Jim Cornette on Adrian Street

From Episode 137 of Jim Cornette's Drive Thru
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[@majinsupreme8869]

"I don't have one!" Savagely priceless.

[@janiluckarin6633]

well, wouldnt mind about more stories of "exotic" adrian street

[@Swild80]

He kicked the shit out of Jimmy Savile... another reason to love him.

[@ericwall3526]

Yup. Peace to all the survivors and those that didnt survive. PEACE

[@RobwLPOC]

The best part about that? That ass-kicking was for wearing a robe and marking him when he was a celebrity and should have been in the ring with Adrian the first place. Adrian said he didn't find out about the other stuff until later if he had known that Jimmy would have never walked again and probably not have breathed again

[@RedneckOgre]

Adrian Street wrestled at a few shows in my hometown (a small city in Alabama) in late 80s-early 90s. Before the shows started Adrian Street would sit in the crowd talking to everyone. I witnessed him have a conversation with a couple fans about wanting to buy a lawn mower.

[@cassiedouglas12]

Joey Wyatt,. I'm from a small town in AL as well. Aidrian and Dusty were my hero's growing up.

[@artmeddaugh6669]

I first saw Adrian Street and Linda in the Mid-Atlantic area in 84. I was a kid, and my first impression was...."What the .... is that!"

[@mrsunshine6936]

He moved back to his homeland of sunny Wales a couple of years ago!

[@Djarra]

Back in the 80s Linda knocked out a Luchadora in a match in Mexico because the Mexican women thought she'd work stiff to haze her.

[@RobwLPOC]

"Hey, never mind Adrian, Mrs Linda would whoop your ass". He went on to explain that something happens and there is basically a riot the fan started hitting the ring and she was the first one kicking the crap out of any fan that try to come in the ring near her

[@Djarra]

@@RobwLPOC Yep she also ran a tropical fish shop near where I grew up, so I got to meet her once. Although she and Adriran were in the US most of the time she still owned the shop till the late 90s. It was actually how they met, he liked tropical fish and was wrestling at a venue within walking distance of her shop so he popped in!

[@mdhotstuff]

I only saw them during their brief run in NWA JCP - Mid Atlantic

[@DerwinDaDestroyer]

We need Adrian Street vs Golddust

[@bigroy38]

Derwin da Destroyer Lord Adrian would still stretch the hell out of him.

[@gregorykrug8034]

Bill Dundee probably liked Adrian Street partially because they were both about the same height.

[@gregorylevi1826]

🤣😂

[@maxfrost5016]

In the early 80's just before it faded into obscurity the last big main event in L.A. was Gentleman Chris Adams vs. Exotic Adrian Street on snowy Korean channel 22.

[@mr.skateandwatch]

Rest in Peace, Adrian Street.

[@simobut7174]

31/7/2023 RIP to my dear freind Adrianthoughts go out to miss linda Adrian jnr the family ..legitimately a tough guy but ask linda an absolute gentleman..your going to be missed by us all x

[@dejuans1328]

Adrian Street was lightyears ahead of his time.

[@gregorylevi1826]

That gimmick was done before Adrian Street did it by Gorgeous George

[@shaunsmith5732]

@@gregorylevi1826 Yeah but Adrian Street did a lot better

[@FerretJohn]

Yes, when I first started watching wrestling in Louisville, KY Adrian with Cornette were among the first wrestlers I saw. They had Adrian teaming with Jesse Barr for some reason, talk about an odd couple, with Cornette being regularly chased around the arena by Dutch Mantell and his bullwhip.

[@OceanbornAngel]

I seriously love Adrian Street's gimmick. He was the most entertaining wrestler to watch.

[@alanunseld4942]

yo adrian we did it

[@eamonwright7488]

Adrian and Linda owns a company that designs and manufactures wrestling tights and gear in Pensacola, FL. Dude is still built like a brick shithouse. One of the nicest dudes I ever met. He autographed my Adrian Street and the Piledrivers 12" LP.

