Johnny Adams

Height: 6'0"

Weight: 213 lbs

Hailing From: Niagara Falls, New York

Debut: 2000

Finishing Manuever: Incinerator

"Inferno" Johnny Adams, a hometown boy of the Empire State Wrestling territory, burst onto the ESW scene at Full Throttle 2004 to take on the challenge of Chris Cooper.

Adams quickly became entwined in a pair of feuds soon after his first appearance in ESW. At Anarchy 2004, Adams teamed with Cade Cassidy and Damien Alexander against Club Elite. Halfway through the match, Cassidy walked out on the match as Adams struggled for a tag, leading to Adams being pinned later in the match. This led to a match between Adams and Cassidy at the follow ESW May-hem 2004. That match ended with Cassidy walking out on the match, allowing himself to be counted. While several months would pass without the in-ring feud between Adams and Cassidy continuing, their personal feud would not end there.

After winning a match over TSK at Unsanctioned 2004 in June, another feud was sparked, with Danny Magic. Magic terrorized Adams the following month when he threw shockingly threw a ball of fire in Adams' face. Magic and Adams met at WrestleBash in August, looking to settle their rivalry, but their match ended when Magic was disqualified for throwing fire at the referee. Adams was quick to ask ESW officials for a rematch, looking to get the win he clearly deserved. And the ESW front office was ready to order the match, but have since lost contact with Danny Magic, leading many to believe Magic wanted no more part of Adams.

Adams appeared to be on a roll, as he defeated the much bigger and stronger Eric Everlast at ESW Pilgrims & Piledrivers 2004 in November. He was favored to pick up another win over Cade Cassidy at Season's Beatings 2004 when he was signed to once again face the wrestler he has the most heat with in the ESW locker room. However, one factor Adams had not had experience with from Cassidy in their first match from May was Cassidy's "personal assistant" Armand handicapping him at ringside. The match was practically a two-on-one and ended with Cassidy cheating his way to victory.