Brian Adias

Brian Gower, known by the ring name Brian Adias, and mistaken billed as Brian Adidas on occasion, was a professional wrestler best known for his time in World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW). He was a classmate of Kerry Von Erich in high school and a longtime friend of the Von Erich family. Adias was a mainstay of the Texas wrestling scene (mainly for the Fritz Von Erich owned World Class Championship Wrestling). Adias also had success in Maple Leaf Wrestling, Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, Portland Wrestling, and Joe Pedicino's Global Wrestling Federation.

Professional wrestlint career

Adias appeared, mistakenly billed as "Brian Adidas", at Starrcade 84 defeating Mister Ito. Fan magazines like Pro Wrestling Illustrated continued to list him in their regional rankings as Adidas for the next two years, but he was referred to as Adias in WCCW.

Adias continued his alliance with the Von Erich family until the fall of 1986, when he turned heel against Mike Von Erich in a singles match. In an angle very similar to the one used with Chris Adams two years before, Adias declared that he wanted to succeed on his own merits, accused the Von Erichs of holding him back, and formed an alliance sometimes called the "Duo of Doom" with Al Madril. During the feud WCCW ran an angle where Kerry Von Erich, who was Brian's classmate in high school, confronted Adias regarding his actions. Still in crutches after his 1986 motorcycle accident, Kerry was attacked by Madril with Brian standing and allowing Madril to hit Kerry with the crutch several times before Marc Lowrance managed to get Kerry out of the ring. Afterwards, Kevin Von Erich came in and launched an attack on Madril.