School
University Of Calgary
Expertise
Cable TV, Territories, Monday Night Wars
- James has had a very diverse career and is a published author of 11 hardcover books, as well as countless magazine and online articles on a wide spectrum of topics.
- His sports entertainment related work includes interviewing such industry icons as Ric Flair, Trish Stratus, and John Cena to writing a wide range of wrestling articles for print and online.
- James' vast knowledge of the squared circle covers the territory period (including promotions such as the AWA, Memphis, Mid-Atlantic, Stampede, and many others) through to the Monday Night War era and the current scene.
Experience
James has been a writer and editor for more than 15 years and his career and professional wrestling have intersected continuously since 2006. It was in 2006 when he covered his first "WrestleMania." To date, he has covered in person five "WrestleManias" and a host of other WWE events for a variety of newsstand publications including Maximum Fitness and Men's Fitness. His online professional wrestling writing has appeared in such mainstream places as the Men's Journal website and wrestling-centric websites including Sun Media's SLAM! Sports, the Mid-Atlantic Gateway, Between The Ropes, and the official website of the Universal Wrestling Federation.
Education
Being a graduate of the University of Calgary and holding double bachelor's of arts degrees in Political Science and History gave James the research skills necessary to truly investigate, learn, write, and articulate on a very wide spectrum of topics.
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AEW News
By James De Medeiros
Aussie Open will defend their World Tag Team Championships against Matt and Jeff Hardy on "AEW Dynamite" on August 23. The event takes place in Duluth, Georgia.
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AEW News
By James De Medeiros
Ricky Starks' suspension was just announced last week. Earlier tonight on "AEW Collision," the number of days that Starks has been suspended was revised.
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AEW News
By James De Medeiros
It was announced on "Collision" that Ricky Starks was suspended for 30 days as a result of his actions the previous week. Starks says he'll return next week.
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AEW News
By James De Medeiros
Christian Cage was at "AEW Collision" and he drew a lot of attention to himself from a WWE Hall of Famer and his son, along with one of AEW's Pillars.
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AEW News
By James De Medeiros
On August 16, "AEW Dynamite" is in Nashville. The show will mark the first time that two particular sets of brothers have ever wrestled against each other.
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AEW News
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This coming Wednesday night, "AEW Dynamite" will be airing episode No. 200. The event takes place in Tampa, Florida, and numerous matches have been announced.
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AEW News
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Following her victory over Skye Blue, Taya Valkyrie took the microphone and challenged Britt Baker to a match. The match has since been made official.
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AEW News
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Billy Gunn began his Hall of Fame career in 1989. On tonight's edition of "AEW Collision," Gunn gave people the impression that he might have retired.
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AEW News
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On "Battle of the Belts," Orange Cassidy became the first champion in AEW history to record 26 successful title defenses, breaking Jade Cargill's record.
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