Sir James Steven Harrison CBE (born February 6, 1981) is an English professional wrestler, Brazil jiu-jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist who is currently signed to the WWE and Bellator MMA, he is the current NEVER Openweight Champion, Bellator Heavyweight Champion and the ROH World Tag Team Champion, holding the latter alongside his brother Matthew Harrison. He has been with the company since 1996 one of just six currently on the roster who has been with the company for 20 years. Along with this he makes sporadic appearances on Lucha Underground. He also works part-time at the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy.
Harrison is renowned for his stiff wrestling style which he attributes to his training in Japan, he was also noted as a heavy blader until advised not to by doctors in 2002 before getting the all clear health wise in 2016. During his WWE career he has won 19 world championships and 86 championships in total which includes 18 tag titles. He has also won two Money in the Bank contracts, three Royal Rumbles, two King of the Ring titles, two Bragging Rights trophies, the World Cup of Wrestling in 2016 and 20 Slammy Awards. He is also the Sixth Grand Slam Champion and Ninth Triple Crown Champion.
Away from the WWE he won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight and IWGP Tag Team Championships during his original run with NJPW from 1994 to 1996, he would win the NEVER Openweight Championship in his return 21 years later. Away from wrestling he is also Bellator Heavyweight Championship in Bellator MMA and has a 2–0 MMA record winning both my submission.
Harrison was appointed an OBE in the 2003 New Year Honours, which was later upgraded to a CBE in the 2006 New Years Honours, these solely for his work in entertainment. He was knighted in the 2017 New Years Honours for his charity work, entertainment and business work.
In WWE Harrison is noted for his legendary feud with Triple H considered one of the companies greatest, which began towards the end of The Attitude Era and has sporadically continued since. Though in NJPW he is noted for his near three-year long rivalry with Jushin Thunder Liger which is considered the greatest wrestling feud of all-time.
Professional Wrestling Career
NJPW
Feud with Jushin Thunder Liger (1994–1996)
World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment
Intercontinental Champion and feud with The Harts and D-X (1997–98)
Harrison made his WWF debut on October 5, 1997 at Badd Blood: In Your House attacking Owen Hart after he had defeated Farooq and won the WWF Intercontinental Championship. The following night on Raw Harrison was forced to have a match against Owen's brother Bret Hart who Harrison defeated in a four minute squash match and then defeated Owen's brother in-law Jim Neidhart in just 30 seconds. Harrison would then face Owen at Survivor Series for the Intercontinental title which Harrison won. The following night on Raw Harrison began a feud with D-Generation X when he defeated Shawn Michaels which his controversial finisher The Headbutt. According to Harrison in an interview in 2013 with Stone Cold Steve Austin he had been asked by Vince McMahon to use a strong style version of a headbutt which Harrison stated that McMahon had no clue how dangerous it was. Harrison stated "Vince wanted me to use a strong style version of a headbutt as my finisher but he clearly had no clue about how dangerous it was. I only ever performed it five times in my whole career and won every match with it but every time I used it, I ended up busting myself open and causing my opponent to have a minor concussion and that's why I don't want to use it. Both myself and my opponent end up with a bad injury as a result."
Championship pursuits and The Demon (1998–2001)
Harrison appeared as "The Demon" after WrestleMania XIV and went undefeated during this time several superstars continued to take on The Demon and end his unbeaten streak. Harrison under The Demon gimmick eventually won the WWF Championship at Unforgiven in 1999, the following night Harrison revealed he was The Demon.
Tag Team dominance and feuds with Triple H and Stone Cold (2002–2005)
WWE Champion and singles division dominance (2006–2009)
Record-breaking tag team title reign (2009–2014)
The Authority, feud with Daniel Bryan and record-breaking titles (2014–15)
Return of The Empire and feud with The Authority and The Wyatts (2015)
On the July 20, 2015 episode of Raw The Authority were in the ring giving a promo before Harrison appeared and approached Triple H and told him that "Next week The Authority should prepare for hell. We will return." He would then emerge again on July 27 by himself with The Authority in-ring before the theme music for The Empire of Pain began playing and Harrison was joined in-ring by Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, Cesaro and Randy Orton.
