Jamie Noble
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| Jamie Noble | |
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| Ring name(s) | James Gibson Jamie Howard Jamie Knoble Jamie Noble Jamie-San |
| Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Billed weight | 202 lb (92 kg/14.4 st) |
| Born | December 23, 1976 Hanover, West Virginia |
| Resides | Orlando, Florida |
| Billed from | Hanover, West Virginia |
| Trained by | Dean Malenko Bill Weaver WCW Power Plant |
| Debut | 1995 |
James Howard Gibson[citation needed] (born December 23, 1976)[citation needed] better known by his ring name Jamie Noble, is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown! brand also as a road agent/producer to SmackDown!'s cruiserweight division. He is also known for his appearances with Ring of Honor and World Championship Wrestling in its cruiserweight division and is a one time Cruiserweight Champion.
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Career
Gibson started wrestling in 1995 after being trained by Dean Malenko, briefly working for the Jacksonville, Florida based Renegade Championship Wrestling.
World Championship Wrestling
His first national exposure was in World Championship Wrestling. He wore a mask to hide the fact that he was Caucasian and was called Jamie-San; as part of Leia Meow's Jung Dragons with Jimmy Yang and Kaz Hayashi. They feuded with "3 Count" (Shane Helms, Shannon Moore and Evan Karagias). He eventually unmasked and became Jamie Knoble to form a tag team with Karagias.
World Wrestling Entertainment
Gibson later signed with World Wrestling Entertainment under the name Jamie Noble. He made his debut as a heel on the June 6, 2002 episode of SmackDown! by attacking the Hurricane and was joined by Nidia in a trailer park trash gimmick. He won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship[1] and feuded with Tajiri and Billy Kidman. Noble then got an inheritance, making both Nidia and Noble rich. Noble and Nidia both turned face by befriending Torrie Wilson and Billy Gunn. Nidia finally left him after she was "blinded" by then heel, Tajiri's mist. He became a heel again by doing things he thought Nidia couldn't see and lied to her about them. During that time he also feuded with Rey Mysterio for the Cruiserweight Championship. The two would face off for the Championship and Noble lost. A Boyfriend vs. Girlfriend Blindfold Match was then scheduled for Noble and Nidia at No Way Out. Noble came out on top after cheating to see where Nidia was. He left WWE on September 15, 2004 when his steroid usage came to light following a staph infection. WWE suggested a contractal release (which at first Gibson was a little disappointed with) to return whenever he wanted.
Independent Circuit
After his Staph Infection came to an end, he began wrestling promotions all over the world including New Japan Pro Wrestling, Heartland Wrestling Association, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Ring of Honor, PowerSlam Pro Wrestling and Italian Championship Wrestling, as James Gibson. On June 28, 2005, it was confirmed that he would be returning to World Wrestling Entertainment after a one year absence and fulfilling his independent circuit commitments.[2] Before returning to WWE, he became the ROH World Champion when he wrestled as James Gibson in an elimination four-way match against then CM Punk, Samoa Joe, and Christopher Daniels on August 12, 2005. He lost the title to Bryan Danielson on September 17, 2005.
Return to World Wrestling Entertainment
Jamie Noble made his return to WWE on the December 17, 2005 edition of Velocity and would later frequently team with fellow cruiserweight Kid Kash; during May 2006, Noble and Kid Kash debuted a gimmick, where they would wear dog collars as well as bark and bite and had a short face run. The pair quickly turned heel and were soon named "The Pit Bulls". They then entered the hunt for the WWE Tag Team Championship. The team came to an end after Kid Kash's release from the company on September 27, 2006.[3]
Afterwards, in 2007, Noble would return to competing in the cruiserweight division and jobbing to the stars like Rey Mysterio and Bobby Lashley. At No Way Out, Noble competed in a cruiserweight Gauntlet Match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship. He was eliminated by his former WCW teammate, Jimmy Wang Yang.[4]
Noble returned to television on the June 8 edition of SmackDown!, teaming up with Chavo Guerrero and Daivari against Paul London, Brian Kendrick and Wang Yang in a losing effort.[5] On the June 15 edition of Smackdown, Noble competed in a Fatal Four-Way number 1 contenders match for the Cruiserweight Championship, which he lost to Jimmy Wang Yang and also involved Shannon Moore and Daivari.[6] In July, Noble would come up short in a Triple Threat Match for the Cruiserweight Championship against then Champion Guerrero and Funaki. Noble then competed in the Cruiserweight Open at The Great American Bash but was pinned by Hornswoggle.[7] Noble would then begin a feud with Hornswoggle that would see him lose in various humiliating fashions, usually by count-out. Moore would constantly use his obsession with Hornswoggle to humiliate him as well.
After his feud with Hornswoggle ended, Noble began an angle where he was placed in squash matchs, as punishment for being disrespectful to Smackdown! general manager, Vickie Guerrero.[8][9][10][11][12][13] He was eventually placed in a match with Chuck Palumbo, which was expected to be yet another squash. Noble, however, defeated Palumbo,[14] which began a feud between the two, as well as involving Palumbo's "friend" Michelle McCool.[15][16] After his fourth win against Palumbo he came out when Chuck threatened to hurt McCool, which indicated a face turn. Later in a tag team match, Palumbo attacked Noble and McCool, turning heel.[17][18] As a result, Noble turned face once again.
In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
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- Fireman's carry double knee gutbuster
- Tiger Driver / Nobilizer
- Dragon sleeper with bodyscissors, sometimes to a facedown opponent
- Trailer Hitch (Modified reverse figure four leglock) – 2004–2005
- Paydirt (Guillotine choke) – 2004–2005
- Kneeling belly to belly piledriver – WCW
- Leg lariat
- Snap scoop powerslam
- Swinging neckbreaker
- Superplex
- Seated chinlock
- Diving leg drop
- Release German suplex
- Sitout suplex slam
- Managers
- Nicknames
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- The Redneck Messiah
- The Pit Bull
- "Jamie By God Noble"
Championships and accomplishments
- Heartland Wrestling Association
- HWA Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
- Independent Professional Wrestling (Florida)
- IPW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Ring of Honor
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- Other Titles
- CCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
References
- ^ History Of The Cruiserweight Championship - Jamie Noble. WWE (June 23, 2002). Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
- ^ A blog regarding Jamie Noble's returns to WWE. From wrestlingpressbox.com
- ^ WWE: Kid Kash Released (27 September 2006). Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
- ^ Craig Tello (February 18, 2007). Chavo makes a splash. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
- ^ Lennie DiFino (June 8, 2007). Leading to a manic Monday. WWE.
- ^ Lennie DiFino (June 15, 2007). Backdraft. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
- ^ Mike McAvennie (July 22, 2007). A leprechaun's pot o' Cruiserweight gold. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
- ^ Lennie DiFino (October 12, 2007). Conflicting interests. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-01-02.
- ^ Lennie DiFino (October 19, 2007). Phenomenal statement. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ Lennie DiFino (October 26, 2007). Cruiser-baited. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ Lennie DiFino (November 2, 2007). A challenging week. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ Lennie DiFino (2007-11-02). Finding the way. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
- ^ Andrew Rote (November 13, 2007). Pushing Punk. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
- ^ Louie Dee (November 23, 2007). Engine failure. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
- ^ Louie Dee (November 30, 2007). Fool me once, shame on you…. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ Louie Dee (December 7, 2007). Win a date with a Diva. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
- ^ Michelle McCool injury update. WWE (January 26, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
- ^ Mitch Passero (January 25, 2008). Divided they fall. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
