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James Cipperly (born May 4, 1984), better known by his
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Orange Cassidy, is an American
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and wrestling trainer. He is currently signed to
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(AEW), where he is the current AEW All-Atlantic Champion in his first reign. Prior to signing with AEW, he had previously performed for the Chikara
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as the ''
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enmascarado'' ( masked professional wrestler), Fire Ant. Fire Ant was part of the Colony stable, which won the Campeonatos de Parejas
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and Chikara's premier
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tournament twice. During his time in Chikara, he also appeared unmasked as a member of The Gentleman's Club faction, alongside Chuck Taylor and
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, and was a trainer at the promotion's Wrestle Factory school. He also wrestled prominently on the
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from 2004 to 2019.


Early life and education

James Cipperly was born on May 4, 1984, in the Stewartsville section of
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. He graduated in 2002 from Phillipsburg High School. Five years later, he graduated from the
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with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture.


Professional wrestling career


Early career (2004–2006)

Cipperly debuted on March 13, 2004, for the
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-based Ground Breaking Wrestling (GBW) promotion. Wrestling as "JC Ryder", he teamed with Danny Rage as the New Jersey Independent All-Stars. Throughout 2004, Ryder wrestled primarily for GBW; he also made appearances with the Eastern Wrestling Alliance in
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,
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and with the Valley Wrestling Alliance in
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. In January 2005, Ryder and Rage defeated Xtreme Pandemonium to win the GBW Tag Team Championship. They held the titles until May 2005, when they lost to CORE and Ian Cross. They won the titles a second time in April 2006 by defeating the Untouchables, dropping them back to the Untouchables that December.


Chikara (2005, 2012–2016)

Cipperly (as JC Ryder) debuted in the
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-based Chikara promotion in February 2005 at the
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. In March and April 2005, he and Danny Rage (as the New Jersey Independent All-Stars) competed in a series of tag team matches. In June 2005, he competed in a qualifying match for the
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, losing to Rorschach. The following year, he began wrestling under a mask as Fire Ant, the leader of the Colony, a role he continued to portray for the next thirteen years. In 2012, Cipperly began working unmasked by using the Orange Cassidy ring name. Despite having wrestled under the ring name since 2007, this version of the character was a precursor to his current look in
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(AEW). The same year, Chuck Taylor formed The Gentlemen's Club, which consisted of Taylor, Cassidy,
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and the Swamp Monster. Cassidy made his debut at Live At Road To Ruin Fest, where he was swiftly defeated by Grizzly Redwood. He returned two years later at
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, where the Gentleman's Club were defeated by the Submission Squad. During 2015, the Gentlemen's Club were announced as being part of the Challenge of the Immortals tournament. Cassidy was used in tag team and six-man matches, as the stable won six points, failing to advance to the finals. In 2016, Taylor was involved in a storyline where he kept changing his ring name after matches, in what was part of a larger legal battle with the new owner of the "Chuck Taylor" name, Chuck Taylor™. This culminated at Aniversario: The Lost World in
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, where Taylor (as "Howie Dewitt") defeated Cassidy, who was seconded by Taylor™. At
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, Cassidy and Gulak participated in a tag team gauntlet match, eliminating The Closers and Team Sea Stars, before being eliminated by Cornelius Crummels and Sonny Defarge. At Judgment Day, Team Sea Stars defeated Cassidy and the Swamp Monster, marking the final time that Cipperly would appear in the promotion as Orange Cassidy.


All Elite Wrestling (2019–present)

