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|names= Adam Flash<br />Atom Flash<ref name="oww">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/a/adam-flash.html|title=Adam Flash Profile|access-date=2009-04-04|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090419102758/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/a/adam-flash.html| archive-date= 19 April 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| url-status=live}}</ref><br />Doug Becker<ref name="oww"/><br />The Honey Comb Kid<ref name="oww"/><br />The Kabuki Kid<br />Tyler Martin<ref name="oww"/>
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|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1971|10|22|mf=y}}<ref name="oww"/>
|birth_place=[[York, Pennsylvania]]<ref name="flash">{{cite book |title=|last= |first= |year=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/columns/interviews/adamflash.html|publisher= |url=|pages=}}</ref>
|birth_place=[[York, Pennsylvania]], U.S.<ref name="oww"/>
|death_date=
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|billed= [[Seattle, Washington]]<ref name="ad">{{cite web|url=http://www.bodyslamming.com/other/adamflash.html|title=Bodyslamming Profile|access-date=2009-04-04|publisher=Bodyslamming}}</ref>
|resides=
|trainer= Max Trasher<ref name="oww"/><br />Curt Dread<ref name="oww"/>
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|trainer= Max Trasher<ref name="flash">{{cite book |title=|last= |first= |year=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/columns/interviews/adamflash.html|publisher= |url=|pages=}}</ref><ref name="flash">{{cite book |title=|last= |first= |year=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/columns/interviews/adamflash.html|publisher= |url=|pages=}}</ref><ref name="flash">{{cite book |title=|last= |first= |year=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/columns/interviews/adamflash.html|publisher= |url=|pages=}}</ref> <br /> Curt Dread
|retired= 2014
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'''Douglas Adam Becker''' (born on [[October 22]], [[1971]]) is an is an [[American]] [[professional wrestler]] who currently works for [[Maryland Championship Wrestling]], Adam Flash worked four shows for [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]], including a match against [[Sabu|Terry Brunk]]. Adam Flash also worked for [[WCW]] a few times, under the name of Doug Becker.<ref>http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/a/adam-flash.html</ref> He also worked in many promotions such as [[Combat Zone Wrestling]] and [[Pro Wrestling Unplugged]].
'''Douglas Adam Becker'''<ref name="oww"/> (born on October 22, 1971)<ref name="oww"/> is an American retired [[professional wrestler]] better known by his [[ring name]] '''Adam Flash'''. Over his career, he has worked for various [[Independent circuit|independent promotions]], including [[Maryland Championship Wrestling]], [[Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/iwamidsouth/_2003/ | title=IWA Mid-South (2003) | access-date=2009-04-04|publisher=onlineworldofwrestling.com| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090308170516/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/iwamidsouth/_2003/| archive-date= 8 March 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Combat Zone Wrestling]]. In addition, he also made short appearances in [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]], [[World Championship Wrestling]] and [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]].


Flash's exposure in CZW led him to get a few other promotions. For one instance, his participation in [[Steve Corino]]'s Pennsylvania/Premier Wrestling Federation has seen him be matched up against [[The S.A.T.]] and [[Christopher Daniels]] (who he wrestled in the first round of the 2001 Legacy Cup Tournament), among others. Flash's most recent success outside of CZW has transpired in IWA Mid-South.<ref name="oww"/><ref name="flash">{{cite book |title=Adam Flash Interview|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/columns/interviews/adamflash.html}}</ref>
==Career==


