Austin Jenkins (born July 5, 1989), better known by his ring name Adam Cole, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand and is the leader of The Undisputed Era (alongside Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, and Roderick Strong). He is the current NXT Champion in his first reign. Cole was the inaugural NXT North American Champion and the co-winner of the 2018 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic with O'Reilly; he was also recognized as NXT Tag Team Champion with Fish and O'Reilly, with WWE recognizing him at the time as the first ever double champion in NXT history. After winning the NXT Championship, Cole became the second NXT Triple Crown Champion (after Johnny Gargano). Cole is also known for his tenure with Ring of Honor (ROH) where he became a three-time ROH World Champion and was the first wrestler to achieve this feat. In addition, he is a one-time ROH World Television Champion. Cole has also wrestled for several independent promotions, including Chikara, Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), where he was a one-time and the longest-reigning CZW World Junior Heavyweight Champion, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), where he was a one-time PWG World Champion, holding the record for the longest reign in the title's history. He is also known for his time in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) where he was part of the Bullet Club stable.