Bull Dempsey
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Debut | October 28, 2005 |
James Smith (born January 16, 1988), under the ring name Bull Dempsey.
Professional wrestling career
Early career (2005–2013)
Smith made his debut on October 28, 2005, at East Coast Professional Wrestling event under the
In 2012, James joined The New Age Wrecking Crew with Bill Carr, Stockade and Vince Steele.[8] On March 10, 2012, Steele and James entered in a tournament to crown a new ACE Tag team Champions, but were defeated in the finals by The Movement. On March 9, 2013, James and Vince Steele won the American Championship Entertainment (ACE) Tag Team Championship.[9] They lost the titles on May 11, 2013.[10] On February 23, 2013, James and Bill Carr won the NYWC Tag Team Championship.[11] However, they lost the title against Mikey Whipwreck and Stockade on June 23, 2013, his last match in the company.[12]
WWE (2013–2016)
In June 2013, James signed a contract with
Dempsey competed in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Qualification Tournament at
On February 5, 2016, Dempsey announced on the social network Twitter that he had been released from WWE.
Independent circuit (2016–present)
James began wrestling on the independent circuit following his release from NXT, using the name Bull James, a combination of his NXT name and his birth name. James announced that he was set to debut in Combat Zone Wrestling, stating that he was coming after Sami Callihan, also known as Solomon Crowe, facing him on March 1.[20] On February 25, 2017, James won the NYWC Heavyweight Championship at Psycho Circus XV. On February 24, 2018, James lost the title to Alex Reynolds at Psycho Circus XVI only to regain it on March 31, 2018, at Aftermath. James lost the title to King Mega on June 30, 2018, at Going The Distance. On March 11, 2017, James won the SWF Cruiserweight Title at SWF Legacies Never Die.
Ring of Honor (2016)
On September 18, 2016, James made a surprise debut in
Championships and accomplishments
- American Championship Entertainment
- ACE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Vince Steele
- Atomic Wrestling Revolution
- AWR Next Level Championship (1 time, current)
- Independent Wrestling Federation
- IWF American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- New York Wrestling Connection
- NYWC Heavyweight Championship (2 time)
- NYWC Fusion Championship (1 time)
- NYWC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bill Carr[24]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Superstars of Wrestling Federation
- SWF Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)[26]
References
- ^ a b c d "Bull Dempsey: Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.
- ^ a b c d "Bull Dempsey". WWE. 2013. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ "Bull Dempsey on the hunt for what's next". Slam! Sports. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ a b "Bull Dempsey profile". Cagematch. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "WrestlingData profile". WrestlingData. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- ^ Philip Kreikenbohm. "NWA New Jersey The Dennis Coralluzzo Invitational 2009". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "TNA IMPACT WRESTLING SPOILERS FOR TONIGHT - PWInsider.com". Pwinsider.com. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ Philip Kreikenbohm. "New Age Wrecking Crew". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ Philip Kreikenbohm. "ACE Destined For Greatness". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ Philip Kreikenbohm. "ACE Aftermath". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ Philip Kreikenbohm. "NYWC Psycho Circus XI". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ Philip Kreikenbohm. "NYWC Going The Distance". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "WWE SIGNING TAZ PROTEGE AND MORE". Pwinsider.com. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "PWINSIDERTV: NEW WWE TALENTS SMITH JAMES & DAN ECKOS RECEIVE FAREWELL SENDOFF FROM NYWC - PWInsider.com". Pwinsider.com. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "LOTS OF NEW WWE NXT NAMES REVEALED". Pwinsider.com. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ Jason Namako (21 August 2014). "WWE NXT Results - 8/21/14 (Rose/Zayn vs. Cara/Kalisto)". WrestleView. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "WWE NXT results - Jan. 14, 2015: Sami Zayn & Adrian Neville battle in NXT Title rematch". WWE. Retrieved 2015-01-14.
- ^ "WWE NXT Results - 6/10/15 (Samoa Joe in-ring debut)". WrestleView. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- ^ Porter, Lovell (26 August 2015). "WWE NXT Results (8/26)- Fit Bull Dempsey Debuts, NXT Womens Fatal Four Way!". Wrestlezone. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ CZW: Bull James is coming for Sami Callihan on 4/1 in Dallas! #MoreThanMania. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11.
- ^ "411MANIA | Former NXT Star Bull Dempsey Makes ROH Debut". Former NXT Star Bull Dempsey Makes ROH Debut. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
- ^ "Bull James Gets 'Proving Ground' Against Cole! | ROH Wrestling". www.rohwrestling.com. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
- ^ "ROH 10/22/16 Road to Final Battle Lakeland Results". PWPonderings. 2016-10-23. Archived from the original on 2016-10-24. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
- ^ Philip Kreikenbohm. "NYWC Tag Team Championship". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2014". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "SWF Cruiserweight Championship". Cage Match.
External links
- Media related to Bull James at Wikimedia Commons
- Bull Dempsey's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database
- Bull Dempsey on WWE.com