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67-448: The Honor Rumble is a periodically held battle royal promoted by the U.S.-based professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor . This battle royal differs from a standard version of the match in that the contestants do not all begin in the ring at the same time, but instead enter the match at timed intervals in order of their assigned entry numbers (comparable in style to WWE 's Royal Rumble match). Numbers are usually drawn through

134-561: A Winner Takes All match . MJF defeated Starks to retain the championship and ring. The fifth match was moved up to the October 18, 2023, episode of Dynamite . Like the previous year, there was only one winner of the battle royal, who would then face reigning ring holder MJF for the Dynamite Diamond Ring on the following week's Dynamite . Juice Robinson won the battle royal. MJF subsequently defeated Robinson to retain

201-441: A lottery that is typically staged right before the event begins, although participants can also win desirable spots via a number of other means, the most common being winning a match. The match begins with the two wrestlers who have drawn entry numbers one and two, with the remaining wrestlers entering the ring at regular timed intervals (usually 90 seconds or two minutes) in the ascending order of their entry numbers. The winner of

268-696: A triple threat match . In March 2023, the title would be renamed the AEW International Championship. During his reign, Cassidy successfully defended the championship against various contenders, such as Luchasaurus , Rey Fenix , Katsuyori Shibata , Lee Johnson , Jake Hager , Q. T. Marshall , Trent Seven , Trent Beretta , Kip Sabian , Jay Lethal , Lee Moriarty , Wheeler Yuta , Big Bill , Jeff Jarrett , The Butcher , Dralístico , Buddy Matthews , Bandido , Daniel Garcia , Kyle Fletcher , Swerve Strickland , and AR Fox . On June 25 at Forbidden Door , Cassidy successfully defended

335-738: A Bachelor of Science in Architecture. Cipperly debuted on March 13, 2004, for the Hanover, Pennsylvania -based Ground Breaking Wrestling (GBW) promotion. Wrestling as "JC Ryder", he teamed with Danny Rage as the New Jersey Independent All-Stars. Throughout 2004, Ryder wrestled primarily for GBW; he also made appearances with the Eastern Wrestling Alliance in Baltimore , Maryland and with

402-588: A decade and taking his current ring name around 2007, Cipperly's "Orange Cassidy" gimmick is based upon a single scene in Wet Hot American Summer , involving the character portrayed by Paul Rudd . In addition, his entrance music on the independent circuit (and later in All Elite Wrestling ), is " Jane " by Jefferson Starship which was the song used in the opening credits of the aforementioned film. He has also been compared to

469-407: A ladder match, where the winner receives a TNA Knockout Championship match and the loser has her head shaved . A women's battle royal may allow women to be eliminated by being thrown through or under the ropes as well as over the top rope, although WWE's first official women's Royal Rumble match in 2018 used the same rules as the men's version. Created by World Championship Wrestling in 1995,

536-699: A losing effort. The following week, on Dynamite , Cassidy attacked longtime rival Pac, setting up a title match between the two for Pac's All-Atlantic Championship at Grand Slam , which Cassidy lost after Pac hit him with a hammer. Cassidy finally defeated Pac in a rematch to win the All-Atlantic Championship on the October 12 episode of Dynamite . This marked his first championship in All Elite Wrestling. On October 21 episode of Rampage , Cassidy successfully defended his title in his first title defense against Rush and Ten in

603-526: A match was set between the two for Ospreay's IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship at AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door , which Cassidy lost. Ospreay and Aussie Open continued to beat down Cassidy and Roppongi Vice after the match, only to be stopped and attacked by Katsuyori Shibata . Cassidy continued his title pursuit by challenging Wardlow for the TNT Championship at Fyter Fest . Cassidy would then team with Best Friends to participate in

670-461: A reverse battle royal begins with wrestlers surrounding the ring instead of inside it. At the start of the match they battle for half of them to get into the ring, at which point a standard last person standing wins the battle royal. The match begins as a multi-woman over-the-top elimination battle royal. Participants are eliminated as they are thrown over the top rope and both feet land on the floor. When two competitors remain, they face each other in

737-422: A set time period, usually 90 seconds or two minutes. Elimination occurs in the normal way with the last person standing as the winner, after all participants (traditionally 30) have entered the ring. There is both a men's and women's Royal Rumble match, with the winners getting a world championship match (in their respective divisions) at that year's WrestleMania , which is WWE's biggest annual show. Deviations from

