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Biography:

Last Updated: July 2007

Real name: Brian Gerard James.
In-ring name: BG James and B Jizzle.
A/K/A: Brian Armstrong, The Roadie, The Real Double J, Jesse James, The Dark Secret, Jesse James Armstrong and Road Dogg Jesse James.

Pro Debut: 1992.
Birthdate: 20th May 1969.
Current residence: Jay, Florida outside of Pensacola, Florida.
Weight: 261 lbs / 118 kg.
Height: 6'4" / 1.93 cm.
Marital status: He has been married since 1997 and has 3 children. 1 adopted son, age 16, and 2 biological girls, age 10 and 4.

PWI 500 2007 Ranking: #168.

Previous PWI 500 Rankings: #105(2006), #98(2005), #147 (2004), #151(2003), #78(2000), #46(1999), #73(1998), #153(1997), #105(1996), #140(1995), #392(1994), #351(1993)

PWI 100 Tag Teams Ranking: #43.
Major Titles held:
CCWA/CWF Heavyweight Title defeating Robbie Eagle (7th February 1993 - ?? 1993)
USWA World Heavyweight Title (7th October 1995 - 23rd October 1995)
USWA World Tag Team Titles w/ Tracy Smothers (28th October 1995 - 3rd January 1996)

USWA World Tag Team Titles w/ Tracy Smothers (14th February 1996 - 17th February 1996)
USWA Television Title (13th April 1996 - 4th May 1996)

USWA Television Title (19th May 1996 - 10th June 1996)
WWF Tag Team Titles w/ Billy Gunn (24th November 1997 - 29th March 1998)
WWF Tag Team Titles w/ Billy Gunn (30th March 1998 - 13th July 1998)
WWF Tag Team Titles w/ Billy Gunn (30th August 1998 - 14th December 1998)
WWF Hardcore Title defeating Big Bossman (15th December 1998 - 8th February 1999)
WWF Intercontinental Title defeating Val Venis (15th March 1999 - 29th March 1999)
WWF Tag Team Titles w/ Billy Gunn (21st September 1999 - 12th October 1999)
WWF Tag Team Titles w/ Billy Gunn (8th November 1999 - 27th February 2000)

WWA World Heavyweight Title (21st October 2001 - 26th October 2001)
NWA:TNA World Tag Team Title w/Ron Killings (26th November 2003 - 28th Jabuary 2004)

NWA:TNA World Tag Team Title w/Konnan defeating Bobby Rude & Eric Young (November 7, 2004)

MCW Tag Team Titles w/Kip James by winning a 3-WAY (February 26, 2006)

ACCW Heavyweight Championship Title

Continental Heavyweight Championship Title

NWA Alabama Heavyweight Championship (twice, current champion)

MWF World Tag Team Championship (twice with Beau Douglas, current)

Did You Know?

Brian was a platoon sergeant in Operation Desert Storm in 1991 with 33 men under him.

His favorite American President is William Taft. The reason? Because he was so fat he got stuck in his own bathtub!

He was the singer in a band called “Living Insanity” together with Nick Patrick, Maxx Payne and Dr. Squash until he joined the WWE in 1994.

He shot and killed 3 men in self defense in Operation Desert Storm.

He wore a mask at his first wrestling appearance. He was called “The Dark Secret”

He often watches TV.

He loves politics.

He's an admitted news junkie.

He’s a fan of anything World War II related.

He was named the Honorable Man at his Boot Camp in Paris Island, South Carolina.

He was a drug addict from high school until 2002.

He doesn’t drink alcohol. Only beer.

His brother Scott bought him his first car when he was only 15.

During Desert Storm, he got married with a female soldier because they both thought they were going to die. They were divorced after the war.

For his first WWE tryout, he sang acoustic songs together with Maxx Payne. He was hired on the spot.

He can juggle, with both one and two hands.

He was considered a smartass as a kid by Brad's friends so they all wanted to beat him up.

Biography:

The youngest of Bob "Bullet" Armstrong's 4 sons.

Brian James began wrestling in WCW where he joined his three brothers, Scott, Steve and
Brad in 1992. At that time he was known as Brian Armstrong.

Before that he was fighting in the Desert Storm. He was a sargent. Brian was sure he was
gonna die down there so he and a female soldier decided to get married. He didn't die
however and their marriage was short.

At November 28th 1994 Brian made his WWE debut as the sidekick for Jeff Jarrett. He was
known under the name Roadie. Jeff Jarrett was a talented country singer and Brian was his
personal roadie.

At In Your House 2 Jeff Jarrett performed his country song "With My Baby Tonight" Later it
turned out that it was infact Roadie who was singing the song and Jarrett only mimed at the
PPV.

At King Of The Ring 1995 Brian won a match against Bob Holly and made it to the
quarterfinals. Superstars such as The Undertaker, Yokozuna and Shawn Michaels were unable
to do that!

In 1995 Brian had to chose between his best friend and his career. Jeff was fed up with the
WWE and decided to leave. Brian followed and left together with Jeff.

They both ended up in USWA.

His new name was Jesse James Armstrong. He managed to win the USWA Tag Team gold
twice with Tracey Smothers and even managed to win the World Title!

Not more than a year later he returned to WWE as Jesse James where he revealed that it was
actually him who had been singing "With My Baby Tonight"

On the way to the ring he sang the song but his career was going no where. Just as with the
former Smoking Gunn, Monty Kip Sopp, who was known as Rockabilly at that time.

One day they were put together as a tag team. They had only fought against each other once.
The new tag team was called The New Age Outlaws which was a name Brian came up with.