Bullet Club and feud with Matthew Harrison (2016–present)
Harrison began 2016 by defeating Shinsuke Nakamura on Raw in one of the most anticipated matches of all-time. The match was one of the longest in Raw history but one of the best of all-time, it was back and forth for 10 minutes before Nakamura hit his Boma Ye finisher on Harrison he kicked out at two Harrison quickly got up and hit Nakamura with an F-5 and he kicked out. Harrison eventually won after hitting Nakamura with a Curb Stomp thus ending the moves ban and pinning him after a Tombstone Piledriver. On Raw on January 11, 2016 Roman Reigns took part in a one vs. all match and after he was being attacked by The New Day, Kevin Owens, Alberto Del Rio and Sheamus he was then hit with an F-5 by Brock Lesnar but after this Harrison walked down to the ring chokeslamming Lesnar and hitting him with an F-5 of his own officially setting up a US title match at the 2016 Royal Rumble. Harrison successfully retained the title. As Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns were announced alongside Brock Lesnar as the main event of Fastlane (2016), their friendship was put to the test and would ultimately lead to the break-up of The Empire of Pain. During a promo from Harrison, Reigns, Ambrose and The Usos they were interrupted by the Bullet Club, before Harrison attacked them before acknowledging the Bullet Club with the "Too Sweet" gesture thus turning Harrison heel for the first time since leaving The Authority. Harrison successfully defeated Alberto Del Rio at Fastlane in a tables match to retain his WWE United States Championship. Harrison alongside his brother Matthew took on The New Day at WWE Roadblock in their mandatory rematch for the WWE Tag Team Championship, this was delayed due to Matthew's severe injury in the match in which they lost the titles. This match was highly praised as saw James awarded his fourteenth five match star match by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter marking the first time a WWE tag match had been awarded the honour. Later on in the night Harrison defeated Baron Corbin, Luke Harper, Alberto Del Rio, Chris Jericho and Tyler Breeze in a six-way elimination match for his United States Championship
It was announced on Raw on March 21, 2016 that Harrison would defend his WWE United States Championship against Triple H at WrestleMania 32 in a no holds barred match, the week prior it was announced he alongside his brother would defend their WWE Tag Team Championship titles at WrestleMania in a 3-on-2 no holds barred handicap against The New Day. On the March 24, 2016 episode of SmackDown! Harrison defended the US title successfully against Sami Zayn thus meaning he would have held the title for over 300 days, this made it only the third reign under the WWE banner to surpass 300 days. James alongside his brother successfully his tag team title against The New Day they were helped out by their sister Ana Sanchez who hit an RKO on Xavier Woods. In his US title match against Triple H his wife Eve Torres returned on what was their tenth anniversary and performed her finisher The Heart Breaker on Triple H's wife and manager Stephanie McMahon as Harrison securred victory and retained his title. Alongside his brother he will defend his tag titles against Enzo and Cass at Payback after Enzo and Cass won a number one contender's tournament. Harrison unsuccessfully defended his US title in a ladder match against Apollo Crews, The Miz, Damien Sandow, Neville, Tyler Breeze at Payback which Sandow won ending Harrison's reign at 336 days. Earlier in the night he and Matthew Harrison were scheduled to face Enzo and Cass in a tag team title match but less than four minutes in Enzo Amore suffered a severe concussion and the match ended in a no contest. The following night on Raw The Brothers faced The Vaudevillains with their tag team titles on the line and were unsuccessful in defending them after the match James attacked his brother and setting up a World Heavyweight Championship match at Extreme Rules. The match was considered one of the most brutal in WWE history in which Matthew won pinning James for the first time since Extreme Rules in 2014, a rematch was set up on Raw the following for Money in the Bank. The rematch at Money in the Bank would be even more brutal than Extreme Rules in a match that lasted over 45 minutes Matthew retained his title on again via pinfall.
Lucha Underground (2016–present)
Harrison made an appearance on Lucha Underground at the September 14, 2016 taping under a mask and the ring name of El Demonio he wrestled and defeated Mil Muertes before revealing a Bullet Club t-shirt and removing his mask. Harrison returned to Lucha Underground three weeks later and again attacked Muertes.
Independent circuit (2016–present)
Throughout 2015 and 2016 the WWE announced various partnerships with wrestling promotions all over the world. In September 2016 Harrison had a match at Evolve Wrestling where he defeated former WWE superstar Drew Galloway. Then a few days later he faced Wolfgang in Insane Championship Wrestling winning the match. He would then make a surprise appearance at House of Hardcore 21: Blizzard Brawl where he faced Matt Cross and would defeat him.
On July 10, 2017 it was announced Harrison was participate in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's Battle of Los Angeles.
Ring of Honor (2016–present)
He would also appear on the first Ring of Honor TV tapings following Final Battle 2016 interrupting a promo from newly crowned ROH World Champion Kyle O'Reilly hitting him with a Curb Stomp. On the following episode Harrison had a non-title match with O'Reilly and was victorious. He alongside his brother Matthew Harrison appearing on the Ring of Honor TV taping immediately following SuperCard of Honor XI where they interrupted newly crowned tag team champions War Machine (Hanson and Raymond Rowe) and they challenged them to a title match on night one of War of the Worlds. Matthew then hit Hanson with a running powerslam and James hit Raymond Rowe with a Venom Strike.
