ADAM-X

Handler Information
Name: Michael "Witte" L. McKoewn
Email: xtreme_7@hotmail.com
AOL IM: AdamX74

Wrestler Information
Name: Adam-X
Real Name: Michael Xavier
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Date of Birth: 06/05/1973
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 248
Alignment: Baby face but with a few heel tendencies beginning to show because/with his new teammate.

Theme Music: "When Worlds Collide" By Powerman 5000

Appearance: Until recently and for the longest time, Adam had neck length blond hair. Now the hair is gone and cut short and into a bed head style. He is broad for his size and years of dedication to the ring and to training show in his body development. His muscles are lean and defined. He has blue eyes with a smile that gets the crowd going strong.

Ring Attire: Adam goes to the ring with fists and wrists taped in white athletic tape. He wears a black elbow brace over his left elbow for added support. He wears full tights that vary in color from black, silver, blue, and red. On the sides, starting at the knees is flames that go up to the hips. At the top of the flames, is a circled X, his symbol. This is sewn on outside and in opposite colors. Silver flames and circled X on the red, blue, and black tights. Black insignia on the silver. He has black vinyl boots that go up mid calf with the same circled X on the outside in silver.

Gimmick: No gimmick really. Adam is Adam. He doesn't pretend to hide behind anything, he is who you see him. He has been through so much and loved by so many, that he is himself in and out of the ring. He has settled down since his recent struggle with Alcoholism but he is still quick at the mouth and still has an attitude that can be thought of as egotistical. It is more to distract and get to his opponents.

Wrestling Style: Adam uses a mix of High-flying and technical wrestling. He can brawl and hardcore with the best of them but doesn't think that it is real wrestling and giving the fans the type of show they deserve but adjusts as the match dictates.

Manager(s)/Valet(s): None

Agent: Tommy Mullholland (DOES NOT COME TO RING)

Finisher: X-Calibre. It is a really devastating submission mix of the Boston Crab and the sharpshooter. Adam grabs the legs and crosses them over. He hooks the feet under his arms as he locks his hands and flips them over onto their stomach. Adam then sits back almost like a Boston crab, pulling hard onto the legs as he leans back into it, pulling and causing the strain. The legs are formed into an X at the knees, causing strong pain not only to the lower back but the hamstrings, knees and groin. (in real life, I created this and it does hurt and with too much pressure, I learned the hard way that it will dislocate a knee and break a leg and that is not hard to do.)

Signature Moves:

1. The X-Perience: High flying senton. With his leg strength, Adam launches himself high in the air, falling with great force that expales the breath from his opponent.
2. X-Posure. A forceful Suplex/cradle piledriver, Screwdriver, that Adam has been using as a set up to X-Calibre. Adam holds his opponent high for several seconds before dropping him hard into the mat with the cradle piledriver. The force of the move stuns his opponents for several seconds, giving adam time to recover or go for another move or pin.
3. Inverted Facelock Swinging Neck Breaker. The move itself doesn't require a fancy name or catch phrase. Adam uses it to hurt, plain and simple. Adam uses it to gain the upperhand after taking a beating. The sheer force and quickness of this move catches his opponents off hand and delivers great damage allowing him to recover and take the upper hand.

10+ Favorite Moves:

Early Match:

Series of punches.
Series of kicks.
Arm Drag.
Body slam
Clothesline
German Suplex
Inverted Facelock DDT
Single leg Takedown
Series of Chops
Knee Slam
Front face lock

Later Match:

Knee Stretch
Bulldog
Leg lariat
Spear
Double Arm DDT
Belly to Belly Release Suplex
Inverted Face Lock Suplex Back Breaker
Argentine back breaker rack face first powerbomb
Belly to Back Suplex
T-Bone Suplex
Sitdown Powerbomb
Reverse Russian Leg Sweep
Hurricarana
Dropkick

Highflying:

Springboard Flip Suicida Body Palancha
Top Rope Hurricarana
Top Rope Somersault Leg Drop
Catapult springboard splash.
Missle Dropkick
Asai Moonsault
Corkscrew Body Press Suicida
Catapult Flying Head Scissors
Submission:
Reverse crucifix Kneebar
Crucifix Kneebar
Dragon Sleeper
Texas Cloverleaf Figure Four
Bow and Arrow Back Breaker Hold
Chinlock
Single Leg Crab
Chin Lock Surfboard

Background: The saga that is the life of Adam-X began many years ago...

