Cassidy O'Reilly
Riley in May 2011.
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| Birth name | Cassidy Riley |
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| Born |
November 21, 1976 Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Residence | West Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Cassidy Maggio Cassidy O'Reilly Cass Riley Cassidy James Cassidy Riley Cassidy Kassidy James The Original Hot Shot |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Billed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Billed from | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Trained by | Lolly Dude Terry Taylor Tommy Rogers |
| Debut | 1995 |
Cassidy Riley (born November 21, 1976), also known as Kassidy James, is an American professional wrestler signed to Global Force Wrestling. He is best known for his work with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and WWE.
O'Reilly became interested in wrestling at the age of six after seeing a gory picture of Abdullah the Butcher in an issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated, and at the age of eight he received a pair of wrestling tights from his mother and aunt as a Christmas present.
O'Reilly trained under Lolly Dude, a promoter in Dallas, for eight months, receiving supplemental training from Terry Taylor and Tommy Rogers, who were working for Dude at the time. He debuted in 1995 under his own name, facing Cedric Crain in Brighton, Tennessee. He then began wrestling on the Southern independent circuit.
O'Reilly began competing for the NWA Mississippi promotion, and won the vacant NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship (also designated the NWA Southern Television Championship) on June 5, 1999 in Grenada, eliminating the penultimate survivor, Big Don Brodie, to win a battle royal. He held the title for over four months before losing to Ricky Murdock on November 6 in Charleston.
During his reign as NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Champion, O'Reilly worked for the Nashville-based Music City Wrestling promotion. He formed a tag team with Air Paris, and on August 14 they defeated Ashley Hudson and Corey Williams in a match for the vacant MCW Tag Team Championships (also designated the NWA North American Tag Team Championships). They held the titles until December 25, when they lost to Mike Rapada and The Colorado Kid. The team of O'Reilly and Paris was split when Paris was signed by World Championship Wrestling.
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