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804-419: A single ring, where the last wrestler remaining wins the match, with the prize being a future championship match. Team variations of battle royals consist of designated tag teams of wrestlers, usually two to a team. There are different types of such matches, and though most follow normal battle royal rules, teams may be eliminated when either one or both partners are eliminated from the ring. One notable version

871-448: A standard one-ring, over-the-top-rope elimination, but includes tables covered with barbed wire, thumbtacks, and light bulbs around the ring's perimeter, onto which losing wrestlers may be thrown. The National Wrestling Alliance 's (NWA) Bunkhouse Stampede involved wrestlers wearing what was described as "bunkhouse gear"—cowboy boots, jeans , T-shirts—instead of their normal wrestling tights, and not only allowed but encouraged

938-502: A tag team gauntlet match, eliminating The Closers and Team Sea Stars , before being eliminated by Cornelius Crummels and Sonny Defarge. At Judgment Day, Team Sea Stars defeated Cassidy and the Swamp Monster, marking the final time that Cipperly would appear in the promotion as Orange Cassidy. On May 25, 2019, Cassidy made his debut for All Elite Wrestling (AEW), during their inaugural event Double or Nothing , where he entered

1005-482: A tournament for the new AEW World Trios Championship , defeating The Trustbusters ( Ari Daivari , Parker Boudreaux and Slim J) in the first round, but lost to Adam Page and The Dark Order ( Alex Reynolds and John Silver ) in the semifinal. On the September 7 episode of Dynamite , Cassidy and Best Friends faced Death Triangle (Pac, Rey Fenix and Penta El Zero Miedo ) for the vacant World Trios Championship in

1072-502: Is based on a lottery. Two tag teams start the match, and every 90 seconds, a new team enters. Individual eliminations occur when a wrestler has gone over the top rope and both feet hit the floor; a team is eliminated when both members of the team have been ruled out of the match. The match ends when one wrestler or team is left. The winning tag team earns an AEW World Tag Team Championship match. A variation for three-man teams (referred to as trios by AEW) has also been established, called

1139-644: Is commonly referred to as "The King of Sloth Style" due to his slow movement and lackadaisical attacks. One of his signature moves is very light taps to the opponent's shins, sometimes dubbed the "Slow Motion Kick" or the "Kicks of Doom". He is also known for his non sequitur promos, such as winning a debate with Chris Jericho by discussing his knowledge of climate change instead of wrestling. After his debut for All Elite Wrestling in 2019, he has been referred to as "the most popular wrestler in AEW" by some wrestling writers. AEW founder and co-owner Tony Khan said that

1206-534: Is now only one winner of the 12-man battle royal, who then goes on to face the reigning ring holder from the prior year. Four such matches have taken place so far. The first was on the November 20, 2019, episode of Dynamite, where Adam Page and MJF were the cowinners of the inaugural battle royal. MJF then defeated Page on the following week's episode of Dynamite to win the inaugural AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring. Wrestling veteran Diamond Dallas Page presented

1273-484: Is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Conglomeration and is a former two-time AEW International Champion , with his first reign being the longest in the title's history. Cassidy also works in AEW as a producer . He was also treated as a member of the NJPW group Chaos , after the group was brought to the company by Rocky Romero . Prior to signing with AEW, he had previously performed for

1340-651: The AEW Continental Championship in a four-way match , which Kazuchika Okada won and retained the title. On October 30 at Fright Night Dynamite , after failing to save Chuck Taylor from attack by the Death Riders , Cassidy challenged Jon Moxley to a match for the AEW World Championship at Full Gear on November 23. At Full Gear, Cassidy failed to capture the AEW World Championship from Moxley. Having wrestled for over

1407-589: The AEW TNT Championship , but was unsuccessful on each occasion. On November 7, at Full Gear , Cassidy defeated John Silver . Going into 2021, Cassidy and Best Friends started a feud with Kip Sabian and Miro . On March 7, at Revolution , Cassidy and Chuck Taylor were defeated by Sabian and Miro, but Cassidy and Taylor defeated the team in an Arcade Anarchy match on the March 31 episode of Dynamite . In May, Cassidy received an opportunity for

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1474-655: The AEW Women's World Championship . The first Casino Battle Royale, which was a men's match, was held at Double or Nothing in May 2019. A men's tag team variation of the match, called the Casino Tag Team Royale , was first utilized at Revolution in March 2021. Instead of being contested between 21 individual singles wrestlers, the match features 10-15 tag teams (for a total of 20-30 wrestlers). The rules in terms of entrants also differs. The order of entrants