==Early career==
It was back in [[November 1991]] that Flash - then at age 20 - first stepped into a wrestling ring, teaming with Ramblin' [[Rich Myers]] against a tag team known as The Outrageous Ones. Since then, it's been an uphill battle for the veteran of the U.S. indy circuit, but as the saying goes, good things happen to good people.<ref name="flash">{{cite book |title=A Flash for the Gold|last= |first= |year=2004|publisher= |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/columns/lucharesufan/03.html|pages=}}</ref> In 1995, Flash - working under his real name - competed on a series of [[World Championship Wrestling]] house shows and competed against [[Scott Norton]] (singles match), Japanese stars [[Shinjiro Ohtani]] and [[Koji Kanemeto]] (tag-style), and even [[Chris Benoit]] (singles). Several of those matches aired on episodes of [[WCW Saturday Night]] and WCW Pro. <ref name="flash">{{cite book |title=A Flash for the Gold|last= |first= |year=2004|publisher= |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/columns/lucharesufan/03.html|pages=}}</ref> His ECW debut came on [[December 27]], [[1997]] in [[Blackwood, NJ]], when he lost to [[Paul Diamond]]. Then, half a month later on January 16 in [[Rostraver, PA]], Flash happened to be at an ECW show when it was realized that [[Sabu]] didn't have an opponent. Suffice to say, officials threw Flash into the ring to do the quick job for the Arabian maniac, which was assuredly quite an honor for the indy veteran.<ref name="flash">{{cite book |title=A Flash for the Gold|last= |first= |year=2004|publisher= |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/columns/lucharesufan/03.html|pages=}}</ref> His next ECW gig was on January 31, when he was scheduled to take on the late [[Big Dick Dudley]], only to be attacked as he was walking to the ring by [[Tazz]].<ref name="flash">{{cite book |title=A Flash for the Gold|last= |first= |year=2004|publisher= |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/columns/lucharesufan/03.html|pages=}}</ref> "The Human Suplex Machine" then proceeded to take out Big Dick and his Dudley "brothers," [[Buh Buh Ray]] and [[D-Von]], before cutting a promo in which he ripped into then-rival [[Bam Bam Bigelow]].<ref name="flash">{{cite book |title=A Flash for the Gold|last= |first= |year=2004|publisher= |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/columns/lucharesufan/03.html|pages=}}</ref> Flash wrestled Nick Berk in what was his debut for [[CZW]], a company that he still works for on a regular basis to this day.<ref name="flash">{{cite book |title=A Flash for the Gold|last= |first= |year=2004|publisher= |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/columns/lucharesufan/03.html|pages=}}</ref> After working some tag team matches with Rachies partner Danny Rose, Flash received in [[October]] of '01 a shot at the [[CZW Junior Heavyweight Championship]].<ref name="flash">{{cite book |title=A Flash for the Gold|last= |first= |year=2004|publisher= |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/columns/lucharesufan/03.html|pages=}}</ref> His taking champion [[Justice Pain]] to his limit in that match earned Flash a high profile match at CZW's [[Cage of Death]] III show, which occurred a few months later (in December) and served as the promotion's debut event at Viking Hall (the former [[ECW Arena]]). On that card, he captured the CZW Iron Man Championship in a three-way match that included "Sick" [[Nick Mondo]].<ref name="flash">{{cite book |title=A Flash for the Gold|last= |first= |year=2004|publisher= |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/columns/lucharesufan/03.html|pages=}}</ref>
Becker started watching wrestling around five years old and began competing in amateur wrestling. He was trained in a place in York called the Circus Asylum and was trained by [[Max Thrasher]] and [[Curt Dread]].


Becker made his professional debut in November 1991, teaming with "Ramblin'" [[Rich Myers]] against a tag team known as The Outrageous Ones.<ref name="gold">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/columns/lucharesufan/03.html|title=A Flash for the Gold
==In wrestling==
|access-date=2009-08-04|date=February 20, 2004}}</ref>
*'''Finishing and signature moves'''
**'''''Last Call''''' ([[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Diving leg drop|Diving leg drop]])
**'''''Move of The Month'''''
**[[Chokeslam]]
**[[Powerbomb#Sitout powerbomb|Sitout powerbomb]]'''
**[[Professional wrestling throws#Death Valley driver|Death Valley driver]]'''
**[[Professional wrestling throws#Michinoku driver II|''Michinoku Driver II'']]
**[[Piledriver (professional wrestling)|Piledriver]]
**[[Professional wrestling attacks#Lariat|Lariat]]


===World Championship Wrestling===
*'''[[Music in professional wrestling|Entrance themes]]'''
In 1995, Becker competed in a series of [[World Championship Wrestling]] house shows under his real name, where he was used as a [[Job (professional wrestling)|jobber]] and lost to the likes of [[Scott Norton]], Japanese stars [[Shinjiro Otani]] and [[Koji Kanemoto]], [[Frank Andersson]], [[Jimmy Golden|Bunkhouse Buck]] and [[Chris Benoit]] on a few episodes of ''[[WCW Saturday Night|Saturday Night]]'' and ''[[WCW Pro|Pro]]''.<ref name="gold"/>
**''Your Disease'' by [[Saliva]]
**''Spit it Out'' by [[Slipknot]]
**''Billie Jean'' by [[Michael Jackson]]


