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Brian Keith Adams (April 14, 1964 – August 13, 2007) was an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er best known for his work for Wrestling/{{WWE}} as Crush and for Wrestling/{{WCW}} under his own name. He debuted in 1986 in the NWA Pacific Northwest Wrestling territory in UsefulNotes/{{Portland}}. He would go on to be a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pnw/nwa/pnw-h.html NWA PNW Heavyweight Champion]] and a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pnw/nwa/pnw-t.html NWA PNW Tag Team Champion]]. In 1990, WWE brought him in as Crush, the surprise third member of Wrestling/{{Demolition}}, who were the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Champions]] at the time. After the team was broken up following ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} VII'', Adams went back to PNW and spent time in various independents until WWE brought him back in 1992. He was still Crush, but now he had a gimmick based on his growing up in UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}} and was a face. This lasted until Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}} squashed and injured him in 1993. He came back as a heel, having aligned himself with Yoko's manager Wrestling/MrFuji and turned into a "Foreign" Wrestling Heel. Crush feuded with Wrestling/RandySavage. In early 1995, WWE fired him after he was arrested for illegal gun possession and for purchasing steroids. He returned in late 1996, aligned with manager Clarence Mason as a member of Wrestling/TheNationOfDomination. This lasted until June 1997, when [[Wrestling/RonSimmons Faarooq]] fired him, leading to Crush forming his biker gang the Disciples of Apocalypse. Adams left after, in the storyline, Wrestling/{{Kane}} injured him. In actuality, he left in protest over the infamous Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob. He went to WCW and joined the [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder nWo]]. After accomplishing basically nothing for two years, he and Wrestling/BryanClarke were teamed up as Kronik and would go on to be 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag Team Champions]]. After WCW died, he and Clarke sat on the sidelines until, in the storyline, [[Wrestling/StevieRichards Steven Richards]] brought them in to WWE as part of the [=InVasion=][=/=]Alliance feud and had them attack Wrestling/TheUndertaker and Kane as revenge for how UT had accelerated the demise of Right to Censor. After a notorious stinker of a match at ''Unforgiven,'' Kronik disappeared. They would have a run in Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling before retiring.

Not to be confused with Music/BryanAdams nor with Music/RyanAdams nor with ''Film/{{Crush|2013}}''.
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!! "Crushing Tropes":
* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: Russo tried turning Kronik into WCW's version of Wrestling/TheAPA.
* BadassBiker: As the leader of the DOA.
* BeardOfEvil: From his 1993 heel turn up until 2000.
* CharlesAtlasSuperPower: Legitimately the strongest man in WWE for part of his stay, he won powerlifting competitions while he was in the military and could bench press 580lbs. He was the first man to gorilla press ''The Undertaker''.
* FacialMarkings: As a member of Demolition and after his 1993 heel turn.
* FinishingMove: Cranium Crush, Heart Punch, Tilt-A-Whirl Backbreaker
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: In WCW in 2000, due to Russo's nonsensical, incoherent booking style.
* IHaveManyNames: Averted. He did have several gimmicks under the name Crush though (a member of Demolition, a laid-back Hawaiian babyface, an evil turncoat, an ex convict, a biker)
* OneSteveLimit: Barely averted, with Br'''i'''an Adams and Br'''y'''an Clarke.
* PowerStable:
** (in WWE): The Nation of Domination, the Disciples of Apocalypse and the Alliance
** (in WCW): The nWo, the Millionaires' Club, the New Blood
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Left the WWE in protest over the Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob. Wouldn’t return until WWE bought WCW.
* TheStoner: The original idea behind Kronik.
* TagTeam:
** (in PNW): The Wrecking Crew
** (in WWE): Demolition (with Ax and [[Wrestling/BarryDarsow Smash]]).
** (in WCW): Kronik
* VerbalTic: During his Hawaiian Crush gimmick, he tended to end his sentences with "brudda" or "bruh".