James Drake - Pro Wrestlers Database
Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship
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On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of James Drake, with his Career History, real name, age, height and weight, the Promotions he worked for, all the Face/Heel turns, the Championship Titles he won, his Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams and Stables, his appearance changes through the years, and more.

James Dowell was born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom on April 3, 1993, and he is currently 31 years old.

He is currently working for All Elite Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Revolution Pro Wrestling and Independent Circuit on the STRONG division under the ring name of James Drake.

Currently, he is a member of the team of Grizzled Young Veterans (with Zack Gibson), and he is one half of the Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions, holding the title for 22 days.

Profile Info

  • Gender Male
  • Real Name James Dowell
  • Ring Names
    • James Drake ( September 14, 2023 - Present)
    • Jagger Reid ( July 19, 2022 - September 13, 2023)
    • The Dyad ( May 3, 2022 - July 18, 2022)
    • Drake ( April 19, 2022 - May 2, 2022)
    • James Drake ( March 30, 2013 - April 18, 2022)
    • JD Sassoon ( January 30, 2010 - November 17, 2013)
  • Born April 3, 1993 (age 31)
  • Nationality Nationality: EnglandEngland
  • Birth Place Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
  • Billed From
    • Blackpool, England
  • Height 5 ft 11 in (181 cm)
  • Weight
    • 181 lbs (82 kg)
  • Nicknames Mr. Mayhem

Career History

  • Roles

    • Wrestler ( January 30, 2010 - Present)
  • Promotions History

    Promotionfromto
    Promotion All Elite WrestlingAEW August 25, 2024Present
    Promotion New Japan Pro WrestlingNJPWBrand STRONG August 30, 2024Present
    Promotion Revolution Pro WrestlingREVPRO March 3, 2024Present
    Promotion Independent CircuitINDY October 15, 2023Present
    Promotion Total Nonstop ActionTNA January 13, 2024 April 18, 2024
    Promotion World Wrestling EntertainmentWWEBrand NXT January 29, 2020 September 13, 2023
    Promotion World Wrestling EntertainmentWWEBrand NXT UK October 17, 2018 February 27, 2020
    Promotion Independent CircuitINDY January 30, 2010 February 15, 2020
    Promotion PROGRESS WrestlingPROGRESS August 9, 2016 December 15, 2019
  • Images History

    Mar 2023
    Mar 2023
    Jul 2022
    Jul 2022
    May 2022
    May 2022
    Sep 2021
    Sep 2021
    Oct 2018
    Oct 2018
    Jan 2016
    Jan 2016
    Aug 2009
    Aug 2009
  • Face / Heel Turns

    Alignmentfromto
    Heel August 16, 2009Present

  • Finishers

    • Mr. Mayhem - Sitout DDT ( March 30, 2013 - Present)
    • Downswing - Tombstone Facebuster ( March 30, 2013 - Present)
    • Organ Crusher - 450° Splash ( March 30, 2013 - Present)
    • Ticket to Mayhem - with Zack Gibson - Kneeling Reverse Piledriver + Double Knee Facebreaker combination ( July 30, 2017 - Present)
  • Theme Songs

    • Theme Song "Grit Your Teeth" by Mikey Rukus - with Zack Gibson - Team ( January 13, 2024 - Present)
    • Theme Song "Love Is Blind" by def rebel - with The Schism - Team ( April 11, 2023 - September 13, 2023)
    • Theme Song "On the Otherside" by def rebel - with The Schism - Team ( May 3, 2022 - April 10, 2023)
    • Theme Song "Grit Your Teeth" by CFO$ - with Zack Gibson - Team ( October 17, 2018 - May 2, 2022)

Titles & Accomplishments

  • World Wrestling Entertainment

    New Japan Pro Wrestling

  • Revolution Pro Wrestling

    • 1 Undisputed British Tag Team Championship (with Zack Gibson)

    Progress Wrestling

    • 3 Progress Tag Team Championship (with Zack Gibson)

    ATTACK! Pro Wrestling

    • 1 ATTACK! 24/7 Championship

    Britannia Wrestling Promotions

    • 1 BWP Tag Team Championship (with Axl Rage)

    FutureShock Wrestling

    • 2 FSW Tag Team Championship (with Zack Gibson)
    • 1 FSW Adrenaline Championship

    Grand Pro Wrestling

    • 1 GPW Heavyweight Championship (with Zack Gibson, Dave Rayne, Axl Rage & Sean Daniels - Freebird rule)

    Pro Wrestling Chaos

    • 1 King of Chaos Championship

    The Wrestling Revolver

    • 1 PWR Tag Team Championship (with Zack Gibson)
  • Other Accomplishments

    • NXT UK Tag Team Championship Tournament Winner (2019 - with Zack Gibson)
    • FSW Lotto-Thunder Tournament Winner (2017)

Teams & Relations

  • Tag Teams & Stables

    • Grizzled Young Veterans - Zack Gibson ( July 30, 2017 - Present)
    • The Schism - Ava Raine, Joe Gacy, Zack Gibson ( June 7, 2022 - September 13, 2023)
    • The Blackpool Blonds / Blond Jovi - Axl Rage ( March 21, 2010 - May 1, 2015)
    • The Cause - Zack Gibson , Axl Rage, Dave Rayne, Sean Daniels, Sam Bailey ( July 26, 2013 - November 21, 2014)

James Drake Games Appearances (1)

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