The Monster Among Men defeated Ellsworth in a 69-second match on the July 25, 2016 episode of RAW. The enhancement talent received widespread praise for his performance and pre-match promo, in which he claimed, “Any man with two hands has a fighting chance.”
Speaking on the Cheap Heat Productions Podcast, Ellsworth disclosed details of his post-match conversation with the WWE Chairman:
Ellsworth appeared regularly on WWE television between September 2016 and November 2017, during which time he formed alliances with Dean Ambrose and Carmella. He briefly returned in the summer of 2018 to revisit his storyline with Carmella before leaving the company once again.
James Ellsworth is grateful Vince McMahon gave him a chance
While James Ellsworth was a rookie by WWE standards in 2016, he was not new to the wrestling business. Known as “Pretty” Jimmy Dream on the independent scene, the 37-year-old began his wrestling career in 2002.
He added that every independent wrestler dreams of appearing on RAW one day, and he still struggles to believe his WWE experience even happened:
Ellsworth’s most recent WWE appearance came in October 2018 when he featured in a YouTube video after the 1,000th episode of SmackDown.
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