Return to NJPW (2017–present)
It was announced by NJPW on December 11, 2016 that Harrison would return to NJPW for a match at Wrestle Kingdom 11 against Katsuyori Shibata, this was later confirmed by Harrison on twitter. Shibata later confirmed he would put his NEVER Openweight Championship on the line meaning that if Harrison was to win it he would be able to defend it in the WWE. At the end Harrison won the championship allowing it to be defended in both NJPW and the WWE with it being exclusive to the Raw brand.
Harrison returned in June at Dominion 6.11 defending his NEVER Openweight Championship against Hirooki Goto in a lumberjack deathmatch, each man had four lumberjacks that they picked with Harrison being backed up by Chad Gable, Jason Jordan, Neville and Matthew Harrison. Harrison successfully defended his title for an eighth time since winning it in January.
Mixed Martial Arts
| James Harrison | |
|---|---|
| Born | James Steven Harrison February 6, 1981 (age 36) Burton upon Trent, England |
| Other names | The Demon Super Crazy The Immortal |
| Nationality | English |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 236 lb (107 lb; 16 st 12 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Style | Shootfighting, submission wrestling |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Team | Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy |
| Rank | 8th degree Red Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu |
| Years active | 1999–2010, 2016–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 16 |
| Wins | 16 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 15 |
| Losses | 0 |
Record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 16 matches | 16 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By submission | 15 | 0 |
| By decision | 0 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 16–0 | Junior dos Santos | Submission (gogoplata) | UFC 211 | May 13, 2017 | 3 | 4:58 | Dallas, TX |
| Win | 15–0 | Justin Wren | Submission (triangle choke) | Bellator 174 | Mar 3, 2017 | 2 | 0:32 | Thackerville, OK |
| Win | 14–0 | Cheick Kongo | Submission (rear naked choke) | Bellator 164 | Nov 10, 2016 | 1 | 2:47 | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Win | 13–0 | Cheick Kongo | Submission (kimura lock) | Bellator 161 | Sep 16, 2016 | 1 | 3:57 | Cedar Park, TX |
| Win | 12–0 | Pat Barry | Submission (bicep slicer) | UFC 115 | Jun 12, 2010 | 1 | 0:59 | Vancover, Canada |
| Win | 11–0 | Randy Couture | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC 109 | Feb 6, 2010 | 1 | 1:44 | Las Vegas, NV |
| Win | 10–0 | Ben Rothwell | Submission (kimura lock) | UFC 104 | Oct 24, 2009 | 1 | 4:30 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Win | 9–0 | Mark Coleman | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC 93 | Jan 17, 2009 | 1 | 4:55 | Dublin, Ireland |
| Win | 8–0 | Brandon Vera | Submission (triange choke) | UFC 89 | Oct 18, 2008 | 1 | 4:44 | Birmingham, England |
| Win | 7–0 | Eddie Sanchez | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC 79 | Dec 29, 2007 | 1 | 2:11 | Las Vegas, NV |
| Win | 6–0 | Cheick Kongo | Submission (bicep slicer) | UFC 64 | Oct 14, 2006 | 1 | 2:55 | Las Vegas, NV |
| Win | 5–0 | Tim Sylvia | Submission (rear naked choke) | UFC 54 | Aug 20, 2005 | 1 | 2:44 | Las Vegas, NV |
| Win | 4–0 | Josh Barnett | Submission (kimura lock) | UFC 30 | Feb 23, 2001 | 1 | 0:11 | Atlantic City, NJ |
| Win | 3–0 | Bobby Hoffman | Submission (armbar) | UFC 27 | Sep 22, 2000 | 1 | 1:00 | New Orleans, LA |
| Win | 2–0 | Wes Sims | Knockout (punches) | UFC 46 | Jan 31, 2004 | 1 | 0:02 | Las Vegas, NV |
| Win | 1–0 | Pete Williams | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC 23 | Nov 19, 1999 | 1 | 2:14 | Tokyo, Japan |
Jiu-Jitsu
Record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 40 matches | 40 wins | 0 losses |
| By submission | 37 | 0 |
| By points | 2 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| Record | Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Stage | Class | Notes |
| 40–0 | Win | Marcus Almeida | Submission (armbar) | World Championships | 2016 | Final | Ultra | |
| 39–0 | Win | James Puopolo | Submission (choke) | World Championships | 2016 | Semi | Ultra | |
| 38–0 | Win | Ricardo Evangelisa | Submission (choke) | World Championships | 2016 | Quarters | Ultra | |
