Chris Adams

Born

February 10, 1955

Died

Oct 7, 2001

From

Rugby, England, United Kingdom

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Decades active

In short · Acted for four decades — 30 credits.

Remembered for

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Biography

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

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