James De Medeiros
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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Stories By James De Medeiros
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The main event of “AEW Collision” saw Ricky Starks and Bryan Danielson wrestle a Texas Death match. Going in, each man had one victory in their rivalry.
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Tonight on “AEW Collision,” FTR defended their AEW World Tag Team Championships against The Workhorsemen in a bout taking place in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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The opening match of “AEW Collision” was a TNT Championship three-way bout pitting champion, Luchasaurus, against his mentor, Christian Cage, and Darby Allin.
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Ricky Starks defeated Bryan Danielson in a tag team bout on tonight's "AEW Collision." The two will face each other in a Texas Death match on next week's show.
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Earlier tonight, on “AEW Collision” Kris Statlander defended her TBS Championship against Dr. Britt Baker, DMD, in State College, Pennsylvania.
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AEW World Tag Team Champions, FTR, successfully defended their titles tonight against The Iron Savages. Following the match, a couple of teams challenged them.
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Blackpool Combat Club members, Bryan Danielson and Claudio Castagnoli, teamed up to face Ricky Starks and Big Bill on tonight’s edition of “AEW Collision.”
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Claudio Castagnoli and Eddie Kingston agreed to put both the ROH World Title and the New Japan Strong Openweight Title on the line in Arthur Ashe Stadium.
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Bryan Danielson was interviewed tonight and he talked about what may be the last year of his career before Ricky Starks and Big Bill interrupted him.
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Samoa Joe faced Penta El Zero Miedo on "AEW Collision" in the second Grand Slam Eliminator Tournament match. The winner of this match faces Roderick Strong.
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Tonight on "Collision" from Cleveland, Ohio, the Grand Slam Eliminator bouts continued. Darby Allin wrestled Roderick Strong in one of the tournament matches.
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Earlier tonight on "AEW Collision," Jade Cargill returned. Her last appearance was at the AEW Double or Nothing event in May where she lost the TBS title.
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"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan is a former WCW United States and World Television Champion. The WWE Hall of Famer debuted in 1979 and wrestled his last match in 2019.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.