History Wrestling / BrianAdams

Not to be confused with Music/BryanAdams nor with Music/RyanAdams nor with ''Film/{{Crush}}''.

* DownerEnding: Died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs at 43; was found dead by his son.

* 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 [i]The Undertaker[/i]

* AlohaHawaii: As a face.

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. 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.

** (in WWE): Demolition (with Ax and [[Wrestling/BarryDarsow Smash]].

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. He went to WCW and joined the Wrestling/{{N|ewWorldOrder}}WO. 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.

* PowerStable: (in WWE): The Nation of Domination, the Disciples of Apocalypse and the Alliance
** (in WCW): The NWO, the Millionaires' Club, the New Blood

* UsefulNotes/YanksWithTanks: Served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Japan.

* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: Russo tried turning Kronik into WCW's version of [[Wrestling/RonSimmons the]] [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield APA]].

!!! "Crushing Tropes":

** (in WWE): Demolition

* DownerEnding: Died of an accidental overdose of perscription drugs at 43; was found dead by his son.

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. He went to WCW and joined the Wrestling/{{N|ewWorldOrder}}WO. 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.

Brian Adams (1964-2007) 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. He went to WCW and joined the Wrestling/{{N|ewWorldOrder}}WO. 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.

* UsefulNotes/YanksWithTanks: Served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Japan.

As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Adams_(wrestler) The Other Wiki]].

'''Brian Adams''' (1964-2007) 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. He went to WCW and joined the Wrestling/{{N|ewWorldOrder}}WO. 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.

'''Brian Adams''' (1964-2007) 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/TheNation the Nation of Domination]]. 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. He went to WCW and joined the Wrestling/{{N|ewWorldOrder}}WO. 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.

'''Brian Adams''' (1964-2007) 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 the Nation of Domination. 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. He went to WCW and joined the Wrestling/{{N|ewWorldOrder}}WO. 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.

* DownerEnding: His death from an overdose at 42.

** (in WCW): Kronik

Not to be confused with Music/BryanAdams nor with Music/RyanAdams.

'''Brian Adams''' (1964-2007) 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 the Nation of Domination. 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. He went to WCW and joined the Wrestling/{{N|ewWorldOrder}}WO. 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.