James Dowell

James Dowell

Known for
Acting
Born
March 4, 1993 (age 33)
Birthplace
Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

Biography

James Dowell is an English professional wrestler, better known under the ring name James Drake and is currently wrestling for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) for their NXT brand. He is most notably known for wrestling in Progress Wrestling, teaming alongside Zack Gibson. Both Drake and Gibson have their own professional wrestling school based in Maghull, Liverpool called Fighting Spirit Wrestling.

Known For

Filmography

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PWC Jumpers For Ringposts poster

PWC Jumpers For Ringposts

Movie

2026
MLP Northern Rising 2026 poster

MLP Northern Rising 2026

Movie · as James Drake

2026
MLP Mayhem poster

MLP Mayhem

TV · as James Drake · 3 eps

2025
DPW Limit Break 2025 poster

DPW Limit Break 2025

Movie · as James Drake

2024
TNA Sacrifice 2024 poster

TNA Sacrifice 2024

Movie · as James Drake

2024
NJPW Capital Collision 2024 poster

NJPW Capital Collision 2024

Movie · as James Drake

2024
NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2024 poster

NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2024

Movie · as James Drake

2023
WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2023 poster

WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2023

Movie · as Jagger Reid

2023
NXT Stand & Deliver 2023 Kickoff

NXT Stand & Deliver 2023 Kickoff

Movie · as Jagger Reid

2023
All Elite Wrestling: Collision poster

All Elite Wrestling: Collision

TV · as James Drake · 5 eps

2023
ROH on HonorClub poster

ROH on HonorClub

TV · as James Drake · 10 eps

2022
Hey! (EW) poster

Hey! (EW)

TV · as James Drake · 1 ep

2021
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day poster

NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day

Movie · as James Drake

2021
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1 poster

WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1

Movie · as James Drake

2020
NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II poster

NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II

Movie · as James Drake

2019
EVOLVE 125 poster

EVOLVE 125

Movie · as JD Drake

2019
NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool poster

NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool

Movie · as James Drake

2019
EVOLVE 131-- 10th Anniversary poster

EVOLVE 131-- 10th Anniversary

Movie

2019
PROGRESS Chapter 93: Cheer Up Juice poster

PROGRESS Chapter 93: Cheer Up Juice

Movie · as James Drake

2019
NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff poster

NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff

Movie · as James Drake

2019
PROGRESS Chapter 99: With A Flake, Please poster

PROGRESS Chapter 99: With A Flake, Please

Movie · as James Drake

2018
PROGRESS Chapter 63: Take Me Underground poster

PROGRESS Chapter 63: Take Me Underground

Movie · as Himself

2018
PROGRESS Chapter 70: May 27th 1978 poster

PROGRESS Chapter 70: May 27th 1978

Movie

2018
EVOLVE 104 poster

EVOLVE 104

Movie · as James Drake

2018
EVOLVE 105 poster

EVOLVE 105

Movie

2018
PROGRESS Chapter 75: These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends poster

PROGRESS Chapter 75: These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends

Movie

2018
PROGRESS Coast To Coast Tour: Boston

PROGRESS Coast To Coast Tour: Boston

Movie · as James Drake

2018
WWE NXT UK poster

WWE NXT UK

TV · as James Drake · 7 eps

2017
PROGRESS: Orlando poster

PROGRESS: Orlando

Movie · as Himself

2017
PROGRESS Chapter 48: Bang The Drum poster

PROGRESS Chapter 48: Bang The Drum

Movie · as Himself

2016
PROGRESS Chapter 37: A Sudden Sense Of Liberty poster

PROGRESS Chapter 37: A Sudden Sense Of Liberty

Movie · as Himself

2016
WWE 205 Live poster

WWE 205 Live

TV · as James Drake · 4 eps

2012
WWE Main Event poster

WWE Main Event

TV · as Jagger Reid · 1 ep

2010
WWE NXT poster

WWE NXT

TV · as Jagger Reid, James Drake · 1 ep