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Brian Adias

Height: 6' 2"

Weight: 235 lbs

From: Lake Dallas, TX

Pro Debut: 1979

Aliases: Brian Adidas

Feds Worked For: MSW, WCCW, AWA, GWF, NWA, Championship Wrestling from Georgia (GA), Continental Wrestling Alliance (TN), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), NWA Big Time Wrestling (TX), NWA Southwest (TX), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR)

Finisher: Russian Leg Sweep

Signature Moves: Oriental Spike

Career Highlights: -CWA Tag Team Champion (w/ Mike Blackheart)
-NWA Canadian Television Champion
-NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Champion (w/ Buddy Rose)
-WCCW American Tag Team Champion (w/ King Parsons)
-WCCW Television Champion (2x)
-WCCW Texas Champion (3x)
-WCCW World 6-Man Tag Team Champion (w/ Kerry Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich)
-WCCW World Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Al Madril and Frankie Lancaster)

Affiliates: The Von Erichs, Al Madril, Frankie Lancaster, King Parsons, Mike Blackheart, Buddy Rose, Gary Hart, Sunshine

Notable Feuds: Kevin Von Erich, Fidel Sierra, Rip Oliver, Mike Von Erich, Bill Irwin

Other Facts: -Legitimate longtime friend of The Von Erichs
-Was a high school classmate and track team mate of Kerry Von Erich at Lake Dallas High School in Corinth, TX. He was ranked 5th in the nation in Shot Put in 1978 and won the South Land Conference Shot Put title 4 years in a row while at the University of Texas in Arlington
-Trained for pro wrestling by Fritz Von Erich
-Entered pro wrestling as Brian Adidas but eventually was forced to alter the surname under pressure from the sporting goods manufacturer
-Currently living in the Dallas area selling exercise equipment
-Ranked # 297 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Was a panelist on the "Tales from the Territories" episode entitled "WCCW: Wrestling's Lone Star Legacy" with Kevin Von Erich, Chavo Guerrero, Jr., Jimmy Garvin, and David Manning