James Swift (RLS CAS)

James Ryan Bullock (born April 17th 1997 in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire) is a professional wrestler currently signed to UNION Wrestling, where he performs under the gimmick of Lord James Swift.
The lordly gimmick, which he's used for the majority of his career, sees him affect the title of the Duke of Cleveland (in reality a defunct dukedom), as well as aristocratic mannerisms and a sneering demeanour, invariably as a heel.
== Career ==
=== Training (2017-2018) ===
Training under legendary alternative wrestling scene trainer Roger Sharp (father of The Maverick and FWK trainer Jamie Sharp) at his school in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, Bullock would make small appearances at promotions like Up Norf Wrestling, Lucha Europa and Land's End Catch, often in an enhancement role, before graduating, with Sharp calling him "one of the most gifted pupils I've ever had".1
=== PRIZE Wrestling League (2018-2019) ===
At Sharp's recommendation, Bullock would sign a conditional trial deal with PRIZE Wrestling League in 2018, and begin working on the Lord James Bullock gimmick, eventually swapping out the surname for Swift. As Lord James Swift, more commonly stylised as 'Lord' Swift, he would debut in the second dark match of Eyes On The PRIZE 2018, losing to Matsuda.
He would face, and lose to, Chris Wayland on Premier League Wrestling in mid-2019, before losing in the first round of the tourney to crown the first WCE Heavyweight Champion to eventual runner-up 'Bad Boy' Brent Blake. He was released in late-2019, as part of wider cuts.
=== Alt. Wrestling Indys (2019-2022) ===
Still using the Lord James Swift gimmick (now without the singular quotation marks around Lord), he would debut in Midlands Pro Wresting as a heel, used primarily as enhancement for the top stars, or as a mouthpiece for other heels. He most notable match at this time was a Loser Leaves Town match between Oracle and Lisa Brady, managing the former, which the latter lost.
Swift would also return to Lucha Europa, challenging Lunaboi and then Trevor Finnick to matches for the Lucha Crown in 2022.
=== UNION Wrestling (2022-present) ===
Swift was confirmed to be joining UNION Wrestling in early 2022, with UNION Director of Wrestling Eddie Hamer calling himself a "long-time admirer of the Duke of Cleveland's work".2 He would, however, remain inactive for the rest of the year with a neck injury that took longer than expected to heal. He'd make his long-awaited debut at Uneasy Alliance 2023, coincidentally once again facing Matsuda in the Dark Match, only this time to win and cut a promo deriding the crowd. He'd enter into a long feud with Loic Vincent around this time, trading victories in a Best of Seven Series three-to-three, setting up a final showdown at UNION London Calling 2024, which he won to end the series 4-3.
== In-Wrestling ==
=== Signatures ===
=== Finishers ===
=== Nickname(s) ===
== Accomplishments ==
== Trivia ==
* As Lord James Swift, Bullock initially affected an over-the-top, "posh" RP accent, before deciding it sounded "too much like he was being daft" and switched to his natural, Teesider-accent embellished with certain "posh"-sounding traits, such as occasionally rolling his Rs.3
* Bullock initially wanted to make up an original Duchy to be the kayfabe Duke of, before finding out the Duchy of Cleveland was both real, and defunct.4
== Behind-the-Scenes/Notes ==
# Narrative-speak for me having a lot of fun designing and testing out this CAS.
# Similarly to the above, a narrative way of saying I'd been looking for a way to implement him into pretty much everything I had planned.
# The voice I heard in my head when imagining promos from the character started out like this, and I never felt it properly conveyed the serious intent of the gimmick, so I imagined it more naturally.
# I actually knew there was such a Duchy, in reality, but not that it was defunct, and therefore essentially perfect for a character designed from this exact place.