1541-551: The AEW World Championship . He competed for the championship at Double or Nothing in a three-way match against champion Kenny Omega and Pac, but Omega ended up winning. On September 5, at All Out , Cassidy was on the winning side as Best Friends and Jurassic Express defeated the Hardy Family Office. Afterwards, he was attacked by the returning Butcher , and almost had his head shaved, before

1608-488: The Casino Battle Royale late and confronted Tommy Dreamer , before Dreamer threw him out. On August 12, it was announced that Cassidy had signed a contract with AEW. On August 31, at All Out , Cassidy returned and aligned himself with Best Friends ( Chuck Taylor and Trent ), after saving them from an attack by The Dark Order ( Stu Grayson and Evil Uno ). Cassidy wrestled his debut match for AEW on

1675-633: The Casino Trios Royale . Debuting in December 2022 on Rampage , this version features eight trios teams (24 total wrestlers). Two teams start, and a new team enters every 90 seconds. When all three members of a team are eliminated, then the team is ruled out of the match. The winner (or winners if more than one team member is remaining) receives $ 300,000 to be split amongst the team. Established in 2022 by All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on their Rampage program, Royal Rampage takes place on

1742-620: The Chikara promotion as the luchador enmascarado ( masked professional wrestler ), Fire Ant . Fire Ant was part of the Colony stable, which won the Campeonatos de Parejas once and Chikara's premier King of Trios tournament twice. During his time in Chikara, he also appeared unmasked as a member of The Gentleman's Club faction, alongside Chuck Taylor and Drew Gulak , and

1809-736: The December 22 episode of Dynamite , Cole defeated Cassidy after an interference from the debuting Kyle O'Reilly . On the December 29 episode of Dynamite , Cassidy and Best Friends were defeated by Cole and ReDRagon . On the January 19 episode of Dynamite , Cole and Baker defeated Cassidy and Statlander in a mixed tag team match, with Cole scoring another victory on Cassidy. On the January 26 episode of Dynamite , Cassidy defeated Cole in an Unsanctioned Lights Out match that involved appearances from Best Friends, The Young Bucks, Bobby Fish and

1876-753: The Pennsylvania -based Chikara promotion in February 2005 at the Tag World Grand Prix . In March and April 2005, he and Danny Rage (as the New Jersey Independent All-Stars) competed in a series of tag team matches. In June 2005, he competed in a qualifying match for the Chikara Young Lions Cup , losing to Rorschach. The following year, he began wrestling under a mask as Fire Ant, the leader of

1943-421: The 21st and final entrant enters alone. The wrestlers are grouped based on the suit they drew from a deck of cards —spades, diamonds, clubs, or hearts—and the order of when each group enters is based on a random draw of the cards. The 21st and final entrant is the wrestler who drew the joker . The winner receives a world championship match of their respective gender's division—either the AEW World Championship or

2010-500: The AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring for the second time. The third match occurred on the December 8, 2021, episode of Dynamite , with MJF and Dante Martin cowinning the battle royal. The two faced each other at the second annual Winter Is Coming special episode of Dynamite the following week. For this third year, the ring's design was updated with a new net worth of $ 150,000. MJF defeated Martin by submission to win

2077-404: The AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring for the third time. The fourth match took place on the December 7, 2022, episode of Dynamite , but with a slight change over the previous three iterations. Due to MJF being the only winner of the AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring, he was given a bye with there instead only being one winner for the 2022 Dynamite Dozen Battle Royale who would go on to face MJF for the ring at

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2144-456: The AEW International Championship against Zack Sabre Jr. , Katsuyori Shibata and Daniel Garcia, who Cassidy pinned, in a four-way match . In July 2023, it was reported that Cassidy had begun working as a producer . At All Out , Cassidy lost the title to Jon Moxley in the main event, ending his reign at a record 326 days. At WrestleDream , Cassidy teamed with Hook in a four way tag team match against The Young Bucks , Lucha Brothers , and

2211-546: The Bank briefcase). Major League Wrestling 's "Rumble" style battle royal. Participants enter at one minute intervals and are eliminated via pinfall, submission or by being thrown over the top rope. Aztec Warfare is the Lucha Underground version of the "Rumble Rules" battle royal. Upwards to 20 participants enter every 90 seconds and elimination occurs by either pinfall or submission and has to take place inside