| 37–0 | Win | Joao Sousa | Submission (armbar) | World Championships | 2016 | Round 2 | Ultra | |
| 36–0 | Win | Gabriel Lucas | Submission (choke) | World Championships | 2016 | Round 1 | Ultra | |
| 35–0 | Win | Marcus Almeida | Points (12–3) | World Championships | 2016 | Final | Open | |
| 34–0 | Win | Erberth Mesquita | Decision | World Championships | 2016 | Semi | Open | |
| 33–0 | Win | Leandro Nascimento | Submission (armbar) | World Championships | 2016 | Quarters | Open | |
| 32–0 | Win | Bernardo Faria | Points (14–1) | World Championships | 2016 | Round 2 | Open | |
| 31–0 | Win | Rodolfo Vieira | Submission (choke) | World Championships | 2016 | Round 1 | Open | |
| 30–0 | Win | Gabriel Lucas | Submission (choke) | World Championships | 2015 | Final | Ultra | |
| 29–0 | Win | Ricardo Evangelisa | Submission (choke) | World Championships | 2015 | Semi | Ultra | |
| 28–0 | Win | Abraham Messina | Submission (armbar) | World Championships | 2015 | Quarters | Ultra | |
| 27–0 | Win | Alexander Trans | Submission (choke) | World Championships | 2015 | Round 2 | Ultra | |
| 26–0 | Win | Rodolfo Vieira | Submission (armbar) | World Championships | 2015 | Round 1 | Ultra | |
| 25–0 | Win | Bernardo Augusto | Submission (choke) | World Championships | 2015 | Final | Open | |
| 24–0 | Win | Alexander Trans | Submission (armbar) | World Championships | 2015 | Semi | Open | |
| 23–0 | Win | Ricardo Evangelisa | Submission (armlock) | World Championships | 2015 | Quarters | Open | |
| 22–0 | Win | Leandro Nascimento | Submission (choke) | World Championships | 2015 | Round 2 | Open | |
| 21–0 | Win | Igor Silva | Submission (guillotine) | World Championships | 2015 | Round 1 | Open | |
| 20–0 | Win | Christopher Haraszti | Submission (armbar) | World Championships | 2014 | Final | Ultra | |
| 19–0 | Win | Stephen Hall | Submission (ankle lock) | World Championships | 2014 | Semi | Ultra | |
| 18–0 | Win | Andrew Ryan | Submission (choke) | World Championships | 2014 | Quarters | Ultra | |
| 17–0 | Win | Jeffrey Owen | Submission (ankle lock) | World Championships | 2014 | Round 2 | Ultra | |
| 16–0 | Win | Rodrigo Cavaca | Submission (armbar) | World Championships | 2014 | Round 1 | Ultra | |
| 15–0 | Win | Richard Martin | Submission (choke) | World Championships | 2014 | Final | Open | |
| 14–0 | Win | Stephen Hall | Submission (ankle lock) | World Championships | 2014 | Semi | Open | |
| 13–0 | Win | Christopher Haraszti | Submission (choke) | World Championships | 2014 | Quarters | Open | |
| 12–0 | Win | Jeffrey Owen | Submission (kneebar) | World Championships | 2014 | Round 2 | Open | |
| 11–0 | Win | Ronilson Silva | Submission (armbar) | World Championships | 2014 | Round 1 | Open | |
| 10–0 | Win | Alexandre Silva | Submission (kneebar) | World Championships | 2013 | Final | Open | |
| 9–0 | Win | Rafael da Silva | Submission (choke) | World Championships | 2013 | Semi | Open | |
| 8–0 | Win | Paul Halme | Submission (kneebar) | World Championships | 2013 | Quarters | Open | |
| 7–0 | Win | Jose Granja | Submission (choke) | World Championships | 2013 | Round 2 | Open | |
| 6–0 | Win | Daigo Nascimento | Submission (ankle lock) | World Championships | 2013 | Round 1 | Open | |
| 5–0 | Win | Victor Torres | Submission (kneebar) | World Championships | 2013 | Final | Ultra | |
| 4–0 | Win | Alexandre Silva | Submission (ankle lock) | World Championships | 2013 | Semi | Ultra | |
| 3–0 | Win | Andre da Cunha | Submission (bicep slicer) | World Championships | 2013 | Quarters | Ultra | |
| 2–0 | Win | Rafael da Silva | Submission (bicep slicer) | World Championships | 2013 | Round 2 | Ultra | |
| 1–0 | Win | Roger Gracie | Submission (bicep slicer) | World Championships | 2013 | Round 1 | Ultra |
Boxing
| James Harrison | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | James Steven Harrison |
| Nickname(s) | The Demon |
| Rated at | Heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) |
| Reach | 84 in (213 cm) |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | February 6, 1981 (age 36) Burton upon Trent, England |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 8 |
| Wins | 8 |
| Wins by KO | 7 |
| Losses | 0 |
Summer Olympics
2000
- Round 1: Defeated
Sultan Ibragimov, 18–10 - Quarter-final: Defeated
