James Cipperly

James Cipperly

Known for
Acting
Born
May 4, 1984 (age 42)
Birthplace
Stewartsville, New Jersey, USA

Biography

James Cipperly, better known by his ring name Orange Cassidy, is an American professional wrestler and wrestling trainer who debuted in 2004 with Ground Breaking Wrestling (GBW). He signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in 2019 and is a two-time AEW International Champion, with his first reign lasting a record 326 days. The “Orange Cassidy” persona, partly inspired by Paul Rudd’s character in Wet Hot American Summer (2001), is known for his laid-back “Sloth Style,” portraying a wrestler who competes only when he has to, with Cipperly describing the mindset as: “If I have to wrestle, I’ll wrestle… it’s like one of those things, you have a job, you’re good at it, but do you really wanna?”

Known For

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Filmography

2026
AEW Grand Slam Australia 2026 poster

AEW Grand Slam Australia 2026

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2026
AEW Revolution 2026 poster

AEW Revolution 2026

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2026
AEW Dynasty 2026 poster

AEW Dynasty 2026

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2026
AEW Double or Nothing 2026: The Buy In poster

AEW Double or Nothing 2026: The Buy In

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2026
AEW x NJPW x CMLL x Stardom Present Forbidden Door 2026 poster

AEW x NJPW x CMLL x Stardom Present Forbidden Door 2026

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2026
AEW All In 2026: London - Buy In poster

AEW All In 2026: London - Buy In

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2026
AEW All In 2026: London poster

AEW All In 2026: London

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2026
AEW Redemption 2026: The Buy In poster

AEW Redemption 2026: The Buy In

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2026
AEW Brawl in the Ballpark poster

AEW Brawl in the Ballpark

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2026
AEW All Out 2026: The Buy In poster

AEW All Out 2026: The Buy In

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2026
AEW WrestleDream 2026: Saturday Tailgate Brawl poster

AEW WrestleDream 2026: Saturday Tailgate Brawl

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2026
AEW Full Gear 2026 poster

AEW Full Gear 2026

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2025
AEW Revolution 2025: Zero Hour poster

AEW Revolution 2025: Zero Hour

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2025
AEW WrestleDream 2025: Saturday Tailgate Brawl poster

AEW WrestleDream 2025: Saturday Tailgate Brawl

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2025
AEW Full Gear 2025 poster

AEW Full Gear 2025

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2025
AEW Worlds End 2025 poster

AEW Worlds End 2025

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2024
AEW Revolution 2024 poster

AEW Revolution 2024

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2024
RevPro High Stakes 2024 poster

RevPro High Stakes 2024

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2024
AEW Dynasty 2024 poster

AEW Dynasty 2024

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2024
AEW Double or Nothing 2024 poster

AEW Double or Nothing 2024

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2024
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024 poster

AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2024
AEW All In 2024: London poster

AEW All In 2024: London

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2024
AEW All Out 2024 poster

AEW All Out 2024

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2024
AEW WrestleDream 2024: Zero Hour poster

AEW WrestleDream 2024: Zero Hour

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2024
AEW Full Gear 2024 poster

AEW Full Gear 2024

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2024
AEW Worlds End 2024 poster

AEW Worlds End 2024

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2023
AEW Revolution 2023 poster

AEW Revolution 2023

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2023
GCW The Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame poster

GCW The Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2023
AEW Double or Nothing 2023 poster

AEW Double or Nothing 2023

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2023
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023 poster

AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2023
AEW All In 2023: London poster

AEW All In 2023: London

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2023
AEW All Out 2023 poster

AEW All Out 2023

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2023
AEW: WrestleDream 2023 poster

AEW: WrestleDream 2023

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2023
NJPW Collision in Philadelphia poster

NJPW Collision in Philadelphia

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2023
AEW Full Gear 2023 poster

AEW Full Gear 2023

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2023
All Elite Wrestling: Collision poster

All Elite Wrestling: Collision

TV · as Orange Cassidy · 35 eps

2022
AEW Revolution 2022 poster

AEW Revolution 2022

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2022
AEW Awards poster

AEW Awards

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2022
AEW Beach Break 2022

AEW Beach Break 2022

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2022
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022 poster

AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2022
AEW All Out 2022 poster

AEW All Out 2022

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2022
F1RST Wrestling Saturday Night Nitro poster

F1RST Wrestling Saturday Night Nitro

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2022
AEW Full Gear 2022: Zero Hour poster

AEW Full Gear 2022: Zero Hour

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2022
Hey! (EW) poster

Hey! (EW)

TV · as Orange Cassidy · 1 ep

2022
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts poster

All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts

TV · as Orange Cassidy · 4 eps

2021
PWG: Mystery Vortex VII poster

PWG: Mystery Vortex VII

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2021
AEW Double or Nothing 2021 poster

