Connor James

**"Until Next Time!"- Closing sign off**

**"IT! IS! MAAAAAIN EVENT TIME!"- Phrase used before main events**

**"God DAYUM a hip toss"- Phrase used when someone hits a hip toss.**

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**Connor James Witte** (born July 12, 1997) is a CAW Professional Wrestler. He currently wrestles for OPW: Omega Pro Wrestling, Thunder Grappling Association, Rising Star Wrestling, Undisputed Wrestling, and Blacklist CAW. He formerly worked for New-NAW, North American Elite Wrestling, Empire Wrestling, and Global Wrestling Australia. He made a name for himself in rivalries with Aussie Andy and Al Cabrera and recently has had success with tag teams such as Cash Corporation with Lemarcus Carter and NSFW with Chris Snyder. In OPW, he's currently a member of Joe Omega's group The Industry.

## New-NAW

Connor James was signed to New-NAW on August 3, 2018 alongside Mason Kronik, Amir Barnes, and Rival Aussie Andy. Connor James would go on to debut at New-NAW Page 27 in the opening bout of the East Brand side as he had a successful victory against Hugo Sullivan and his winning ways could continue at Page 29. His streak however was short-lived as he was humbled by Aussie Andy after James repeatedly insulted Andy's home promotion Global Wrestling Australia, referring to the talents as "Curtain Jerkers". James was forced to team up with Aussie Andy at Page 31 in a losing effort due to Connor James being a complete scumbag and betraying Aussie Andy before he could even get going in the match. At Chapter 8, he unveiled his magnum opus: Hugo Sullivan. After Hugo brutalized Aussie Andy, Connor & Hugo now team up on a regular basis with them recently going up against Evan O'Shea & Jonny D in a winning effort. While Hugo lost one on one to Jonny D, Connor James scored a win over Evan O'Shea. James would shortly leave New-NAW due to a brief hiatus.

## OPW: Omega Pro Wrestling

At OPW Static Episode 6 on August 7, 2018, just days after his New-NAW Signing, he'd make his debut for another NAWVerse league, acting as the official General Manager for the Static brand and he currently rules with quite the chaotic approach. He would feud with Al Cabrera, going as far as to cost him his golden kingdom title shot but at the OPW Golden Kingdom I megaevent, Al Cabrera got his payback and defeated Connor James, ending his tenure as General Manager on Static! From there, Connor James had a behind-the-scenes falling out with Joe Omega which led to him being set up for murder in OPW..but little did anybody know that this would change Connor James forever and make him even more dangerous. His NSFW Tag Partner, Chris Snyder won a match to free him from the clutches of death at Golden Kingdom IV however not before Bray Wyatt and The Fiend used Connor James to taunt his rival Al. Upon coming out of the abyss, Connor James has seemingly changed, and although he won the first-ever OPW Brodie Cup, last defeating Kenny Omega in the finals using a new finishing move called The T.T.B (Tribute To Brodie). He got his title reward against his own leader Joe Omega in a losing effort but the commentator noted that something was wrong with Connor James, something was..off. Despite this, he'd go onto win the OPW Tag Team Championship alongside NSFW Partner Chris Snyder, marking his first ever championship in OPW. However, the titles were vacated shortly after and a new era in OPW began. James wasted no time in asserting his name in this new era, defending his status as OPW Brodie Cup Champion in the Razor Ramon Tribue Cup. James just fell short to his Industry stablemate Biff Andreas after seemingly not taking Biff as seriously as he should be, continuing his odd behavior. NSFW would challenge The Crusade for the OPW Mega Tag Team Championship and although they came up short, Connor James quickly found his next career path in the form of an attack from the notorious Ring General WALTER. James and WALTER would wage war for the next few months in tags such as WALTER teaming with Barbaro Rojo and Azul against the Industry or James & Daemon teaming against WALTER and former Ringkampf partner Timothy Thatcher. He would also compete in the 2022 Omega 1 Grand Prix where he picked up wins over WALTER and Finn Balor while suffering a loss to Chris Snyder. Despite not winning the OPW Grand Prix, James would still made the Starmageddon 4 card in a Triple Threat against the men he beat in the tournament. However, WALTER would get his retribution but eliminating James first. Connor would rebound by winning a bloody battle against Jon Moxley at the OWGP Bom-Ba-Ye tribute show to Antonio Inoki. This all led to Connor James' involvement in the main event of Golden Kingdom 6 where he resolved his rivalry with WALTER in victory after a brutal Shovel match. Next on Connor's list: Finn Balor and the StarForged Universal Title. After a loss to the Demon Finn Balor at Backlash, Connor James finally won an OPW World Title, his second in the business overall, at OPW Starrcade in a win against human Finn Balor. What's next for Connor James is uncertain? But what can be said: Is that the Belt Conqueror is back and stronger than ever.

