Adrian Street is a Welsh former professional wrestler who recently passed away, find out more about his brief bio, age, height, cause of death, net worth, marriage and relationship with wife Miss Linda, career and more
During his career, which peaked around the 70s and 80s, Adrian Street was famous for having a very flamboyant persona.
Who is Miss Linda wife of wrestler Adrian Street, bio, age, family, net worth in 2023
AEW joins the wrestling world in mourning the passing of Exotic Adrian Street. Our thoughts are with his family, his friends and his fans. pic.twitter.com/FDLfxQsIKT
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) July 31, 2023
The man who beat notorious sex offender and paedophile, Jimmy Saville to a bloody pulp in the ring.
He did a great service. RIP Adrian Street pic.twitter.com/wembQCN3vw
— Wrestlelamia.co.uk (@wrestlelamia) July 31, 2023
The former wrestler passed away at the Cwmbran’s Grange University Hospital, Wales on 24 July, 2023.
Adrian Street brief bio
Adrian Street was a Welsh former professional wrestler and entertainer who was born on December 5, 1940, in Brynmawr, Wales. Street was famous for his flamboyant ring attire as well as outrageous persona. Adrian grew up in a working-class family and got inspired to become a professional wrestler at an early age after watching British wrestlers on television.
Age and height
Adrian Street was aged 82 years old and stood at a height of 1.7m at the time of his passing.
Cause of death
Adrian Street passed away on 24 July at the Cwmbran’s Grange University Hospital in Wales. According to reports, Adrian recently underwent a brain surgery. He was also recovering from suffering a stroke earlier that same month, which caused a brain bleed. Besides that, he was also suffering from colitis, which is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease. The disease eventually turned into sepsis, which led to his death.
Net worth
According to sources, Adrian Street had an estimated net worth of around $5 million during the time of his passing. Street was widely considered as one of the most successful and richest amateur wrestlers from the United Kingdom.
Adrian Street marriage and relationships
Adrian Street was married to Miss Linda, who also worked as Adrian’s manager and ring valet from 1969. The famous couple also ran ‘The Bizarre Bazaar’, which was a successful costume-making business. Aside from that, the pair also ran a wrestling school named Skull Krushers Academy based in Florida, USA. Despite being together for so long, the couple got married only in 2005.
Adrian Street career
Adrian started out his wrestling career in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He first began taking part in small venues across Wales and England before eventually gaining prominence as a wrestling icon during the ’70s and ’80s. It was largely due to his flamboyant and over-the-top appearance, which garnered all the attention.
Adrian Street would come out to wrestle with feather boas, dayglo face paint, and peroxide pigtails. At first, he faced a lot of cat-calls and jeers from the audience for his unconventional appearance. However, over time, he developed a successful wrestling career due to his unique persona. Street mostly wrestled in a no-holds-barred style and had many notable feuds with other top wrestlers like Jimmy Saville. Throughout his career, Street won multiple championship belts, and gained a lot of fame across the US and Canada during the ’80s.
Aside from wrestling, Adrian Street also experimented with other creative pursuits like recording songs, writing books, and making movies. Adrian recorded an album consisting of various songs like “Sweet Transvestite With A Broken Nose”. He also wrote several autobiographies, including “The Merchant of Menace.” He even released a film in 2019. The film was titled “You May Be Pretty, But Am Beautiful,” and it was based on his own life. The movie explores his transformation of becoming a cultural icon and how his outlandish outfits influenced glam rock in the UK.
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