Adam Pearce
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Adam Pearce in 2010.
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| Birth name | Adam Pearce |
| Born |
June 24, 1978 Lake Forest, Illinois, United States |
| Residence |
Orlando, Florida, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Adam O'Brien Masked Spymaster II El Hijo de Matt Classic Adam Pearce U.S. Marshal Adam J. Pearce Tommy Lee Ridgeway |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 241.75 lb (109.66 kg) |
| Billed from | San Diego, California |
| Trained by | Sonny Rogers Randy Ricci Ace Steel Danny Dominion |
| Debut | May 16, 1996 |
| Retired | December 21, 2014 |
Adam Pearce (born June 24, 1978) is an American retired professional wrestler who is currently working as a trainer at the WWE Performance Center. He is a former five-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, a one-time PWG World Champion, a one-time NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion, and a member of the NWA Hall of Fame.
Pearce lettered in both football and baseball in high school. Between his junior and senior years, Pearce suffered from Acute Muscular Compartment Syndrome in both of his lower legs and underwent surgery. As a result, he had "pretty much learn how to walk all over again" and he stopped playing sports. During his convalescence, he met professional wrestling trainers Sonny Rogers and Randy Ricci, and began training with them in November 1995.
Pearce had his debut match on May 16, 1996, a few weeks before he graduated from high school. Pearce quickly began wrestling for independent professional wrestling promotions, especially in Milwaukee and other cities in Wisconsin. At this time, he also began traveling throughout Michigan with Dave Prazak, and he began working for Dan Curtis' Northern States Wrestling Alliance (NSWA). He was part of the "East Coast Invasion" angle where he had an early breakout match near Thanksgiving 1997 against Reckless Youth. Pearce sided with the local Michigan babyfaces charged with fighting off Youth, Don Montoya, Lance Diamond, and Twiggy Ramirez. A rematch between Pearce and Youth took place in Ian Rotten's Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South (IWA-Mid South) company, where Pearce had captured their IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship by defeating Cash Flo.
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