[7.0] "Chris Adams was a super underrated talent who was never given his due to personal demons he had which ultimately led to the end of his life. He became known in World Class Championship Wrestling in the '80s with his feud with Jimmy Garvin before becoming a Von Erich ally. He then turned on Kevin, which began his feud with him and his alliance with Gino Hernandez. In the late '80s, he was known for training Stone Cold Steve Austin and then feuding with him in the dying days of WCCW. he also had stints in UWF, GWF, and, in the late '90s, WCW, where his career died with a whimper after jobbing to everyone he wrestled. His life tragically ended in 2001 when he was killed in self-defense by his best friend. RIP, Chris Adams."
[7.0] "Possible final edit: Before personal issues and a trip to the UWF, a solid 10 and at many times, the #1 reason to watch World Class Championship Wrestling regardless of program or affiliation. In the early days he truly was *IT* on World Class, it all hits the spot. He was innovative, his timing could be impeccable, his psychology and crowd connectivity was top tier. The team with Gino Hernandez was excellent. Things in the UWF aren't bad to watch but his life outside of wrestling was about as disastrous as life gets and this impacted his in ring trajectory. (please understand what I just said was a gross understatement, he was a form of malevolence incarnate). When Chris Adams shows up anywhere around or after 1986, expect him to leave any episode. This caused him to have a very difficult time getting and staying "over" anywhere for a long while. Many of the comebacks just don't work but I confess, I laughed at Chris when Iceman did the "jailbird" routine. He found his footing again around '89/90 long enough to help Steve Austin excel but the bloom was definitely off the rose by then. Did some enhancement/preliminary stuff in WCW and was a shell of his former self. Sooner than later his reckless maliciousness led to his own death. To borrow a line from Chris Reifert that works here: "A vision too bright, must always fade out". 6.75"
[10.0] "To most fans, Chris Adams is known as that WCW jobber during the golden era of the company. But others will remember fondly his work prior to his career taking a downward spiral. The inventor of the superkick was a really good technician that made his mark as a babyface in Texas. The beloved stud was considered an honorary Von Erich due to his great skills accompanying his great looks, and he could have been a top name if not for being in the Von Erich turf. But as a heel, he was still brilliant, showing a cocky attitude and being more brutal in his work rather than crisp. Simply put, prime Chris Adams was a joy to see perform."
[5.0] "One of the best workers WCCW had back in the 80's. I know mostly of his WCW jobber days and even though he was relegated to Saturday nights and Thunder, he sometimes got to show his stuff when not being squashed. Dude even got a win on Randy Savage at one point in 1998. Adams was treated like his era had passed by at that point and was just there to make others look good. He was better than "enhancement talent" level and would have been great anywhere IF the territories were still around. But it was the Monday Night Wars era so 80's guys like him were lucky just to have a job I guess. Behind the scenes the guy had issues and eventually tried picking a fight he couldn't win."
[9.0] "A super talented wrestler that could adjust as both heel and babyface. As a babyface, the "honorary Von Erich" was a chick magnet stud that attracted looks with his personality and british accent, combined with his famous Superkick that made bodies fly around silly, forming the ultimate trio with Kerry and Kevin von Erich. As a heel, take all the qualities of being a babyface and add some arrogance, violence and mean showmanship, forming the most dynamic duo with Gino Hernandez, as both were b-b-b-b-bad to the bone. When he was just about to have a fiery feud with this latter after being disprespected and blinded by hair chemistry, it came to an abrupt end as sadly, Gino passed away, and he departed from WCCW (actually he went to wrestle in Japan), and since then, nothing much was left for Chris to be done. A non-fond run with WCW just shows how far he already had walked with no turning back, and his personal issues for the best of him as his temper got him in the bad side of death. An innovator and elite player who done all he could while he could."
[7.0] "Chris Adams was SUPER talented in his day and stood out in an already diverse World Class. A good babyface, but I loved him as a heel feuding with the Von Erichs and teaming with Gino Hernandez. Adams unfortunately it seems had some of the worst demons in a business full of them, and his career dwindled down to where he was a jobber in WCW before working small indy shows in Texas before his untimely demise in a substance-fueled brawl with a friend."
[6.0] "Chris Adams was involved in one of my favorite feuds against Steve Austin in World Class. I feel that Chris was an okay wrestler. Nothing overly special but he was mad over in the territories that he wrestled in. Chris had a lot of passion as a baby face and he could always get the crowd behind him. My big knock against him is that he never really expanded his horizons beyond the Texas border. Maybe his reasoning was that it was his comfort zone or just his bread and bread and butter. I don't know but he probably would have been lost in the WWF's land oft the giants but I'm surprised he didn't become more successful in places like the NWA or AWA."
[7.0] "He should be in the 7to 7. 6 range After a girlfriend's drug-related death threatened to send him to prison, Adams became even more reckless and was killed in a bar fight with a former roommate and fellow indy promoter. Chris Adams had a life that comes along every generation. He was a great at his job and received many accolades because of his talents, but his ego led to his self-destruction. Adams might have been one of the biggest stars of the day, but instead the life of excess killed his partner, ruined himself and eventually ended his own life. When people talk of the World Class curse, Chris Adams' story is often cited as an example. A fiery, athletic babyface whose personality got over with the guys while his good looks attracted the ladies. Then he turned on the Von Erichs and became one of the biggest heels of the 1980s. Teaming with fellow studly bad guy Gino Hernandez, the two became key rivals of the Von Erichs as World Class rose to its legendary hieghts. After they split up, Adams spent time out being "blinded" by Hernandez. His return and feud with Gino could have been huge, but Hernandez died suddenly from a drug overdose and Chris Adams' career was never quite the same."
[8.0] "His size worked against him in the steroid days of the 1980's and kept him out of the huge promotions... but adams was an mvp type player in world class and uwf before his personal issues derailed his career. His feuds were full of passion and his in ring performance had the audience believing in everything. Could be worthy of a higher grade if he traveled more and had a stronget finish to his career"
[8.0] "Adams was good in the ring, a little bit below average on the mic, but he was a good hand in his younger days in WCCW. His team with Gino Hernandez was a solid one and they were good heels for the Von Erich's to face after the Freebird feud had run its course. A shame about his his life ended."
