Orange Cassidy

Orange Cassidy
Cassidy as the AEW International Champion in 2023
Birth nameJames Cipperly
Born (1984-05-04) May 4, 1984 (age 40)[1]
Stewartsville, New Jersey
Alma materNew Jersey Institute of Technology (BS)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Fire Ant
JC Ryder
Orange Cassidy
Tiff Sanfers[2]
Billed height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[3]
Billed weight161 lb (73 kg)[3]
"Whatever"
Billed fromThe Ant Hill (as Fire Ant)[4]
"Wherever"[5]
Trained byChris Hero[3]
Mike Quackenbush[3]
Mr. Strongko[3]
Skayde[6]
DebutMarch 13, 2004[7]

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 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.[a] Cassidy also works in AEW as a producer.[8] 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 the Chikara promotion as the luchador enmascarado (masked professional wrestler), Fire Ant.[9] Fire Ant was part of the Colony stable, which won the Campeonatos de Parejas once[10][11] and Chikara's premier King of Trios tournament twice.[12][13] During his time in Chikara, he also appeared unmasked as a member of The Gentleman's Club faction, alongside Chuck Taylor and Drew Gulak,[14] and was a trainer at the promotion's Wrestle Factory school.[15] He also wrestled prominently on the independent circuit from 2004 to 2019.

  1. ^ a b "Best Friends: The Big One | Highspots Network | Watch Online for Just $9.99 | Highspots Wrestling Network".
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Powerbomb.tv Wazzup". Cagematch.net. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Orange Cassidy". Cagematch. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "Fire Ant". Chikara. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  5. ^ Keller, Wade (March 2020). "2/29 AEW REVOLUTION PPV REPORT: Keller's report on Jericho vs. Moxley, Page & Omega vs. Young Bucks, Cody vs. MJF, Darby vs. Guevara, Dustin vs. Hager, Rose vs. Statlander". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  6. ^ Letzmann, Marc. "7 Matches Headline a Loaded Card Featuring H.F.O. v Orange Cassidy, Chuck, & Yuta AEW Dark, Ep 104". YouTube. All Elite Wrestling. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "GBW Saturday Night Xtreme". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Mueller, The Doctor Chris. "AEW's Tony Khan Opens Up on Dynamite Anniversary, MJF, Orange Cassidy and More". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference Fire Ant was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference Soldier Ant was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ "Chikara - Official results". Chikara. Archived from the original on June 8, 2008. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  13. ^ Radican, Sean (June 5, 2011). "Radican's Chikara DVD review series: "KOT 2011: Night 3 4/17 - Kid vs. Generico, Toyota vs. Eagles, KOT tournament finals". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  14. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Gentleman's Club". cagematch.net.
  15. ^ "Our Training Faculty". Chikara Wrestle Factory. Retrieved July 12, 2018.


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