## Global Wrestling Australia

At GWA's Ultimate Crisis event, Connor James invaded the Australian promotion as he assaulted Pub Club member Tasmanian Tiger Mask, the best friend of Aussie Andy. He'd go on to...get signed to GWA!? In a shocking turn of events, Edward Jones signed Connor James and penciled in a match between him and Aussie Andy inside of a Steel Cage where the only way to win is by submission. James alleged that he and Jones are "Friends" which Jones has denied. James has also repeatedly tried to woo Shelia Sage but she cruelly shot him down. At GWA's Ashes event, Connor James battled Aussie Andy in a losing effort in a Steel Cage Match where the only way to win was by Submission. After Ashes, Connor James had his final match at GWA Breakout Episode 26 before taking a hiatus due to mental health issues. James returned at the end of GWA Breakout episode 30, ambushing G.I Bloke and challenging him to a match at Great Australian Brawl, winning their battle at the CPV event in what would be James' last GWA appearance to date.

## Empire Wrestling

Empire Wrestling would host a NAWVerse special with Balor defending the Empire Wrestling title against several CAW roster members, including Connor James. While he was unsuccessful, perhaps this won't be his first World Title match in his CAW Wrestling career. He would later go on to win the Empire Hardcore title! At some point, Connor James and Hugo signed with Empire and the rivalry with Pub Club spilled over. At EMPIRE-OPW Trouble in Tokyo, Connor James and Hugo teamed with Ryan Evans against the Pub Club and Matthew Stone, laying the groundwork for what would become Sudden Impact. He'd leave due to a brief hiatus and when he come back, he didn't do much of note until Empire itself went on hiatus.

## North American Elite Wrestling

Connor James debuted at NAEW Upstart as part of a Fatal 4-Way against Rivals Al Cabrera and Aussie Andy as well as Mike Valander. James hit his Saving Grace Death Valley Driver only for Al to pin Valander. He later went on to compete in a battle royal at NAEW Threes Not Enough, eliminating both Bloodline representatives in the match: Biff Andreas and Zach Starr as well as Steven Raden before losing to longtime rival Aussie Andy. He would enter the United States Tag Team Title tournament with Lemarcus Carter. Although Andy cost them, their alliance would continue as they become known as "Cash Corporation". All while James continues his rivalries with Cabrera and Andy. After James loses a maple leaf title match with Al and Jonny D, he moves on to battle Andy. The two have a second Steel Cage Match, this one is even more brutal than their war at GWA Ashes. With the help of Lemarcus Carter, Connor escapes the game for the win. At Christmas Showdown at the end of 2019, Connor won his first major CAW title with a victory over Cabrera for the NAEW Canadian Maple Leaf Championship. Before that, however, controversy struck as Connor issued a scathing statement, disrespecting NAEW, Al Cabrera, and CAW as a whole. Connor lost the belt at 6th Sense but quickly rebounded, winning the NAEW Brutality Championship 3 times and forming the new NSFW during "The Twitch Era's" beginning with Chris Snyder. The two of them win the NAEW Canadian Tag Team Championships at Rebellion and would defend the titles against the legendary Damage Gauge at Collision Course. However, it wouldn't go their way as Eichorn pinned Snyder after an Unhawaiian Nightmare. CJ wouldn't be away from title chases for long however as on the very next NAEW card, he challenged for the All American Championship, taking on former Cash Corporation Partner Lemarcus Carter and CAW Icon Smokey however James would come up short again, being pinned after Smokey hit him with Shatterproof. From there, Connor would mostly compete in the Kickoffs of major NAEW cards such as in Lucha Fiesta where he won his 4th Brutality Championship, the most of any competitor in NAEW. He also defended the belt on the Kickoffs of Beach Blitz and the Pandemic Special, defending his title against Bonkers and Zach Starr respectively, the latter being his last match before NAEW closed its doors and merged with New-NAW to form Undisputed Wrestling.

