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Now here's a (nuclear) blast from the past!
Former WWE and WCW star Bryan Clark, who wrestled as Adam Bomb and was one half of the tag team KroniK,was recently interviewed for the Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling podcast and talked about his life and career.
During the chat, Clark claimed that WWE offered him the 'Ringmaster' gimmick in 1993, several years before it was bestowed upon Steve Austin:
“I remember trying out and getting hired. Then, they basically sent me home and said they were going to come up with something for me. They pitched a couple things to me and Adam Bomb was the one that I chose, but they also pitched me ‘The Ringmaster’ gimmick. They sent me two choices and I picked Adam Bomb.
If I look, I could probably find it somewhere. People are like, ‘That’s BS’. Look, they trademarked it in ’93. Check the trademarks. I don’t care if you believe me or not. I got tired of defending it, but those were the two gimmicks I was offered and I went with Adam Bomb because I just felt like I could do a lot more with it.”
With all due respect to the man, when I think 'master of the ring', the first face that pops into my head isn't his.
The whole interview is worth a listen as Clark talks about developing the Adam Bomb character, his quick loss to Earthquake at WrestleMania X and much more.
Written by Lewis Howse
Features journalist for Cultaholic.com and script writer for the Cultaholic YouTube Channel.