2011Winner
Best Performance
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
Chris Adams
Actor
Rugby, England, United Kingdom
February 10, 1955
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1990Winner
Best Performance
WCW Starrcade 1990
2023Nominee
Best Performance
House of Deadly Lies
Career Highlights
1997Highlight
Best Performance
WCW World War 3 1997
2013Highlight
Best Performance
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
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Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
WCW World War 3 1997
WCW World War 3 1998