Very little is known about Adam-X's well-guarded past. Those that do know the details of his past keep the secret to themselves out of respect for his wishes or his abilities. Apparently, if rumors are true, he was not always the fun-loving competitor that is seen in the ring today.

What is known about his early childhood is not very pleasant. When he was fifteen, his parents were killed in a car wreck. Without any extended family, this left him a ward to the state. Hating that he would be shoveled to and from state run houses or foster families, he ran. Not much is known after this part, except he was young and on his own.

The next time any information came up was from partnership and friendship with Chris Stratford. Shortly after leaving the University of Alabama, due to disciplinary problems, Stratford met up with Adam-X in southern California. The two became fast friends, and in order to pay rent and other bills, and at the beckoning of several local promoters, embarked on a career in professional wrestling.

Within a matter of weeks, along with new friend and partner, Robert St. Marx, they shot up in the independent rankings. The trio was soon separated, however, when Adam-X and St. Marx disappeared from the local circuit, apparently journeying to New Orleans, Louisiana to settle a dispute between St. Marx and a local gang.

Nothing else is known of the time period between this and Adam-X's arrival in the now defunct IIWF. At the request of Stratford, who was involved in a bitter feud with the Fun Lovin' Criminals, Adam-X burst upon the scene to help his friend and Trinity brother. It wasn't long before St. Marx arrived and the trio was reunited as The Trinity in homage to the fraternal order to which each belonged.

During a high point in the war between The Trinity, along with The Storm and his follower, Big Ben, and the FLC, Big Ben proved to be an ally that could not be trusted. In an effort to end the Trinity's influence over The Storm, Big Ben lashed out by leaving Adam-X to the dogs in a 10-Man Elimination Tag Match and attacking Adam-X's fiancé, who was later revealed to be Stratford's sister, Susan. In a fit of rage, Adam-X attacked Big Ben, and using the skull-tipped cane wielded by St. Marx, bludgeoned Big Ben to death. After a thorough investigation, Adam-X was cleared of all charges, but it seemed as though he had lost Susan who no longer wished to associate herself with him.

Shortly there after, Adam-X and tag partner Robert St. Marx found themselves challenging IIWF World Tag Team Champions, XANUBIS and "The Cleric" Coney Lethal in a triangle match along with FLC and Crackhead members, Mr. Bo Jangles and Spud McKenzie. The result was quite chaotic. Before the match began, Chris Stratford and The Storm, declaring themselves the rightful Tag Team Champions due to a set up perpetuated by Lethal and XANUBIS, joined the fray, making the contest a four corners match. During the contest, XANUBIS created a huge mistake by tagging in Adam-X shortly after McKenzie had tagged out to Stratford. Stratford quickly dropped to the mat and allowed Adam-X to pin him to earn St. Marx and Adam-X the Tag Team Championship.

The two defended the titles successfully on several occasions before St. Marx revealed a secret plan and turned his back on The Trinity to side with XANUBIS. Using his knowledge of voodoo, St. Marx raised Big Ben from the dead to create The Wretched. Soon afterwards, St. Marx and XANUBIS squared off with Adam-X and new partner "The Irish Whip" Danny Boy O'Lethal (the brother of Coney Lethal). The team of Adam-X and O'Lethal walked away with the titles.

Shortly afterwards, St. Marx kidnapped a now returned Susan, leaving Adam-X, Stratford, and new Trinity member, The Seal, in a state of chaos. During this period of confusion, The Storm, who had been absent since the death of Big Ben and was the reigning IIWF World Heavyweight Champion, returned and in an impromptu match, rolled Adam-X on top of him and handed him the title. After the match, The Storm was informed of the recent actions of St. Marx and XANUBIS and the resurrection of Big Ben. Soon, The Wretched was in the ring, and after a brutal attack from the three men, The Storm was left beaten and broken. He has just recently returned to the squared cirlce, now taking the name of the Celtic god, The Dagda.