## WEDF NXT

Connor James, under his other name of Connor Witte, serves as a commentator and member of the board of directors as well as behind-the-scenes booker. It's entirely possible that Connor James got into wrestling in the first place because of the attack by Jay White.

## Thunder Grappling Association

Connor James' time with the TGA began with the short-lived AWS fed. There, he competed as part of the RAW brand teaming and later rivaling with Otis Baxter. AWS closed shortly after but Tommy Thunder took notice of the intense striker and signed him to the TGA. In TGA's first major match, Connor James was picked to compete in the TGA Battle of the Alamo to crown the first champion where James impressively made it to the final three before being eliminated by long-time rival Al Cabrera. At TGA's Civil War event, James got his second shot at the belt against Alamo Dome winner and inaugural champion Joe Omega and Al where he came up short once again, being the first one eliminated. He also failed to win the TGA Supercard tournament, losing in yet another triple threat to Takeshi Hayashida in a match that also involved Duncan Blade. It seemed like James was distanced to come up short every time until the TGA Thunder Rumble happened. In that match, James entered in at #4 and was the iron man of the match, eliminating the likes of Lex Strommann, Jonathan Gable, Rain Lopez, Helenius, and even Eddie Nicholson before finally being eliminated by, once again, #29 Al Cabrera. The personality shift from escaping death's clutches in OPW started to get to him and he snapped in a post-match promo, talking about how little he felt and how sick he was of Al. So he told Al that he would "Kill him". This led to a violent death match inside the Thunder Dome where James unveiled a new look. A Baldhead, a thicker beard, and black jeans. He brought a new brutal fighting style to this match which ended in a Connor James victory after punting Al across the skull. He competed in the main event of Locked and Caged for the TGA World Title, being joined by TGA World Champion Nelson Storms, Steve Meltz, John X, TJ Nicholson and his Industry Partner Joe Omega. He made it to the Final 2, eliminating both TJ and Joe in the process. He was only stopped by Nelson Storms. At the TGA Supercard event, Connor picked up a major win against Industry member and mentor Joe Omega. At the TGA Dead Redemption event, Connor won his first championship in TGA at the Dead Redemption by defeating Michael Vialpando for the TGA Regional Championship.

## **Rising Star Wrestling**

Connor James signed with RSW alongside two of his personal friends: Cassie and Violet Danger. In the second show, he lost a Championship Fatal 4-way to Logan Toxin in a match that also involved Amir Barnes and his NSFW Partner Chris Snyder but it was here that he also gained one of the biggest victories in his career so far: Defeating Danny Jackpot in a Tables Match at Fight for a Cure. At an RSW house show on April 30, 2021, Connor defeated Ryan Maclean to win the RSW California championship, his first title with the promotion.

## Undisputed Wrestling

As part of the NAEW Roster, Connor James signed with the company's merger with New-NAW. He competed in the Undisputed Live Championship Tournament, defeating Mike Valander and Biff Andreas to get to the tournament finals where he lost to Tyler King who was making his CAW Return. James however has shown odd behavior backstage. Regardless though, he continued to work as usual to not much consistency. He main evented Undisputed Wrestling 3 in a #1 Contender Battle Royal, making it to the final 4 before being eliminated by XtremeTony. In Undisputed Wrestling 4, he teamed with real-life girlfriend Sasha Blackrose against Kage & Monica Scarre. Despite allegedly dying in the match (very much disputed), he and Sasha Blackrose picked up the win however with Sasha pinning Monica. Following this and another mixed-tag victory against the team of Louis Valander & Alexandria Marie, Connor's UW run began to pick up steam as he won a #1 Contender Battle Royal to get a shot at Nick Gemini's live Championship. He failed at Undisputed Wrestling 8 but then, finally, won the championship at Undisputed Wrestling 9 which marked his first championship in the new promotion. Connor racked up a once successful defense against El Lightning and is set to defend it in a Halloween Battle Royal featuring old enemy Kage, Monster Messiah, Billy Bowers, Corporate Alien, Grim Reaping, Bonkers, and John Bates.

