Cherry Mae James
The youngest of the wild James siblings, Cherry Mae was grappling before she could read and fighting before she could spell. With two rowdy older brothers — Zeke, stoic and stern; Zeb, chaotic and sunny — Cherry Mae learned early that the best defense is to punch first and think later, and the best way to settle a family dispute is to tie your brother into a knot he can’t get out of.
Cherry Mae inherited the James family’s redneck rowdiness, but she also inherited something rarer: the not-yet-proven-by-science “Ellie Mae Clampett Gene,” the supernatural ability some pretty country girls possess to take down varsity wrestlers and fold them like laundry without any formal training.
Growing up under the watchful eye of their peg-legged outlaw uncle Frank Dylan James, Cherry Mae got the same “training” as her brothers — which mainly consisted of FDJ laughing himself breathless while she choked, twisted, and arm-barred the boys into near tears. Frank believed firmly in “equal rights, equal fights” and pushed Cherry Mae to wrestle anyone she damn well pleased.
By her teens she was wrestling in tiny Appalachian buildings and barnyard shows. By her twenties she was a core part of the James Gang — and quietly building a reputation as someone who could hang with the men and dominate most women.
- Zebediah James – “The younger of her two older brothers, Zeb and Cherry Mae are two peas in a pod and have been companions in mischief since Zeb was old enough to walk.”
- Ezekiel James – “Cherry Mae can get frustrated with her oldest brother's overprotective streak, but she also adores him.”
- Eric Dane, Jr. – “Dane Jr. may not be family by blood, but her uncle Frank always considered Dane Sr. his family, and that relationship was handed down to the younger generation. Cherry Mae and her brothers literally joined ICW to have Dane Jr.'s back so he wouldn't have to deal with the New Untouchables while outnumbered.”
- Kirsty McKinney – “Kirsty is one of the hated New Untouchables, which is bad enough. But Kirsty is, in Cherry Mae's eyes, almost a bizarro version of herself - city-educated and trained proper. Plus, she made her ICW debut at Eric Dane Junior's expense. And with all that, Cherry has quite a few words to share with Kirsty - and a few submissions as well.”
- Jeffrey Daniels – “Cherry Mae doesn't detest Jeffrey quite to the same level as Kirsty. But, she's heard all about Jeff Andrews, and Jeffrey Daniels is the most direct extension of what Andrews is and was currently in the wrestling business.”
| Event | Segment/Match | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart of Dixie tour: 2.4 | We'll have a 4th man | Oct 20, 2025 | — |
| Heart of Dixie tour: 2.3 | Hoggin' with the Noots (ft. the James Gang) | Oct 6, 2025 | — |
| Star Forge Open Fight Night: 2 | Celestina Cruz vs Marisol Serrano vs Cherry Mae James | Oct 2, 2025 | — |
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| Wins | Losses | No Contest | Total Matches | Win % | Loss % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
This character has never held a title.
No awards recorded for this character.
| Entrance Music | "Little Red Wagon" - Miranda Lambert |
|---|---|
| Entrance Description | — |
| Move #1 | Bodyslam (can lift ~240 lbs with it, will stall for effect if hitting it on smaller wrestlers) |
| Move #2 | Belly-to-belly atomic drop (another move she'll stall for effect with, also uses it to set up strikes) |
| Move #3 | Scrapper punches and hayamkers (learned to throw hands in barns and bars and shows it) |
| Move #4 | Jab --> jab --> body hook --> uppercut combo (drops cruiserweights and below, rattles lighter heavyweights, only marginally effective against larger heavyweights though) |
| Move #5 | Headscissor takedown (old school style, jumps straight up and rolls the opponent down to the mat. Post-roll squeeze optional.) |
| Special Move #1 | Flying forearm (Jericho-style, long-jump. Crowd-pleaser.) |
| Special Move #2 | Hilltop Flying Kneedrop (Top rope kneedrop. Adopted from Uncle Frank's MountainTop Knee Drop, but she's too light to finish with it, hence, Hilltop) |
| Special Move #3 | Schoolyard Surprise (Schoolboy rollup into a leglock, usually a heel hook or half crab, but other holds are possible) |
| Finisher Setup Move | — |
| Finisher Setup Desc | — |
| Basic Finisher | Cherry Popper (Top rope flying bulldog) |
| Basic Finisher Desc | — |
| Submission Finisher | James Gang Initiation (Hybrid stump puller/figure 4 headscissor. She hooks the leg, rolls back or sideways, and cinches in the scissor) |
| Submission Finisher Desc | — |
| In Ring Personality | Cherry Mae is a sweet, sunny, dangerously naive country girl… until she isn’t. Like her brother Zeb, her temper is instantaneous — she can go from smiling to swinging faster than most people can blink. And unlike Zeb, she stays mad a little longer. Cherry Mae is fiercely loyal, openly affectionate, and full of fire. |
| In Ring Tactics | Cherry Mae is surprisingly well-rounded and the only problem with her Fight IQ is her fearlessness. If she thinks she can win a slugfest, she throws hands. If she doesn't, she takes it to the mat. If they're too big to take straight to the mat, she takes to the air. She also fights according to her mood. Good mood? Attempt to straight outwrestle them. Bad mood? Fistfight. Worse mood? Hurt them with a submission until they squeal like a pig. |
| Always Do | *Punch above her weight *Show no fear *Lean into chaos with Zeb *Talk back to anyone *Tie someone up without warning *Get mad fast *Be sweet again minutes later |
| Never Do | *Back down from a fight *Act scared of a man *Pretend she’s not a hillbilly *Let her brothers get hurt without intervening *Miss an opportunity to embarrass a punk heel |
| Writer Notes | — |
ICW: After Hours – October 4, 2025
Star Forge Open Fight Night – October 2, 2025