“Any man with two hands has a fighting chance,” this was the motto that James Ellsworth came up with before going head to head with Braun Strowman on Monday Night Raw. Despite taking a huge beating, Ellsworth turned out to be a phenomenon in the wrestling business and the Internet turned him into the Chuck Norris of jobbers.
The 31-year-old made another appearance on SmackDown and has since then faced AJ Styles thrice, got a WWE title shot and is now one of the most hates heels on SmackDown as Carmella’s homeboy!
Despite the popularity that he has managed to attract, there are still some unknown facts about James Ellsworth that might interest the fans. And this list is going to take a look at them.
5: He is a promoter himself
We might know James Ellsworth; the wrestler, but not many know James Ellsworth; the promoter. He is a promoter for Adrenaline Championship Wrestling which is based in Maryland. The promotion has been active for the past six years and Ellsworth noted that they managed to make profits in the past three years. ACW is all set to put together a big show at the end of this month which will feature names like Buff Bagwell and former ECW champion Shane Douglas. The Chinless Wonder and Vince McMahon thus share similar interests.
When quizzed about his journey as a promoter, this is what Ellsworth said.
“It's a lot, man. Five thousand flyers around town, 100 posters, any way we can get the word out to have a good show, we do. I have a good team,”
4: He was a Rosebud
If you think that WWE’s recruiting subdomain does not work, think again. Ellsworth was someone that came up through this as he once sent his resume to the WWE through the portal. According to Ellsworth, WWE does not say much but they do call you if you have a role to play. Before his breakthrough performance came, Ellsworth appeared for WWE numerous times.
He wrestled some dark matches for the promotion and was a Rosebud whenever WWE was putting together shows near Baltimore. He says that the people in WWE are extremely friendly and professional to be around.
3: The wrestlers he liked
James Ellsworth is currently 31-years-old and he admitted that he was a life-long fan of the WWE. During an interview with WWE.com, Ellsworth said that he had watched every episode of Monday Night Raw ever since it debuted back in January, 1993. He was a fan of the Rock N Roll Express at the age of five and then he loved The Ultimate Warrior.
Ellsworth was also a fan of Randy ‘The Macho Man’ Savage and Macho man is Ellsworth’s dream opponent from the past. He also has a strong opinion about Hulk Hogan, whom Ellsworth did not like until Hogan turned heel and joined NWo.
2: His favorite movie
Go ahead and guess which would be the favorite movie of Ellsworth. If you came up with ‘Rocky’, you just hit the bull’s-eye. Rocky being the favorite movie of Ellsworth is perhaps the least surprising thing in this list. The underdog story has managed to inspire people all around the world and as Ellsworth came into the business as an underdog himself, there are some parallels as well.
Ellsworth revealed the same during an AMA in Reddit recently and apparently, he likes all the Rocky movies.
“My favorite movie is Rocky, it doesn't matter which one, I like them all,” he said.
1: He has been in the business for a long time
Back to James Ellsworth: the wrestler. The WWE fans got to know about him when he stepped into the ring with Braun Strowman but he has been an active wrestler for the past 14 years. He mostly works for wrestling promotions in the east East Coast and loves to cut promos. He has been a tag team championship winner on two different occasions and also won the Cruiserweight championship back in 2009 for an Indy promotion.
The most notable appearances of Ellsworth perhaps came for the ultra-violent Combat Zone Wrestling, where Dean Ambrose used to put together some hardcore matches. The journey of Ellsworth in WWE has only started from the looks of it and there are more things to come from him in the future.
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