## FWZ

In FWZ, Chris Snyder defeated Silverlight in an Tables Match to become Ignition Champion. He interrupted a promo from "The Renegade" and things got physical. When The Renegade got the edge of the fight, Connor James arrived to FWZ alongside the notorious Eddie Kingston. Eddie Kingston distracted him enough for Snyder to brutalize The Renegade with a chair and defeat him in a match. At the very end of the match in a GSF Heayweight Championship between Cameron Black and Mike Sutton, the trio made their presence known. Connor laid out Cameron Black with the Exodus. "The Renegade" tried to save Black and Sutton but Connor James and Eddie Kingston snuffed out the hope. Sutton also fought back but that's when the 4th member of this dangerous alliance unveiled himself: The Inevitable Samoa Joe! Samoa Joe choked Mike Sutton out and the 4 of them stood tall, having taken FWZ by storm.

## Blacklist CAW

Connor made an inconspicious Blacklist debut, defeating a poor local talent in brutal fashion. However, he was surprisingly announced for the 100th match of Blacklist CAW to determine it's first world champion. He was joined by Danny Jackpot, Joe Omega, and Jamari Mito. After a chaotic fatal four-way war, James hit Mito with Exodus for the 3 count and thus, Connor James won his first world title in CAW and became the inagurual Blacklist CAW World Heavyweight Champion. His first order of business was to battle Zulite The Great. Despite the scrappy nature of ZTG, Connor James wound up 3-0 in Blacklist CAW's record books. James is waiting for the next person to step up to his world title.

## Personal Life

Outside the ring, Connor James is good friends with Danny Jackpot, Biff Andreas, Nate Farron, Autumn Breeze, Lemarcus Carter, TJ Nicholson, Joe Omega, Andrew Hunter, and ironically enough given their character's rivalries, Al Cabrera and Brenden Stewart. Connor was diagnosed with Autism really early in his life but more recently, he's had issues with Depression, Anxiety, and Stress which has been the main issue preventing him from releasing WEDF NXT Episodes as consistent as he wished he would be. In mid-2020, Connor James started to identify as a Pansexual Panromantic. He also has no gender preference, accepting He/Him, She/Her, or They/Them pronouns. Connor is currently in a relationship with fellow wrestler Sasha Blackrose which has been incorporated onto Undisputed Wrestling's shows. Connor James has said that a lot of his wrestling style is inspired by Japanese Wrestling while his promo style is influenced by Mick Foley.

## In Wrestling

### Finishers

* Saving Grace (Death Valley Driver)
* Exodus (Air Raid Bomb)
* OFF WITH HIS HEAD (Punt Kick)

### Signatures

* Dragon Clutch (Arm Trapped Crossface)
* T.T.B - Tribute To Brodie (Discus Lariat),

### Nicknames

* The Saving Grace (By Himself, former wrestling nickname)
* The Diabolical (By Danny Jackpot, Official Wrestling Nickname)
* Conrad (By Danny Jackpot)
* The Screaming Banshee (Commentary Nickname)

### Tag Team(s) and Stables

* Connor James & Hugo
* Cash Corporation (Connor James & Lemarcus Carter)
* NSFW (Connor James & Chris Snyder)
* The Industry (OPW)

## Championships & Accomplishments

**Blacklist CAW**

* **Blacklist World Heavyweight Champion (1x) (Inagurual and Current)**

**OPW: Omega Pro Wrestling**

* **OPW Starforged Universal Champion (1x) (Current)**
* **OPW World Tag Team Championship (1x) (Last)**
* **OPW Brodie Cup 2021**
* **Feud of the Year Award (2018): *Connor James vs. Al Cabrera***

**EMPIRE Wrestling**

* **Empire Hardcore Championship (1x)**

**CAWVerse Forums**

* CAWVerse 24/7 Championship

**North American Elite Wrestling**

* NAEW Canadian Maple Leaf Championship (1x)
* NAEW Canadian Tag Team Championship (1x)
* NAEW Brutality Championship (4x, Last)

**Rising Star Wrestling**

* **RSW California Championship (1x, Current)**

**Thunder Grappling Association**

* TGA Regional Championsihp (1x) (Current)

**Undisputed Wrestling**

* **Undisputed Wrestling Live Championship (1x)**
* **Undisputed Wrestling North American Championship (1x, Current)**

### Entrance Themes

1. "The One Who Laughs Last" by Downplay (TGA)
2. "Fight Like the Devil" by ONLAP (Blacklist CAW)