James Dowell

Acting

Biography

James Dowell is an English professional wrestler, better known under the ring name James Drake and is currently wrestling for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) for their NXT brand. He is most notably known for wrestling in Progress Wrestling, teaming alongside Zack Gibson. Both Drake and Gibson have their own professional wrestling school based in Maghull, Liverpool called Fighting Spirit Wrestling.

Born: March 4, 1993

Place of Birth: Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

Known For

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NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day

A massacre is sure to happen at the Capitol Wrestling Center on St. Valentine's Day as the finals of the Men's and Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic are underway, Johnny Gargano defends his North American Championship against Kushida, Io Shirai takes on Toni Storm & Mercedes Martinez for the NXT Women's Championship in a Triple Threat Match and Finn Bálor goes one-on-one with Pete Dunne in order to defend his NXT Championship.

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WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1

For the first-time ever, NXT is bringing two whole nights of what the black and gold brand can bring for WrestleMania weekend as night one of this two-night event features NXT UK Champion Walter defending his gold against Tommaso Ciampa, a #1 Contender's Gauntlet Eliminator Match for a North American Championship Match at night two, and the NXT Women's Championship on the line as Io Shirai defends her title against Raquel Gonzalez.

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NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff

NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff is a professional wrestling show and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their NXT UK brand. It took place on August 31, 2019, at Motorpoint Arena Cardiff in Cardiff, Wales and was streamed live on the WWE Network. It is the second event promoted under the NXT UK TakeOver chronology, after NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool.

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ROH on HonorClub

The New Era Of Honor Begins!

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WWE Main Event

WWE Main Event is a professional wrestling television program produced by WWE that airs on Peacock and streams on Hulu Plus in the United States. The show features WWE wrestlers and complements WWE's primary programs Raw and SmackDown.

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All Elite Wrestling: Collision

An in-ring show featuring more wrestlers, more stories and more action to super-serve fans.

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All Elite Wrestling: Collision

An in-ring show featuring more wrestlers, more stories and more action to super-serve fans.

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WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2023

The 2023 NXT Stand & Deliver was the third annual Stand & Deliver professional wrestling livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's NXT brand division. The event took place on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California as part of WrestleMania Weekend, being held the same day as WrestleMania 39 Night 1 with a special start time of 1 p.m. Eastern Time 10 a.m. Pacific Time. WWE wrestlers Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince and Kit Wilson) served as the hosts of the event.

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NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool

NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool was a professional wrestling show and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their NXT UK brand. It took place on January 12, 2019, at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool, Lancashire, England and was streamed live on the WWE Network. It was the first event promoted under the NXT UK TakeOver chronology.

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NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II

NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II is a WWE Network event produced by WWE for their NXT UK brand. It takes place at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool, Lancashire, England and is the third event promoted under the NXT UK TakeOver chronology.