Jackson Chanet, 17–12 - Semi-final: Defeated
Vladimer Chanturia, 17–14 - Final: Defeated
Félix Savón, 21–13
Commonwealth Games
1998
- Round 1: Defeated Garth da Silva, 16–3
- Quarter-final: Defeated Kevin Evans, 21–10
- Semi-final: Defeated Roland Raforme, 18–9
- Final: Defeated Mark Simmons, 21–9
Professional record
| Professional record summary | ||
| 8 fights | 8 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Win | 8–0 |  Fres Oquendo
|
KO | 6, 2:39 | Sep 20, 2003 | Montville, CT | Retain IBF Heavyweight Championship |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Chris Byrd
|
KO | 7, 1:25 | Dec 14, 2002 | Atlantic City, NJ | Won vacant IBF Heavyweight Championship |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 |  Wladimir Klitschko
|
KO | 9, 2:55 | May 12, 2002 | Los Angeles, CA | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Vitali Klitschko
|
KO | 10, 1:44 | Jan 2, 2002 | New York City, NY | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 |  Lennox Lewis
|
KO | 12, 0:55 | Oct 10, 2001 | London, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Henry Akinwande
|
KO | 7, 1:30 | Jul 4, 2001 | Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | James Toney
|
KO | 2, 0:14 | Jan 3, 2001 | Orlando, FL | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Monte Barrett
|
UD | 12 | Oct 5, 2000 | Tampa, FL | Professional debut |
Filmography
- Main article: James Harrison filmography
Personal Life
Harrison married American dancer and model Eve Torres in 2002, Torres later joined Harrison in the WWE in 2008. The pair have four daughters together three of them Caitlin (b. 2003), Ashlynn (b. 2005) and Louise (b. 2007) were all born prior to Torres joining the WWE and their fourth Freya was born in 2015. Harrison has a fifth daughter from another woman, Sophia (b. 1997) who is currently signed to the WWE under the ring name Lena.
Harrison admitted in an interview with Chris Jericho in 2013 that prior to his marriage and even during he had problems with sexual relations in 2007 he had an affair with Maria Kanellis and Kelly Kelly but Harrison said his wife stood by him through it all.
Harrison comes from a highly successful family, his father founded Apple, Inc. and his mother also plays a huge role in the company. He also has many successful wrestlers in the family being the older brother of Matthew Harrison and the twin brother of Ana Sanchez. He also has two younger sisters Laura a singer and Victoria an actress and model. Through marriage he is also related to former WWE Diva Aksana who is his brothers wife, Ana's husband Randy Orton, Laura's husband Seth Rollins and Victoria's husband Dean Ambrose. Former WWE superstar Mr. Kennedy was once related to Harrison as well as he was Ana's husband for five years.
In Wrestling
- Finishing Moves
- Muta Lock (Inverted Indian deathlock) – 1994–present; adopted from Keiji Mutoh
- Blockbuster (Springboard somersault neckbreaker) – 1994–1997, 2017–present (NJPW) – innovated
- Venom Strike (Fireman's carry cutter) – 1994–1997, 2002–present
- The Heabutt (Headbutt) – 1997; rarely used since
- Demon Strike (Swinging reverse STO, with theatrics) – 1997–2002; only used under "The Demon" gimmick
- Hangman's Noose (Belly-to-back inverted mat slam) – 1997–99, used occasionally since
- Phoenix Splash (Corkscrew 450° splash) – 1997–2002 – innovated; used rarely since; used as a signature from 1994–1997
- Rail Slam (Inverted front powerslam) – 1999–2016; used as a signature thereafter
- Bicep slicer – 2013
- The Purifier (Belly-to-back piledriver) – 2016–present, rarely used
- Signatures
- Brainbuster
- Buckle Bomb (Turnbuckle powerbomb)
- Buckle Smash (Reverse STO into the turnbuckle)
- CCS Enzuiguri (Enzuigiri while facing away from a cornered opponent)
- Chokeslam
- Curb Stomp (Running stomp to the back of opponent's head) – innovated
- Death drop (Apron DDT)
- Diving clothesline
- F-5 (Fireman's carry facebuster) – innovated
- Fireman's carry roundhouse kick – 1997–2000
- Hell's Gate (Modified gogoplata) – innovated
- Last Ride (Elevated powerbomb) – adopted from The Undertaker
- Multiple suplex variants
- Belly-to-belly
- Chokehold – innovated
- Dragon
- Exploder
- German
- Super
- Tiger
- Pelé kick (Overhead kick or backflip kick) – innovated
- Powerslam
- Samoan drop
- Savate kick
