Biography for
Brian Adams (VI)

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Date of Birth

31 January 1963, Kona, Hawaii, USA

Date of Death

13 August 2007, Tampa, Florida, USA (accidental overdose of prescription drugs)

Birth Name

Brian Keith Adams

Height

6' 6" (1.98 m)

Spouse

Irene Yumiko

(? - 13 August 2007) (his death) 2 children

Trade Mark

Wrestling move "Tilt-o-Whirl"

Finishing move: Double Spinebuster (with Brian Clarke of Kronik)

Finishing move: Demolition Smash holding an opponent in a backbreaker position as Crush came off the second rope with an elbow drop.

Finishing move: The Heart Punch

Finishing move: Head Crush

Trivia

Professional wrestler

Former WWF & WCW Tag Team Champion

Was arrested on drug and weapons offences in 1994 for carrying steroids and a stun gun. He was later acquitted of the drug charges.

One half of tag team KroniK.

Tag team partner in KroniK was Bryan Clarke.

Began his career under the name "American Ninja" and also wrestled under the name "Crush". Wrestled in the tag teams "Demolition", "Nation of Domination (N.O.D.)", and "D.O.A. (Disciples Of Apocalypse)". Held the Pacific Northwest Title on more than one occasion, including winning the belt in a tournament final.

Used entrance music that has been under debate. Some say the music was "Love Dump" by Static-X. Others say the music was actually composed by WCW composer Jimmy Hart. Hart has never released the full song, but a short sample can be heard on WCW: Backstage Assault (2000) (VG) for Sony PlayStation.

Brian Adams first got exposure as 1/3 of the tag team Demolition, with Ax & Smash. He went by the name of Crush.

In September 2001, He & Bryan Clarke signed with the WWF and were booked to wrestle the Undertaker & Kane at WWF Unforgiven (2001) (V). In a horribly worked match, KroniK lost to the Brothers of Destruction. After only 21 days in the WWF, and a horrible showing on a live pay per view, KroniK was released from their contracts. Rumor has it that Adams & Clarke were asked to go to Ohio Valley Wrestling to sharpen their skills, and they refused.

Joined Demolition (Ax and Smash) as Crush, just in time for WWF Summerslam (1990) (V). Two years later at Summerslam (1992) (V), Crush, now a Hawaiian beach blond character, faced his former tag team partner Smash, who was going under the moniker Repo Man.

On September 29, 2007, after nearly 17 years apart, the two original members of Demolition, Ax (Bill Eadie) and Smash (Barry Darsow), reunited to wrestle for an independent wrestling promotion known as the UXW. The duo had planned on inviting Crush (Adams) to join their reunion, but he had passed away the month before.

The autopsy results showed that Adams passed away due to an accidental overdose of painkillers and anti-depressants. No steroids or illegal drugs were found in his system.

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