[@Djarra]

He did Cactus Jack's ring gear, the original Mankind mask and Dude Love's gear for Foley. A bunch of tights for Sting in his surfer gimmick, then the black and white for both Crow Sting and the subtlety different variation for nWo Sting as well as the steam punk version from TNA. Plus a lot of Randy Savages stuff. He did the corset thing Vampiro had for a shirt while, although that wasn't his choice.

[@eamonwright7488]

Djarra Damn I didn’t know all of that.

[@mandoprince1]

I remember watching Adrian Street in the early 1970's, before he moved to America. He wrestled a lot as a tag team with Bobby Barnes, who was almost as flamboyant as he was. Then in 1982, I was on holiday visiting relatives in Illinois, watching wrestling on TV and there was Exotic Adrian Street! Great to see him again.

[@gregorylevi1826]

Where in Illinois? An what wrestling organization?

[@mandoprince1]

@@gregorylevi1826 it was in Round Lake, in Lake County. Sorry, no idea what wrestling organisation, after all this was 40 years ago! Watched it on cable, so I think it may well have been in a totally different region.

[@marco74austin62]

Adrian was awesome

[@hoozle]

More Adrian Street would be amazing. I only know of him from a British wrestling documentary and loved what I saw.

[@hali19799]

American Heart Association l don't have one lol hilarious.

[@markdp1983]

And Vince stole Exotic Adrian's gimmick to use for Adorable Adrian!? Shameless! Not sure why he just didn't bring exotic Adrian into the WWF in ''86?

[@TheGilgameshepic]

I'm guessing as, while Adonis didn't own that gimmick like Adrian Street did, he wrestled in a much more "WWF US" style. Most of the WWF wresters who would have been able to work well with Street at the time were in tag teams (Davey Boy Smith, Dynamite Kid, Bret Hart, Greg Valentine etc.). The World of Sport style that Adrian used a lot was pretty alien to the US style at the time. I'm guessing that's why Jim mentions that Dundee was a great opponent as he knew the style...Australian wrestling at the time was much more influenced by the British style than the US.

[@RobwLPOC]

Dude, Nevermind Adrian Adonis, look up the picture of Adrian after winning one title in 1972 standing out side the the top of the mine shaft elevator with his dad. He told them that he would do the photo shoot as long as they did it at 4 right in that very spot so he could basically give a big middle finger to all the guys in the mine who said he would never make it. Once you see that picture, you will know exactly where Goldust came from. He was a blatant rip-off

[@gregorylevi1826]

Vince didn't steal it, he asked Adrian Street if he could use it & Adrian didn't mind.

[@gregorylevi1826]

@@RobwLPOC Vince made Street aware he was using his gimmick for Goldust.

[@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1]

imo Street was a joy to watch in the ring and on the mic. Years ahead of his time. imo

[@gregorylevi1826]

No, Gorgeous George was before him.

[@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1]

@@gregorylevi1826 Gregory, look elsewhere for an argument to validate your life.

[@gregorylevi1826]

@@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1 what argument? That's a fact

[@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1]

@@gregorylevi1826 It's irrelevant to my comment. It would be relevant if I said he was the 1st, but I didn't. I just said he was ahead of his time. What's more, I saw GG in person when I was a kid so I'm well aware of his fine work.

[@stephenrogers4537]

Adrian Street came to the United States already established I wonder did any creative team try to change his gimmick🤔

[@bigroy38]

Adrian’s a great lad.And Mrs.Linda is the original diva.Both are super classy people.

[@JohnnyLaps]

Vince dropped the ball on Adrian Street.Then he really fucked up by trying to turn Adrian Adonis...into..Adrian Street!!WTF

[@awkwardsean5141]

He's moved back to Wales now.

[@JagerLange]

"Interracial homosexual kissing" - something makes me think they won't accept an either/or as a compromise.

