| Adam Cole | |
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| Birth name | Austin Jenkins |
| Born | July 5, 1989 (age 33) Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S |
| Resides | Coral Springs, Florida |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Adam Cole |
| Billed height | 6 ft. 0 in. (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 210 lb. (95 kg) |
| Billed from | Panama City, Florida |
| Trained by | Al Snow DJ Hyde Jon Dahmer Les Thatcher Shawn Michaels |
| Debut | 2008 |
Austin Jenkins (born July 5, 1989) is an American professional wrestler signed with WWE where he currently performs on their Raw brand under the ring name Adam Cole where he is currently the WWE Intercontinental Champion in his first reign.
In WWE, Cole has had many successes. He is a former two-time WWE Champion, one-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, a one-time WWE United States Champion, a one-time WWE European Champion as well as a one-time WWE Tag Team Champion.
In addition to these accomplishment, Adam is the first superstar in WWE history to win the Money in the Bank Ladder Match in consecutive years. Cole is also the Twenty-fourth WWE Triple Crown Champion and the Tenth WWE Grand Slam Champion in WWE history. Cole is a five-time WWE Slammy Award winner including being both the Superstar of the Year but also the Match of the Year in 2017 against CM Punk at SummerSlam (2017). Cole also won the Moment of the Year for cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase. Cole is regarded as one of the most successful WWE Superstars of the modern era as well as one of the best when it comes to both his technical prowess as well as his precision.
He unsuccessfully cashed in his briefcase on Colt Cabana in 2016, before successfully cashing in on Dean Ambrose in 2017 to pick up his first WWE Championship. He was also the winner of the 2020 Royal Rumble Match last eliminating Jimmy Jacobs. He was the winner of the inaugural Mr. and Mrs. Madness Tournament alongside partner Paige defeating Jinder Mahal and Emma in the finals that took place in 2018.
Championships and accomplishments[]
- World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE
- WWE Championship (2 times)
- WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time, current)
- WWE United States Championship (1 time)
- WWE European Championship (1 time)
- WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jake Anderson
- Royal Rumble (2020)
- Money in the Bank (2016, 2017)
- Slammy Award for Faction of the Year (2016) – with Bullet Club
- Slammy Award for Superstar of the Year (2017)
- Slammy Award for Match of the Year (2017) – vs. CM Punk (SummerSlam 2017)
- Slammy Award for Moment of the Year (2017) – Cashing in Money in the Bank
- Slammy Award for Faction of the Year (2018) – Bullet Club
- Mr. & Mrs. Madness Tournament (2018) – with Paige