
Adidas × Brain Dead
Brain Dead's FW25 dresses the adidas Japan wrestling silhouette in layered suede flame motifs and gold debossing, launched alongside WWE wrestler and longtime collaborator Brody King at the one-night BRAINSLAM event on August 8, 2025 in Los Angeles. The Japan Hi traces the 1980s boxing-boot template at the ankle while the Lo keeps the 1964 Tokyo Olympic training-shoe profile, with the wider four-colorway release following August 28 at $140.
Brain Dead built the FW25 wrestling capsule around Brody King, the WWE wrestler, touring musician, and longtime collaborator. Hypebeast notes the flame motifs nod to luchador mask paneling and the original 1964 adidas Japan Olympic training shoe.
01 · jq6789
The Japan Lo Shadow in brown with hazy yellow and off-white, style code JQ6789. Layered suede flame motifs stitched onto the low-cut wrestling profile WWD ties back to the 1964 Olympic training shoe, the warm earth-tone palette matching the Shadow Brown pair from the wider August release.
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02 · JQ9214
The Japan Lo in core black with off-white and warm vanilla, style code JQ9214. Layered suede flame paneling over stark black leather, with the flat training-shoe base Hypebeast traces to the 1964 Tokyo Olympic silhouette and vanilla detailing through the laces and lining.
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03 · JQ6790
The Japan Hi in core black with crystal white and gold metallic, style code JQ6790. The high-cut wrestling collar climbs the ankle in the 1980s boxing-boot fashion WWD references, and the gold metallic detailing nods to the gold debossing on the Brody King BRAINSLAM exclusive.
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A Japan Hi in white and green, matching the White/Green Hi colorway from Brain Dead's August 28 wider release. The high wrestling collar and flat mat outsole follow the archival template, with a green suede flame panel breaking up the quarter.
Brain Dead's archive notes describe the Japan as a lightweight training shoe first introduced in 1964 alongside the Tokyo Olympics, with the high-cut version drawing on 1980s boxing boots and the low-cut version keeping the original training profile.
WWD reports the flame-covered Japan launched alongside WWE wrestler Brody King, a longtime Brain Dead collaborator. The two silhouettes feature layered suede flame motifs and gold debossing referencing his ring presence.
Brain Dead's archive logs BRAINSLAM as a one-night wrestling event on August 8, 2025 at 2341 E Olympic Blvd in Los Angeles, with Brody King, Tiger Mask, Emi Sakura, Mei Suruga, and Volador Jr., plus a live set from Never Ending Game.
The Lo is closer to a standard low-top, based on the 1964 lightweight training shoe. The Hi follows the 1980s boxing-boot template at the ankle, which reads more committed and runs warmer in summer.
The Brody King exclusive dropped at BRAINSLAM on August 8, 2025. Hypebeast confirms the wider Brain Dead x adidas Japan four-colorway release followed on August 28, 2025, at $140 a pair.
Brain Dead lists the August 28 release as Japan Hi in Black/Green and White/Green, and Japan Lo in Black/Blue and Shadow Brown, each carrying layered suede flame motifs stitched onto the upper.
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