===Extreme Championship Wrestling===
Becker, as '''Adam Flash''', made his [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] debut on December 27, 1997, in [[Blackwood, New Jersey]], when he lost to [[Paul Diamond]].<ref name="gold"/> Half a month later on January 16 in [[Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania]], Becker happened to be at an ECW show when it was realized that [[Sabu (wrestler)|Sabu]] didn't have an opponent. As a result, officials managed to get Becker to do a quick jobbing for Sabu. Becker's next ECW appearance was on January 31,<ref name="gold"/> when he was scheduled to take on [[Big Dick Dudley]], only to be attacked as he was walking to the ring by [[Tazz|Taz]].<ref name="gold"/> Taz then proceeded to assault Dick and his [[The Dudley Brothers|Dudley "brothers"]], [[Bubba Ray Dudley|Buh Buh Ray]] and [[D-Von Dudley|D-Von]], before cutting a promo in which he spoke harshly about then-rival [[Bam Bam Bigelow]].<ref name="gold"/> Flash didn't work another ECW show for almost year, as his next and as it turned out, final appearance the promotion was on December 17 (almost the one-year anniversary of his ECW debut) when he served as the opponent of future- [[Baldies]] member [[Angel Medina (wrestler)|Spanish Angel]] on a show in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]]. Flash kept himself occupied in '98, besides the rare ECW booking.<ref name="gold"/>


===Total Nonstop Action Wrestling===
==Championships and accomplishments==
Becker made his debut in [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|TNA]], losing to [[Monty Brown]] on September 2, 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/tnaimpact/040903.html|title=NWA:TNA IMPACT – Orlando, Florida |access-date=2009-08-04|date=September 2, 2004}}</ref>


===Independent circuit===
*'''[[Combat Zone Wrestling]]'''
During his stint in ECW, Flash teamed up with [[Steve Corino]] on the [[independent circuit]] and the team became known as the '''Lethal Weapon'''. The Lethal Weapon would go on to win several tag team championships from various independent promotions before their partnership eventually came to an end.<ref name="gold"/> Following their dissolution, they had a couple of matches with one another throughout 1997, both in the [[Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation]] and in the American Wrestling Council, with a match occurring in the latter promotion's "Great Eight" tournament.<ref name="gold"/>
**[[CZW Iron Man Championship]] ([[CZW Iron Man Championship#Title history|2 times]])


===Combat Zone Wrestling===
*'''Pro Wrestling Unplugged'''
In his [[Combat Zone Wrestling]] debut, Flash wrestled Nick Berk. After working some tag team matches with his new tag team partner Danny Rose, Flash took part in the [[CZW Cage Of Death III|Cage of Death III]] show, which occurred on December 15, 2001, and served as the promotion's debut event at Viking Hall (the former [[The Arena (Philadelphia)|ECW Arena]]). On that card, he captured the [[CZW Iron Man Championship|Iron Man Championship]] from Nick Berk in a three-way match that also included "Sick" [[Nick Mondo]].<ref name="flash"/><ref name="cod3">{{cite web |url= http://CageMatch.de/?id=1&nr=00000226 |title=CZW Cage of Death 3 results |access-date=2007-04-24 |publisher= CageMatch.de |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pwbts.com/columns/b121701.html|title=Recap of Cage of Death 3.|access-date=2008-02-12|date=2001-12-17|author=Magee, Bob|publisher=Pro Wrestling's Between The Sheets}}</ref> On May 11, 2002, Flash lost the title to Mondo. However, Flash soon regained the title after he defeated [[Justice Pain]] on July 13 before losing it to [[The Messiah (wrestler)|The Messiah]] on October 12. In ''Cage of Death 5'', he was a member of the HI-V, but was eliminated when [[Matt Prince|Wifebeater]] hit a sidewalk slam off the super scaffold/cage into the thumbtack tacks on Adam Flash,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/czw/041211.html|title=Combat Zone Wrestling - Cage of Death V
**PWU World Title
|access-date=2009-08-04|date=2003-12-13|publisher= www.onlineworldofwrestling.com| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090625025051/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/czw/041211.html| archive-date= 25 June 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| url-status=live}}</ref> In Cage of Death 6, he would face Messiah and Kaos for the [[CZW World Heavyweight Championship]], but did not win the match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/czw/041211.html|title=December 11, 2004 - CZW: The Messiah beat Adam Flash and Kaos in a Scaffold/Ladders match to retain the CZW title.. |access-date=2009-08-04|date=2004-12-17| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090625025051/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/czw/041211.html| archive-date= 25 June 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| url-status=live}}</ref> Later he would feud with Kaos in a Falls Count Anywhere Match,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/czw/050205.html|title=Combat Zone Wrestling - Only the Strong: Scarred for Life
**PWU World Heavyweight title
|access-date=2009-08-04}}</ref> Early 2006/07 he would start a stable known a Pandora's Box with [[B. J. Whitmer]] and Pandora.

