School
Florida State Community College
Expertise
WWE Attitude Era, AEW, Current WWE Era
- James' connection to wrestling started in the mid-90s when his parents introduced him to World Championship Wrestling.
- He became a wrestling video game expert during the Attitude Era.
- From 2017-22, he covered the Jacksonville Jaguars for the USA TODAY Sports Media Group and continues to do so as an independent journalist through his co-owned site and podcast, "Touchdown Jaguars."
Experience
James' career in media started in 2012, covering both the NFL and collegiate football as a hobby which eventually turned into a passion. After five years as managing editor with the USA TODAY Sports Media Group, he joined Wrestling Inc., fulfilling another life-long dream by covering the wrestling industry.
Education
James attended Florida State Community College at Jacksonville, where he started pursuing a degree in communications.
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AEW News
By James Johnson
AEW boss Tony Khan was a pro wrestling fan before he was a promoter, and praises this current AEW star as one of his all-time favorite wrestling characters.
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AEW News
By James Johnson
Before Santana and Ortiz signed with AEW in 2019, Ortiz says they fielded many offers from different companies, including WWE.
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AEW News
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AEW's Matt Hardy is a tag team specialist, so he knows a thing or two about this type of wrestling. Here are the duos he currently rates above the rest.
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Kayla Braxton remembers how tough being a ring announcer was on her nerves and thinks current ring announcer Samantha Irvin is doing a great job.
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Former WCW President & WWE Hall of Famer Eric Bischoff doesn't believe WWE has put the resources behind Cody Rhodes to make him the next John Cena.
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WWE Hall of Famer Road Dogg explains just how involved he currently is in the production of WWE programming, and his plans going forward.
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AEW News
By James Johnson
In a recent episode of "Grilling JR," Jim Ross discussed working with the "AEW Collision" announce team, saying one member has been especially impressive.
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"NXT" star Kelani Jordan recently discussed how she got involved with WWE and why being a pro wrestling star still doesn't always feel real.
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