Jamie Noble

Infobox Wrestler
name=Jamie Noble

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names=James Gibsoncite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/j/jamie-noble.html|title=Jamie Noble Profile|accessdate=2008-03-25|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling]
Jamie Howard
Jamie Knoble
Jamie Noble
Jamie-San
height=height|ft=5|in=9
weight= convert|202|lb|kg|abbr=on|lk=on
birth_date = birth date and age|1976|12|23
death_date =
birth_place = Hanover, West Virginia
resides=Melbourne, Floridacite paper |last=Fauber |first=Gary |title=From small town to big time |publisher=The Register-Herald |date=2008-07-26 |url=http://www.register-herald.com/sports/local_story_208222558.html?keyword=topstory |accessdate=2008-07-28 ]
billed=Hanover, West Virginia
trainer=Dean Malenko
Bill Weaver
WCW Power Plant
debut=1995
retired=|

James Gibson (born December 23, 1976) better known by his ring name Jamie Noble, is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment, wrestling on its Raw brandciteweb|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/jamienoble/bio/|accessdate=2008-07-30|title=Jamie Noble Bio|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment] .He is also known for his appearances with Ring of Honor, where he won its World Championship, and World Championship Wrestling in its cruiserweight division and is a one time Cruiserweight Champion.

Career

Gibson started wrestling in 1995 after being trained by Dean Malenko, briefly working for the Jacksonville, Florida based Renegade Championship Wrestling.

World Championship Wrestling

His first national exposure was in World Championship Wrestling. He wore a mask to hide the fact that he was Caucasian and was called Jamie-San; as part of Leia Meow's Jung Dragons with Jimmy Yang and Kaz Hayashi. They feuded with "3 Count" (Shane Helms, Shannon Moore and Evan Karagias). While known as Jamie-San, he also had a stint in Independent Professional Wrestling, winning their Light Heavyweight title.citeweb|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/lhtipw2.html|accessdate=2008-06-14|last=Westcott|first=Brian|title=IPW - INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING (Florida)LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT/CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE HISTORY|publisher=Solie] He eventually unmasked and became Jamie Knoble to form a tag team with Karagias. After WCW closed, He wrestled in the Heartland Wrestling Association and became HWA Cruiserweight Champion.citeweb|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/cwthwa.html|accessdate=2008-06-14|last=Westcott|first=Brian|title=HWA - HEARTLAND WRESTLING ASSOCIATION HWA - CRUISERWEIGHT/TELEVISION TITLE HISTORY|publisher=Solie]

World Wrestling Entertainment

Gibson later signed with World Wrestling Entertainment under the name Jamie Noble. He made his debut as a heel on the June 6, 2002 episode of "SmackDown!" by attacking the Hurricane and was joined by Nidia in a trailer park trash gimmick. He won the WWE Cruiserweight Championshipcite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/cruiser/350490|title=History Of The Cruiserweight Championship - Jamie Noble|date=2002-06-23|accessdate=2008-02-03|publisher=WWE] and feuded with Tajiri and Billy Kidman. Noble then got an inheritance, making both Nidia and Noble rich. Noble and Nidia both turned face by befriending Torrie Wilson and Billy Gunn. Nidia finally left him after she was "blinded" by then heel, Tajiri's mist. He became a heel again by doing things he thought Nidia couldn't see and lied to her about them. During that time he also feuded with Rey Mysterio for the Cruiserweight Championship. The two would face off for the Championship and Noble lost. A Boyfriend vs. Girlfriend Blindfold Match was then scheduled for Noble and Nidia at No Way Out. Noble came out on top after cheating to see where Nidia was. He left WWE on September 15, 2004 when his steroid usage came to light following a staph infection. WWE suggested a contractual release (which at first Gibson was a little disappointed with) to return whenever he wanted.

