Professional Wrestler. Born Robert Bradley James. Most widely known for his tenure with World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He started his pro wrestling career in 1981, he was 18 when he debuted in Southeastern Championship Wrestling based in Alabama, before eventually joining various promotions such as Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW), Jim Crockett's Promotions (JCP), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW). In 1986 he joined JCP in the Mid-Atlantic territory & stayed there until the company folded and later became WCW. In the mid-to-late 1980s he formed a tag team with Tim Horner known as The Lightning Express. He stayed at WCW until 1995, in his WCW run he was a 1-time World Light Heavyweight Champion and a 6-Man Tag Team Champion as a member of The Fabulous Freebirds, under the moniker of Badstreet. In 1996 he returned to WCW, he was used in a lower card spot and worked as a trainer at the WCW Power Plant. He remained with the company until it's buyout from Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation (WCW) on March 26, 2001. In 2006, he signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a producer, part time wrestler & commentator for the resurrected ECW brand. He went back to the independent circuit in 2007 and continued his career in wrestling until he passed away in 2012.
Professional Wrestler. Born Robert Bradley James. Most widely known for his tenure with World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He started his pro wrestling career in 1981, he was 18 when he debuted in Southeastern Championship Wrestling based in Alabama, before eventually joining various promotions such as Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW), Jim Crockett's Promotions (JCP), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW). In 1986 he joined JCP in the Mid-Atlantic territory & stayed there until the company folded and later became WCW. In the mid-to-late 1980s he formed a tag team with Tim Horner known as The Lightning Express. He stayed at WCW until 1995, in his WCW run he was a 1-time World Light Heavyweight Champion and a 6-Man Tag Team Champion as a member of The Fabulous Freebirds, under the moniker of Badstreet. In 1996 he returned to WCW, he was used in a lower card spot and worked as a trainer at the WCW Power Plant. He remained with the company until it's buyout from Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation (WCW) on March 26, 2001. In 2006, he signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a producer, part time wrestler & commentator for the resurrected ECW brand. He went back to the independent circuit in 2007 and continued his career in wrestling until he passed away in 2012.
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ROBERT BRADLEY JAMES
JUNE 15, 1962 - NOV. 1, 2012
FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