===IWA Mid South===
On August 2, 2003, Becker made his [[Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South|IWA Mid-South]] debut (the second night of the promotion's King of the Deathmatches Tournament Weekend doubleheader) by teaming with fellow CZW star [[Sonjay Dutt]] to win a triangle tag team match. Flash didn't work for the promotion again until February 13, 2004, when he defeated [[Austin Aries]].<ref name="gold"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/iwamidsouth/_2004/|title=IWA Mid-South (2004) |access-date=2009-08-04}}</ref>

===Maryland Championship Wrestling===
On November 17, 2000, Flash debuted and captured his second heavyweight title, that of MCW, and dropping it just half a month later (right back to [[Jimmy Cicero]]) didn't take away any of his intensity, as he regained the belt on May 18, 2001. Six days before recapturing the championship,<ref name="gold"/> Half a month before Flash made his [[IWA-Mid South]] debut, he participated on the final MCW show ever, entitled "The Last Dance: The Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup." The event came on July 16 and Flash who had consistently wrestled for [[Maryland Championship Wrestling|MCW]] since mid-1998, lost his [[MEWF Cruiserweight Championship|MEWF Cruiserweight Title]] to Michael "[[Crash Holly]]" Lockwood. On July 9, 2006, Adam Flash and [[Corporal Punishment (wrestler)|Corporal Punishment]] ended in a [[No contest (combat sports)|No Contest]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/maryland/|title=Maryland Championship Wrestling
|access-date=2009-08-04}}</ref> then Adam Flash pinned Julio Dinero (who had issued an open challenge) to capture the MCW Heavyweight title.<ref name="gold"/> On September 9, 2006, Adam Flash still defeated [[Julio Dinero]] to retain the MCW Heavyweight title until he lost it to [[Danny Doring]] in a No Holds Barred match to win the [[MCW Heavyweight Championship]]. However, Kimberley McDevitt changed the rules of the match, eliminating the "[[Hardcore wrestling|No Holds Barred]]" stipulation, The decision was reversed and Kimberly McDevitt awarded the match and the MCW Heavyweight title to Adam Flash.<ref name="gold"/>

===Pro Wrestling Unplugged===
On, December 15, 2007, Flash won a "Chance Of A Lifetime" [[Battle Royal]], later on to defeat [[Too Cold Scorpio]] to win the PWU World Heavyweight title.

===Combat Zone Wrestling (2014)===
He returned to [[Combat Zone Wrestling|CZW]] Down With The Sickness 2014 event in an 8 Man Tag Team Match.