AEW Double or Nothing 2021

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2021
AEW Road Rager poster

AEW Road Rager

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2021
AEW Fyter Fest poster

AEW Fyter Fest

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2021
AEW All Out 2021: The Buy In poster

AEW All Out 2021: The Buy In

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2021
AEW Revolution 2021 poster

AEW Revolution 2021

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2021
AEW The House Always Wins poster

AEW The House Always Wins

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2021
AEW Dark: Elevation poster

AEW Dark: Elevation

TV · as Orange Cassidy · 18 eps

2021
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage poster

All Elite Wrestling: Rampage

TV · as Orange Cassidy · 24 eps

2020
AEW Revolution 2020 poster

AEW Revolution 2020

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2020
AEW Double or Nothing 2020 poster

AEW Double or Nothing 2020

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2020
AEW Fyter Fest poster

AEW Fyter Fest

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2020
AEW Fight for the Fallen 2020 poster

AEW Fight for the Fallen 2020

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2020
AEW All Out 2020 poster

AEW All Out 2020

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2020
Joey Janela's Spring Break 4 poster

Joey Janela's Spring Break 4

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2020
AEW Full Gear 2020 poster

AEW Full Gear 2020

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2020
AEW Winter is Coming 2020 poster

AEW Winter is Coming 2020

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2020
AEW Bash at the Beach poster

AEW Bash at the Beach

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2020
Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration poster

Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2020
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show poster

AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2020
All Elite Wrestling Double or Nothing 2020

All Elite Wrestling Double or Nothing 2020

Movie

2020
AEW Unrestricted poster

AEW Unrestricted

TV · as Orange Cassidy · 1 ep

2019
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 1 poster

GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 1

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2019
GCW Long.Live.GCW poster

GCW Long.Live.GCW

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2019
WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow 2019 poster

WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow 2019

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2019
AEW Double or Nothing 2019: The Buy In poster

AEW Double or Nothing 2019: The Buy In

Movie

2019
GCW Beg for Mercy poster

GCW Beg for Mercy

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2019
GCW Code Of The Streets poster

GCW Code Of The Streets

Movie

2019
WrestleCircus Big Top Revival

WrestleCircus Big Top Revival

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2019
PWG: Mystery Vortex VI poster

PWG: Mystery Vortex VI

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2019
Beyond Americanrana 2019 poster

Beyond Americanrana 2019

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2019
Bar Wrestling 41: And Out Come the Wolves

Bar Wrestling 41: And Out Come the Wolves

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2019
Best Friends The Big One poster

Best Friends The Big One

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2019
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite poster

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

TV · as Orange Cassidy · 28 eps

2019
AEW Dark poster

AEW Dark

TV · as Orange Cassidy · 30 eps

2018
Beyond Extreme Warfare Revenge poster

Beyond Extreme Warfare Revenge

Movie · as Fire Ant, Orange Cassidy

2018
GCW Joey Janela's Lost In New York poster

GCW Joey Janela's Lost In New York

Movie

2018
Beyond Wrestling & WWR Present "Lit Up" poster

Beyond Wrestling & WWR Present "Lit Up"

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2018
Beyond Americanrana 2018 poster

Beyond Americanrana 2018

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2017
CHIKARA Chikarasaurus Rex Flesh And Stone

CHIKARA Chikarasaurus Rex Flesh And Stone

Movie · as Fire Ant

2016
Being The Elite poster

Being The Elite

TV · as Orange Cassidy · 1 ep

2015
CHIKARA: A New Start poster

CHIKARA: A New Start

Movie · as Fire Ant

2015
Chikara Top Banana

Chikara Top Banana

Movie · as Fire Ant

2014
DGUSA Open the Ultimate Gate 2014

DGUSA Open the Ultimate Gate 2014

Movie · as Fire Ant

2014
Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin 2014

Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin 2014

Movie · as Fire Ant

2014
Dragon Gate USA REVOLT! 2014

Dragon Gate USA REVOLT! 2014

Movie · as Fire Ant

2014
CHIKARA You Only Live Twice

CHIKARA You Only Live Twice

Movie · as Fire Ant

2014
CHIKARA Goldfinger poster

CHIKARA Goldfinger

Movie · as Fire Ant

2014
CHIKARA Tomorrow Never Dies

CHIKARA Tomorrow Never Dies

Movie · as Fire Ant

2014
CHIKARA Diamonds Are Forever

CHIKARA Diamonds Are Forever

Movie · as Fire Ant

2013
EVOLVE 19 poster

EVOLVE 19

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2013
Dragon Gate USA: Freedom Fight

Dragon Gate USA: Freedom Fight

Movie · as Fire Ant

2013
Dragon Gate USA: Enter the Dragon 2013

Dragon Gate USA: Enter the Dragon 2013

Movie · as Fire Ant

2013
EVOLVE 23 poster

EVOLVE 23

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2013
DGUSA Bushido: Code of the Warrior 2013

