Jimmy Rave

Real name: James Guffey
Height: 5’8″
Weight: 207 lbs.
Date of birth: December 8, 1982
Date of death: December 12, 2021
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Pro debut: October 9, 1999
Retired: November 28, 2020
Trained by: Murder-1 & Rick Michaels
Finishing move: Doppler Effect

Biography

– On April 21, 2001, Rave defeated JC Dazz to win the NWA Wildside Junior Heavyweight Title
– On July 7, 2001, Rave defeated Caprice Coleman to retain the NWA Wildside Junior Heavyweight Title
– On October 20, 2001, Rave defeated AJ Styles, Jason Cross & JC Dazz in a Ladder Match to retain the NWA Wildside Junior Heavyweight Title
– On June 29, 2002, Rave defeated Rocky Reynolds & Jeremy Lopez in a 3-Way Match to win the NWA Junior Heavyweight Title
– On July 6, 2002, Rave defeated Jeremy Lopez to retain the NWA Junior Heavyweight Title
– On July 31, 2002, Rave wrestled a TNA dark match, defeating Shark Boy
– On August 3, 2002, Rave defeated Jay Briscoe to retain the NWA Junior Heavyweight Title
– On August 8, 2002, Rave defeated Adam Jacobs at a TNA event to retain the NWA Junior Heavyweight Title
– On September 7, 2002, Rave defeated Jeremy Lopez & Slim J in a 3-Way Match to retain the NWA Junior Heavyweight Title
– On September 18, 2002, Rave made his official TNA debut, losing a 3-Way Tag Team Match and also appearing in a Battle Royal
– 3 days later, Rave defeated Slim J to retain the NWA Junior Heavyweight Title
– On March 8, 2003, Rave defeated Justice & Menace to win the CZW Trifecta Tournament
– On May 31, 2003, Rave made his ROH debut, losing to Christopher Daniels in a match also involving CM Punk and Frankie Kazarian
– On December 13, 2003, Rave defeated Trent Acid to win the CZW Iron Man Title
– On January 16, 2004, Rave defeated Ruckus to retain the CZW Iron Man Title
– The next day, Rave defeated Alex Shelley in a Submission Match to retain the CZW Iron Man Title
– On February 7, 2004, Rave defeated Jimmy Jacobs & Joey Ryan to retain the CZW Iron Man Title
– On April 2, 2004, Rave defeated Joker to retain the CZW Iron Man Title
– At ROH’s 3rd Anniversary Celebration, Rave defeated CM Punk and AJ Styles in separate singles matches
– On March 14, 2005, Rave appeared on WWE Heat, losing to Chris Masters
– On April 22, 2005, DP Associates (Rave & Eddie Vegas) entered the FIP Tag Team Title Tournament. They defeated The Ring Crew Express (Marcos & Dunn), Aaron Epic & Evan Starsmore and The New Dawn (CM Punk & Don Juan) on their way to victory
– On June 25, 2005, DP Associates defeated Jerrelle Clark & Roderick Strong to retain the FIP Tag Team Titles
– At Final Battle ’05, Rave defeated Milano Collection AT
– On January 27, 2006, The Embassy (Rave, Alex Shelley & Abyss) defeated Jack Evans, Matt Sydal & Jimmy Yang to win the ROH Trios Tournament
– In July 2006, Rave toured Japan with Dragon Gate
– At Final Battle ’06, Rave defeated Christopher Daniels, Davey Richards & El Generico
– In September 2007, Rave signed with TNA. He would debut at No Surrender, teaming with Lance Hoyt in a tag team battle royal. The duo would become known as The Rock n Rave Infection
– In May 2008, Rave entered the NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Tournament
– In February 2009, Rave was released by TNA
– Rave returned to ROH at their 7th Anniversary Show, reuniting with The Embassy in a loss to Bryan Danielson & Colt Cabana
– On July 2, 2009, Rave defeated Murder-1 to win the GCW Heavyweight Title. Later that day, he defended the belt against John Kermon
– On July 30, 2009, Rave defeated Ruben James to retain the GCW Heavyweight Title
– On August 13, 2009, Rave & Cru Jones defeated GCW Tag Team Champions The Winners Club (Bobby Moore & Kyle Matthews) by DQ
– On September 3, 2009, Rave defeated Ace Rockwell to retain the GCW Heavyweight Title
– On November 5, 2009, Rave defeated Johnny Swinger to retain the GCW Heavyweight Title, barely 2 months after losing it
– A week later, Rave defeated Sal Rinauro to retain the GCW Heavyweight Title
