James Raideen

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James Raideen
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Raideen in July 2019
Birth nameDylan James
Born (1991-05-25) 25 May 1991 (age 33)
Auckland, New Zealand
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Dylan James
James Raideen
Dils O'Connor
Dils Deluxeo
Billed height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Billed weight115 kg (254 lb)
Trained byAlfred Valentine
Bubba Ray Dudley
D-Von Dudley [1]
DebutFebruary 2010 [2]

Dylan James (born 25 May 1991) is a New Zealand professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. [3] He is currently signed to Rizin Fighting Federation and Pro Wrestling Land's End. He is best known for working for All Japan Pro Wrestling, where he is a former World Tag Team Champion (with Ryoji Sai) and 2018 World's Strongest Tag Determination League tournament winner (with Joe Doering) and in Pro Wrestling Zero1 where he worked under the ring name James Raideen. He defeated Masato Tanaka to become a World Heavyweight Champion.

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Mixed martial arts career

On 27 September 2020, he made his mixed martial arts debut with Rizin Fighting Federation in a losing effort to Sudario Tsuyoshi, due to doctor stoppage after the first round. [4]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
1 match0 wins1 loss
By knockout01
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss0–1 Sudario Tsuyoshi TKO (doctor stoppage) Rizin 24 – Saitama 27 September 202015:00 Saitama, Japan

Championships and accomplishments

Dylan James is current WEW Heavyweight Champion Dylan James Sep 2023.jpg
Dylan James is current WEW Heavyweight Champion
Dylan James is current AWGC Tag Team Champion with Buffa AAYOOO Buffa and Dylan James HK Tag Champ Sept 2023.png
Dylan James is current AWGC Tag Team Champion with Buffa AAYOOO

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References

  1. ↑ "James Raideen – Puroresu Spirit". Puroresuspirit.net. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "James Raideen". Puroresucentral.com. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "James Raideen". NZPWI. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (27 September 2020). "RIZIN 24 results: Kai Asakura scores soccer kick knockout, Tenshin Nasukawa stays unbeaten". mmafighting.com.
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