2278-486: The Colony , a role he continued to portray for the next thirteen years. In 2012, Cipperly began working unmasked by using the Orange Cassidy ring name. Despite having wrestled under the ring name since 2007, this version of the character was a precursor to his current look in All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The same year, Chuck Taylor formed The Gentlemen's Club, which consisted of Taylor, Cassidy, Drew Gulak and

2345-480: The Dynamite Diamond Ring for the fifth consecutive year. A WWE women's battle royal with the addition of fetish outfits, such as french maid , lingerie , nurse and schoolgirl. Often the type of outfit is chosen by an audience poll. A battle royal with hardcore rules (no disqualifications and no count-outs) involving several competitors in the ring at the same time. The match could last for either 15 or 20 minutes. Participants are not eliminated by being thrown out of

2412-597: The Gunns for a future AEW World Tag Team Championship match in which they were unsuccessful. At Title Tuesday , Cassidy regained the International Championship by defeating Rey Fenix , becoming the title's first two-time holder. On March 3, 2024 at Revolution , Cassidy lost the International Championship to Roderick Strong , ending this reign at 145 days. On the April 3 episode of Dynamite , Cassidy

2479-560: The Honor Rumble receives a chance to wrestle for the ROH World Championship . The first Honor Rumble took place on July 26, 2008 at ROH New Horizons . Professional wrestling battle royal In a two-ring variation on a battle royal, the wrestlers start in one ring and try to throw wrestlers into the second ring, after which they can be eliminated by being thrown out of that ring. The last remaining wrestler in

2546-458: The May 29 episode of Dynamite Cassidy would reject the offer only to find that Beretta was actually the one being scouted. On the June 6 episode of Dynamite Statlander would attack Cassidy during an exchange between him and Beretta. On the June 8 episode of AEW Collision , Zack Sabre Jr. would release a video challenging Cassidy to a match at Forbidden Door citing their unfinished business from

2613-399: The October 30 episode of Dynamite , teaming with Best Friends for a victory over Q. T. Marshall , Alex Reynolds and John Silver in a six-man tag team match . Cassidy started his first rivalry in AEW with Pac in February 2020, after Cassidy interrupted Pac while he was being interviewed. On February 29, at Revolution , Cassidy was defeated by Pac. Cassidy's performance in the match

2680-748: The Swamp Monster. Cassidy made his debut at Live At Road To Ruin Fest, where he was swiftly defeated by Grizzly Redwood. He returned two years later at King of Trios , where the Gentleman's Club were defeated by the Submission Squad. During 2015, the Gentlemen's Club were announced as being part of the Challenge of the Immortals tournament. Cassidy was used in tag team and six-man matches, as

2747-686: The Valley Wrestling Alliance in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania . In January 2005, Ryder and Rage defeated Xtreme Pandemonium to win the GBW Tag Team Championship. They held the titles until May 2005, when they lost to CORE and Ian Cross. They won the titles a second time in April 2006 by defeating the Untouchables, dropping them back to the Untouchables that December. Cipperly (as JC Ryder) debuted in

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2814-470: The World War 3 battle royal had three rings and 60 competitors. 20 wrestlers started in each ring, where they wrestled under regular battle royal rules. When 30 competitors remained (except in 1997, where the number was 20), all competitors entered the center ring and continued under regular rules until only one was left standing. In this version - unlike traditional battles royal, where all wrestlers begin

2881-450: The annual Winter Is Coming television special , but moved up to October in 2023. The original rules featured 12 wrestlers competing in a standard battle royal, but ended when there were two wrestlers remaining, with the co-winners then facing each other in a singles match on the following week's episode for the AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring. The winner of the championship ring held it until the following year's battle royal. Since 2022, there

2948-543: The bringing of weapons . In 1988 the NWA named a pay-per-view after the Bunkhouse Stampede , headlined by a Bunkhouse Stampede match in a cage . The Dynamite Dozen Battle Royale is utilized by All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and is held once a year as part of their weekly television program, Dynamite —the inaugural match took place in November 2019, and then from 2020 to 2022, it was held in December to coincide with