DGUSA Bushido: Code of the Warrior 2013

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2013
Dragon Gate USA Enter The Dragon 2013: Fourth Anniversary Celebration

Dragon Gate USA Enter The Dragon 2013: Fourth Anniversary Celebration

Movie · as Fire Ant

2013
Dragon Gate USA Fearless 2013

Dragon Gate USA Fearless 2013

Movie · as Fire Ant

2013
Dragon Gate USA Mercury Rising 2013

Dragon Gate USA Mercury Rising 2013

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2013
Dragon Gate USA Open the Ultimate Gate 2013

Dragon Gate USA Open the Ultimate Gate 2013

Movie · as Fire Ant

2013
CHIKARA: Battle Not With Monsters

CHIKARA: Battle Not With Monsters

Movie · as Fire Ant

2013
EVOLVE 24 poster

EVOLVE 24

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2012
EVOLVE 17 poster

EVOLVE 17

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2012
ROH: Unity poster

ROH: Unity

Movie · as Fire Ant

2012
CHIKARA: King of Trios - Night Three poster

CHIKARA: King of Trios - Night Three

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2012
Dragon Gate USA Uprising 2012

Dragon Gate USA Uprising 2012

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2012
Dragon Gate USA Fearless 2012

Dragon Gate USA Fearless 2012

Movie · as Orange Cassidy

2012
Dragon Gate USA Freedom Fight 2012

Dragon Gate USA Freedom Fight 2012

Movie · as Fire Ant

2012
CHIKARA: Caught In The Spider's Den

CHIKARA: Caught In The Spider's Den

Movie · as Fire Ant

2012
CHIKARA I'll Be a Mummy's Uncle

CHIKARA I'll Be a Mummy's Uncle

Movie · as Fire Ant

2011
CHIKARA King Of Trios 2011 - Night 3

CHIKARA King Of Trios 2011 - Night 3

Movie · as Fire Ant

2011
CHIKARA Klunk in Love

CHIKARA Klunk in Love

Movie · as Fire Ant

2011
CHIKARA Small But Mighty

CHIKARA Small But Mighty

Movie · as Fire Ant

2010
CHIKARA We Must Eat Michigan's Brain

CHIKARA We Must Eat Michigan's Brain

Movie · as Fire Ant

2010
CHIKARA A World Of Comforting Illusions poster

CHIKARA A World Of Comforting Illusions

Movie · as Fire Ant

2010
CHIKARA Dead Men Don't Laugh (Testimony Of Evil) poster

CHIKARA Dead Men Don't Laugh (Testimony Of Evil)

Movie · as Fire Ant

2010
CHIKARA A Touch of Class poster

CHIKARA A Touch of Class

Movie · as Fire Ant

2010
CHIKARA The Mint Condition poster

CHIKARA The Mint Condition

Movie · as Fire Ant

2010
CHIKARA Wit, Verve and a Bit O' Nerve poster

CHIKARA Wit, Verve and a Bit O' Nerve

Movie · as Fire Ant

2010
EVOLVE 2: Hero vs. Hidaka poster

EVOLVE 2: Hero vs. Hidaka

Movie · as Fire Ant

2010
CHIKARA: Faded Scars and Lines poster

CHIKARA: Faded Scars and Lines

Movie · as Fire Ant

2010
CHIKARA King of Trios 2010 - Night 3 poster

CHIKARA King of Trios 2010 - Night 3

Movie · as Fire Ant

2009
DGUSA Enter The Dragon poster

DGUSA Enter The Dragon

Movie · as Fire Ant

2009
Chikara King Of Trios 2009 - Night 2 poster

Chikara King Of Trios 2009 - Night 2

Movie · as Fire Ant

2009
CHIKARA Three-Fisted Tales

CHIKARA Three-Fisted Tales

Movie · as Fire Ant

2009
CHIKARA If the Airplane is Snowed in, Put your Bloody Skis on and Get Going! poster

CHIKARA If the Airplane is Snowed in, Put your Bloody Skis on and Get Going!

Movie · as Fire Ant

2009
Ring of Honor Wrestling poster

Ring of Honor Wrestling

TV · as Orange Cassidy · 3 eps

2007
Chikara: Showdown in CrisisLand poster

Chikara: Showdown in CrisisLand

Movie · as Fire Ant

2007
Chikara: Aniversario? poster

Chikara: Aniversario?

Movie · as Fire Ant

2007
Chikara: Cibernetico & Robin poster

Chikara: Cibernetico & Robin

Movie · as Fire Ant

2007
Chikara: Maximum Overdraft poster

Chikara: Maximum Overdraft

Movie · as Fire Ant

2007
Chikara: Rey de Voladores poster

Chikara: Rey de Voladores

Movie · as Fire Ant