Independent circuit

After his staph infection came to an end, he began wrestling promotions all over the world including New Japan Pro Wrestling, Heartland Wrestling Association, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Ring of Honor, PowerSlam Pro Wrestling and Italian Championship Wrestling, as James Gibson. On June 28 2005, it was confirmed that he would be returning to World Wrestling Entertainment after a one year absence and fulfilling his independent circuit commitments. [citeweb|url=http://www.wrestlingpressbox.com/index.php?p=195|title=A blog regarding Jamie Noble's returns to WWE|publisher=Wrestlingpressbox.com] Before returning to WWE, he became the ROH World Champion when he wrestled in an elimination four-way match against then champion CM Punk, Samoa Joe, and Christopher Daniels on August 12 2005.citeweb|url=http://www.rohwrestling.com/titlehistory/|accessdate=2008-06-14|title=Ring of Honor official title histories|publisher=ROH] He lost the title to Bryan Danielson on September 17 2005.

Return to WWE

mackDown!

Jamie Noble made his return to WWE on the December 17 2005 edition of Velocity and would later frequently team with fellow cruiserweight Kid Kash; during May 2006, Noble and Kash debuted a gimmick, where they would wear dog collars as well as bark and bite and had a short face run. The pair quickly turned heel and were soon named "The Pit Bulls". They then entered the hunt for the WWE Tag Team Championship. The team came to an end after Kash's release from the company on September 27 2006. [cite web|url=http://www.wrestling101.com/101/newsitem/3376/|title=WWE: Kid Kash Released|date=27 September 2006|accessdate=2008-01-29]

Afterwards, in 2007, Noble would return to competing in the cruiserweight division and jobbing to the stars like Rey Mysterio and Bobby Lashley. At No Way Out, Noble competed in a cruiserweight Gauntlet Match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship. He was eliminated by his former WCW teammate, Jimmy Wang Yang. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nowayout/matches/3465668113/results/|title=Chavo makes a splash|date=February 18, 2007|author=Craig Tello|accessdate=2007-11-15|publisher=WWE]

Noble returned to television on the June 8 edition of "SmackDown!", teaming up with Chavo Guerrero and Daivari against Paul London, Brian Kendrick and Wang Yang in a losing effort. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/06082007/|title=Leading to a manic Monday|date=June 8, 2007|author=Lennie DiFino|acessdadate=2007-11-15|publisher=WWE] On the June 15 edition of "Smackdown", Noble competed in a Fatal Four-Way number 1 contenders match for the Cruiserweight Championship, which he lost to Jimmy Wang Yang and also involved Shannon Moore and Daivari. [

cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/06152007/|title=Backdraft|date=June 15, 2007|author=Lennie DiFino|accessdate=2007-11-15|publisher=WWE] In July, Noble would come up short in a Triple Threat Match for the Cruiserweight Championship against then Champion Guerrero and Funaki. Noble then competed in the Cruiserweight Open at The Great American Bash but was pinned by Hornswoggle. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/thegreatamericanbash/matches/42789824/results/|title=A leprechaun's pot o' Cruiserweight gold|date=July 22, 2007|author=Mike McAvennie|accessdate=2007-11-15|publisher=WWE] Noble would then begin a feud with Hornswoggle that would see him lose in various humiliating fashions, usually by count-out. Moore would constantly use his obsession with Hornswoggle to humiliate him as well.

