Powerslam Productions' West Adams.
Patch: Welcome, everyone, to this edition of Patch’s Place. Today we welcome a young, up-and-coming star by the name of Wes Adams. This young man is going to be someone to keep an eye on. Welcome, Wes Adams. We usually begin our interviews with a little background information, such as height, weight, home town, hobbies away from the ring.
Wes Adams: I am 5-10, 5-11 with my boots on. 215 pounds legit not blown up haha. I am originally from McComb, MS but now reside in Hattiesburg, MS home of University of Southern MS, which is where I went to college. My hobbies are spending time with my wife Lacey, and collecting baseball cards. I don’t consider wrestling a hobby, its a passion.
Patch: When did your love of professional wrestling start?
Wes Adams: From the first match I saw, an AWA match between Jumbo Tsuruta and Rick Martel, back in 1984 or 1985. I saw it and immediately thought that was something I have to do.
Patch: How did you know wrestling was something you wanted to do?
Wes Adams: Can’t explain it. I just knew.
Patch: Who trained you and how long did it take?
Wes Adams: My initial training was in a small independent called NWF in Laurel, MS in January 2001. It was not very formal. After 5 years of learning and going on the indys I received my formal education on the wrestling industry from WWE, via the Deep South and Florida Developmentals, not to mention my time on the road. Training and learning is a non stop process. You never stop learning.
Patch: Who did you have your first match with? And what was the outcome?
Wes Adams: An indy turd called the Nightmare. The outcome was that the match sucked lol. There is no video evidence of it anywhere and of that, I am glad.
Patch: How did you feel going into that match?
Wes Adams: At the time, I was excited, but I was unprepared. That was due to my initial training, or lack thereof. The guys who “trained” me, were real nice guys but had no business trying to train anybody. I wasn’t ready to have a match.
Patch: Do you prefer singles or tag matches?
Wes Adams: I love both. If you have a good partner nothing beats a great tag team match. Singles you have to carry the load just you and whoever you are working.
Patch: What promotions are you currently with?
Wes Adams: Right now I am concentrated solely on my promotion, Powerslam Productions. We promote one show a month in Southern MS, and we are having really good success. I have some very hard working guys and we are coming together as a business very nicely. Check out our matches at http://youtube.com/powerslamproductions
Patch: Have you won any titles as of yet?
Wes Adams: A couple, but that’s not why I am in it.
Patch: Are you currently involved in any feuds? And if so, with whom?
Wes Adams: Well, I just started a feud with The Stereo-Typical Italians, Shane Champagne and Franco Palumbo, with my tag partner Jonathan King. My regular tag partner former WWE ref Mike Posey could not make it, so Jon took his place. We had a tremendous match. I encourage everyone to watch it on youtube and leave remarks haha.
Patch: Will you compete in any hardcore matches, or are you strictly old school?
Wes Adams: I have never been asked to compete in one, nor have I offered to do one. I would if it was a big blowoff to a major angle, or I was getting paid REALLY well to do it. I am pretty old school, but I do believe that matches like that when done right can draw money. I did a ladder match one time but that was it.
Patch: Who has your toughest opponent been so far?
Wes Adams: Its hard to say. Big Daddy V, Monty Brown, Jerry Lawler, Koko B. Ware are some of my favorites. I worked Doug Gilbert one time and it was a great learning experience. So was Bill Dundee. Tracey Smothers was awesome to work with too. As far as southern independent talent, some of the guys I work with in Powerslam like Alan Steele, Kool Jay, Shane Champagne and Joe Kane are great guys to work witth. I know people have not heard of these guys or probably even me but they deserve so much more recognition than what they get.
Patch: Have you had any severe injuries that have kept you out of wrestling?
Wes Adams: A few small pulls and nagging stuff from time to time, but remember, I have never wrestled full time. The closest I ever came was working 3 times a week in Memphis. I have a pretty conservative style, so I try to be very careful.
Patch: What are your thoughts on the fans?
Wes Adams: There’s a ton of different types of fans lol. Our Southern fans are great to work in front of because they appreciate the old style of wrestling. Mix some old Memphis style with a couple of TNA style highspots and some good solid wrestling and they are easy to please. I have never worked in front of a more mature crowd, such as FIP or ROH crowd, I might be afraid to haha. The crowds we work in front of do not check the dirtsheets, know the inner workings of the business, like more educated fans do. Its not a bad thing, I wish we had more fans like that because they are the ones who make you grow as a company. They buy your dvds, talk you up on the internet, make people aware of your product. Therefore, more people wind up hearing about it. I have nothing bad to say about any fans, because I was, and still am one.
Patch: Do you wrestle as face or heel, and which do you prefer?
Wes Adams: Again, I love doing both. In Powerslam I am a face, because we run events closer to my hometown. Hey thats where all my business connections are so why not do it? We hope to build up there and eventually start expanding to nearby towns, which we have already started doing.
Patch: What do you hope to accomplish in your career?
Wes Adams: At this point, I want to help Powerslam grow as big as possible, and I want to have a full time job in the wrestling industry again. I am only 29 and I know I have a lot to offer any company, whether as a talent or on the business side of things. I have a business degree and I utilize things I learned in school to run a business. Using that for TNA, WWE, ROH, or the NWA would be fantastic. I would be totally happy being in front of the camera or behind it.
Patch: Do you have any final thoughts or have any messages for the fans?
Wes Adams: Just thanks for reading this and please check out www.youtube.com/powerslamproductions to check out some of our matches! Please subscribe. Thanks!