==Championships and accomplishments==
*'''[[Combat Zone Wrestling]]'''
**[[CZW Iron Man Championship]] ([[CZW Iron Man Championship#Title history|2 times]])<ref name="cod3"/><ref name="dejavu">{{cite web |url=http://CageMatch.de/?id=1&nr=00000232 |title=CZW Deja Vu results |access-date=2007-04-24 |publisher=CageMatch.de |language=de}}</ref>
**[[CZW Hall of Fame]] (class of 2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.czwrestling.com/2019/01/22/flash-joins-b-boy-and-dutt-in-the-2019-hall-of-fame/|title=Flash joins B-Boy and Dutt in the 2019 Hall of Fame|date=2019-01-23|website=Combat Zone Wrestling|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-25}}{{Dead link|date=August 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*'''Eastern Wrestling Federation'''
**EWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref name="Titles"/>
*'''Future Wrestling Alliance'''<ref name="ad"/>
**FWA Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Danny Rose
*'''[[Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance|Independent Pro Wrestling Alliance]]'''<ref name="ad"/>
**IPWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with [[Steve Corino]]
*'''[[Maryland Championship Wrestling]]'''
*'''[[Maryland Championship Wrestling]]'''
**[[MCW Cruiserweight Championship]] ([[MCW Cruiserweight Championship#Title history|4 times]])<ref name=MCWwebsite>{{cite web|url=http://www.marylandwrestling.com/profiles_titlehist_cruiser.html|title=Maryland Championship Wrestling: MCW Cruiserweight Championship History|access-date=2007-05-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416015031/http://www.marylandwrestling.com/profiles_titlehist_cruiser.html|archive-date=April 16, 2009}}</ref>
**[[MCW Heavyweight Championship]] - (3 times)
**[[MCW Heavyweight Championship]] ([[MCW Heavyweight Championship#Title history|3 times]])<ref name="Titles">{{cite book|author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will|title=Wrestling Title Histories|publisher=Archeus Communications|year=2000|edition=4th|isbn=0-9698161-5-4}}</ref>
**[[MCW Cruiserweight Championship]] - (4 times)
**MCW Hall of Fame (Class of 2009)<ref name="MCW-HOF">{{cite web |url=http://www.marylandwrestling.com/mcw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1006:adam-flash&catid=102:hall-of-fame&Itemid=67 |title=Adam Flash |author=Maryland Championship Wrestling |author-link=Maryland Championship Wrestling |year=2009 |access-date=October 5, 2011 |work=2009 Inductee |publisher=MarylandWrestling.com }}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*'''Independent Pro Wrestling Alliance'''
*'''[[Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation]]'''
*IPWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Steve Corino
**[[MEWF Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship]] (1 time)
**[[MEWF Cruiserweight Championship]] (1 time)
**[[MEWF Light Heavyweight Championship]] (2 times)
**[[MEWF Tag Team Championship]] ([[MEWF Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]])<sup>1</sup> – with [[Romeo Valentino]] and Quinn Nash
*'''National Championship Wrestling'''<ref name="ad"/>
**NCW Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
**NCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
*'''Pennsylvania Wrestling Federation / Premier Wrestling Federation'''
**PWF Universal Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Danny Rose<ref name="Solie5">{{cite web |url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttpremwf.html |title=PWF Tag Team Title History |author=Oliver, Earl |author-link=Earl Oliver |year=2008 |access-date=October 5, 2011 |work=Solie's Title Histories |publisher=[[Solie.org]] }}</ref><ref name="Wrestling-Titles.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pa/e/world1/pa-pwf-t.html |title=PWF Universal Tag Team Title (Philadelphia) |access-date=October 5, 2011 |work=Puroresu Dojo |publisher=Wrestling-Titles.com }}</ref>
*'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''
**PWI ranked him #'''232''' of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated|PWI 500]] in 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe-zone.com/other/pwi/500/2008/index.htm|title=PWI 500 2008|access-date=2009-04-04|publisher=wwe-zone.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304202543/http://www.wwe-zone.com/other/pwi/500/2008/index.htm|archive-date=2009-03-04|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*'''Pro Wrestling Unplugged'''<ref name="ad"/>
**PWU World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref name=oww />
*'''Regional Championship Wrestling'''
**RCW United States Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with [[Lucifer (wrestler)|Lucifer]] and Ranger 7<ref name="Titles"/>


<small><sup>1</sup>The MEWF Tag Team Championship was held jointly with Valentino and Nash as a member of Menace 2 Society using the [[Freebird Rule]].</small>


==Personal life==
According to Becker, his most memorable matches were against [[Sabu (wrestler)|Sabu]] during his stint in Extreme Championship Wrestling, [[Eddie Guerrero]] during his time in Maryland Championship Wrestling, and [[Jeff Jarrett]] and [[Chris Benoit]] during his stint in World Championship Wrestling.<ref name="flash"/> Becker is married to Stephanie Ann Nixon Flash; they have 2 sons.