- Shining Wizard (Running knee strike to a kneeling opponent) – 2001–present; innovated
- Shooting star press – 1999–2004, 2015–present; used as a springboarding move from 2004–15
- Springboard 450 splash
- Snap Trap / Black Widow (Octopus hold) – innovated
- Suicida Shot (Suicide somersault senton)
- Superman Punch – 1997–2009, innovated
- Tombstone Piledriver (Kneeling reverse piledriver) – adopted from The Undertaker
- With The Undertaker
- Double team finishing moves
- Spike Tombstone Piledriver
- Midnight Doom (Last Ride (Undertaker) followed by a Phoenix Splash (Harrison))
- Double team signature moves
- Double chokeslam
- Double team finishing moves
- Managers
- Paul Heyman
- Paul Bearer
- Stephanie McMahon
- Triple H
- Natalya
- Sgt. Slaughter
- Eve Torres
- Wrestlers Managed
- Tag teams and stables
- The Authority (Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, Mr. McMahon, Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, Batista, Big Show, Kane, Billy Gunn, Road Dogg, Jamie Noble, Joey Mercury, Seth Rollins, Randy Orton)
- The Bone Street Krew / The Reapers (The Undertaker, Savio Vega, Henry Godwinn, The Godfather, Mideon, Yokozuna, Brian Adams, Rikishi, Paul Bearer, Mr. Fuji)
- The Brothers – with Matthew Harrison
- The Dangerous Alliance – with Shawn Michaels
- The Empire of Pain (Matthew Harrison, Ana Sanchez, Neville, Chad Gable and Jason Jordan)
- Nicknames
- "The Hitman"
- "The (Blood-soaked) Demon"
- "The Champ"
- "The Daredevil"
- "The Greatest/Most Accomplished Combat Athlete of All-Time"
- Entrance Themes
- "Walk" by Pantera (November 9, 1997 – present; used under "The British Brawler" gimmick)
- "For Whom The Bell Tolls" by Metallica (February 14, 1999 – July 19, 2016; used under "The Demon" gimmick)
- "King of Kings" by Motorhead (June 19–September 21, 2011; used as part of The Brothers, August 19, 2013 – October 26, 2014; used whilst part of The Authority)
- "Ministry" by Jim Johnston (March 29, 1999 – September 23, 1999; used whilst part of The Reapers)
- "American Bad Ass" by Kid Rock (May 21, 2000 – December 4, 2000; used whilst part of The Reapers)
- "Rollin'" by Limp Bizkit (December 10, 2000 – May 6, 2002; used whilst part of The Reapers)
- "Dead Man Walking" by Jim Johnston (May 19, 2002 – September 19, 2002; used whilst part of The Reapers)
- "You're Gonna Pay" by Jim Johnston (September 22, 2002 – November 16, 2003; used whilst part of The Reapers)
- "Rest in Peace" by Jim Johnston (March 14, 2004 – February 21, 2011; January 30, 2012 – November 22, 2015; used whilst part of The Reapers)
- "Awaken" by Disturbed (November 25, 2004–October 31, 2005; used whilst part of The Brothers)
- "Pain Redefined" by Disturbed (November 1, 2005–June 13, 2011; used whilst part of The Brothers)
- "Curl of the Burl" by Mastodon (September 18, 2011–May 2, 2016, September 25, 2016 – present; used whilst part of The Brothers)
- "Master of Puppets" (February 14, 1999–March 26, 2001; used whilst part of The Empire of Pain)
- "The Game" by Disturbed (April 1, 2001–May 16, 2004, May 21, 2006–October 2, 2011, July 23, 2012, July 27, 2015–February 15, 2016; used whilst part of The Empire of Pain)
- "Shot'Em" by [Q]Brick (February 15, 2016 – July 25, 2016; used as part of Bullet Club)
- "Twisted Transistor" by Korn (September 26, 2016 – present)
Wrestlers trained
- Main article: List of wrestlers trained by James Harrison
- Ana Sanchez
- Brock Lesnar
- Cesaro
- CM Punk
- Finn Bálor
- John Cena
- Matthew Harrison
- Natalya
- Randy Orton
- Roman Reigns
- Sami Zayn
- Sasha Banks
- Seth Rollins
Championships and Accomplishments
Boxing
- IBF World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- World Jiu-Jitsu +100kg Champion (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
- World Jiu-Jitsu Absolute Champion (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Mixed Martial Arts
- Bellator Heavyweight Champion (1 time; current)
Professional wrestling
- DDT Pro-Wrestling
- Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (58 times)
- NJPW
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship1 (2 times)
- IWGP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Junji Hirata
- NEVER Openweight Championship (1 time; current)
- J-Crown (1 time)
- British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Championship1 (1 time)
- NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship1 (1 time)
- NWA World Welterweight Championship1 (1 time)
- UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship1 (1 time)
- WAR International Junior Heavyweight Championship1 (1 time)
- WWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship1 (1 time)
- WWF Light Heavyweight Championship1, 2 (1 time)
- Young Lion Cup (1995)
- Best of the Super Juniors (1996)
- Greatest Wrestlers (Class of 2011)
- Ring of Honor
- WWE
- WWE (World Heavyweight) Championship (9 times)
- World Heavyweight Championship (10 times)
- WWE Intercontinental Championship (5 times)
- WWE United States Championship (6 times)
- WWE European Championship (4 times)
- WWE Hardcore Championship (29 times)
- WWE Cruiserweight Championship (3 times)
- Million Dollar Championship (1 time)
- WWE Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with The Undertaker (3), Matthew Harrison (2)
- World Tag Team Championship (13 times) – with The Undertaker (4), Matthew Harrison (3), Shawn Michaels (3), John Cena (1), Stone Cold Steve Austin (1), The Rock (1)
- ECW Championship (1 time)
- WCW Championship (1 time; final)
- Money in the Bank (2010 – World Heavyweight Championship, 2013 – WWE Championship)
- Royal Rumble (2004, 2005, 2008)
- King of the Ring (1998, 2000)
- Bragging Rights Trophy (2009) with Chris Jericho, Kane, R-Truth, Matt Hardy, Tyson Kidd and David Hart Smith
- Bragging Rights Trophy (2010) with Rey Mysterio, Jack Swagger, Alberto Del Rio, Edge, Matthew Harrison and Kofi Kingston
- World Cup of Wrestling (2016) with Finn Bálor and Cesaro
- Sixth Grand Slam Champion
- Ninth Triple Crown Champion
- Slammy Award (20 times):
- Extreme Moment of the Year (2008, 2013, 2014)
- Match of the Year (2008, 2013, 2014 (as part of Team Cena), 2015)
- Superstar of the Year (2008, 2009, 2012)
- Tag Team of the Year (2009, 2013, 2014) with Matthew Harrison
- Holy %&@*# Moment of the Year (2010)
- OMG Moment of the Year (2011)
- Feat of Strength of the Year (2012)
- Insult of the Year (2012)
- What a Maneuver! Award (2013)
- THIS IS AWESOME! Moment of the Year (2013)
- Best US Open Challenge match (2014) vs. Seth Rollins
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Wrestler of the Year (2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014)
- Tag Team of the Year (1999–2002, 2005, 2007 with The Undertaker, 2008–2014 with Matthew Harrison)
- Match of the Year (1997 vs. Owen Hart)
- Match of the Year (1998 vs. The Rock)
- Match of the Year (2001 vs. Eddie Guerrero)
- Match of the Year (2004 vs. Kurt Angle)
- Match of the Year (2009 vs. Shawn Michaels)
- Match of the Year (2012 vs. Brock Lesnar)
- Match of the Year (2014 vs. Daniel Bryan and Batista)
- Match of the Year (2015 vs. John Cena and Seth Rollins)
- Match of the Year (2016 vs. Shinsuke Nakamura)
- Feud of the Year (2001, 2002 vs. Kurt Angle)
- Feud of the Year (2006 vs. Edge)
- Feud of the Year (2007, 2008, 2009 vs Triple H)
- Feud of the Year (2012 vs Big Show)
- Feud of the Year (2014 vs. Seth Rollins)
- Feud of the Year (2015 as part of The Empire of Pain vs. Bullet Club)
- Most Popular Wrestler (1998, 2004, 2006, 2012–2014)
- Most Inspirational Wrestler (1998, 2001, 2005, 2007–2011, 2014)
- Rookie of the Year (1998)
- Ranked #1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2000, 2005, 2008–2014
- Ranked #2 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2001, 2004, 2006, 2015, 2016
- Ranked #4 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2007
- Ranked #5 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1999
- Ranked #7 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2002
- Ranked #9 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1998
- Ranked #10 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2003
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- 6 Star Match (1995) vs. Shinya Hashimoto on January 4
- 6 Star Match (2016) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura on January 4
- 5 Star Match (1995) vs. Wild Pegasus on May 3
- 5 Star Match (1995) vs. Keiji Mutoh on August 15
- 5 Star Match (1995) with Kazuo Yamazaki vs. Mashiro Chono and Hiroyoshi Tenzan on October 30
- 5 Star Match (1995) vs. Jushin Thunder Liger on December 13
- 5 Star Match (1996) vs. Jushin Thunder Liger on January 4
