Bryan Clark | |
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Clark as "Adam Bomb" in 1995.
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Birth name | Bryan Emmett Clark |
Born |
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, US |
March 14, 1964
Residence | Scottsdale, Arizona |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Adam Bomb Bryan Clark The Nightstalker Wrath |
Billed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Billed weight | 290 lb (130 kg) |
Billed from |
Three Mile Island Devil's Island |
Trained by |
Jody Hamilton DeWayne Bruce |
Debut | 1989 |
Retired | 2003 |
Bryan Emmett Clark (born March 14, 1964) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation and All Japan Pro Wrestling under the ring names The Nightstalker, Adam Bomb and Wrath and under his own name. He is a former WCW World Tag Team Champion and AJPW World Tag Team Champion.
Clark made his wrestling debut in 1989 under the ring name The Nightstalker, competing in the Minnesota-based American Wrestling Association.
When the AWA folded in 1991, Clark began competing for World Championship Wrestling. He replaced an injured Diamond Studd at Starrcade to team with Rick Steiner in a losing effort to Vader and Mr. Hughes.
Clark joined Smoky Mountain Wrestling and defeated Tracy Smothers to become the promotion's second-ever "Beat The Champ" Television Champion on February 2, 1993. He lost the title to Tim Horner six days later. He also briefly wrestled in Herb Abrams' Universal Wrestling Federation.
In May 1993, Clark debuted in the World Wrestling Federation as Adam Bomb, the newest client of Johnny Polo. Wearing luminous green contact lenses, and sporting a red tongue. Bomb's gimmick was that of a survivor of the infamous Three Mile Island nuclear meltdown accident, which was further emphasized by his ring name being a pun on the "atom bomb". Seven months after his debut, Harvey Wippleman replaced Polo as Bomb's manager because Polo wanted to focus on managing WWF Tag Team Champions The Quebecers. The Adam Bomb concept and costume was designed and created by Tom Fleming.