Adam Cole
Austin Kirk Jenkins (born 5 July 1989) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Adam Cole. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling. He is also known for his work in New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), Ring of Honor (ROH), and the WWE. There he competed on the NXT brand and is a former NXT Tag Team Champion, the first ever NXT North American Champion and the longest reigning NXT Champion to date.
| Adam Cole | |
|---|---|
| Ring name(s) | Adam Carelle Adam Cole[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] |
| Billed weight | 200 lb (91 kg)[1][3] |
| Born | 5 July 1989
(aged 36) Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Billed from | Panama City, Florida[1][4] |
| Trained by | Al Snow[4] D. J. Hyde[4] Jon Dahmer[4] Les Thatcher[4] Shawn Michaels |
| Debut | April 26, 2008[5] |
Championships and accomplishments
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Cole as NXT North American Champion.
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Cole as ROH World Champion. He has the most reigns for this title at three.
- All Elite Wrestling
- Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament (2023) – with MJF
- Men’s Owen Hart Cup (2022)[6]
- Dynamite Award (1 time)
- Biggest Surprise (2022) – Adam Cole and Bryan Danielson make their debut
- CBS Sports
- Feud of the Year (2019) vs. Johnny Gargano[7]
- Match of the Year (2019) vs. Johnny Gargano at NXT TakeOver: New York[7]
- Wrestler of the Year (2019)[7]
- Combat Zone Wrestling
- CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[8]
- Best of the Best X (2011)
- Dreams Fighting Entertainment/World Wrestling League
- DFE Openweight Championship/WWL Heavyweight Championship[upper-alpha 1] (1 time)[9]
- Eastern Wrestling Alliance
- EWA Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)[10]
- Ground Breaking Wrestling
- Battle of Gettysburg (2009)[11]
- International Wrestling Cartel
- Maryland Championship Wrestling
- New Horizon Pro Wrestling
- NHPW Art of Fighting Championship (1 time)[15]
- Premiere Wrestling Xperience
- PWX Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Preston City Wrestling
- PCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)[16]
- Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
- PWG World Championship (1 time)
- Battle of Los Angeles (2012)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Pro Wrestling World-1
- Real Championship Wrestling
- Ring of Honor
- ROH World Championship (3 times)
- ROH World Television Championship (1 time)[22]
- ROH World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with MJF
- Eighth ROH Triple Crown Champion
- ROH World Championship Tournament (2013)
- ROH World Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contender Lottery Tournament (2011) – with Kyle O'Reilly[23]
- Survival of the Fittest (2014)
- SoCal Uncensored
- Match of the Year (2012) with Kyle O'Reilly vs. Super Smash Bros. (Player Uno and Stupefied) and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) on July 21[24]
- Match of the Year (2016) with The Young Bucks vs. Matt Sydal, Ricochet and Will Ospreay on September 3[25]
- Wrestler of the Year (2013)[26]
- Sports Illustrated
- Ranked No. 2 of the top 10 male wrestlers in 2019[27]
- WrestleCircus
- Big Top Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Britt Baker[28]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- WXW C4
- WXW C4 Hybrid Championship (1 time)[31]
- WWE
- NXT Championship (1 time)[32]
- NXT North American Championship (1 time, first)[33]
- NXT Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Roderick Strong, Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly[upper-alpha 2][34]
- Second NXT Triple Crown Champion
- Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic (2018) – with Kyle O'Reilly[35]
- NXT Year-End Award (7 times)
- Male Competitor of the Year (2019, 2020)[36]
- Overall Competitor of the Year (2019)[36]
- Match of The Year (2019) Two out of three falls match vs. Johnny Gargano at NXT TakeOver: New York[36]
- Rivalry of the Year (2019, 2020) vs. Johnny Gargano,[36] vs. Pat McAfee
- Tag Team of the Year (2020) – with Roderick Strong, Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly
- Bumpy Award (1 time)
- Rivalry of the Half-Year (2021) – vs Kyle O'Reilly[37]
Adam Cole Media
Cole at Supercard of Honor VII in April 2013
Footnotes
- ↑ Cole is listed as the World Wrestling League Heavyweight Champion because of title's name change in October 2012.
- ↑ Fish and O'Reilly originally won the title as a duo, but Cole and Roderick Strong were also listed as champions under the Freebird Rule after Fish got injured.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Adam ColeWWE. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
- ↑ Official BioAdamColePro (official website). Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- ↑ Adam ColeRing of Honor. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Adam ColeChris Van Vliet.
- ↑ cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=7142&page=20 Archived 2024-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. Owen Hart Foundation Men's Tournament (2022) (May 29, 2022)Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Campbell, Brian. How Adam Cole went from main event substitute to clear choice for 2019 Wrestler of the Year. CBS Sports (December 24, 2019). Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- ↑ CZW Junior Heavyweight Championship historyCombat Zone Wrestling. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- ↑ WWL Heavyweight TitleWrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Official TitlesAdamColePro (official website). Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- ↑ November 21, 2009 – GBW: Battle of Gettysburg – Night 1. Ground Breaking Wrestling. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 IWC Super Indy 16. Cagematch. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
- ↑ MCW Rage Television Championship historyWrestling Titles. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- ↑ MCW Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup 12. Maryland Championship Wrestling. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
- ↑ NHPW - New Horizons Pro Wrestling - Perth Australia - Wrestlers. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- ↑ Martin Bean. PCW Cruiserweight Championship History. Preston City Wrestling. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 PWI Awards. Pro Wrestling IllustratedKappa Publishing Group. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 OfficialPWI. PWI on Twitter (January 14, 2020). Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ↑ Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2020. The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ↑ WORLD-1 North American Heavyweight Title. www.wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave. Mon. update: TNA & WWE taping news, Foley TV, Helms rips on Michaels, TV tomorrow, Tiffany on indie. Wrestling Observer Newsletter (December 6, 2010). Retrieved December 7, 2010.
- ↑ Ring of Honor Championships. Ring of Honor. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
- ↑ ROH World Tag Team Championship #1 Contendership Lottery Tournament. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ↑ 2012 SoCal Year End Awards. SoCal Uncensored (March 4, 2013). Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave. Daily Update: Omega's decision, HHH conference call, Tito vs. Chael. Wrestling Observer Newsletter (January 26, 2017). Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ↑ 2013 SoCal Year End Awards. SoCal Uncensored (May 30, 2014). Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- ↑ Barrassodec, J., "The Top 10 Male Wrestlers of 2019", Sports Illustrated, December 27, 2019.
- ↑ 08/05/2017 - Show Results: The Cody Rhodes Summer Circus Show. WrestleCircus. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave. Biggest issue of the year: The 2011 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards Issue. Wrestling Observer Newsletter (January 26, 2011). Campbell, CA. p. 1–40.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave. March 13, 2020 Observer Newsletter: 40th Annual Awards Issue. Wrestling Observer Newsletter (March 5, 2020). Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ↑ WXW C4 Hybrid ChampionshipWXW C4. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- ↑ NXT Championship. WWE. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- ↑ NXT North American Championship. WWE. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ↑ NXT Tag Team ChampionshipsWWE.
- ↑ Benigno, Anthony. The Undisputed ERA def. The Authors of Pain and WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne & Roderick Strong to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles and win the 2018 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. WWE. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 36.3 Aiken, Chris. WWE NXT live results: Year-End award winners revealed. Wrestling Observer Newsletter (January 1, 2020). Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- ↑ WWE presenta the Bumpy Awards 2021 (August 4, 2021). Retrieved January 29, 2024.
Other websites
- Austin Jenkins on IMDb
- Adam Cole on WWE.com