[@DubhghlasMacDubhghlas]

well in the south at that time.... yeah

[@RandalfElVikingo]

That sounds like AEW in a nutshell.

[@battlestarmarc]

Cornette and street was a good team.

[@crissaxx7562]

Adrian was fuckin great ! i saw 1 of jims mixed tags with them Jim wasn't bad in the ring at all !!

[@777jimothy]

Street is so underrated , one of the all time greats . Without him you wouldn't get guys like Goldust or Sonny

[@gregorylevi1826]

Don't forget without Gorgeous George there wouldn't have been an Adrian Street.

[@poppinc8145]

@@gregorylevi1826 To be fair, Adrian Street probably didn't even know who Gorgeous George was, growing up in the UK.

[@poppinc8145]

Not having a Sonny would be a blessing tbh.

[@gregorylevi1826]

@PoppinC you are wrong, Adrian Street has already said in an interview he knew about Gorgeous George and his gimmick. Before he adopted his gimmick

[@charleybarley914]

He's Billy Robinson but with a personality

[@RocknRollHallofFarn]

Keep up the good work guys!

[@MrJjburgess11]

When I was a little kid I remember Adrian Adonis. Similar type of gimmick.

[@gregorylevi1826]

Yes Adrian Adonis was copying Adrian Street's gimmick

[@dickborg452]

Liked Adrian street n miss Linda

[@ericchamber9177]

Very funny Jim 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@cassiedouglas12]

1982....Memphis territory...... interracial homosexual kissing...... surprised nobody got lynched.... verbally at least

[@geraldreel9717]

@Joshua Sharwood jogging? I mean it doesn't justify what happened but, he wasn't jogging........he was running from the scene of the crime

[@DubhghlasMacDubhghlas]

@@geraldreel9717 Trespassing by no means is grounds to kill someone, or to make a citizens arrest in Georgia. It isn't a felony crime.

[@madddoggnogood1491]

@@geraldreel9717 what crime was committed asshole

[@cassiedouglas12]

@@madddoggnogood1491 a young black man was killed by 2 white supremacist allegedly

[@madddoggnogood1491]

@@cassiedouglas12 yes I know that but this dope was implying the victim was actually the criminal

[@jonestownautopsy3090]

THERE'S NO WAY THAT JERRY NADLER MANSCAPES, RIGHT?

[@steviereedeker3314]

Is it wrong now to like characters like this ? Or does PG also takes that away from me ?

[@ThaPhantazm]

No, this was what made wrestling cool, and why its not nearly as cool anymore.

[@ericchamber9177]

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@baselwatches3277]

Back in 1981 i would go to the JFK in manchester Nh and i tell you Hulk Hogan would pick adre up and slam hime and that was before wretlemania, Also one time when we went to these events . After we left the Arena we stopped at a gas station . And the Heels and Babbyfaces were in the same van. I do remember it was George Steell. Counting money. Am i imagining things as a kid or did wrestlers get paid cash back in the day.

[@masterj4777]

He was a weird one!

[@merritt2014]

God I can't wait for his review of the clown show.

[@davidratty2242]

Of course Jim still has a landline.

[@ifimnothereandimnottherewh2576]

Damn I love your stories about wrestling when it was entertaining and not this boring shit that's on TV now. Think it's so funny could do stuff like that when everyone was conservative about shit but can't when everyone is liberal about shit. Something is fucked up with the world today

[@AJ-xv7oh]

Wasn't he a massive cocaine fiend? Im surprised there arnt more stories about him.

[@1up17]

First!

[@hornylorney8150]

Nope

[@Dakatari]

I would say Adrian Adonis was a much better wrestler than Adrian Street

[@rolltide9547]

Street was 1000x the worker.

[@RobwLPOC]

Check out some of Adrian Street's matches from England on World of Sport. I am pretty sure you will change your opinion. The guy could wrestle like Bret Hart when he wanted to

[@Dakatari]

@@RobwLPOC Okay