3015-612: The debuting Danhausen . Cassidy would qualify for the "Face of the Revolution" ladder match by defeating Anthony Bowens , but would fail to win the match at Revolution . Days later, it was reported that Cassidy had suffered a shoulder injury during the match, leaving him out of action for months. Cassidy returned from injury on the June 15 episode of Dynamite , where he interrupted United Empire 's assault on FTR and Roppongi Vice , confronting leader Will Ospreay . Soon after,

3082-508: The first ring can rest until only one wrestler is left in the second ring, after which they fight in both rings until one is eliminated and a winner is declared, in similar fashion to a double elimination tournament . The two-ring version was held in World Championship Wrestling's 1991 Starrcade event. Subsequent Battlebowl matches occurred under normal battle royal rules. This format uses any number of wrestlers in

3149-448: The match in the ring - only the first two competitors begin the match. The rest enter at timed intervals, according to numbers they draw, until the entire field has entered. Former wrestler and longtime WWE official Pat Patterson is credited with inventing this variation. WWE 's Royal Rumble is the original battle royal to use this format. It begins with two wrestlers in the ring, with the remaining participants introduced one by one at

3216-631: The numbers 1 and 2 and the remaining participants enter the match one-by-one every 2 minutes. There are also five random numbers that allow those entrants to carry a weapon of their choice into the ring. As with battle royals, participants are eliminated when thrown over the top rope with both feet landing on the floor. The winner receives a briefcase that entitles them to a match for the ICW World Heavyweight Championship at any time and place of their choosing for up to one year, after which it becomes invalid (like WWE's Money in

3283-458: The other babyfaces came out to make the save. Later in the night, he accompanied Kris Statlander in her match against Britt Baker . This was notable for a spot where Cassidy broke character, to urge Statlander to beat the count and get back in the ring. On the October 6 episode of Dynamite , Cassidy participated in the seven-man Casino Ladder match for a future shot at the AEW World Championship. The match ended up being won by Adam Page. Cassidy

3350-556: The place, and for the title of the winner's choosing. Square Go! is Insane Championship Wrestling 's (ICW) own hybrid of WWE's Royal Rumble and Money in the Bank matches, and is named for the Glaswegian term for a street fight. It features 30 competitors that compete in an over-the-top-rope battle royal, with the winner earning the Square Go! Briefcase. It has mostly the same rules as WWE's Royal Rumble, where two competitors draw

3417-490: The prior year's event. During this time, Cassidy would find himself teaming with new allies Mark Briscoe and Kyle O'Reilly as " The Conglomeration ". They would compete in multi-man matches against Sabre Jr. as well as members of the Don Callis Family and Strong's Undisputed Kingdom . Cassidy would go on to lose the match against Sabre Jr. at Forbidden Door. On September 7 at All Out , Cassidy failed to capture

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3484-522: The ring and both feet touching the floor. Pinning or forcing to submit the current Hardcore champion made that participant the interim champion. Whoever held the title at end of the time limit was declared the winner and official champion. A Last Blood battle royal is essentially a multi-competitor First Blood match . The winner is the last wrestler in the match not bleeding. Generally used in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling,

3551-422: The ring to MJF. Then-AEW Executive Vice President and wrestler Cody Rhodes stated that the original ring was valued at US$ 42,000. The second match occurred at the inaugural Winter Is Coming event, which aired as a special episode of Dynamite on December 2, 2020. MJF and Orange Cassidy were the co-winners. They faced each other on the following week's episode of Dynamite, where MJF defeated Cassidy to win

3618-406: The ring, with additional wrestlers entering on a set time period. Wrestlers are eliminated by being thrown over the top rope and to the floor until two wrestlers are left, at which point a standard singles match begins. The prize for winning this match (which in recent years has become intergender and held at Impact's biggest annual show Bound For Glory ) is getting a championship match at the time,

3685-421: The ring. There are no count-outs and no disqualifications. As of April 2019, four Aztec Warfare matches have occurred—one in each season of Lucha Underground . The Casino Battle Royale is utilized by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It is a modified rumble rules battle royal that features 21 entrants. It begins with a group of five wrestlers, and every three minutes, another group of five wrestlers enters, while

3752-511: The same concept, as well as traditional Royal Rumble matches. On March 3, 2021, Unagi Sayaka won the inaugural "All-Star Rumble" at Stardom All Star Dream Cinderella . The first "Stardom Rambo" match took part on November 20, 2022, during Historic X-Over , which was won by Mirai . The Call Your Shot Gauntlet (originally called Gauntlet for the Gold) is the "Rumble" style battle royal used by TNA Wrestling . In this version two wrestlers begin in

