In the FWA, Tighe was always billed as the 'first son' of the FWA Academy, having been the first wrestler to graduate. He won a tournament to become the first FWA Academy champion, beating Eamon Shrahan. Shrahan would beat Tighe a few months later to become the champion.
In the latter half of 2004, Tighe was engaged in a brief feud with AJ Styles. Tighe defeated Styles at FWA Vendetta 2004 by disqualification, only to be defeated in turn at FWA British Uprising III in a 30-min Iron Man Match.
James Tighe also appeared on International Showdown in March 2005, teaming with then GHC Tag Team Champions Doug Williams and Scorpio to win a 6-man tag team match against Tiger Emperor, Mitsuharu Misawa and Yoshinari Ogawa.
In February 2010, Tighe competed in a 2-falls-to-a-finish match which consisted of 6 5-minute rounds against Joel Redman for the Devon Wrestling Association in Teignmouth, UK. He lost by two falls to one, by disqualification when Redman had the referee believe that Tighe had used a steel chair.
Since Tighe semi-retired from professional wrestling in 2010 with his last recorded match being against Joel Redman for International Pro Wrestling:UK. 4 years later Tighe wrestled for Revolution Pro Wrestling twice in 2014.[2]
In 2017, James Tighe returned to semi-regular action reuniting with former Tag Team partner Andy Boy Simmonz as the 'Iron Lions'. They suffered a loss against the team of Buff Daddy Johnny Rock-it and TIMO in December 2017 at Revolution Pro Wrestling. At the RevPro: Revolution Rumble event in January 2018, The Iron Lions defeated Eddie Kenway and Ace Grace. 4 months later in April 2018, The Iron Lions lost to the team of Kurtis Chapman and Dan Randall. At the RevPro Contenders 18 event in June 2018, The Iron Lions defeated Kelly Sixx and Joshua James. On Sunday 22 July 2018 James Tighe and Andy Simmonz returned to IPW.UK for the first time in almost 10 years to take on Jody Fleisch and Jonny Storm. Following on from this , James Tighe and Andy Simmonz will team up on Saturday 3 August to take on Harry Milligan and Dan Randall for Revolution Pro Wrestling.[citation needed]
Professional wrestling record for James Tighe from The Internet Wrestling Database
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james, tighe, born, march, 1982, semi, retired, english, professional, wrestler, best, known, work, with, frontier, wrestling, alliance, currently, competes, around, united, kingdom, tighe, 2004born, 1982, march, 1982, chichester, west, sussex, englandprofessi. James Tighe 1 born 27 March 1982 is a semi retired English professional wrestler He is best known for his work with Frontier Wrestling Alliance He currently competes around the United Kingdom James TigheTighe in 2004Born 1982 03 27 27 March 1982 age 42 Chichester West Sussex EnglandProfessional wrestling careerRing name s James TigheBilled height5 ft 8 in 1 73 m Billed weight220 lb 100 kg Billed fromPortsmouth HampshireTrained byMark SloanFrontier Wrestling AllianceDebut28 October 2000 Contents 1 Professional wrestling career 2 Return to regular in ring action 3 Championships and accomplishments 4 References 5 External linksProfessional wrestling career editIn the FWA Tighe was always billed as the first son of the FWA Academy having been the first wrestler to graduate He won a tournament to become the first FWA Academy champion beating Eamon Shrahan Shrahan would beat Tighe a few months later to become the champion In the latter half of 2004 Tighe was engaged in a brief feud with AJ Styles Tighe defeated Styles at FWA Vendetta 2004 by disqualification only to be defeated in turn at FWA British Uprising III in a 30 min Iron Man Match James Tighe also appeared on International Showdown in March 2005 teaming with then GHC Tag Team Champions Doug Williams and Scorpio to win a 6 man tag team match against Tiger Emperor Mitsuharu Misawa and Yoshinari Ogawa In February 2010 Tighe competed in a 2 falls to a finish match which consisted of 6 5 minute rounds against Joel Redman for the Devon Wrestling Association in Teignmouth UK He lost by two falls to one by disqualification when Redman had the referee believe that Tighe had used a steel chair Tighe also played a part in training current WWE and former TNA ICW PWG and EVOLVE wrestler Drew Galloway Return to regular in ring action editSince Tighe semi retired from professional wrestling in 2010 with his last recorded match being against Joel Redman for International Pro Wrestling UK 4 years later Tighe wrestled for Revolution Pro Wrestling twice in 2014 2 In 2017 James Tighe returned to semi regular action reuniting with former Tag Team partner Andy Boy Simmonz as the Iron Lions They suffered a loss against the team of Buff Daddy Johnny Rock it and TIMO in December 2017 at Revolution Pro Wrestling At the RevPro Revolution Rumble event in January 2018 The Iron Lions defeated Eddie Kenway and Ace Grace 4 months later in April 2018 The Iron Lions lost to the team of Kurtis Chapman and Dan Randall At the RevPro Contenders 18 event in June 2018 The Iron Lions defeated Kelly Sixx and Joshua James On Sunday 22 July 2018 James Tighe and Andy Simmonz returned to IPW UK for the first time in almost 10 years to take on Jody Fleisch and Jonny Storm Following on from this James Tighe and Andy Simmonz will team up on Saturday 3 August to take on Harry Milligan and Dan Randall for Revolution Pro Wrestling citation needed Championships and accomplishments editFWA Academy FWA Academy Championship 1 time 3 ICW Tag Team Championship 1 time 4 with Andy Boy Simmonz Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI ranked James Tighe 237 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2004 Ultimate Championship Wrestling UCW Heavyweight Championship 1 time Wrestle Zone Wrestling WZW Interpromotional Championship 1 time 5 Other titles PWC Championship 2 times Purple Belt Dynamics CRM 1 time References edit James Tighe Online World of Wrestling Retrieved 9 January 2012 https www cagematch net id 2 amp nr 442 amp page 4 amp year 2014 amp promotion 962 FWA XWA Title Histories Retrieved 20 August 2007 Italian Championship Wrestling Title Histories titlehistories com Retrieved 11 July 2008 Wrestle Zone Wrestling Title Histories titlehistories com Retrieved 11 July 2008 External links editJames Tighe on Facebook James Tighe on Myspace James Tighe at Cagematch net James Tighe at Wrestlingdata com Professional wrestling record for James Tighe from The Internet Wrestling Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Tighe amp oldid 1174811415, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
