{"id":10709,"date":"2017-12-11T21:37:25","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T02:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=10709"},"modified":"2017-12-11T21:37:25","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T02:37:25","slug":"james-ellsworth-makes-list-like-cody-andy-kaufman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2017\/12\/11\/james-ellsworth-makes-list-like-cody-andy-kaufman\/","title":{"rendered":"James Ellsworth Makes A List Like Cody (and Andy Kaufman)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently released WWE Superstar <strong>James Ellsworth<\/strong> will be returning to the indies in February of 2018, when his 90-day no-compete clause expires following his November release from the company. And in a fashion similar to when <strong>Cody Rhodes<\/strong> departed the WWE last year, Ellsworth posted a photo on his Twitter account of his &#8220;List&#8221; of wrestlers he wants to face when he starts to take bookings on the indie circuit.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RT this and let these chicks know, I made a list and I checked it twice&#8230;..<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Duh?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Duh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3yjQLJJ93W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/3yjQLJJ93W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Ellsworth (@realellsworth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realellsworth\/status\/940393587153555462?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As one can see, his entire list are names of some of the top indie women&#8217;s wrestlers in the world right now, which would lead one to assume that Ellsworth is looking to cash in on the massive asskicking he received from the <em><strong>Smackdown Live<\/strong><\/em> women&#8217;s division during his final weeks in the WWE and turn it into a Kaufman-esque journey of intergender wrestling, where presumably, the Man With Two Fists, &#8220;The Chin That Eats The Pin&#8221;, while hope to have a fighting chance against the likes of such indie wrestlers as <strong>Candice LeRae, Mercedes Martinez, Nicole Savoy, Mia Yim, Kelly Klein, Britt Baker<\/strong>, and others, including Impact Knockouts <strong>Rosemary, Laurel Van Ness<\/strong> and <strong>Sienna<\/strong>, recently released WWE Superstar <strong>Emma<\/strong>, and MMA fighter <strong>Cris Cyborg<\/strong>. Since <strong>Becky Lynch<\/strong> has already beaten him, she&#8217;s been crossed off the list, but it looks like he&#8217;d still like a shot at his former bestie from <em>Smackdown Live<\/em>, <strong>Carmella<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10717\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10717\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10717\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/12\/202_raw_07252016cm_2764-6564307aed7fff1dded59f4f8d8bb3dc-e1513046145498.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10717\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Shot Heard Round The World (Photo: WWE)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ellsworth stands be a top attraction at local independents, in the same vein as former WWE Superstars like <strong>Hornswoggle<\/strong>, but many forget that Ellsworth was a long time veteran indie wrestler as <strong>&#8220;Pretty&#8221; Jimmy Dream<\/strong>. While people may not clamour to see Ellsworth versus the likes of <strong>Shane Strickland<\/strong>, <strong>Will Ospreay<\/strong> or <strong>Kenny Omega<\/strong>, a heel Ellsworth getting his butt kicked by women&#8217;s wrestlers across the country could be something much more appealing, especially with the recent release of the <strong>Andy Kaufman<\/strong>\/<strong>Jim Carrey<\/strong> documentary, <em><strong>Jim &amp; Andy<\/strong><\/em> on Netflix. Kaufman made headlines across the country in the early 80s fighting women after declaring himself the Intergender Champion of the World, before coming to ahead against <strong>Jerry Lawler<\/strong> in Memphis.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Andy Kaufman wrestles the ladies\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rvkPn2MHX74?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On his final tour with the WWE across Europe in November, Ellsworth became a viral sensation when videos surfaced from the WWE and fans in attendance of all the Smackdown women trouncing Ellsworth repeatedly with famous wrestling finishing moves from past WWE Legends.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SmackDown Superstars break more than James Ellsworth&#039;s heart in Leeds, England\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i6EqlYOoXck?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"James Ellsworth gets knocked around in Nottingham\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8FgiGEbzysY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The SmackDown LIVE Women&#039;s division channels The Shield at the expense of James Ellsworth\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uR5H_zVcBTM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"James Ellsworth gets stunned out of Padova, Italy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qRxAoa663pE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"James Ellsworth leaves Milan a damaged man\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gRmBpHqDJCQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently released WWE Superstar James Ellsworth will be returning to the indies in February of 2018, when his 90-day no-compete clause expires following his November release from the company. 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