Sam Adonis

“Your Favorite Wrestler’s favorite Wrestler.” The Most interesting wrestler on Earth that’s not a millionaire!

[Sam Adonis @RealSamAdonis]

Check out this Highlight Reel featuring my BRAND NEW Entrance music by @SoundSuple78096

2023 was incredible, but 2024 is gonna be even better!!!
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[Sam Adonis @RealSamAdonis]

It’s an unwritten tradition to this day, for one of the wrestlers in the match to buy a round of beers for the Main Event in Mexico.

I almost never drink them anymore, but I still buy the round from time to time,

Kind of a cool tradition

[Doc Diamondfire @DrDiamondfire]

@RealSamAdonis Kevin Nash once said "the first sip of beer after wrestling is heaven. Everything after that is just calories."

[Sam Adonis @RealSamAdonis]

I’m RARELY, if ever, drink anymore but…

NOTHING cures a dry mouth quite like a sip of beer during a wrestling match!

I learned this in Mexico 🤭😂

[Jordan Persfull @JJcrusher01]

🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺 @RealSamAdonis @razorpro479

[Sam Adonis @RealSamAdonis]

What about WrestleStars Tom?

When I wrestled you in 2012, its peak was already behind us, but Rampage Brown and Mikey Whiplash told me about how busy and how big the crowds were.

How often did they run? Any footage from those shows?

[🇨🇵Tom La Ruffa👑 @TomLaRuffa]

There are a few channels online who have some gems
https://t.co/QSkcroSczT https://t.co/GoB2cLb6yJ
But indeed, Flesh Gordon got Wrestling on European TV (Eurosport) in the mid 90ies, which was huge and got talents from all over the world working here in France.

[Sam Adonis @RealSamAdonis]

I don’t really know but @TomLaRuffa would know better than anyone.

The promoters daughter was his partner for years so he was very highly involved.

From what I understand they were doing great business for quite some time.

[The Gunslinger @PlayerJuan11]

@RealSamAdonis I wonder, is there more footage of French pro Wrestling around? I can't find all that much.

[Sam Adonis @RealSamAdonis]

I wrestled Danny Collin at least a Dozen times.

His reputation preceded him, but I loved every match we had!

Every match was 100% “on the fly” aside from the finish,

He always joked that I was 20 years too late because we would have made a lot of money!

Helluva compliment 🙏

[The Wrestling Memory Grenade 🎙 / Ray Russell @RasslinGrenade]

"Rollerball" Mark Rocco gets Danny Boy Collins in a precarious predicament (EWF New Catch)

[Sam Adonis @RealSamAdonis]

I met @SirCharles_WWE his first year in wrestling during my final Summer run for Brian Dixon.

His evolution has been INCREDIBLE!

He did card deck calisthenics every day but was much smaller and more timid.

He’s developed into something truly special!

[William Regal @RealKingRegal]

This is my lad Charlie @SirCharles_WWE . He can Wrestle like a demon. Please watch and be glad you don’t have to face him.

[Sam Adonis @RealSamAdonis]

I worked for Flesh Gordon’s company WrestleStars in 2012

Fans don’t realize how strong the French scene was throughout the 90s-00s

10-15 shows monthly with thousands In attendance.

Like Allstar, they prioritized ticket sales over filming shows or internet buzz

[The Wrestling Memory Grenade 🎙 / Ray Russell @RasslinGrenade]

France's Prince Zefy & Flesh Gordon vs. Kato "Gipsy" Lopez & Grim Rocker (EWF New Catch)

[Sam Adonis @RealSamAdonis]

That’s really the paradox of “internet companies”

Bigger shows you have to work harder and do more to impress the fans and get booked again.

I couldn’t imagine a full schedule of PWG style matches.

It would hurt and not be fun 😂

[N8 Mattson @AmazingN8]

@RealSamAdonis The wear and tear is real. Also after suffering injuries myself, I learned to work smarter and save big moves for when they mattered. Just being aware of the condition of the ring, loose ropes, if the padding shifted etc, kept me on my toes to avoid future accidents.

[Sam Adonis @RealSamAdonis]

From personal experience I agree 100%

When I had 6-10 matches a week in England, I felt great but was hungry 24/7

4-6 a week in CMLL was the best I ever felt,

8-10 matches a month was when things started to hurt a bit

Now 4-8 matches a month, everything hurts. Always

[Ibou, of Self Made @BackupHangman]

I genuinely think if the wrestlers worked a more consistent schedule with multiple house shows a week, their bodies would get adjusted to it and you’d get less injuries than the way they do it now where main event level guys legitimately wrestle 1-2 times a month where they go full speed, all out and then dial it right back down to zero.

