Line #7 Wrestling/BryanClarke


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4	Bryan Emmett Clark (born March 14, 1964) is a retired American {{Professional Wrestl\|ing}}er from Harrisburg, PA best known for his work in Wrestling/{{WWE}} from 1993-1995 as Adam Bomb and in Wrestling/{{WCW}} from 1997-2001 either as Wrath during the ''[[Franchise/MortalKombat Mortal Kombat]]''-inspired Blood Runs Cold storyline or under his own name as a member of the TagTeam Kronik with Brian Adams. He started his career in 1990 in the dying days of the [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]] as The Nightstalker, and also competed for WCW, Wrestling/{{SMW}} and the USWA in Memphis under that name. While competing as the Nightstalker, he made his [=PPV=] debut in the "Lethal Lottery" tournament at ''WCW [=Starrcade=] 91'' teamed with Rick Steiner in a losing effort against [[Wrestling/{{Vader}} Big Van Vader]] and Mr. Hughes. While Wrestling/{{Glacier}} was based on Sub-Zero and [[Wrestling/{{Kanyon}} Mortis]] was a combination of Scorpion and Reptile, Wrath bore similarities to Shao Khan. He also competed for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, and finished his career there in 2003. He is a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/e/smw/smw-tv.html SMW "Beat the Champ" Television Champion]] as the Nightstalker and a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag Team Champion]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/aj-t.html All Japan Pro Wrestling World Tag Team Champion]] as a member of Kronik.
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6	!! "Atomic Tropes":
7	* AbortedArc: Kronik's WWF run was cut short due to the atrocious quality of the Kronik vs Brothers of Destruction match. They refused the resulting demotion to developmental and were fired for it.
8	* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: Wrestling/VinceRusso tried turning Kronik into WCW's version of [[Wrestling/RonSimmons the]] [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield APA]].
9	* BashBrothers: With Brian Adams. If the two were working face they could mow through an entire division. If they were working heel, the combination of the two of them were treated as a threat to everyone they encountered, up to and including ''Wrestling/{{Goldberg}}''. Their 'High Times' double team chokeslam often got a pop even if they were working heel at the time.
10	* TheBigGuy[=/=]TheBrute: 6'4, and usually around 280 lbs. or so.
11	* CoolHelmet: Wore one to the ring as Wrath.
12	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Twice in WCW.
13	** The Blood Runs Cold version of Wrath. The angle ended while Bryan Clarke was injured. When he returned it was in his 'no gimmick needed' version of Wrath, no in-character explanation of why Wrath didn't wear his Shredder helmet and leather jacket with spiky epaulets anymore.
14	** Kronik had a couple of beatdown segments in WWE, then one tag match against The Undertaker and Kane. The match was so atrociously bad that Kronik was fired
15	* CurbStompBattle: Lost one to Goldberg that ended the 'Blood Runs Cold' version of Wrath. As Wrath was removing his entrance gear Goldberg speared him and immediately jackhammered. This was partly to give Wrath time off to heal a rotator cuff injury [[note]]you can even see how awkwardly Wrath falls while taking the spear in trying to avoid landing on his injured arm[[/note]] as well.
16	* DemotedToExtra: In 1995 WWE, and at various points while in WCW.
17	* FinishingMove:
18	** as Adam Bomb: the Atom Smasher (originally a regular powerbomb, he had to change it to a pumphandle version when [[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]] started using it as his finisher), the Neutron Bomb (diving clothesline);
19	** as "Blood Runs Cold" Wrath: Death Penalty ([[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson "Rock Bottom"]], although Wrath's use predates it)
20	** as 'no gimmick' Wrath and Bryan Clarke: Meltdown (pumphandle powerslam).
21	** with Brian Adams: (The) High Times (double chokeslam)
22	* GameBreakingInjury: Suffered a torn ACL in April 1999 and spent a year recovering.
23	* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: In WCW in 2000, due to Vince Russo's nonsensical booking style.
24	* HiredGuns: [[Wrestling/StevieRichards Steven Richards]] brought Kronik into WWE in 2001 to attack Wrestling/TheUndertaker and Wrestling/{{Kane}} as revenge for how Undertaker had accelerated the demise of Right to Censor.
25	* LightningBruiser: At his best - he used a step-up enzuigiri in the corner, a diving top rope clothesline and a running somersault splash from the ring apron to the floor.
26	* NonIndicativeName: Despite the name, Wrath never seemed that overwhelmingly angry.
27	* NuclearMutant: As Adam Bomb. He was billed from Three Mile Island.
28	* OneSteveLimit: Barely averted in Kronik, with Br'''y'''an Clarke and Br'''i'''an Adams.
29	* PartsUnknown: As the Nightstalker in SMW, "Your Nightmares."
30	* PenalColony: Wrath was billed from Devil's Island, which was part of the notorious French penal colony off of the coast of French Guiana. ''Why'' he was supposed to have been there was never explained.
31	* PowerStable:
32	** Kronik went from the Millionaires' Club to the New Blood in WCW in 2000. See HeelFaceRevolvingDoor above.
33	** Briefly in the Alliance in WWE in 2001.
34	* PunnyName: "Adam Bomb", as in "Atom Bomb".
35	* SquashMatch: Found himself on both ends of this. While he'd win some as Adam Bomb, he fell victim when Earthquake flattened him at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} X''. In late 1998, he had something of a streak going until Kevin Nash stopped it en route to his killing Goldberg's streak at ''[=Starrcade=]''.
36	* TheStoner: This was the original idea behind Kronik.
37	* TagTeam:
38	** In 1990 NWA/WCW, the Nightstalker was teamed with the Motor City Madman (Mike Moore, no connection to those [[Music/TedNugent other]] [[Creator/MichaelMoore guys]]) and the Big Cat (Curtis "Mr." Hughes).
39	** with Mortis and manager James Vandenberg - this team strangely never received an official team name, although they were sometimes called 'Vandenberg's Oddities.'
40	** Kronik, with Wrestling/BrianAdams
41	* WrestlingMonster: Attempted with his various gimmicks - Adam Bomb was an irradiated mutant, Wrath was some kind of Mortal Kombat-esque monster. However, in the long run he always seemed to end up being subject to TheWorfEffect at the hands of a bigger monster (Earthquake as Adam Bomb, Goldberg and later Kevin Nash as Wrath...). At 6'6" 290 lbs, he was a tad small for a monster.

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