B.G. James

**Brian Girard James** (born May 20, 1969) is a retired American professional wrestler and producer, currently signed to WWE.

James is best known for his initial tenure with World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) as **The Roadie** from 1994 to 1995 and as **"Road Dogg" Jesse James** from 1996 to 2001. He is also known for his appearances with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as **B.G. James** from 2002 to 2009, and has also made appearances for several other promotions such as Smoky Mountain Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, the United States Wrestling Association, the Catch Wrestling Association, and World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA).

James has held numerous championships in a career spanning more than three decades. In the WWF/E, he achieved mainstream notoriety as half of **The New Age Outlaws** (who became part of **D-Generation X**): he and partner Billy Gunn won the WWF World Tag Team Championship five times, and later held the WWE Tag Team Championship once. Additionally, James found success in singles competition, becoming a one-time Intercontinental Champion and a one-time Hardcore Champion.

Following his 2001 departure from the WWF, James became the inaugural WWA World Heavyweight Champion before once again finding success as a tag team wrestler in TNA, where he was a two-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Tag Team Champion with Konnan and Ron Killings under the Freebird Rule as **3Live Kru**. James also twice competed for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship on pay-per-view.

WWE commentator John Layfield charted James's transition from "a cornerstone of the Attitude Era; one of its greatest stars and one of its architects", to "one of the prime creative forces behind WWE". James is a second generation wrestler; his father Bob wrestled, as did his brothers Scott, Brad, and Steve. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2019) as part of D-Generation X.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ Pumphandle drop

* **Signature moves**
	+ Belly-to-back suplex
	+ Big boot
	+ DDT
	+ Hip toss, sometimes done repeatedly in succession
	+ Piledriver
	+ Powerbomb
	+ *Shaky Knee Drop* (Running knee drop, with theatrics)
	+ *Shake, Rattle and Roll* (Three left-handed jabs followed by a right-handed punch, with theatrics)
	+ Leapfrog body guillotine
	+ Sleeper hold

* **Managers**
	+ Chyna
	+ Harvey Wippleman
	+ The Honky Tonk Man
	+ Kip James
	+ Roxxi Laveaux
	+ Tori

* **Nicknames**
	+ "B-Jizzle"
	+ "The D O Double-G"
	+ "The Real Double J"
	+ "The Road Dogg"
	+ "The Trailer Park Gangsta"

* **Entrance themes**
	+ **World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment**
		- "With My Baby Tonight" by Brian James & Jim Johnston
		- "Oh, You Didn't Know?" by Jim Johnston
		- "Break It Down" by The DX Band (used as a member of D-Generation X)
		- "Gettin' Rowdy" by Brian James and Ron Killings (used while teaming with K-Kwik)
	+ **Total Nonstop Action Wrestling**
		- Giant" by Dale Oliver
		- "Road Dog" by Dale Oliver
		- "What's My Name?" by Ron Killings (used as a member of 3Live Kru)
		- "Beware" by 3 Live Kru (used as a member of 3Live Kru)
		- "3 Live K" by 3 Live Kru (used as a member of 3Live Kru)
		- "Nobody Moves" by Dale Oliver (used while teaming with Kip James)
		- "Bad Jam" by Dale Oliver
		- "In My House" by Dale Oliver (used as a member of Voodoo Kin Mafia)

## Championships and accomplishments

* **All-Star Championship Wrestling**
	+ ACW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dysfunction
* **Catch Wrestling Association**
	+ CWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Cannonball Grizzly
* **Coastal Carolina Wrestling Alliance / Carolina Wrestling Federation**
	+ CCWA/CWF World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **Freedom Pro Wrestling**
	+ FPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Billy Gunn
* **Maryland Championship Wrestling**
	+ MCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kip James
* **Millennium Wrestling Federation**
	+ MWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Beau Douglas
* **NWA Wrestle Birmingham**
	+ NWA Alabama Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
* ***Pro Wrestling Illustrated***
	+ Tag Team of the Year (1998) – with Billy Gunn
	+ Ranked #**46** of the best 500 singles wrestlers in the *PWI 500* in 1999
	+ Ranked #**43** of the best 100 tag teams of the "PWI Years" in 2003 – with Billy Gunn
	+ Ranked #**183** of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003
* **Total Nonstop Action Wrestling**
	+ NWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Ron Killings and Konnan
	+ Gauntlet for the Gold (2003 – Tag Team) – Ron Killings
	+ Feast or Fired (2007 – World Tag Team Championship Contract)
* **TWA Powerhouse**
	+ TWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Billy Gunn
* **United States Wrestling Association**
	+ USWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
	+ USWA Television Championship (2 times)
	+ USWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Tracy Smothers
* **World Wrestling All-Stars**
	+ WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment**
	+ WWF Hardcore Championship (1 time)
	+ WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
	+ WWF Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Billy Gunn
	+ WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Billy Gunn
	+ WWE Hall of Fame
		- Class of 2019 (D-Generation X)
* ***Wrestling Observer Newsletter***
	+ Worst Gimmick (1996) – as The Real Double J