Line #11 Wrestling/AdamRose


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3	Raymond John Leppan (born 20 July 1979) is a retired South African {{professional wrestl\|ing}}er best known for his time with Wrestling/{{WWE}} where he performed under the ring name Adam Rose. He is a former two-time FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion under the ring name Leo Kruger.
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5	A veteran of the South African professional wrestling scene, Leppan first grabbed the attention of WWE in early 2010. He was sent immediately to FCW where he was given the ring name of Leo Kruger, a reference to former South African president and distant relative Paul Kruger. Kruger spent his first year in FCW as a midcarder before being sidelined by a neck injury.
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7	Kruger returned to FCW in 2011 and proceeded to win the vacant FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship by defeating [[Wrestling/BrayWyatt Husky Harris]], Wrestling/DamienSandow, and Wrestling/DeanAmbrose. He lost the title to Mike Dalton in earily 2012, regaining it briefly a few weeks later only to drop it immediately to Seth Rollins. When FCW evolved into the modern day WWE NXT, Kruger adopted the gimmick of a deranged bounty hunter similar to ComicBook/SpiderMan supervillain Kraven. Unfortunately, the gimmick went nowhere and Kruger was completely repackaged into Adam Rose, a Creator/RussellBrand-esque party animal.
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9	Rose joined the main roster in 2014 as a {{face}}, being accompanied to the ring by the "Exotic Express". Rose remained a staple of the midcard and even formed a tag team with the incredibly popular bunny (played by fellow South African wrester Wrestling/JustinGabriel). After the Bunny began to upstage him in popularity, a jealous Rose turned on him. The newly-{{heel}} Rose began to show a bullying attitude to both the Bunny and the rest of the Exotic Express. This gimmick also went nowhere, and Rose was soon repackaged as part of the "Social Outcasts" alongside Wrestling/CurtisAxel, Wrestling/BoDallas and Wrestling/HeathSlater.
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11	On 16 April 2016, Leppan was taken off TV and suspended for 60 days for a violation of WWE's Wellness Policy. On 11 May, he was arrested for domestic violence and tampering with a witness, and as a result, WWE suspended him indefinitely. He was eventually released by the company later that month.
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13	Afterward, Leppan went on to wrestle on the independent circuit, under the name Aldo Rose. He played his final match on June 14, 2019, for Atomic Revolutionary Wrestling, after which he retired.
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16	!!"The Ultimate Party Tropes":
17	* AxCrazy: His former gimmick Leo Kruger, before the change to Adam Rose, on NXT.
18	* ArchEnemy: Camacho on NXT and Wrestling/JackSwagger (and Zeb Colter) on Raw.
19	* BeardOfEvil: As Leo Kruger, now shaved into a soul patch for the more benevolent Adam Rose, though it has filled out quite a bit.
20	* BerserkButton: Don't hurt or otherwise try to fuck with his Exotic Express.
21	* BewareTheSillyOnes: He normally prances around grinning like a moron. If he isn't, you're in for a world of hurt.
22	* BloodKnight: As Kruger.
23	* BoringYetPractical: Used a sleeper hold as his FinishingMove in FCW.
24	* BritishRockstar: As Adam Rose.
25	* BunniesForCuteness: One of the members of his entourage is a guy in a bunny suit. The Bunny has already ascended to EnsembleDarkhorse status, with the RunningGag on ''The JBL and Cole Show'' being everybody trying to confirm that The Bunny is, in fact, Wrestling/ZackRyder.
26	* CampStraight: As Rose.
27	* CatchPhrase: "It's party time, ALL THE TIME." "Don't be a lemon, be a rosebud!"
28	* CloudCuckooLander: Rose.
29	* EarlyBirdCameo: His line of Rosebuds included Wrestling/AlexaBliss, Wrestling/BeckyLynch, Wrestling/BraunStrowman, Bull Dempsey, Wrestling/{{Carmella}}, Wrestling/DanaBrooke, Deonna Purrazzo, Kalisto of the Lucha Dragons/Lucha House Party, Leva Bates, Wrestling/MiaYim, [[Wrestling/{{SAnitY}} Nikki Cross]], Wrestling/ScarlettBordeaux, Simon Gotch of the Vaudevillains, [[Wrestling/SamiCallihan Solomon Crowe]], Wrestling/TaelerHendrix, TNA's Wrestling/TessaBlanchard (daughter of [[Wrestling/TheFourHorsemen Tully Blanchard]]), Tucker Knight of Heavy Machinery and [[Wrestling/TheaTrinidad Zelina Vega]]. Few other wrestlers assembled such a line of talent in a single promotion.
30	* EgomaniacHunter: As Kruger.
31	* {{Expy}}:
32	** As Adam Rose, of [[Film/ForgettingSarahMarshall Aldous]] [[Film/GetHimToTheGreek Snow]].
33	** He got one as well, on [[Characters/WWENew No Way Jose]].
34	* FanCommunityNickname: "Rosebuds"
35	* FoeRomanceSubtext: Has invoked it with Swagger- he slapped Swagger's arse a couple of times in one match, and jumped into his arms in another. Whether he's serious or just trying to fuck with Swagger's head is unknown, because either one (or both) is completely plausible.
36	** He slapped Fandango's arse too. Fandango didn't take it well.
37	* IncomingHam: As Kruger, exclaimed "KRUUUUGAHHHHHH!" after he entered the ring for a match. As Adam Rose, he enters with an entire posse of costumed partygoers to announce his arrival.
38	* LargeHam: As Leo Kruger.
39	* LifeOfTheParty: As Adam Rose.
40	* LighterAndSofter: Adam Rose as compared to Leo Kruger.
41	* OlderThanTheyLook: Despite debuting for the first time in 2014, Adam Rose was already one of the older talents on the roster at 34.
42	* OralFixation: Adam Rose is never without his lollipop.
43	* {{Pun}}: Rose has a move called the Rose Pedal.
44	* ShellShockedVeteran: What the Leo Kruger hunter gimmick implied to be.
45	* ShoutOut: His name is likely one to [[Music/GunsNRoses Axl Rose]].
46	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Adam Rose is never without his lollipop.
47	* {{Troll}}: As Adam Rose, he loves screwing with his opponents' heads.
48	%%* WalkingShirtlessScene: As Rose.

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