Following the incident with the Heavyweight Championship, Adam-X and Robert St. Marx waged many battles in an attempt to gain the release of Susan. Upon her release, however, there was no happy celebration. While Stratford was out with injury, and The Seal was warring with XANUBIS for the IIWF Intercontinental Championship, Susan returned and betrayed Adam-X and his partners, joining with St. Marx even after she was brutally raped and tortured by the sadistic cajun.

Heartbroken by her actions, Adam-X concentrated all his abilities on defending his title, including a match between himself and Stratford. After a short period of time, Adam-X dropped the title to Adolph Koneitzko, a German Arian bent on proving his race as superior above all others. It was at this time that Adam-X and Stratford reached an agreement and signed with Jonathan Paris in the newly opened North American Wrestling Alliance.

In the weeks that followed, and after numerous attempts by NAWA President Jonathan Paris, Adam and Chris Stratford, now wrestling together under the team name of X-Factor, finally captured the NAWA World Tag Team Titles.

After several successful title defenses, Adam-X, along with tag team partner Chris Stratford and former ally The Seal, reunited their powerful Trinity group and, in a shocking move, allied themselves with Jonathan Paris, turning the NAWA upside down in the process. The result was anything but kind for Adam-X however as he soon found himself the victim of a long string of bad luck that could be directly traced back to Paris and the enemies he had created. Shortly afterwards, X-Factor lost the World Tag Team Titles in controversial fashion, prompting Adam to disassociate himself from Paris, and Stratford as well. The move almost destroyed Adam-X as he later found out that Stratford had planned on surprising him with the return of Susan later in the evening.

In the months that followed, Adam-X went on a rampage, winning the NAWA World Title on two separate occasions, before finally being stripped of the title after calling out his former partner in an impromptu match after Jalen "Hurricane" Harrison, Adam's scheduled opponent for the night failed to appear.

After his old friend, Chris Stratford, was injured at the hands of Johnny Storm, Adam-X found himself suspended, but that didn't stop him from gaining revenge. It was at this time that the oddly familiar "Mr. X" emerged and went to war with Johnny Storm.

Once Stratford was named commissioner of the NAWA, Adam-X returned and gained his revenge on Storm before capturing the NAWA North American Title from El Mucho in a brutal "Run For The Border" match. Adam-X would later lose that title in a huge war between Lennox Mullroix.

It was during this time that a brutal feud began between Adam and the new Regulators of Troy Dallas, Luke Starr, and Shawn Andrews. That battle would culminate in Adam-X suffering a career threatening injury at the hands of Luke Starr. Adam had surgery to get a quick fix on his neck to return to the ring and revenge. Unfortunately, the NAWA had closed leaving Adam with little direction as to where to go. It was then that Adam-X dropped from sight. Rumors had it that Adam journeyed back to New Orleans to fulfill the last wishes of Robert St. Marx who had reportedly died.

Tommy Mullholland, the self-described super agent, brought Adam back after several months off and locating him in Japan for a month long tour. Adam wasn't alone in Japan as Tommy also brought over the famed rookie, "Devil's Own" Alex Constantine that Adam had help train. The two started tagging in what would be a rebirth for Adam. In Japan, Adam and Alex quickly became loved as they sold out show after show that they worked, even giving way to comparison's of X-Factor.

As the month long contract was coming to an end, opportunity came knocking in the form of the WWA. A major company taking off and buying as much talent as they could, approached Adam about joining their ranks. Adam accepted as long as Alex got a contract as well, keeping them tagging together. Adam and Alex came back to the states and under the WWA banner.

The two begin decimating the tag rankings as well as Adam making enemies with the upper office like always. During the beginning, it was in the WWA that Adam and Nighthawk set a standard for matches that is still talked about today when the two locked up. That night shoved both men high into the forefront of the Wrestling war. Adam then formed the Authority with Alex Constantine by bringing his one time enemy, Napalm in followed by the WWA Heavyweight Champion Duke Briggs. Adam and Alex eventually won the tag titles defeating Adam's long time rivals Ripper Longshanks and Johnny Storm. This battle was just the beginning as this war would continue on towards today.

