Jamie Noble | |
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Noble in April 2015.
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Birth name | James Howard Gibson |
Born |
Hanover, West Virginia, United States |
December 23, 1976
Residence |
Melbourne, Florida, United States |
Spouse(s) | Angela England |
Children | 2 |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | James Gibson Jamie Howard Jamie Knoble Jamie Noble Jamie-San |
Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Billed weight | 202 lb (92 kg) |
Billed from | Hanover, West Virginia |
Trained by |
Dean Malenko Bill Weaver |
Debut | 1995 |
James Howard Gibson (born December 23, 1976) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name, Jamie Noble. He is currently signed to WWE as a producer.
In addition to his appearances with WWE, Noble is known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling from 1999 to 2001 as Jamie Howard, Jamie-San and Jamie Knoble and with New Japan Pro Wrestling and Ring of Honor in 2004 and 2005 under his birth name. He is a former WWE Cruiserweight Champion and ROH World Champion.
Gibson was trained to wrestle by Dean Malenko and Bill Weaver. He debuted on the independent circuit in 1995.
In 1999, Gibson joined World Championship Wrestling. After training at the WCW Power Plant, he made his first appearance with the promotion on July 11, 1999 under the ring name "Jamie Howard", teaming with Jet Jaguar in a loss to CG Afi and Jeremy Lopez in a dark match at Bash at the Beach. He made his televised debut on the September 28, 1999 episode of WCW Saturday Night, defeating Alan Funk. He went on to perform in the promotion's cruiserweight division.
In February 2000, Gibson was renamed "Jamie-San" and reintroduced to WCW television as a member of the East Asian stable The Jung Dragons, with Gibson wearing a mask to conceal the fact that he was Caucasian. The stable was made up of Gibson, Jimmy Yang, Kaz Hayashi and their valet, Leia Meow. Throughout mid-2000, The Jung Dragons feuded with rival stable 3 Count. Gibson made his pay-per-view debut at New Blood Rising on August 13, 2000, with The Jung Dragons losing to 3 Count in a double ladder match.