Adam John Pearce (born June 24, 1978, Lake Forest, Illinois, United States) is a former professional wrestler and professional wrestling executive. He presently works for WWE as the Director of Live Events and authority figure on television. He has held the PWG World Championship, NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship and NWA World Heavyweight Championship five times each. He was a former full-time trainer and coach at the WWE Performance Center as well as a member of the NWA Hall of Fame.
In baseball and football, Pearce earned letters at Waukegan High School in Waukegan, Illinois. Pearce underwent surgery for acute muscular compartment syndrome in both of his lower legs between his junior and senior years and as a result ceased participating in sports. While recovering, he met Sonny Rogers and Randy Ricci, two professional trainers, and in November 1995 he started working out with them.
| Name | Adam John Pearce |
| DOB (Age) | 24 June 1978 (44 years) |
| Height | 188 cm |
| Weight | 109 kg |
| Occupation | Former Professional Wrestler |
| Professional Debut | 1996 |
| Wife | Sarah Muravez |
| Professional Name | Adam Pearce |
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Terry Taylor became aware of Pearce through a number of his World Wrestling Federation appearances as enhancement talent. Paul Orndorff contacted Pearce when Taylor left for World Championship Wrestling. Pearce was given a WCW developmental contract after attending the WCW Power Plant, but he turned it down. Pearce had another tryout with WCW in early 2000 after a brief stint in the ill-fated WXO, but he called WCW “disorganised and chaotic.” Pearce opted to take a break from professional wrestling because he was “burned out.”
In 2020, Pearce took on the job of the WWE’s on-screen authority figure for Raw and SmackDown, making his on-screen debut on January 17. Vince McMahon gave Pearce instructions to collect the signatures of Braun Strowman, Roman Reigns, and Bray Wyatt on the contract for their triple threat no holds barred match at Payback on the August 28, 2020 episode of SmackDown. Strowman and Wyatt signed with Pearce’s help, but Reigns declined because he wanted certain adjustments made.
Shane McMahon directed Pearce and Braun Strowman to challenge Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin for the Raw Tag Team Championship on the March 1, 2021 episode of Raw. Strowman hesitantly tagged Pearce in at Shane McMahon’s request, and Pearce was eventually pinned.
When the referee went down during the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship bout on the March 3, 2021 episode of WWE NXT, Shayna Baszler used the kirifuda clutch to pass out Dakota Kai even though she wasn’t the legal opponent. Pearce then shouted for a referee to come down to the ring. Nia Jax and Baszler won and kept their titles as a result.
Adam Pearce married Sarah Muravez in 2002 and the both of them have been happily ever since. There is not a lot of info available about her on the internet. The couple have two children together.
According to various sources on the internet, it is reported that Adam Pearce has a net worth of $9 million. His annual salary is reported to be around $250000 per year as he runs both Raw and Smackdown.
