James Ellsworth Comments on Sudden WWE Stardom
By Tom Thomas
James Ellsworth recently sat with CSB Boston to talk about his experience in the WWE so far. Here are the key takeaways from the interview.
James Ellsworth’s rise to stardom is WWE’s most recent Cinderella story. The 31-year-old continues to win over the WWE universe with his charisma. Most recently, just before his WWE title match against AJ Styles, WWE released his official WWE t-shirt.
In the middle of all this sudden stardom, he sat with CBS Boston to talk about the surreal experience he has been having. Ellsworth has been wrestling in the independent scene for about 14 years now. He stays true to what he says on WWE TV every week – “any man with two hands has a fighting chance”.
"I’m glad it happened now and not five or 10 years ago. I’m in a better place now than I was five or 10 years ago with my career. If this were to have happened five or seven years into my career, I don’t think I would have been as prepared for it."
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It is interesting to note that James Ellsworth has been part of WWE as an enhancement talent before. In 2014, he would get called up to be one of the rosebuds for Adam Rose. When asked if he had any friends in the WWE, Ellsworth mentioned Chris Jericho as the first person.
"That is definitely 100 percent Chris Jericho. The day after I did the match with Braun Strowman he contacted me on Twitter and wanted me on his podcast (Talk Is Jericho). I went in and did the podcast with him the next time I was at TV. Ever since then we text all the time. He gives me advice and helps me out. He’s just an outstanding human being."
James Ellsworth’s eventual rise to stardom among the WWE universe is nothing short of monumental. People expected his time in the WWE to be over after his squash match with Strowman. Yet here he is, week after week, winning the WWE universe over with his charm. Ellsworth has a connection with the fans that some of the main roster talents lack. There is a uniqueness about him that is captivating. Apparently, WWE creative has noticed it too.
Ellsworth would go on to share his inspiration with the readers.
"I’m going to do the best I can do to let anyone know — especially kids — that your dreams are possible if you work hard enough and you fight for them. That’s one [thing] about me, I just kept showing up and kept doing as much as I possibly can. When I got to the point when I thought I was comfortable enough to do stuff with WWE, I kept showing up there. You just never know. Just keep showing up and keep fighting. That’s what I tell everybody."
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Any man with two hands can indeed have a fighting chance. If you have a dream, and are in need of motivation, look up to this 31-year-old. The 9-year-old Jericholic, who saw his debut on WCW, is now on the road and backstage at WWE events with the same guy. He would even face the best wrestler in the world and beat him. Truly inspirational indeed.