James Manley

James Manley

Born: January 4, 1958
in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Jim Powers. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation from 1987 to 1994.

Manley was born in Washington Heights, Manhattan and grew up watching wrestling at Madison Square Garden. Jim Powers returned to wrestling for an independent promoter on March 9, 2007. Since returning to wrestling, Powers has wrestled for several independent based organizations and has appeared, pairing back up with Young Stallions partner Paul Roma, at several wrestling fan fests meeting his fans and signing their autographs.

In 2007, Powers was contacted by WWE to be a part of their developmental territory and train wrestlers there. Despite meeting face-to-face with WWE booker, John Laurinaitis, Powers never received a contract with the promotion. Powers said in recent interviews that he almost left his then-current job to work with the WWE, and also said Laurinaitis told him there weren't any places available in the developmental territories, but would call him if there was one. Powers said Laurinaitis repeated this so many times he didn't believe him anymore.

On November 15, 2008 he defeated Johnny LeDoux at FCW Broken Bones 2008. He then embarked on the Wrestling Legends Tour 2009, facing Joe E. Legend and Tatanka in March 2009. After a fourteen-year absence (he had appeared on several shows in 1995), Powers rejoined NWA New Jersey. Teaming with Danny Inferno as the tag-team Fire Power, the duo defeated The Spirit Squad (Kenny Dykstra and Mike Mondo) to win the NWA New Jersey Tag-Team Championship.

Powers final appearances came at "IWF Winter Warfare" for the Independent Wrestling Federation. His last match saw him team with Chachi to defeat Chris Steeler & Damian Adams on January 23, 2010 in West Paterson, New Jersey On February 3, 2010, Powers announced his retirement.

In 2012, Powers was hospitalized, and had two hip surgeries.

In July 2016, Manley was named part of a class action lawsuit filed against WWE which alleged that wrestlers incurred traumatic brain injuries during their tenure and that the company concealed the risks of injury. The suit is litigated by attorney Konstantine Kyros, who has been involved in a number of other lawsuits against WWE. US District Judge Vanessa Lynne Bryant dismissed the lawsuit in September 2018.

Powers has been a resident of East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Movies for James Manley...