After his feud with Hornswoggle ended, Noble began an angle where he was placed in squash matches, as punishment for being disrespectful to Smackdown! general manager, Vickie Guerrero. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/10122007|title=Conflicting interests|date=October 12, 2007|author=Lennie DiFino|accessdate=2008-01-02|publisher=WWE] [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/10192007|title=Phenomenal statement|date=October 19, 2007|author=Lennie DiFino|accessdate=2008-02-02|publisher=WWE] [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/10262007|title=Cruiser-baited|date=October 26, 2007|author=Lennie DiFino|accessdate=2008-02-02|publisher=WWE] [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/11012007|title=A challenging week|date=November 2, 2007|author=Lennie DiFino|accessdate=2008-02-02|publisher=WWE] [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/11092007|title=Finding the way|date=2007-11-02|author=Lennie DiFino|accessdate=2007-12-02|publisher=WWE] [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/11132007/|title=Pushing Punk|date=November 13, 2007|author=Andrew Rote|accessdate=2007-12-02|publisher=WWE] He was eventually placed in a match with Chuck Palumbo, which was expected to be yet another squash. Noble, however, defeated Palumbo, [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/11232007/|title=Engine failure|date=November 23, 2007|author=Louie Dee|accessdate=2008-01-29|publisher=WWE] which began a feud between the two, as well as involving Palumbo's "friend" Michelle McCool. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/11302007/|title=Fool me once, shame on you…|date=November 30, 2007|author=Louie Dee|accessdate=2008-02-02|publisher=WWE] [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/12072007/|title=Win a date with a Diva|date=December 7, 2007|author=Louie Dee|accessdate=2008-02-03|publisher=WWE] After his fourth win against Palumbo he came out when Chuck threatened to hurt McCool, which indicated a face turn. Later in a tag team match, Palumbo attacked Noble and McCool, turning heel. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/articles/6248660/mccoolinjuryupdate|title=Michelle McCool injury update|date=January 26, 2008|accessdate=2008-01-27|publisher=WWE] [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/results/|title=Divided they fall|date=January 25, 2008|author=Mitch Passero|accessdate=2008-01-27|publisher=WWE] As a result, Noble turned face once again.

Raw

As part of the 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft, Noble was drafted to the Raw brand. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/wwedraft2008/7505418/|title=Official 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|accessdate=2008-06-25]

Noble was than involved in a storyline where he tried to impress Layla on multiple occasions, only to antagonize and be beaten by larger opponents. He started a feud with William Regal over the course of the storyline, the two trading wins, and Layla, between them. On the September 15, 2008 edition of Raw, the feud escalated following Noble's victory over Paul Burchill. Layla came out and told Noble it was over and she found a man worthy of her in Regal. The following week on Raw, Noble teamed up with Mickie James, turning face again, and defeating Paul and Katie Lea Burchill.

In wrestling

*Finishing and signature moves :*Fireman's carry double knee gutbuster:*Jumping belly to belly piledriver – WCW:*"Nobilizer" / Tiger driver – 2000–2005:*Northern Lights suplex into a cross armbarciteweb|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/6906/105/|accessdate=2008-10-07|date=2008-09-28|last=Martin|first=Todd|title=odd Martin's Raw TV report for September 29|publisher=Wrestling Observer Newsletter] – 2008–present:*"Paydirt" (Guillotine choke, sometimes inverted) – 2004–2005; Used as a regular move since then.:*"Trailer Hitch" (Modified figure four leglock) – 2004–2005; Innovated :*Cannonball senton:*Diving leg drop:*Leg lariat:*Multiple suplex variations::*German::*Sitout::*Super:*Seated chinlock:*Snap scoop powerslam:*Swinging neckbreaker

*Managers:*Leia Meow:*Nidia

*Nicknames:*The Redneck Messiah:*The Pit Bull:*Jamie "By God" Noble

*Entrance themes
**"Slam Smack"
**"2 Z's Top" - currently used by ECW superstar Jack Swagger.
**"Kash Money " - with barking, used this during his time as a tag team partner with Kid Kash
**Kash Money - was Kid Kash's former entrance theme, current theme

Championships and accomplishments

*Heartland Wrestling Association:*HWA Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)

*Independent Professional Wrestling (Florida):*IPW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

*"'Pro Wrestling Illustrated:*PWI ranked him # 42 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 2002 [citeweb|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi50002.htm|accessdate=2008-07-02|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 2002|publisher=Wrestling Information Archive]

*Ring of Honor:*ROH World Championship (1 time)

*World Wrestling Entertainment:*WWE Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)

*Other titles:*CCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)Fact|date=June 2008

Personal life

Noble is a 1996 graduate of Baileysville High School in Baileysville, West Virginia. He resides in Melbourne, Florida, with his wife Angela, who went to the same high school. Together, they have one son, named Gage.

References

External links

* [http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/jamienoble/ WWE Profile]