Drake Maverick

Drake Maverick
Maverick (as Rockstar Spud) in 2014
Birth name	James Michael Curtin
Born	(1983-01-30) 30 January 1983 (age 41) Birmingham, England
Spouse(s)	Renee Michelle ​ (m. 2019)​
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Drake Maverick Rockstar Spud Spud
Billed height	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)[1]
Billed weight	140 lb (64 kg)[1]
Billed from	Birmingham, England
Trained by	Don Charles Jack Storm
Debut	2001

James Michael Curtin (born 30 January 1983) is an English former professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE as a writer on Raw. During his time as an on screen performer in the company, he worked under the ring name Drake Maverick. He has also worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (formerly Impact Wrestling), under the ring name Rockstar Spud.

During his first decade, Curtin worked in the British independent circuit, winning several championships in promotions like International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom (IPW:UK), One Pro Wrestling (1PW), Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW), and XWA Wrestling. In 2012, he appeared in the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA, later Impact Wrestling) program British Boot Camp, winning the competition and being signed to a contract with the promotion. In TNA/Impact, he was a two-time X Division Champion.

Curtin left Impact in October 2017 and signed a contract with WWE that same month. He would be named as the on-screen General Manager of 205 Live, the brand created by WWE for their cruiserweight division (205 lbs. and under), and served for a brief time as the manager of AOP on Raw. In 2019, he became more active as an in-ring competitor, becoming an eight-time 24/7 Champion. He was released from the company in April 2020 due to budget cuts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Following his release, WWE still had Curtin compete in the multi-month Interim NXT Cruiserweight Championship tournament. After losing the finals, he was given a new WWE contract and joined the NXT brand.