Adam Cole

Adam Cole
Cole in 2022
Birth nameAustin Kirk Jenkins
Born (1989-07-05) July 5, 1989
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Adam Carelle
Adam Cole
The Devil
Billed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Billed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Billed fromPanama City, Florida
Trained byAl Snow
D. J. Hyde
Jon Dahmer
Les Thatcher
Shawn Michaels
DebutApril 26, 2008
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2020–present
GenreGaming
Subscribers68 thousand
Views2.55 million
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2016–present
GenreGaming
Followers145K

Last updated: February 3, 2025

Austin Kirk Jenkins (born July 5, 1989), known by the ring name Adam Cole, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the leader of The Paragon and is the reigning AEW TNT Champion in his first reign. He is also known for his tenures with WWE and Ring of Honor (ROH).

Cole began his eight-year tenure with ROH in 2009 and went on to become the first-ever three-time ROH World Champion. In addition, he is a one-time ROH World Television Champion, and the winner of the 2014 ROH Survival of the Fittest tournament. Cole has also wrestled for several independent promotions, including Chikara, Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), where he is a former CZW World Junior Heavyweight Champion, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), where he is a former PWG World Champion; he holds the records for longest reigns for both titles. He also worked in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was part of the Bullet Club stable.

From 2017 to 2021, Cole was signed to WWE and performed on their NXT brand. During this time, Cole was the leader of The Undisputed Era, whose membership included Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, and later Roderick Strong. Cole was the second wrestler to become the NXT Triple Crown Champion, having been the inaugural NXT North American Champion, a one-time NXT Tag Team Champion, and is the longest-reigning NXT Champion of all-time.