Brian Adams (wrestler)

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Brian Adams
Adams in 2002
Birth name	Brian Keith Adams
Born	(1964-04-14)April 14, 1964 Kona, Hawaii, U.S.
Died	August 13, 2007(2007-08-13) (aged 43) Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Cause of death	Combined drug intoxication
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	The American Ninja[1] Brian Adams[1] Crush[1] The Demon[2] Kona Crush[1] The Midnight Soldier[1]
Billed height	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)[3]
Billed weight	315 lb (143 kg)[3]
Billed from	Kona, Hawaii
Trained by	Antonio Inoki Tatsumi Fujinami
Debut	1986[1]
Retired	January 2003
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Air Force

Brian Keith Adams (April 14, 1964 – August 13, 2007)^[1] was an American professional wrestler. Adams is known for his time with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), under the name Crush, and for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under his real name Brian Adams. Trained in Japan by Antonio Inoki, he was a two-time WCW World Tag Team Champion, a one-time WWF Tag Team Champion and a one-time AJPW World Tag Team Champion, among other accomplishments. He was a challenger for various singles titles in the WWF and WCW, including the WWF Championship.^[4] In 2002, he briefly tried a career in boxing until retiring due to back and shoulder injuries.