Adam and Alex defended the titles repeatedly while engaging in a series of battles with the team known as Civil War. During this time, things begin to take a turn for the worse for Adam even with the good things that were happening. His long time mentor, Mike Gerald, died of cancer. Adam took the opportunity to take hold of the good things as he finally settled down and married his off and on again girlfriend, Susan Stratford. His acting career was taking off with more and more guest appearances as well as staying in the spotlight.

The spotlight that Adam enjoyed and commanded as well as the constant reminder and comparison of Chris Stratford did not sit well with Alex. He began harboring resent towards his partners and teammates. This was helped along by Ripper Longshanks and his Darkness teammate, Johnny Storm. The two got to Alex and fed the resent till it came boiling over.

During a tag title defense against Civil War, Adam was called to the back where the Regulators were attacking Susan. Upon his arrival, they begin to beat the superstar, giving him serious injuries including his neck again. While being hanged by a bull rope and beat, Adams neck was broken again. Adam managed to make his way back to the ring and the match where Alex had been left alone. Alex tagged the bloody Adam into the ring and leveled him with a Hell blazer and left the ring. Adam was easily pinned, losing the tag titles. Worse came later in the night when Ripper Longshanks revealed his mystery partner to be "Devil's Own" Alex Constantine, now wearing a Darkness shirt and joining fully with Ripper.

Adam became possessed as he and Ripper would fight for revenge and the WWA Heavyweight title. Adam's wars became more personal when his best friend, Chris Stratford, joined the WWA roster. It wasn't the same Stratford that he teamed with before as his actions were darker. Soon after, Adam was torn as he was forced to fight his friend and continue his war with Ripper. As Ripper and Adam prepared for a main event battle at the Pay Per View for the Heavyweight title, once again the unthinkable happened when the WWA closed down.

Once again without a home, Adam journeyed to the NWC and into an affiliate fed. It is there that he and Nighthawk was pushed into an alliance with the man he despised and the one who injured him in Shawn Andrews and Ripper Longshanks forming the Unstable. It was a partnership out of necessity to survive the hostile terror Tory. During this, Nighthawk and Adam formed the Fury, capturing the tag titles in their first teaming and losing them in their last match of the fed before leaving. Things were getting worse and worse as Adam and Hawk were growing unhappy there. They decided to leave.

It was during this time, Adam stepped away from the ring. He underwent surgery, repairing his neck properly and spending time with his wife. He begin doing more television work including a recurring character on Sci Fi's Farscape during the last season of the show. It was Robert Marshall that approached him after a year away to return to the ring with the CSWA. His former friend, Alex Constantine had already reformed the Authority there. Adam, missing the ring but with a newborn son, was hesitate. After much thinking and an apology from Alex, Adam returned to the ring to help mentor and compete again.

Once again, Adam began making enemies from his boss. Robert Marshall, harboring vengeance against a wrong doing from Adam years ago, put Adam through a series of brutal matches called the Road to Redemption. It was also at the CSWA that Adam teamed up again with Nighthawk for the Fury and to once again war with the stable known as the Darkness. The Authority and the Darkness fought great battles before once again, things took a turn for the worse. Johnny storm made his appearance known as he was handed the Heavyweight title. He attacked Alex making him lose the Great Plains championship. Adam ran to the ring, attacking him to help his friend.

The next week, Adam fought Johnny and defeated him, capturing the Heavyweight title. While that is all good, Alex felt betrayed and once again turned on Adam. The Authority was almost all but torn asunder by this as Napalm joined with Alex too. Marshall began pushing Adam hard as the responsibilities of being a champion. Adam's drinking began getting out of hand as he was screwing up matches, messing up personal appearances. Soon after, it came out that Susan had left him and took their son with him. Adam had become an alcoholic.

Nighthawk finally called him out on it and challenged him where they fought another match for the ages. After the match, Adam stopped the drinking where he is still sober today. Adam and Alex kept fighting as Ripper kept making his presence known at the same time. Adam-X finally lost the Heavyweight title to his stablemate, Jeff Kushner. He was still headlining shows and working harder to be a better wrestler. He and Susan were starting to talk again as he was working to repair his marriage. It wasn't much longer and the CSWA shut its doors to financial restraints. Now, Adam-X is once again looking for a home but angry because of the shutting down of the CSWA.