There’s a reason CM Punk got better and healthier when he got rolling and in a rhythm working more regularly. Personally, most of my injuries as an athlete came with infrequency. Routine matters and it’s important.

I really hope Bron is okay, he’s my favorite of the young guys.

[Sam Adonis @RealSamAdonis]

A wiser fella once said:

Sometimes you ear the bar. And sometimes, well, the bar eats you!

🤭😉

[Sam Adonis @RealSamAdonis]

I was his opponent in Vampiro’s final 3 matches in 3 border towns spot shows.

Every night, the crowd was deafening and his post match speeches had the fans in tears!

Ive never experienced emotion quite like what he brought to Mexico

[Slam @slamthebossman]

@RealSamAdonis @dorianroldan @vampiro_vampiro Appreciate the insight. I hope it isn't getting lost how insanely popular Vampiro was and the connection with the audience in Mexico.

[Sam Adonis @RealSamAdonis]

This was a blast and was awesome to be a part of!

The idea was the vision of @dorianroldan who knew it was gonna receive mixed reactions

He definitely rolled the dice, but in my opinion it delivered as far as spectacle and chaos!

I always love wrestling @vampiro_vampiro

[Slam @slamthebossman]

@RealSamAdonis What was it like being part of this? I thought it was really creative given Vampiro's limitations. The people were going crazy for the reveals. https://t.co/qhdC7fIOaw

[Sam Adonis @RealSamAdonis]

I don’t deny you being there a few times: The detail was just not pertinent to the post? 🤭

[Jose The Assistant 🦇👊🏻 @JoseAssistant]

@RealSamAdonis The class we were in and you insist you don’t remember me going, but Octagon Jr remembers me there! 😭

[Sam Adonis @RealSamAdonis]

Everything about this was awesome!

Anyone have more info as to why we didn’t get more Chilly B?

[Wrestling Playlists (RIP old acct @pwoloss) @realpwoloss]

Posted this long ago on the old account but why not do it again. Chilly B. Cool makes his sole appearance in the Memphis studio. Look out 2036 GWE.

[Sam Adonis @RealSamAdonis]

Terry Funk did whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted and nobody was gonna stop him from doing so!

[Sam Adonis @RealSamAdonis]

Octagon Jr is one of my oldest friends in Lucha.

We trained together every Monday in Arena Mexico under Shocker and will forever have chemistry and a trauma bond from the intensity of those classes!

Wishing him speedy recovery so he can come back to shine soon!! 🥺🙏

[Sam Adonis @RealSamAdonis]

Super happy for Kaiser’s success because he’s a friend but this Americano stuff STINGS!

I asked Dorian and Konnan for years to try me as a babyface because the fans have treated me as such.

They both said no due to a “lack of good Rudos”

This job is full of ups & downs 😫

[Sam Adonis @RealSamAdonis]

This is EVERYTHING!!!!

There’s only 1 Terry Funk, but we all should be trying to be just like him!

[Vintage Puroresu プロレス @vintagepuro]

If you need any other reason to believe Terry Funk is greatest of all time, x’s AI content filter flags virtually *every single* post with him in it for real violence. Not only did he make the real people believe, he also makes artificial intelligence take notice. 💻☠️

[Sam Adonis @RealSamAdonis]

As much as westerners wanna believe Japan is all about good matches, Drama and National pride has always been the essence of Puroresu

The lack of Gaijin monsters has created a shortage of Domestic Babyfaces & Prioritizing workrate over threats has adversely affected everything

[WrestlePurists @WrestlePurists]

It was noted by a former NJPW official just how badly the value of NJPW dropped with the retirement of Hiroshi Tanahashi:

“Tanahashi retiring removes the single biggest emotional and commercial draw. He was the spine of the boom years, the face of the international expansion and the reason causal Japanese fans came back to the product in the first place.

Post-Tanahashi, the question every serious buyer would ask is, who does those numbers and who carries the global narrative? Right now there is no obvious answer to that. The roster has talent but no one with Tanahashi’s crossover appeal domestically or internationally. That really probably weighed on what serious buyers were willing to pay, and it may be why Bushiroad moved forward toward TV-Asahi and CyberAgent, who bring distribution and platform value rather than betting on a specific talent-derive upswing.”

- @WONF4W

[Sam Adonis @RealSamAdonis]

I remember being legitimately terrified that he was gonna win presidency and make us go to school on Saturdays!

His 90s run was definitely a body of work I didn’t appreciate until later in life

[Allan @allan_cheapshot]

Bob Backlund is firing all cylinders here. Drunk with power after winning the title and still on a moral crusade. Totally convincing portrayal.