James Drake speaks exclusively to The Morecambe Wrestling Podcast telling of his journey from training in Morecambe, his early days in the XWA with Team Rockstar and the Blackpool Blonds, to his worldwide success with one of the best and most decorated tag teams of modern times. It's a fascinating insight into the education James had in the Morecambe ring, preparing him for a career which has seen him gain multiple accolades and taken him to NXT UK, NXT, AEW, ROH, TNA and New Japan alongside Zack Gibson in the Grizzled Young Veterans. He also reveals the amazing story of how and where he was scouted by William Regal and speaks at length about why the GYV eventually decided to leave WWE. Experience the passion, progression, memories and wisdom of the biggest star ever to come out of the Morecambe Wrestling Training School. 

Topics include:

Loopy

15 years old

"I didn't know if I would ever get to WWE."

21CW

Meeting Zack Gibson

Judo mats in a church

Fond memories

Driving with Rossion and his dad

No stresses

Learning about life on the road

Johnny Phere and Dave Rayne

We forgot Stallion!

Tight-knit group

Bandido in Detroit

Coping when the top rope breaks

"You don't know what danger really is."

The sky is purple

Little rat

Chemistry with Axl Rage

JD's forgotten tag team partner

Fork in a plug socket

Never have your hair cut!

Remembering dates

Biggest crime ever

Supershow dream at The Dome

Don't be a nuisance

Terrifying Sam Slam

Spud lives 20 minutes away

Feeling pathetic

Thrown in at the deep end

Production of the RKO

Working with Alex Shane

Dancing with James Mason

Origin of The Blackpool Blonds

Robbie Brookside promo tips

Motor City Machine Guns

Jon Moxley's pants

Blackpool Tower

Keep building

"Oh I do like to be beside the seaside."

Liverpool kit

The Noel Gallagher of wrestling

"I'm gonna lamp ya!"

Trying new moves

The evolution of GYV

Balaclava and spitting

Red mist

The Blonds split

All-Star Wrestling

Deadline at 26

Necessary evil

Reasons for name change

Puberty says 'remember me?'

YES! YES! YES! in a supermarket

Almost James Dane

Draco Malfoy

Straight Edge Society

The slanting ring

Really big beard

Unsexy Kev and his train magazines

"No-one appreciates a cold-call."

Jim Smallman

Painters and decorators

Late for work talking WWE contracts

Five minutes from home

Missing Mr Regal

HBK and HHH one-liners

The Dyad and Schism

John Laurinaitis and NXT firings

"The humanity wasn't there."

Green cards

Blurry vision

Zombiefied

The Judgement Day shift

The Rock's daughter

Going to Shawn

Denied release

Leaving like Cody Rhodes

Texting Triple H

AEW

High school gossip

All the flavours

Tanahashi and Dustin

The modern day UKFF

Fake News

Don't get caught in the weeds

Tony Khan

Still a baby

"I suggest you watch something else."

'Support British Wrestling'

The Ducks

Leon Slater

Working for tomorrow

Wembley Stadium

Driving an emotional reaction

Local pub without the drinking

Sneaky Morecambe return

Doing the double

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