Adam Cole - Pro Wrestler Profile

On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Adam Cole, with his Career History, real name, age, height and weight, the Promotions he worked for, all the Face/Heel turns, the Championship Titles he won, his Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams and Stables, his appearance changes through the years, and more.

Austin Jenkins was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on July 5, 1989, and he is currently 33 years old.

He is currently a Wrestler, working for AEW, under the ring name of Adam Cole.

Currently, he is is a member of the team of Adam Cole & Roderick Strong.

Profile Info

Gender Male
Real Name Austin Jenkins
Ring Names
  • Adam Cole ( April 26, 2008 - Present)
  • Adam Carelle ( July 18, 2008 - December 26, 2009)
Born July 5, 1989 (age 33)
Nationality Nationality: United StatesUnited States
Birth Place Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Billed From
  • Panama City, Florida
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight
  • 210 lbs (95 kg)
Nicknames The Panama City Playboy; The Industry Ruler

Career History

Roles
  • Wrestler ( June 21, 2008 - Present)
Companies / Promotions
Promotionfromto
Promotion All Elite WrestlingAEW September 5, 2021 Present
Promotion World Wrestling EntertainmentWWEBrand NXT August 19, 2017 August 22, 2021
Promotion EVOLVEEVOLVE June 24, 2018 May 11, 2019
Promotion Pro Wrestling GuerrillaPWG October 22, 2011 May 19, 2017
Promotion Ring of HonorROH February 28, 2009 May 14, 2017
Promotion New Japan Pro WrestlingNJPWBrand Heavyweight September 22, 2016 January 5, 2017
Promotion Combat Zone WrestlingCZW June 21, 2008 April 13, 2013
Promotion Westside Xtreme WrestlingWXW November 5, 2010 October 3, 2011
Promotion National Wrestling AllianceNWA February 20, 2010 June 12, 2011
Promotion EVOLVEEVOLVE May 1, 2010 November 20, 2010
Face / Heel Turns
Alignmentfromto
Face January 11, 2023 Present
Heel September 5, 2021 January 10, 2023
Face September 5, 2021 September 5, 2021
Heel February 14, 2021 September 4, 2021
Face September 30, 2020 February 13, 2021
Heel September 18, 2015 September 29, 2020
Face May 12, 2015 September 17, 2015
Heel October 9, 2010 May 11, 2015
Face June 21, 2008 October 8, 2010
Images
Sep 2021
Sep 2021
Aug 2017
Aug 2017
Jun 2008
Jun 2008

Finishers
  • Panama Sunrise - Diving Front Flip Piledriver ( January 7, 2012 - Present)
  • Last Shot / The Boom - Shining Wizard to the front or back of opponent's head ( August 19, 2017 - Present)
  • Shock The System - Brainbuster onto the knee ( May 12, 2015 - August 22, 2021)
  • Figure-four Leglock ( February 20, 2010 - May 19, 2017)
  • Florida Key - Bridging Cross-armed Suplex ( June 21, 2008 - May 19, 2017)
  • Corona Crash - Inverted DDT ( October 22, 2011 - December 31, 2012)
Theme Songs
  • Theme Song "All About Tha (BOOM!)” by Mikey Rukus - Single ( September 5, 2021 - Present)
  • Theme Song "Packing Heat" by Mikey Rukus - with The Elite - Team ( September 5, 2021 - Present)
  • Theme Song "Thunder Boom" by def rebel - Single ( April 8, 2021 - August 22, 2021)
  • Theme Song "Undisputed" by CFO$ - with The Undisputed ERA - Team ( September 20, 2017 - April 7, 2021)
  • Theme Song "Something For You" by David Rolfe - Single ( February 28, 2009 - May 14, 2017)
  • Theme Song "Adam Cole Bay-Bay" by Yonosuke Kitamura - Single ( September 22, 2016 - January 5, 2017)
  • Theme Song "Shot'Em" by [Q]Brick - with Bullet Club - Team ( May 8, 2016 - May 12, 2017)
  • Theme Song "Break Anotha" by Blake Lewis - Single ( June 21, 2008 - April 13, 2013)

Titles & Accomplishments

Titles Won

World Wrestling Entertainment

  • 1 NXT Championship
  • 1 NXT North American Championship
  • 1 NXT Tag Team Championship (with Roderick Strong, Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly - Freebird rule)

Ring of Honor

  • 3 ROH World Championship
  • 1 ROH World Television Championship

Combat Zone Wrestling

  • 1 CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla

  • 1 PWG World Championship

Deams Fighting Entertainment / World Wrestling League

  • 1 DFE Openweight/WWL Heavyweight Championship

Eastern Wrestling Alliance

  • 1 EWA Cruiserweight Championship

International Wrestling Cartel

  • 1 IWC Super Indy Championship

Maryland Championship Wrestling

  • 2 MCW Rage Television Championship

New Horizon Pro Wrestling

  • 1 NHPW Art of Fighting Championship

Premier Wrestling Xperience

  • 1 PWX Heavyweight Championship

Preston City Wrestling

  • 1 PCW Cruiserweight Championship

Pro Wrestling World-1

  • 1 World-1 North American Championship

Real Championship Wrestling

  • 1 RCW Cruiserweight Championship
  • 1 RCW Tag Team Championship (with Devon Moore)

WrestleCircus

  • 1 WC Big Top Tag Team Championship (with Britt Baker)

WXW C4

  • 1 WXW C4 Hybrid Championship
Other Accomplishments
  • NXT Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Winner (2018 - with Kyle O'Reilly)
  • NXT Year-End Award - Overall Competitor of the Year (2019)
  • NXT Year-End Award - Male Competitor of the Year (2019, 2020)
  • NXT Year-End Award - Match of The Year (2019 - vs. Johnny Gargano, 2 out of 3 Falls Match at NXT TakeOver: New York)
  • NXT Year-End Award - Rivalry of the Year (2019 - vs. Johnny Gargano, 2020 - vs. Pat McAfee)
  • NXT Year-End Award - Tag Team of the Year (2020 - as a member of The Undisputed ERA)
  • WWE Bumpy Award - Rivalry of the Half-Year (2021 - vs. Kyle O'Reilly)
  • AEW Owen Hart Cup Winner (2022 - Men)
  • AEW Dynamite Award - Biggest Surprise (2021 - tied with Bryan Danielson, for their debut at All Out)
  • ROH World Championship Tournament Winner (2013)
  • ROH Survival of the Fittest Winner (2014)
  • ROH World Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Lottery Tournament Winner (2011 - with Kyle O'Reilly)
  • PWG Battle of Los Angeles Winner (2012)
  • CZW Best of the Best X Winner (2011)
  • GBW Battle of Gettysburg Winner (2009)
  • IWC Super Indy 16 Winner (2017)
  • MCW Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup Winner (2012)
  • Pro Wrestling World-1 Shinya Hashimoto Memorial Cup Winner (2010)
  • PWI Match of the Decade (2010s - vs. Johnny Gargano at NXT TakeOver: New York)
  • PWI Wrestler of the Year (2019)
  • PWI Feud of the Year (2019 - vs. Johnny Gargano)
  • 2° in the PWI 500 (2020)
  • WON Feud of the Year (2019 - vs. Johnny Gargano)
  • WON Rookie of the Year (2010)
  • CBS Sports Wrestler of the Year (2019)
  • CBS Sports Feud of the Year (2019 - vs. Johnny Gargano)
  • CBS Sports Match of the Year (2019 - vs. Johnny Gargano, at NXT TakeOver: New York

Relations

Tag Teams & Stables
Managers Brandon Cutler, Mia Yim, Michael Nakazawa
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