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Orange Cassidy
American professional wrestler (born 1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Cipperly (born May 4, 1984),[1] better known by his ring name Orange Cassidy, is an American professional wrestler and wrestling trainer. He is now signed to All Elite Wrestling, where he is a 2-time former AEW International Champion. His first reign is the longest in the title's history.[lower-alpha 1] He is also treated as a member of the NJPW group Chaos, after the group was brought to the company by Rocky Romero.
Orange Cassidy | |
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![]() Cassidy as the AEW International Champion in 2023 | |
Birth name | James Cipperly |
Born | (1984-05-04) May 4, 1984 (age 40)[1] Stewartsville, New Jersey, U.S. |
Alma mater | New Jersey Institute of Technology (BS) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Fire Ant JC Ryder Orange Cassidy Tiff Sanfers[2] |
Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[3] |
Billed weight | 161 lb (73 kg)[3] "Whatever" |
Billed from | The Ant Hill (as Fire Ant)[4] "Wherever"[5] |
Trained by | Chris Hero[3] Mike Quackenbush[3] Mr. Strongko[3] Skayde[6] |
Debut | March 13, 2004[7] |
Prior to signing with AEW, he had previously performed for the Chikara promotion as the luchador enmascarado (masked professional wrestler), Fire Ant.[8] Fire Ant was part of the Colony stable, which won the Campeonatos de Parejas once[9][10] and Chikara's premier King of Trios tournament twice.[11][12] During his time in Chikara, he also appeared unmasked as a member of The Gentleman's Club faction, alongside Chuck Taylor and Drew Gulak,[13] and was a trainer at the promotion's Wrestle Factory school.[14] He also wrestled prominently on the independent circuit from 2004 to 2019.