that Regal and Adams had with each other. Adams then feuded with Glacier in a battle of superkicks, and then locked horns with Chip Minton. Adams wrestled Randy Savage in the first match of the first WCW Thunder show in January 1998; he pinned Savage, but J. J. Dillon reversed the decision and awarded Savage the victory via disqualification due to Lex Luger's interference. Aside from that, he was primarily used as a jobber and in late 1999, Adams was granted his release from WCW, unsatisfied with his role in the organisation. He returned to Texas as a promoter and part-time wrestler, appearing for a time in the NWA Southwest organisation. Personal life Adams was involved in a relationship with English model Jeanie Clarke, who worked at ringside and managed his career from the late 1970s to the early 1980s. Together, they had a daughter, Jade. Adams later married Toni Collins on 20 December 1984 in Hawaii. Together they had a son, Christopher Jr. The pair divorced on 15 August 1994. Toni died on 24 June 2010 at the age of 45. Adams also fathered a daughter, Julia (born 1994), by Brandi Freeman. She wrestled as "Miss Brandi" in a handful of wrestling cards that Adams promoted before going to WCW. The couple split in late 1999. Freeman died in 2003 from a drug overdose, leaving Julia orphaned. His second marriage occurred only six weeks prior to his death. He wed Karen J. Burge on 25 August 2001 in Dallas. Death In April 2000, Adams and his girlfriend of four months, Linda Kaphengst, were both found unconscious inside a friend's apartment, the victims of an overdose of the drug GHB and alcohol. Adams recovered, but Kaphengst died at a local hospital 10 hours later. Over a year later, Adams was indicted on a manslaughter charge, but on 7 October 2001, while awaiting trial, he was fatally shot in the chest during a drunken brawl with a friend, Brent "Booray" Parnell, in Waxahachie, Texas, at his home. The gun owner claimed self-defense and was acquitted of all charges. Prior to his death, Adams, who was considered semi-retired, planned to move permanently to Florida and compete in a wrestling organization featuring several former WCW and WWE stars, including Hulk Hogan. Adams was also planning to produce, along with Gary Hart, Bill Mercer, Mickey Grant and others, a pro wrestling documentary, which was