Titles Held
1. IIWF World Tag Team Championship (with Robert St. Marx)- defeated XANUBIS and "The Cleric" Coney Lethal(c); Chris Stratford and The Storm; and The Crackheads- Mr. Bo Jangles and Spud McKenzie (October 1999), titles vacated due to split (November 1999)
2. IIWF World Tag Team Championship (with "The Irish Whip" Danny Boy O'Lethal)- defeated Robert St. Marx and XANUBIS for the vacant titles (November 1999), lost to Robert St. Marx and Big Ben (November 1999)
3. IIWF World Heavyweight Championship- defeated The Storm (November 1999), lost to Adolph Koneitzko (January 2000)
4. NAWA World Tag Team Championship (with Chris Stratford)- defeated The New Executive Board(c), Napalm and Nitro, and Vengance Incorporated in a four corners match (March 2000), lost to Vengance Incorporated (May 2000)
5. NAWA World Championship- defeated Rome (June 2000), lost to Napalm (June 2000)
6. NAWA World Championship- defeated Napalm (June 2000), stripped of title by Jonathan Paris (August 2000)
7. NAWA North American Championship- defeated El Mucho (date unknown), lost to Lennox Mullroix (January 2001)
8. NAWA North American Championship- defeated Lennox Mullroix (January 2001), lost to Lennox Mullroix in a four corners match with Ripper Longshanks and Robert St. Marx (January 2001)
9. WWA International Tag Team Championship (with Alex Constatine)- defeated Johnny Storm and Ripper Longshanks in tournament finals (May 2001), lost to Civil War (August 2001)
10. CSWA Heavyweight Championship-Defeated Johnny Storm (May 2003), Lost to Jeff Kushner (September 2003)
11. TIW Heavyweight Championship- Defeated Joe Drago (??), Fed Closed (??)

Three Strengths:

- Experience. Adam has worn the biggest titles in every fed he has been in and has been in the biggest of angles and matches. In other words, been there and done that. He has the knowledge and strength of character to keep it rolling even when he doesn't have the advantage. That experience is invaluable to himself and any teammates he has making him a wealth of knowledge. That experience allows him to think fast on his feet and fight matches from disadvantages.

- Motivation and Tenacity. The man fights possessed and is driven by his motivation to be the best and do the right thing for himself and his family and most of all, the fans. That motivation is the base for everything he puts himself through in and out of the ring. When in the ring, he will keep fighting to his last breath if he had to especially when he feels he has been betrayed or will let down the fans. It is the same motivation and tenacity that keeps him training and constantly learning to be better each match.

- His celebrity status. Not only has Adam-X established himself a force in the ring, but also outside the ring. What started with commercial endorsements turned into multiple guest shots in television showing a real acting ability. Including multiple guest appearences on Angel, the Simpsons, Law and Order to name a few. He has even hosted a Saturday Night Live. That acting ability even landed him a multiple episode acting job on SciFi's Farscape during it's last season while he was rehabbing his neck from surgery. He has stayed away from film because he wants to keep in the ring which is what he feels he still does best. This public profile has been great for the wrestling world as well as Adam's career keeping him in the forefront of the fan's eyes and hearts.

Three Weaknesses:

- Age. Adam is 31 now. Adam is getting up there in years and has been doing this a long time. The years have a way of taking a toll and how much more damage can he keep taking.

- His prior injuries. His Neck and head have been an easy target for his opponents and injuries. As the face, Adam is subject to repeated sneak attacks. After the years of abuse he put himself through like a modern day gladiator, It finally became too much and he had to have surgery to repair his neck. The back of his head bleeds easily after years of sneak attacks against him. Both are targets each time he gets into the ring.

- Celebrity status. Outside and inside the ring, Adam is known and that makes him a huge target. Many of the younger wrestlers feel threatened by the public profile he has brought on and that they will be overlooked by him. Being such a fan favorite and in the limelight so much, it paints a huge target on him for the younger wrestlers wanting to establish themselves. It is a target for any of the legends still proving that they have what it takes. Adam, with his attitude and the status, has a way of establishing a long history and long list of enemies as well that does not help him either.