– In December 2009, Rave defended the GCW Heavyweight Title against Johnny Swinger, J-Rod & Kyle Matthews
– On July 3, 2010, Rave defeated Caleb Konley, J-Rod & Jeremy Vain in an Elimination Match to win the vacant RPW Television Title
– On June 13, 2011, Rave returned to TNA for one night only, losing to Austin Aries in a match also involving Kid Kash
– In December 2011, Rave competed in TNA’s Ring Ka King project
– On November 10, 2012, Rave fought UIW Heavyweight Champion Bull Buchanan to a no-contest
– At One Night Only: X-Travaganza ’13, Rave competed in a 7-Man Xscape Elimination Match, won by Christian York
– In March 2013, Rave joined the SCUM faction in ROH
– At Supercard of Honor VII, SCUM (Rave, Rhino, Jimmy Jacobs, Rhett Titus & Cliff Compton) defeated Team ROH (Mark Briscoe, Mike Mondo, Caprice Coleman, Cedric Alexander & BJ Whitmer)
– On September 6, 2014, Rave defeated Ace Haven to win the PWA Georgia Junior Heavyweight Title
– On October 4, 2014, Rave defeated Dynamite Pegasus to retain the PWA Georgia Junior Heavyweight Title
– On October 18, 2014, Rave defeated EVOLVE Champion Drew Galloway by countout
– On December 13, 2014, Rave fought NWA Georgia Junior Heavyweight Champion Fry Daddy to a time-limit draw
– On May 2, 2015, Rave fought PWA Heritage Champion Tyson Dean to a time-limit draw
– On June 18, 2015, Rave defeated Kyle Matthews, Sugar Dunkerton, Raphael King & Chip Day in a tournament to crown the first GWC Champion
– On July 4, 2015, Rave defeated Tyson Dean in an Iron Man Match to win the PWA Heritage Title
– On August 8, 2015, Rave defeated Gunner, Corey Hollis & Kongo Kong in the final of a tournament to win the EWE Scenic City Invitational
– On August 15, 2015, Rave defeated Mike Posey to retain the PWA Heritage Title
– On August 30, 2015, Rave defeated Cedric Alexander to retain the PWA Heritage Title
– On September 13, 2015, Rave defeated JT Dunn to retain the GWC Title
– On September 19, 2015, Rave defeated Mike Posey by DQ to retain the PWA Heritage Title
– The next day, Rave defeated Chris Crunk to retain the GWC Title
– On October 17, 2015, Rave defeated Cedric Alexander & Kyle Matthews to retain the PWA Heritage Title
– Over the next week, Rave defended the GWC Title against Martin Stone, Davey Richards & Davey Vega
– On November 15, 2015, Rave defeated David Starr to retain the GWC Title
– On December 26, 2015, Rave fought Sal Rinauro to a double-pinfall draw to retain the PWA Heritage Title
– The next day, Rave defeated Gunner to retain the GWC Title
– On January 10, 2016, Rave defeated Johnny Gargano to retain the GWC Title
– On January 16, 2016, Rave fought Sal Rinauro to a no-contest to retain the PWA Heritage Title
– On February 21, 2016, Rave defeated AR Fox to retain the GWC Title
– On March 6, Rave defeated Chase Owens to win the TSW Twin States Title
– On April 17, Rave defeated AR Fox in a Best of 3 Falls Match to retain the GWC Title
– On May 14, Rave defeated Bob Evans to retain the GWC Title
– On June 5, Rave defeated Martin Stone & Tommaso Ciampa in a Triple Threat Match to retain the GWC Title
– On July 16, Rave defeated Adrian Armour, David Starr & Owen Knight in a 4-Way Match to retain the GWC Title
– On August 13, 2016, Rave defeated Cedric Alexander to retain the GWC Title
– On October 23, 2016, Rave defeated Sami Callihan to retain the GWC Title
– On March 4, 2017, Rave defeated Damien Bennett to win the SFCW Phase One Title
– On March 16, 2019, Rave won a 20-Man Battle Royal to win the vacant STAR Pro Heavyweight Title
– On May 5, Rave defeated Jeff Cannonball to retain the STAR Pro Heavyweight Title.
– At CZW Down With The Sickness 2019, Rave defeated Griffin McCoy
– Rave announced his retirement on November 28, 2020, having been forced into a partial arm amputation as a result of an untreated infection
– Rave had both legs amputated as a result of an MRSA infection in October 2021, but would pass of complications from the infection on December 12 of that year