==Notes==
==References==
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==External Links==


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Latest revision as of 16:27, 13 July 2024

Adam Flash
Birth nameDouglas Allen Becker
Born (1971-10-22) October 22, 1971 (age 52)[1]
York, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Adam Flash
Atom Flash[1]
Doug Becker[1]
The Honey Comb Kid[1]
The Kabuki Kid
Tyler Martin[1]
Billed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Billed weight210 lb (95 kg)[1]
Billed fromSeattle, Washington[2]
Trained byMax Trasher[1]
Curt Dread[1]
Debut1991[1]
Retired2014

Douglas Adam Becker[1] (born on October 22, 1971)[1] is an American retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name Adam Flash. Over his career, he has worked for various independent promotions, including Maryland Championship Wrestling, Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South,[3] and Combat Zone Wrestling. In addition, he also made short appearances in Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

Flash's exposure in CZW led him to get a few other promotions. For one instance, his participation in Steve Corino's Pennsylvania/Premier Wrestling Federation has seen him be matched up against The S.A.T. and Christopher Daniels (who he wrestled in the first round of the 2001 Legacy Cup Tournament), among others. Flash's most recent success outside of CZW has transpired in IWA Mid-South.[1][4]

Early career

[edit]

Becker started watching wrestling around five years old and began competing in amateur wrestling. He was trained in a place in York called the Circus Asylum and was trained by Max Thrasher and Curt Dread.

Becker made his professional debut in November 1991, teaming with "Ramblin'" Rich Myers against a tag team known as The Outrageous Ones.[5]

World Championship Wrestling

[edit]

In 1995, Becker competed in a series of World Championship Wrestling house shows under his real name, where he was used as a jobber and lost to the likes of Scott Norton, Japanese stars Shinjiro Otani and Koji Kanemoto, Frank Andersson, Bunkhouse Buck and Chris Benoit on a few episodes of Saturday Night and Pro.[5]

Extreme Championship Wrestling

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Becker, as Adam Flash, made his Extreme Championship Wrestling debut on December 27, 1997, in Blackwood, New Jersey, when he lost to Paul Diamond.[5] Half a month later on January 16 in Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania, Becker happened to be at an ECW show when it was realized that Sabu didn't have an opponent. As a result, officials managed to get Becker to do a quick jobbing for Sabu. Becker's next ECW appearance was on January 31,[5] when he was scheduled to take on Big Dick Dudley, only to be attacked as he was walking to the ring by Taz.[5] Taz then proceeded to assault Dick and his Dudley "brothers", Buh Buh Ray and D-Von, before cutting a promo in which he spoke harshly about then-rival Bam Bam Bigelow.[5] Flash didn't work another ECW show for almost year, as his next and as it turned out, final appearance the promotion was on December 17 (almost the one-year anniversary of his ECW debut) when he served as the opponent of future- Baldies member Spanish Angel on a show in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Flash kept himself occupied in '98, besides the rare ECW booking.[5]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

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Becker made his debut in TNA, losing to Monty Brown on September 2, 2004.[6]

Independent circuit

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During his stint in ECW, Flash teamed up with Steve Corino on the independent circuit and the team became known as the Lethal Weapon. The Lethal Weapon would go on to win several tag team championships from various independent promotions before their partnership eventually came to an end.[5] Following their dissolution, they had a couple of matches with one another throughout 1997, both in the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation and in the American Wrestling Council, with a match occurring in the latter promotion's "Great Eight" tournament.[5]

Combat Zone Wrestling

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In his Combat Zone Wrestling debut, Flash wrestled Nick Berk. After working some tag team matches with his new tag team partner Danny Rose, Flash took part in the Cage of Death III show, which occurred on December 15, 2001, and served as the promotion's debut event at Viking Hall (the former ECW Arena). On that card, he captured the Iron Man Championship from Nick Berk in a three-way match that also included "Sick" Nick Mondo.[4][7][8] On May 11, 2002, Flash lost the title to Mondo. However, Flash soon regained the title after he defeated Justice Pain on July 13 before losing it to The Messiah on October 12. In Cage of Death 5, he was a member of the HI-V, but was eliminated when Wifebeater hit a sidewalk slam off the super scaffold/cage into the thumbtack tacks on Adam Flash,[9] In Cage of Death 6, he would face Messiah and Kaos for the CZW World Heavyweight Championship, but did not win the match.[10] Later he would feud with Kaos in a Falls Count Anywhere Match,[11] Early 2006/07 he would start a stable known a Pandora's Box with B. J. Whitmer and Pandora.