On May 25, 2019, Cassidy made his debut for
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(AEW), during their inaugural event
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, where he entered the
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late and confronted
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, before Dreamer threw him out. On August 12, it was announced that Cassidy had signed a contract with AEW. On August 31, at All Out, Cassidy returned and aligned himself with Best Friends ( Chuck Taylor and
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), after saving them from an attack by
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( Stu Grayson and
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). Cassidy wrestled his debut match for AEW on the October 30 episode of ''
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'', teaming with Best Friends for a victory over
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,
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in a
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. Cassidy started his first rivalry in AEW with Pac in February 2020, after Cassidy interrupted Pac while he was being interviewed. On February 29, at
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, Cassidy was defeated by Pac. Cassidy's performance in the match was praised by critics. On May 23, at
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, Cassidy participated in the
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, but the match was won by
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. Cassidy next began a feud with
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, and was defeated by Jericho during the second night of
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on July 8. Cassidy won a rematch on the August 12 episode of ''Dynamite'', and was challenged by Jericho to a
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for All Out, which Cassidy also won. Across September and October, Cassidy challenged for the
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, but was unsuccessful on each occasion. On November 7, at Full Gear, Cassidy defeated John Silver. Going into 2021, Cassidy and Best Friends started a feud with
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and Miro. On March 7, at
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, Cassidy and Chuck Taylor were defeated by Sabian and Miro, but Cassidy and Taylor defeated the team in an
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on the March 31 episode of ''Dynamite''. In May, Cassidy received an opportunity for the
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. He competed for the championship at
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in a
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against champion
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and Pac, but Omega ended up winning. On September 5, at All Out, Cassidy was on the winning side as Best Friends and Jurassic Express defeated the Hardy Family Office. Afterwards, he was attacked by the returning
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, and almost had his head shaved, before the other babyfaces came out to make the save. Later in the night, he accompanied
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in her match against
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. This was notable for a spot where Cassidy broke character, to urge Statlander to beat the count and get back in the ring. On the October 6 episode of ''Dynamite'', Cassidy participated in the seven-man Casino Ladder match for a future shot at the AEW World Championship. The match ended up being won by Adam Page. Cassidy was then put into the AEW World Championship Eliminator Tournament and defeated
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in the first round. He was scheduled to face
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in the semi-finals, but Moxley was removed from the tournament due to going into rehabilitation for alcoholism. Moxley was replaced by Miro, who defeated Cassidy. In November, Cassidy and the rest of the Best Friends stable, began a feud with The Elite, specifically Cassidy with
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. On the December 22 episode of ''Dynamite, Cole defeated Cassidy after an interference from the debuting
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. On the December 29 episode of ''Dynamite'', Cassidy and Best Friends were defeated by Cole and ReDRagon. On the January 19 episode of ''Dynamite'', Cole and Baker defeated Cassidy and Statlander in a mixed tag team match, with Cole scoring another victory on Cassidy. On the January 26 episode of ''Dynamite'', Cassidy defeated Cole in an Unsanctioned Lights Out match that involved appearances from Best Friends, The Young Bucks, Bobby Fish and the debuting Danhausen. Cassidy would qualify for the "Face of the Revolution"
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by defeating
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, but would fail to win the match at
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. Days later, it was reported that Cassidy had suffered a shoulder injury during the match, leaving him out of action for months. Cassidy returned from injury on the June 15 episode of ''Dynamite'', where he interrupted
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's assault on FTR and
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, confronting leader
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. Soon after, a match was set between the two at AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door, with Ospreay's
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on the line. At the event, Ospreay defeated Cassidy. Ospreay and
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continued to beat down Cassidy and Roppongi Vice after the match, only to be stopped and attacked by
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. On October 12, 2022 episode of ''Dynamite'', Cassidy defeated longtime rival Pac to win the
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- marking his first title in All Elite Wrestling.


Professional wrestling style and persona

Having wrestled for over a decade and taking his current ring name around 2007, Cipperly's "Orange Cassidy" gimmick is based upon a single scene in ''
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'', involving the character portrayed by
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. In addition, his
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on the
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(and later in
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), is "
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" by
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which was the song used in the opening credits of the aforementioned film. He has also been compared to the unnamed character portrayed by
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in ''
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''. Cipperly stated that he created the gimmick to differentiate himself from other wrestlers better than him, as well as a "middle finger to professional wrestling". He explained his character's motivations as "If I have to wrestle, I'll wrestle. ..It's like one of those things, you have a job, you're good at it, but you know, do you really wanna?" He is commonly referred to as "The King of Sloth Style" due to his slow movement and lackadaisical attacks. One of his signature moves is very light taps to the opponent's shins, sometimes dubbed the "Slow Motion Kick" or the "Kicks of Doom". He is also known for his non sequitur promos, such as winning a debate with
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by discussing his near-
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knowledge of
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instead of wrestling. After his debut for All Elite Wrestling in 2019, he has been referred to as "the most popular wrestler in AEW" by some wrestling writers. AEW founder and co-owner
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said that the
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executives (the parent company of TBS and
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, the networks on which AEW's programming airs) love his character.
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named him "wrestling's male breakout star of 2020."


Championships and accomplishments

*
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**
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( 1 time, current) *
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** A1 Zero Gravity Championship (1 time) * Chikara ** Campeonatos de Parejas ( 1 time) – with Soldier Ant ** Young Lions Cup VI – ( 1 time) **
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(
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,
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) – with Green Ant and Soldier Ant (1) – with Green Ant (II) and Thief Ant (1) **
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(
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) – with Soldier Ant *
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**
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(1 time) *Forza Lucha! **Forza Lucha Cup Championship (1 time) **Forza Lucha Cup (2014) *Ground Breaking Wrestling **GBW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Danny Rage *F1RST Wrestling **F1RST Wrestling Uptown VFW Championship (1 time) *IndependentWrestling.TV **Independent Wrestling Championship (2 times) * ''
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'' ** Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (2020) ** Ranked No. 21 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''
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'' in 2021 *Revolution Eastern Wrestling **REW Pakistan Championship (1 time) *WrestleJam **WrestleJam Championship (1 time) *''
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