- 5 Star Match (1996) with Junji Hirata vs. Kazuo Yamazaki and Takashi Iizuka on June 12
- 5 Star Match (1996) vs. The Great Sasuke on July 1
- 5 Star Match (1997) vs. Owen Hart on November 9
- 5 Star Match (1998) vs. The Rock on January 12
- 5 Star Match (1998) vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker and Kane on December 6
- 5 Star Match (1999) vs. Ken Shamrock on February 14
- 5 Star Match (1999) vs. Mankind on October 17
- 5 Star Match (2000) vs. The Rock, Mick Foley and Big Show on April 2
- 5 Star Match (2001) vs. The Rock on February 25
- 5 Star Match (2001) vs. Eddie Guerrero on April 1
- 5 Star Match (2002) vs. The Undertaker on August 25
- 5 Star Match (2002) with The Undertaker vs. Edge and Rey Mysterio on October 20
- 5 Star Match (2004) vs. Kurt Angle on March 14
- 5 Star Match (2009) vs. Shawn Michaels on August 23
- 5 Star Match (2010) vs. Edge on March 28
- 5 Star Match (2012) vs. Brock Lesnar on August 12
- 5 Star Match (2014) vs. Daniel Bryan and Batista on April 6
- 5 Star Match (2015) vs. John Cena and Seth Rollins on January 25
- 5 Star Match (2016) with Matthew Harrison vs. Big E and Kofi Kingston on March 12
- 5 Star Match (2016) with Finn Bálor and Cesaro vs. Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Katsuyori Shibata on July 1
- 5 Star Match (2016) vs. Matthew Harrison on July 24
- 5 Star Match (2017) vs. Katsuyori Shibata on January 4
- 5 Star Match (2017) vs. Will Ospreay on May 23
- Wrestler of the Year (1995, 1999, 2004–2006, 2008–2012)
- Most Outstanding Wrestler (1995–2005, 2014)
- Best Box Office Draw (2002–2006, 2015)
- Feud of the Year (1995, 1996) vs. Jushin Thunder Liger
- Feud of the Year (2001) vs. The Rock
- Feud of the Year (2006) vs. Edge
- Feud of the Year (2007, 2009) vs. Triple H
- Feud of the Year (2014) vs. Daniel Bryan
- Feud of the Year (2015) with The Empire of Pain vs. The Authority
- Feud of the Year (2016) vs. Matthew Harrison
- Tag Team of the Year (2001) with The Undertaker
- Tag Team of the Year (2004, 2005) with Shawn Michaels
- Tag Team of the Year (2009–2014) with Matthew Harrison
- Best on Interviews (1994–1997, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016)
- Most Charismatic (1995, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2012)
- Best Technical Wrestler (1995–2003, 2014–2016)
- Best Brawler (1995–2002, 2007–2013, 2015)
- Best Flying Wrestler (1998, 2002, 2005, 2009–2015)
- Most Underrated (1994)
- Match of the Year (1995) vs. Shinya Hashimoto on January 4
- Match of the Year (1996) vs. Jushin Thunder Liger on January 4
- Match of the Year (1997) vs. Owen Hart on November 9
- Match of the Year (2000) vs. The Rock, Mick Foley and Big Show on April 2
- Match of the Year (2001) vs. Eddie Guerrero on April 1
- Match of the Year (2002) with The Undertaker vs. Edge and Rey Mysterio on October 20
- Match of the Year (2004) vs. Kurt Angle on March 14
- Match of the Year (2014) vs. Daniel Bryan and Batista on April 6
- Match of the Year (2015) vs. John Cena and Seth Rollins on January 25
- Match of the Year (2016) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura on January 4
- Rookie of the Year (1994)
- Best Wrestling Maneuver (1999)
- Best Wrestling Maneuver (2001, 2002, 2006)
- Best Wrestling Maneuver (2014) with Matthew Harrison
- Best Booker (2015, 2016)
- Best Gimmick (1998–2000, 2002, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2015)
- Best Gimmick (2004) with Shawn Michaels
- Best Pro Wrestling DVD (2014)
- Reader's Favorite Wrestler (1999, 2003)
- Best Heel (1995)
- Best Wrestler (2000s)
- Best Tag Team (2000s) with Shawn Michaels
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2012)
Note: 1 These eight titles were simultaneously defended under the J-Crown.
2 This title reign is not recognised by the WWENo reigns with the title prior to December 1997 are recognized by the WWE.
Lucha de Apuesta record (3–0)
| Winner (wager) | Loser (wager) | Location | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harrison (title) | Mr. Kennedy (WWE contract) |
New Orleans, Louisiana | Extreme Rules | June 7, 2009 |
| James Harrison (title) | Christian (career) | Houston, Texas | Night of Champions | September 20, 2015 |
| James Harrison (title) | Triple H (control of WWE) |
Dallas, Texas | WrestleMania 32 | April 3, 2016 |
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