Adam Pearce shares rare personal update ahead of WWE SmackDown
WWE RAW general manager Adam Pearce has shared a rare personal social media update before the upcoming edition of Friday Night SmackDown. Pearce sent birthday wishes to one of his family members in a recent post.
The 46-year-old has been dealing with several chaotic feuds on the red brand over the last few months. On the latest edition of Monday Night RAW, he confronted former WWE Champion Drew McIntyre to set up a Hell in a Cell Match between The Scottish Warrior and CM Punk. The two fierce rivals have wrestled twice, with both stars winning one contest each.
After performing his duties as the red brand's general manager on Monday, Adam Pearce took to his Instagram account earlier today to wish his daughter a happy birthday. He posted several pictures expressing his love for his child on her 13th birthday.
"Please help me in wishing my baby girl the happiest golden 1️⃣3️⃣th birthday. I love you, my Butterfly. ❤️🦋🎂🎉🎁," he wrote.
Adam Pearce explains the role of a WWE general manager
An on-screen general manager can play a massive role in building a storyline ahead of the eventual match. Adam Pearce has been an on-screen authority figure for over four years. He was made the general manager of RAW in October 2023, as Nick Aldis made his WWE debut as SmackDown's general manager.
During his appearance on INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet, Pearce explained that a general manager played the role of a supporting character. He pointed out that although the authority figure might be the focal point at times, the main focus was always on WWE Superstars.
"This position [of a general manager], okay, it's a supporting character on a television show that, by definition, isn't there to overshadow or step on the superstars. They are the beacons that we want the eyes focused on. But the general manager or the WWE official that I played for years before that, that's an informational conduit to what you just said, to make sure that everybody understands the context to what is happening with these larger-than-life characters that are on their screens every Monday and every Friday. And sometimes they're the focus of the direction of the story, [and] sometimes the GM is there to change the direction of the story but the story is always about the superstar," he said.
Adam Pearce and Nick Aldis have two contrasting approaches to managing their respective brands. It will be interesting to see whether the two cross paths later this year in the build to Survivor Series: WarGames.