James Raideen

New Zealander MMA fighter and professional wrestler signed to RIZIN and Land's End

James Raideen
Raideen in July 2019
Birth name	Dylan James
Born	(1991-05-25) 25 May 1991 (age 32) Auckland, New Zealand
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Dylan James James Raideen Dils O'Connor Dils Deluxeo
Billed height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Billed weight	115 kg (254 lb)
Trained by	Alfred Valentine Bubba Ray Dudley D-Von Dudley^[1]
Debut	February 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.

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 match	0 wins	1 loss
By knockout	0	1


Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	0–1	Sudario Tsuyoshi	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Rizin 24 – Saitama	27 September 2020	1	5:00	Saitama, Japan

Championships and accomplishments

All Japan Pro Wrestling
- World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ryoji Sai
- World's Strongest Tag Determination League (2018) – with Joe Doering
Hong Kong Pro Wrestling Federation
- AWGC Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Buffa AAYOOO
Impact Pro Wrestling
- IPW New Zealand Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dave Deluxeo^[5]^[6]
Pro Wrestling A-TEAM
- WEW Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
- WEW World Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) with HASEGAWA
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 116 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2018^[7]
Pro Wrestling Zero1
- NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Masato Tanaka
- NWA United National Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Fire Festival (2013)
- Furinkazan (2012) – with Zeus

References

^ "James Raideen – Puroresu Spirit". Puroresuspirit.net. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
^ "James Raideen". Puroresucentral.com. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
^ "James Raideen". NZPWI. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
^ Guilherme Cruz (27 September 2020). "RIZIN 24 results: Kai Asakura scores soccer kick knockout, Tenshin Nasukawa stays unbeaten". mmafighting.com.
^ "James Raideen". NZ Wrestling. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
^ "The World's Largest Wrestling Database". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2018". profightdb.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

External links

James Raideen's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database

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