Sam Adonis

Sam Adonis
Birth nameSamuel Elias Polinsky[1]
Born (1989-08-09) August 9, 1989 (age 35)
Monroeville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
FamilyDan Polinsky (father)
Corey Graves (brother)
WebsiteSam Adonis on X
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Bill Callous
Buddy Stretcher
Sam Adonis
Sam Elias
Samuel Elias
El Rudo
Billed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Billed weight251 lb (114 kg)
Trained byCorey Graves
Debut2008[2]

Samuel Elias Polinsky (born August 9, 1989) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, currently performing on the independent circuit and for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) under the ring name Sam Adonis. Adonis formerly worked in Mexico's Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as a heel pro-Trump character and currently works for DTU, IWRG, Toryumon Mexico and the Mexican Independent circuit. Polinsky is the younger brother of Matthew Polinsky, best known as WWE commentator Corey Graves.

Polinsky has briefly worked for WWE, in their Florida Championship Wrestling developmental league, under the name Buddy Stretcher and worked a match for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the name Bill Callous, but has spent the majority of his pro wrestling career in England working for various promotions such as All Star Wrestling.

  1. ^ Triboulard, Alexis (February 13, 2017). "Pro-Trump pro wrestler is Mexico's ultimate ring villain". The Denver Post. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference PennLive was invoked but never defined (see the help page).