James Raideen
 Raideen in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dylan James 25 May 1991 |
| 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 his tenures with All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), 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
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit] | This section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. (January 2024) |
- All Japan Pro Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling Land's End
- All Asia Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)[6]
- Land's End One Day Tournament (2023)
- Hong Kong Pro Wrestling Federation
- AWGC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Buffa AAYOOO[7]
- Impact Pro Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling A-TEAM
- WEW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- WEW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) with HASEGAWA
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Pro Wrestling Zero1
References
[edit]- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Real World Tag League 2018". Cagematch. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (9 March 2025). "Land's End". cagematch.net. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ↑ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=7082
- ↑ "James Raideen". NZ Wrestling. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. 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
[edit]
- James Raideen's profile at Cagematch, Wrestlingdata, Internet Wrestling Database
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