Cast & creator
Chris Adams
Best known for USWA Championship Wrestling, USWA Championship Wrestling, Mid-South Wrestling
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.
Also known as: Gentleman, The Masked Avenger, "Gentleman" Chris Adams
23
film credits
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television credits
33
1977–2023 · acting roles
8.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (33)
Showing 33 of 33 credits
USWA Championship Wrestling
"Gentleman" Chris Adams
1977USWA Championship Wrestling
The Masked Avenger
1977
Mid-South Wrestling
'Gentleman' Chris Adams
1981
Dark Side of the Ring
Self (Archival Footage)
2019
World Class Championship Wrestling
Chris Adams
1982World Class Championship Wrestling
"Gentleman" Chris Adams
1982
WCW Monday Nitro
1995
Biography: WWE Legends
"Gentleman" Chris Adams (archive footage)
2021
WCW Thunder
Chris Adams
1998AWF Warriors of Wrestling
"Gentleman" Chris Adams
1995WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '83
"Gentleman" Chris Adams
1983
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
Himself
2011
WCW World War 3 1997
"Gentleman" Chris Adams
1997
WCW World War 3 1998
"Gentleman" Chris Adams
1998
House of Deadly Lies
Brett
2023
WCW Starrcade 1990
"Gentleman" Chris Adams
1990
The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling
Self
2007
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Himself
2013WCCW Parade of Champions '86
"Gentleman" Chris Adams
1986WCCW Parade of Champions '85
"Gentleman" Chris Adams
1985
Heroes of World Class
Chris Adams
2006TWA Autumn Armageddon '90
"Gentleman" Chris Adams
1990WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars 1985
"Gentleman" Chris Adams
1985WCCW Christmas Star Wars '83
"Gentleman" Chris Adams
1983WCCW Parade of Champions
"Gentleman" Chris Adams
1984WCCW Christmas Star Wars '85
"Gentleman" Chris Adams
1985WCCW Star Wars (June 1983)
"Gentleman" Chris Adams
1983WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '84
"Gentleman" Chris Adams
1984WCCW Christmas Star Wars '84
"Gentleman" Chris Adams
1984WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '85
"Gentleman" Chris Adams
1985WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '84
"Gentleman" Chris Adams
1984
Gentleman's Choice: The Tragic Story of Gentleman Chris Adams
Self (archive footage)
2008WCCW Christmas Star Wars '87
"Gentleman" Chris Adams
1987