IWA Mid South

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On August 2, 2003, Becker made his IWA Mid-South debut (the second night of the promotion's King of the Deathmatches Tournament Weekend doubleheader) by teaming with fellow CZW star Sonjay Dutt to win a triangle tag team match. Flash didn't work for the promotion again until February 13, 2004, when he defeated Austin Aries.[5][12]

Maryland Championship Wrestling

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On November 17, 2000, Flash debuted and captured his second heavyweight title, that of MCW, and dropping it just half a month later (right back to Jimmy Cicero) didn't take away any of his intensity, as he regained the belt on May 18, 2001. Six days before recapturing the championship,[5] Half a month before Flash made his IWA-Mid South debut, he participated on the final MCW show ever, entitled "The Last Dance: The Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup." The event came on July 16 and Flash who had consistently wrestled for MCW since mid-1998, lost his MEWF Cruiserweight Title to Michael "Crash Holly" Lockwood. On July 9, 2006, Adam Flash and Corporal Punishment ended in a No Contest,[13] then Adam Flash pinned Julio Dinero (who had issued an open challenge) to capture the MCW Heavyweight title.[5] On September 9, 2006, Adam Flash still defeated Julio Dinero to retain the MCW Heavyweight title until he lost it to Danny Doring in a No Holds Barred match to win the MCW Heavyweight Championship. However, Kimberley McDevitt changed the rules of the match, eliminating the "No Holds Barred" stipulation, The decision was reversed and Kimberly McDevitt awarded the match and the MCW Heavyweight title to Adam Flash.[5]

Pro Wrestling Unplugged

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On, December 15, 2007, Flash won a "Chance Of A Lifetime" Battle Royal, later on to defeat Too Cold Scorpio to win the PWU World Heavyweight title.

Combat Zone Wrestling (2014)

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He returned to CZW Down With The Sickness 2014 event in an 8 Man Tag Team Match.

Championships and accomplishments

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1The MEWF Tag Team Championship was held jointly with Valentino and Nash as a member of Menace 2 Society using the Freebird Rule.

Personal life

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According to Becker, his most memorable matches were against Sabu during his stint in Extreme Championship Wrestling, Eddie Guerrero during his time in Maryland Championship Wrestling, and Jeff Jarrett and Chris Benoit during his stint in World Championship Wrestling.[4] Becker is married to Stephanie Ann Nixon Flash; they have 2 sons.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Adam Flash Profile". Online World Of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 19 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Bodyslamming Profile". Bodyslamming. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  3. ^ "IWA Mid-South (2003)". onlineworldofwrestling.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  4. ^ a b c Adam Flash Interview.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "A Flash for the Gold". February 20, 2004. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
  6. ^ "NWA:TNA IMPACT – Orlando, Florida". September 2, 2004. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
  7. ^ a b "CZW Cage of Death 3 results" (in German). CageMatch.de. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
  8. ^ Magee, Bob (2001-12-17). "Recap of Cage of Death 3". Pro Wrestling's Between The Sheets. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
  9. ^ "Combat Zone Wrestling - Cage of Death V". www.onlineworldofwrestling.com. 2003-12-13. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
  10. ^ "December 11, 2004 - CZW: The Messiah beat Adam Flash and Kaos in a Scaffold/Ladders match to retain the CZW title." 2004-12-17. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
  11. ^ "Combat Zone Wrestling - Only the Strong: Scarred for Life". Retrieved 2009-08-04.
  12. ^ "IWA Mid-South (2004)". Retrieved 2009-08-04.
  13. ^ "Maryland Championship Wrestling". Retrieved 2009-08-04.
  14. ^ "CZW Deja Vu results" (in German). CageMatch.de. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
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  16. ^ a b c Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  17. ^ "Maryland Championship Wrestling: MCW Cruiserweight Championship History". Archived from the original on April 16, 2009. Retrieved 2007-05-10.
  18. ^ Maryland Championship Wrestling (2009). "Adam Flash". 2009 Inductee. MarylandWrestling.com. Retrieved October 5, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  19. ^ Oliver, Earl (2008). "PWF Tag Team Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Solie.org. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
  20. ^ "PWF Universal Tag Team Title (Philadelphia)". Puroresu Dojo. Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
  21. ^ "PWI 500 2008". wwe-zone.com. Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
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