrestling/ChrisJericho - couldn't stand him.) Later that year, he moved to WMAQ in Chicago to become a sports anchor, where he stayed until retiring in 2017.

On the July 28, 2008 episode of Series/{{RAW}}, Executive Vice President Wrestling/ShaneMcMahon announced that Adamle was the new General Manager for the Raw brand. Even though his new character allowed him to carry a script on camera, he ''still'' made mistakes in every episode. In November, during an in-ring segment with Shane [=McMahon=] and Wrestling/RandyOrton, Adamle resigned from his position as General Manager, but no reason was ever given for Adamle's real life departure. (However, it was [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] on one episode of ''RAW'' that the other wrestlers - particularly Wrestling/ChrisJericho - couldn't stand him.)

* ThePeterPrinciple: He played NFL football as a running back in the 70's, announced and hosted numerous sports programs such as American Gladiators and the Summer Olympics, and has competed in a Ironman Triathlon while he was '''''[[BadassGrandpa SIXTY]]''''' years old. A most impressive resume. Alas his obituary will probably include mention of his 2008 stint on ''Raw'' somewhere.

* NewscasterCameo: Before ''Raw'', his biggest claim to fame was co-hosting ''American Gladiators.'' --Scratch that, before ''Raw'', his biggest clam to fame was the ''Series/FamilyMatters'' episode "Surely You Joust", which featured Adamle calling a match between Urkel and Carl.

On the July 28, 2008 episode of Series/{{RAW}}, Executive Vice President Wrestling/ShaneMcMahon announced that Adamle was the new General Manager for the Raw brand. Even though his new character allowed him to carry a script on camera, he made mistakes in every episode. In November, during an in-ring segment with Shane [=McMahon=] and Wrestling/RandyOrton, Adamle resigned from his position as General Manager, but no reason was ever given for Adamle's real life departure. (However, it was [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] on one episode of ''RAW'' that the other wrestlers - particularly Wrestling/ChrisJericho - couldn't stand him.)

* "Funny Aneurysm" Moment: Adamle's entire run in the WWE was widely criticized, with his poor memory and frequency for verbal mistakes being the instances that are most remembered and quoted. In February 2017 Adamle publicly revealed that he had been diagnosed with CTE-induced dementia as a result of the concussions he suffered during his time as an NFL running back. All of a sudden these mistakes weren't seen as being so funny any more.

'''Michael David "Mike" Adamle''' (born October 10, 1949) is a sports personality and former National Football League player. He is best known as the co-host of ''Series/AmericanGladiators'' for seven years and as arguably one of the [[strike:worst]] [[{{Narm}} greatest]] wrestling personalities in the history of the Wrestling/{{WWE}}.

* KirkSummation: Adamle, channeling (and misquoting) his idol UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan, told {{Wrestling/Kane}}, “HAND. ME. THAT. BAG.” the same way the Gipper told Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down his wall.
-->--'''''[=WrestleCrap=]''''': And while most people would not put the surrender of a small sack on [[{{Dissimile}} the same level of importance as the re-unification of Berlin]], it would be Adamle’s biggest accomplishment as ''Raw'' General Manager.

[[caption-width-right:282:The voice of the WEBABBQLSD.]]

** "[=JomamajomamajomamajomamaJAMAICANMECRAAAAAAZY!=]"

** "{{Wrestling/Umaga}}aaaaah! The Samoan Bulldog--" "[[{{Wrestling/Tazz}} BULLDOZAH BULLDOZAH]]"

** Adamle even botched that announcement by getting up from the announce table too early.

* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: His announcement that he was stepping down as ''Raw'' GM engendered the biggest pop he has ever received in his professional career.

* OlderThanHeLooks: He's ''64''.

* AscendedExtra: Mike came to {{Wrestling/Vince|McMahon}}'s attention back when he was doing color commentator for the [[AC:X]]tra [[AC:F]]un [[AC:L]]eague, alongside Wrestling/JesseVentura.