3819-443: The same night as their Dynamite : Blood and Guts event because of the two ring setup used for the eponymous match. A modified Rumble rules battle royal, Royal Rampage involves two rings and 20 competitors. It starts with two wrestlers in each ring, with a new wrestler entering every 60 seconds to their assigned ring, until all 20 wrestlers have entered (10 in each ring). The two final wrestlers from each ring then consolidate into

3886-513: The stable won six points, failing to advance to the finals. In 2016, Taylor was involved in a storyline where he kept changing his ring name after matches, in what was part of a larger legal battle with the new owner of the "Chuck Taylor" name, Chuck Taylor™ . This culminated at Aniversario: The Lost World in Glasgow , where Taylor (as "Howie Dewitt") defeated Cassidy, who was seconded by Taylor™. At King of Trios , Cassidy and Gulak participated in

3953-419: The third annual Winter Is Coming special episode of Dynamite the following week. Ricky Starks won the battle royal. Prior to the battle royal, Starks had also won a tournament to become the number one contender for the AEW World Championship , also held by MJF. It was in turn decided that at Winter Is Coming, MJF would defend both the AEW World Championship and the AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring against Starks in

4020-469: The traditional 30 wrestler field include the original 20-man Royal Rumble in 1988 , the 40-man 2011 Royal Rumble and the 50-man Greatest Royal Rumble in 2018. Ring of Honor (ROH) also periodically features the "Rumble" style of battle royal on their shows, billing it as the Honor Rumble . New Japan Pro-Wrestling 's annual "Rumble" battle royal takes place on the pre-show of the first night of

4087-508: The two-night Wrestle Kingdom show on January 4. Participants enter at one-minute intervals and are eliminated via pinfall, submission, or by being thrown over the top rope. Typically leaning towards light comedy, the match includes past stars as surprise entrants. It is also known as the "New Japan Ranbo", the Japanese word ranbo meaning "to run riot". Similar to NJPW Rambo match, its sister promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom also uses

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4154-473: The unnamed character portrayed by Ryan Gosling in Drive . Cipperly stated that he created the gimmick to differentiate himself from other wrestlers better than him, as well as a "middle finger to professional wrestling". He explained his character's motivations as "If I have to wrestle, I'll wrestle. [...] It's like one of those things, you have a job, you're good at it, but you know, do you really wanna?" He

4221-532: Was a trainer at the promotion's Wrestle Factory school. He also wrestled prominently on the independent circuit from 2004 to 2019. James Cipperly was born on May 4, 1984, in the Stewartsville section of Greenwich Township, Warren County, New Jersey . He graduated in 2002 from Phillipsburg High School . Five years later, he graduated from the New Jersey Institute of Technology with

4288-559: Was hit with a knee strike by Beretta after the duo lost a match to the Young Bucks in the AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament. On the May 8 episode of Dynamite , Cassidy defeated Berretta. A rematch was scheduled for Double or Nothing , where Cassidy was once again victorious. During this time Cassidy was being scouted by Don Callis to join his faction The Don Callis Family . On

4355-616: Was praised by critics. On May 23, at Double or Nothing , Cassidy participated in the Casino Ladder Match , but the match was won by Brian Cage . Cassidy next began a feud with Chris Jericho , and was defeated by Jericho during the second night of Fyter Fest on July 8. Cassidy won a rematch on the August 12 episode of Dynamite , and was challenged by Jericho to a Mimosa Mayhem match for All Out , which Cassidy also won. Across September and October, Cassidy challenged for

4422-427: Was the battle royal prior to WrestleMania XV , where each wrestler fought as a singles competitor, with the final two in the ring named joint winners, earning the right to challenge for the promotion's tag team championship later that night. Orange Cassidy James Cipperly (born May 4, 1984), better known by his ring name Orange Cassidy , is an American professional wrestler and wrestling trainer . He

4489-624: Was then put into the AEW World Championship Eliminator Tournament and defeated Powerhouse Hobbs in the first round. He was scheduled to face Jon Moxley in the semi-finals, but Moxley was removed from the tournament due to going into rehabilitation for alcoholism. Moxley was replaced by Miro, who defeated Cassidy. In November, Cassidy and the rest of the Best Friends stable, began a feud with The Elite , specifically Cassidy with Adam Cole . On

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