It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
Title: It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
Character: Jim Powers
Released: May 19, 2015
Type: Movie
You hear his voice calling the action every week on WWE's flagship show, Monday Night Raw, but there is more to being king other than having the best seat in the house! In this regal new documentary, Jerry "The King" Lawler shares the amazing story of his rise to royalty. Follow the WWE Hall of Famer from his early days to his championship-laden career in the ring, his incomparable reign at the broadcast table and a king-sized list of accolades along the way. Friends and peers also join The King for this revealing look inside the life of this enduring and revered figure in sports entertainment.
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Title: WCW Thunder
Character: Jim Powers
Released: January 8, 1998
Type: TV
WCW Thunder was a professional wrestling show produced by World Championship Wrestling.
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WCW World War 3 1996
Title: WCW World War 3 1996
Character: Jim Powers
Released: November 24, 1996
Type: Movie
A future opportunity at the WCW World Heavyweight Championship is on the line in a 60-Man Three Ring Battle Royale. The Outsiders defend the WCW World Tag Team Championship against The Faces of Fear and The Nasty Boys. Plus, The Giant faces Jeff Jarrett, Dean Malenko battles Psychosis, and much more!
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Title: AWF Warriors of Wrestling
Character: Jim Powers
Released: March 6, 1995
Type: TV
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WWF Bashed in the USA
Title: WWF Bashed in the USA
Character: Jim Powers
Released: June 23, 1993
Type: Movie
While Mr. Perfect goes on search for the 'perfect' stamp, enjoy some exciting matches filmed exclusively for the WWE Universe, including Virgil challenging Shawn Michaels for the WWE Intercontinental Championship, The Undertaker going one-on-one with Yokozuna, and more. Plus, witness an exciting 40-Man Battle Royale!
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Title: WWE Raw
Character: Jim Powers
Released: January 11, 1993
Type: TV
A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.
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WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
Title: WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
Character: Jim Powers
Released: March 29, 1992
Type: Movie
The Road to WrestleMania runs through Biloxi as top WWE Superstars vie for position and honor before the showcase of the immortals!
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The Best of the WWF: volume 20
Title: The Best of the WWF: volume 20
Character: Jim Powers
Released: August 9, 1989
Type: Movie
The best keeps getting better!
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The Best of the WWF: volume 18
Title: The Best of the WWF: volume 18
Character: Jim Powers
Released: March 1, 1989
Type: Movie
The best of the hottest WWE action!
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WWE Survivor Series 1988
Title: WWE Survivor Series 1988
Character: Jim Powers
Released: November 24, 1988
Type: Movie
Survivor Series (1988) was the second annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on November 24, 1988 (Thanksgiving night in the United States) and was held at the Richfield Coliseum, in Richfield, Ohio. The main event was a ten-man Survivor Series match between a team captained by The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and WWF Champion Randy Savage) and a team captained by The Twin Towers (Akeem and The Big Boss Man). Hogan and Savage were the sole "survivors" of the match. The undercard featured three Survivor Series matches between mid-card wrestlers.
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WWE WrestleMania IV
Title: WWE WrestleMania IV
Character: Jim Powers
Released: March 27, 1988
Type: Movie
WrestleMania IV was the fourth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on March 27, 1988 at the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The main event was the finals of a fourteen-man tournament for the undisputed WWF Championship, where Randy Savage defeated Ted DiBiase to win the vacant title. The main matches on the undercard were a twenty-man battle royal won by Bad News Brown, Demolition (Ax and Smash) versus Strike Force (Tito Santana and Rick Martel) for the WWF Tag Team Championship, Brutus Beefcake versus The Honky Tonk Man for the WWF Intercontinental Championship and a 14-man tournament for the vacated WWF Championship.
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WWE Royal Rumble
Title: WWE Royal Rumble
Character: Jim Powers
Released: January 24, 1988
Type: Movie
Royal Rumble (1988) was the first annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on January 24, 1988 at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario. Unlike the subsequent Royal Rumble events, this event was not shown on pay-per-view and was instead a television special shown on the USA Network. The main event was a two out of three falls match where The Islanders (Haku and Tama) defeated The Young Stallions (Paul Roma and Jim Powers). The undercard featured the first-ever Royal Rumble match which was won by Jim Duggan, Jumping Bomb Angels (Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki) defeated The Glamour Girls (Judy Martin and Leilani Kai) in a two out of three falls match for the WWF Women's Tag Team Championship and Ricky Steamboat defeated Rick Rude by disqualification.
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WWE Survivor Series 1987
Title: WWE Survivor Series 1987
Character: Jimmi Powers
Released: November 26, 1987
Type: Movie
A team led by "The Macho Man" Randy Savage and Jake "The Snake" Roberts battles a team featuring The Honky Tonk Man & "The King of Wrestling" Harley Race. A Women’s Survivor Series Match includes World Wrestling Federation divas!
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The Best of the WWF: volume 13
Title: The Best of the WWF: volume 13
Character: Jim Powers
Released: October 28, 1987
Type: Movie
Coliseum Video brings you the biggest and baddest WWE suoerstars!
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WWE The Hart Foundation
Title: WWE The Hart Foundation
Character: Jim Powers
Released: June 24, 1987
Type: Movie
Craig DeGeorge hosts the triumphant story of The Hart Foundation's rise to prominence in WWE with an exciting lineup of in-ring action. Witness Bret 'The Hitman' Hart and Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart take to the ring against duos such as The British Bulldogs, The Killer Bees, and many more in this Home Video Classic!
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Title: WWF Wrestling Challenge
Character: Jim Powers
Released: September 6, 1986
Type: TV
WWF Wrestling Challenge was a professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It was syndicated weekly and aired from 1986 to 1995. The show became simply known as WWF Challenge in 1995. The show featured matches, pre-match interviews, and occasionally, summarized weekly events in WWF programming. Matches primarily saw top tier and mid-level talent versus jobbers. At times, there was a "feature" match between main WWF talent. As with other syndicated WWF programming, the show promoted WWF event dates and house shows in local media markets.
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The Best of the WWF: volume 8
Title: The Best of the WWF: volume 8
Character: Jim Powers
Released: August 20, 1986
Type: Movie
The WWE superstars in their most exciting matches!
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Title: Saturday Night's Main Event
Released: May 11, 1985
Type: TV
A professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation banner on NBC airing in place of Saturday Night Live. The series was made up entirely of star vs. star bouts in a time when weekly programming consisted primarily of established stars dominating enhancement talent.
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Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
Title: Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
Character: Himself
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
In a business such as pro wrestling, it is hard to be shocked or surprised by anything. But on one weekend in June of 2007 the wrestling world collectively dropped to it’s knees in awe. The bodies of wrestling superstar Chris Benoit, his wife Nancy and their 7 year old son Daniel were found in their suburban Georgia home. The information that would come out regarding their untimely passing would be some of the most shocking in recent memory. RF Video proudly presents Chris Benoit: The Aftermath. Hear first hand the reaction from the wrestling superstars that knew both Chris Benoit and Nancy. Legendary names in pro wrestling weigh in on the issues that arouse following the tragedies and all of the events that took place.