Brian Adias
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| Brian Gower | |
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| Ring name(s) | Brian Adias Brian Adidas[1] |
| Billed weight | 238 lb (108 kg)[1] |
| Born | Denton, Texas[1] |
| Resides | Texas[1] |
| Trained by | Fritz Von Erich[1] |
| Debut | 1979[1] |
| Retired | 1994 |
Brian Adias (real name Brian Gower) was a professional wrestler best known for his time in World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW). He was a legitimate longtime friend of the Adkisson family, and was a classmate of Kerry Von Erich in high school.
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[edit] Career
Brian was a mainstay of the Texas wrestling scene (mainly for the Fritz Von Erich owned WCCW). Adias also had success in Maple Leaf Wrestling, NWA Mid-Atlantic/Worldwide, Portland Wrestling, and Joe Pedicino's Global Wrestling Federation.
Brian appeared (using the moniker of Brian Adidas) at Starrcade 84 defeating Mister Ito. Fan magazines like Pro Wrestling Illustrated continued to list him in their regional rankings as "Brian Adidas" for the next two years, but he was referred to as Brian Adias in WCCW.
Brian continued his alliance with the Von Erich family until the fall of 1986, when he turned heel against Mike Von Erich in a singles match. In an angle very similar to the one used with Chris Adams two years before, Adias declared that he wanted to succeed on his own merits, accused the Von Erichs of holding him back, and formed an alliance sometimes called the "Duo of Doom" with Al Madril. During one incident, Kerry Von Erich, who was Brian's classmate in high school, confronted him regarding his actions. Still in crutches after his 1986 motorcycle accident, Kerry was attacked by Madril with Brian standing and allowing Madril to hit Kerry with the crutch several times before Marc Lowrance managed to get Kerry out of the ring. Afterwards, Kevin Von Erich came in and launched an attack on Madril.
Madril and Adias would go on to win the World Class Tag Team Championship, while continuing to feud with the Von Erichs through the summer of 1987. In one incident, Kevin collapsed during an eight-man tag match involving Adias, which would set up an angle where he would develop his version of the Oriental Spike, a move made famous by Terry Gordy.
Adias would continue his heel run into the Wild West Wrestling group, but reverted to his babyface status a few years later when the Global Wrestling Federation was launched.
Brian later turned to sales work, only wrestling sporadically for the rest of the decade, before resurfacing for a while in the GWF during its run on ESPN in the early 1990s.
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- Continental Wrestling Alliance
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- CWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mike Blackheart[2]
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- NWA American Tag Team Championship (1 time)- with Iceman Parsons[6]
- NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[5]
- WCWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time)[7]
- WCWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Kerry & Kevin Von Erich[8]
- WCWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Al Madril
Finishing Move: The Oriental Spike Favorite Moves: Russian Leg Sweep
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f "Brian Adias Profile". Online World Of Wrestling. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/b/brian-adias.html. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- ^ "Confederate / Continental Wrestling Alliance Title Histories". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/indy/cwa/cwatitles.html. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ "NWA Canadian Television Championship lineage". http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/on/nwa/can-tv.html. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
- ^ "NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship lineage". http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pnw/nwa/pnw-h.html. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
- ^ a b "NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship lineage". http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/tx-h.html. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
- ^ "NWA American Tag Team Championship lineage". http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/wccw/am-t.html. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
- ^ "NWA Texas Tag Team Championship lineage". http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/tx-t.html. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
- ^ "WCCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship lineage". http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/wccw/am-6.html. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
[edit] External links
- Profile at Online World Of Wrestling
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