Brian's name was changed to Road Dogg Jesse James and Monty's was changed to Badd Ass
Billy Gunn, also known as Mr. Ass.

Together as the New Age Outlaws they gained a lot of success and not late after that they were
members of D-Generation X together with Triple H, X-Pac and Chyna. One of the most
outrageous factions in the history of the WWE.

Brian had many catch phrases and was entertaining the audience during every show with his
skills to use a microphone! His phrase "Oh you didn't know? Your ass betta call somebody!"
was actually something he heard in the locker rooms.

A few of the guys kept saying "Oh you didn't know? You better call somebody" Brian thought
he could use that for something and then changed it slightly.

When he first heard the New Age Outlaws entrance music he thought there was something
missing. He simply put the "Oh you didn't know?" phrase in the number in the pause between
the guitar.

In December 1998 Brian won the Hardcore title from Big Bossman and proved that he could
make it as a singles wrestler. Unfortunately he had to give up the title because he needed to go
to a drug rehab.

When he returned though he managed to get the Intercontinental title and successfully
defended the title at WrestleMania XV in a four corners match against Val Venis, Ken
Shamrock and Goldust.

Not long after D-Generation split up. Triple H, Chyna and Billy Gunn went one way. Road
Dogg and X-Pac another way.

Brian and Sean "X-Pac" Waltman teamed up with the big red machine, Glen "Kane" Jacobs.

At King Of The Ring 1999 four former members of DX qualified for the quaterfinals. Road
Dogg, Chyna, X-Pac and Billy Gunn.

Road Dogg defeated Chyna and continued to the semifinals. X-Pac also went to the semifinals
and so did Billy Gunn.

Road Dogg then lost his match against X-Pac, but instead of beating the crap out of him, as
many people expected, he hugged him and held the ropes for him. Billy also won the semifinals
and continued to the final match against X-Pac. The King Of The Ring winner was Billy Gunn.

But Road Dogg and Billy Gunn was more successful as a team. And of course they joined forces
again later that year!

Still one of the greatest teams in the WWE!

On February 27th 2000 the New Age Outlaws lost the titles and Road Dogg turned his back on
Billy Gunn.

He joined up with X-Pac again but eventually became less popular than he used to be. In the summer
2000 he fought a match against X-Pac and lost. This time however he didn't just let it go. He ended up
pumphandling him and leave.

He later teamed up together with Ron "K-Kwik" Killings. They sang their song "Get Rowdy" on the
way to the ring.

But in December 2000 Brian James was suspended from the WWE because he showed up for a show
under the influence of drugs.

Brian asked if he could have some time off to fix his marriage and his drug problem and he was
allowed to take some time off. Not long after he was released from his contract. He was told that
he was no longer needed.

In 2001 he wrecked after driving under the influence. Fortunately nothing happened to him. He went
to jail for 21 days and then he agreed to live for 6 months in a christian drug rehab and is now clean!

He did some independant shows various places before ending up in NWA:TNA in 2002.
In early 2003 he turned his back on his family and also Ron Killings and then joined Vince Russo's
S-E-X faction.

He teamed up with Killings again later though and had a succesful tag team with both Ron Killings and Konnan in the 3 Live Kru for 2 years, winning the TNA tag titles twice.

In February 2005, Kip James formerly, known as Billy Gunn, joined TNA. He started playing mind games with the Kru, trying to convince BG to rejoin him. BG didn't know where his loyalty lied. His current partners or his former partner for 3 years. After much convincing that Kip didn't want to harm the Kru, Konnan was assaulted by him with a chair shot.

However, not long after Kip came to the rescue when the Kru was in trouble, causing much confusion. BG told his partners that Kip had only wanted to join the Kru from the beginning. To much surprise, Konnan and Killings let Kip join their little group and renamed themselves, the 4 Live Kru.

The group did not last long, as Konnan layed out both Kip and BG with chair shots at the following PPV. Ever since that day, BG and Kip has been reformed, calling themselves the James Gang.

They've already brawled in hardcore matches with Team 3D and feuded with the LAX along with Bob Armstrong.

In November 2006, the James Gang returned with a new name. The VKM - Voodoo Kin Mafia. They declared war against WWE, DX and Vince McMahon. After several attempts at getting WWE's attention; skits and even showing up at WWE House Shows; VKM claimed victory against DX in January 2007.

At the moment you can catch them wrecking havoc for the female wrestlers of TNA, with Kip trying to prove that women don't belong in the ring while BG desperately tries to make him stop. In an attempt to build up TNA's women's division, VKM brought in a new female wrestler, Nikki Roxx, at Victory Road 2007.

Taken From WWF Magazine 1997:

Favorite Band: Van Halen.

Biggest Thrill In Life: When I was blessed to have witnessed the birth of my daughter!

Person You Would Most Like To Meet: Robert DeNiro - just because he is an intense actor!

Favorite Sport (Besides Wrestling): Beach volleyball.

Favorite Athlete: Michael Jordan.

Favorite Television Show: The Andy Griffith Show.

Hobbies: Spending time at home with my daughter!

Favorite Food: Steak.

Favorite Fast Food: Pizza.

Best Advice Ever Received: My father (Bob "Bullet" Armstrong) always told me to RELAX!

Favorite Actor: Robert DeNiro.

Favorite Actress: Sally Field.

If I Could Have Done It Different, I Would Have...: Not left the World Wrestling Federation the first time around!

Favorite Video Game: Pac-Man... the classics are still the best!

Secret Talent: I can play "Dixie" on my belly button with my finger!

Favorite Cartoon Character: Bugs Bunny.

Favorite Movie: Taxi Driver.