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My Take
Adam Pearce is fascinating to me because he has had two distinct lives in wrestling. First as a hard-nosed competitor, a five-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion and PWG World Champion, the kind of old-school heavy who carried the territory tradition forward. Then a complete reinvention behind the scenes at WWE, where he now works as a producer, trainer, and the on-screen Raw general manager. That second act is what I find most impressive. Plenty of wrestlers struggle to stay relevant once the in-ring days end, but he turned authority figure into a genuine character. The nickname Scrap Daddy still suits his no-nonsense presence.
Overview
Adam John Pearce (born June 24, 1978) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE as Director of Live Events, producer, trainer, and on-screen general manager of the Raw brand. Pearce is a former five-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion, and PWG World Champion.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Adam Pearce
- Name (Japanese)
- アダム・ピアース
- Reading
- あだむ・ぴあーす
- Born
- June 24, 1978 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Horse
- Origin
- Lake Forest, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- professional wrestler
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Waukegan High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.