Alexander James (wrestler)
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Alexander James | |
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Birth name | Alexander James Winkler |
Born | Hereford, Maryland, U.S.[1] |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Alexander James Winkler Alexander James |
Billed height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] |
Billed weight | 104 kg (229 lb) |
Trained by | Drew Gulak The Baltimore Butcher Blood |
Debut | 2010 |
Alexander James Winkler is an American
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2010–present)
James competed at the WWNLive SuperShow - Mercury Rising 2019, an event promoted by
Combat Zone Wrestling (2010–2019)
James is known for his time in
Westside Xtreme Wrestling (2017–2020)
James made his first appearance for Westside Xtreme Wrestling at wXw We Love Wrestling Tour 2017: Gotha on February 3, where he defeated John Klinger by count-out.[13] He competed for the wXw Shotgun Championship at wXw Road To 16 Carat Gold 2017 on February 18, where he unsuccessfully challenged David Starr for the title.[14] At wXw Shortcut To The Top 2017, James participated in a 30-man shortcut to the top match where he competed against the winner John Klinger, Angélico, Jimmy Havoc, Matt Riddle and others.[15] On the first night of wXw 16 Carat Gold 2018 from March 9, James fell short to Chris Brookes in a first-round match.[16] At wXw Das 20. Mal Markthalle on May 18, 2018, he unsuccessfully challenged Ilja Dragunov for the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship.[17] At wXw 18th Anniversary on December 22, 2018, James teamed up with Jurn Simmons as The Crown and competed in a five-way gauntlet tag team match for the wXw World Tag Team Championship against the winners RISE (Da Mack and Tarkan Aslan), Avalanche and Emil Sitoci, Jay FK (Jay Skillet and Francis Kaspin) and RISE (Ivan Kiev and Pete Bouncer).[18] At wXw 16 Carat Gold 2020, James lost in a first-round match of the tournament against Jeff Cobb on March 6, 2020.[19]
Personal life
James was previously married to fellow professional wrestler Killer Kelly.
Championships and accomplishments
- Combat Zone Wrestling
- Ground Breaking Wrestling
- GBW Breaker Championship (1 time)
- Maryland Championship Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- WrestlingKULT
- WrestlingKULT No Limits Championship (1 time)
- Xcite Wrestling
- Xcite International Championship (1 time)
References
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Alexander James/General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Alexander James-Personal Data". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Alexander James • Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ World Wrestling Network (WWN). "WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2019 – On Demand". wwnlive.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ^ Potts, Bill (August 5, 2019). "#Preview: OWE Toronto – Night One". prowrestlingpost.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ Sutter, Robbie (October 9, 2020). "#TheCollective: GCW – Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 3 (10/11/20)". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ Combat Zone Wrestling (November 13, 2010). "CZW "Night of Infamy 9: Betrayal" 11/13/2010 Philadelphia, PA". czwstudios.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ Combat Zone Wrestling (January 12, 2013). "CZW "Ascension" 1/12/2013 Voorhees, NJ". czwstudios.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ Luis Omar Rodríguez Alonso (December 16, 2014). "CZW" Results of Cage of Death XVI". superluchas.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ wXwNOW GmbH (December 10, 2016). "CZW Cage Of Death 18". wxwnow.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ PW Ponderings (April 1, 2017). "CZW 04/01/17 Best of the Best 16 WrestleCon Results". pwponderings.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ Wrestling Desk (February 11, 2018). "CZW Nineteen Anniversary event results". wrestlingdesk.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ Wrestling Corner (February 4, 2017). "wXw "We Love Wrestling Tour" Results, vom 03.02.2017 (Gotha)". wrestlingcorner.de (in German). Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ wXwNOW GmbH (February 18, 2017). "wXw Road to 16 Carat Gold 2017". wxwnow.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ Reid, Robin (July 15, 2017). "WXW SHORTCUT TO THE TOP 2017 RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ Daly, Wayne (March 10, 2018). "wXw Results: 16 Carat Gold Tournament 2018 Day 1 – Oberhausen, Germany (3/9)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ Iversen, Stuart (June 15, 2018). "wXw We Love Wrestling Tour: Hamburg (18/5/18) Review". ramblingsaboutwrestling.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ Greer, Jamie (December 19, 2018). "Preview: wXw 18th Anniversary Show (12/22/18)". lastwordonsports.com/. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ wXwNOW GmbH (March 6, 2020). "wXw 16 Carat Gold 2020 - Night 1". wxwnow.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ Wrestling Titles (March 14, 2015). "Combat Zone Wrestling World Junior Heavyweight Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ Wrestling Titles (March 7, 2020). "MCW Pro Wrestling Rage Television Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2015". profightdb.com. Retrieved February 27, 2021.