Chris Adams

Chris Adams

Deceased · Born: Feb 10, 1955 · Died: Oct 7, 2001

Personal Details

Height 6' 0"
Born Feb 10, 1955 Rugby, England, United Kingdom
Spouse
  • Karen Burge

    ( Aug 25, 2001 to Oct 7, 2001 )
  • Toni Adams

    ( Dec 20, 1984 to Aug 15, 1994 )
  • Jeanne Clarke

Biography

Christopher Adams, best known as "Gentleman" Chris Adams, was an English professional wrestler, wrestling promoter, trainer, and judoka. By age 21, he was a three-time British National Judo Champion in his age and weight classes. In professional wrestling, Adams gained his greatest success in World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), where he became the promotion's World Heavyweight Champion and one of its biggest stars. He also performed for companies such as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the Universal Wrestling Association (UWA), where he held WWE Light Heavyweight Championship. All totalled, he held 26 titles over a 23-year career. Adams is known for training wrestlers such as Stone Cold Steve Austin and for popularizing the superkick finishing move, which would later be used by many other performers.

Career

2023
House of Deadly Lies
House of Deadly Lies as Brett
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2021
Biography: WWE Legends
Biography: WWE Legends as "Gentleman" Chris Adams (archive footage)
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1996
WCW Monday Nitro
WCW Monday Nitro
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