James Curtin
Acting • Born 1983-01-30
Biography
James Michael Curtin is an English former professional wrestler. He currently works for WWE as a writer on Raw. During his time as an on screen performer in the company, he worked under the ring name Drake Maverick. He has also worked for Impact Wrestling (formerly Total Nonstop Action Wresting), under the ring name Rockstar Spud. During his first decade, Curtin worked in the British independent circuit, winning several championships in promotions like International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom (IPW:UK), One Pro Wrestling (1PW), Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW), and XWA Wrestling. In 2012, he appeared in the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA, later Impact Wrestling) program British Boot Camp, winning the competition and being signed to a contract with the promotion. In TNA/Impact, he was a two-time X Division Champion. Curtin left Impact in October 2017 and signed a contract with WWE that same month. He would be named as the on-screen General Manager of 205 Live, the brand created by WWE for their cruiserweight division (205 lbs. and under), and served for a brief time as the manager of AOP on Raw. In 2019, he became more active as an in-ring competitor, becoming a eight-time 24/7 Champion. He was released from the company in April 2020 due to budget cuts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Following his release, WWE still had Curtin compete in the multi-month Interim NXT Cruiserweight Championship tournament. After losing the finals, he was given a new WWE contract and joined the NXT brand.
Filmography
65 credits
WrestleCade 2016 - The Final 3 Count
Movie • 2016
Rockstar Spud
TNA One Night Only: World Cup of Wrestling 2013
Movie • 2013
Rockstar Spud
TNA May Mayhem 2015
Movie • 2015
Rockstar Spud
TNA Hardcore Justice 2015
Movie • 2015
Rockstar Spud
TNA LockDown 2015
Movie • 2015
Rockstar Spud
TNA No Surrender 2015
Movie • 2015
Rockstar Spud
TNA Destination X 2015
Movie • 2015
Rockstar Spud
TNA Lockdown 2014
Movie • 2014
Rockstar Spud (Ringside)
TNA Slammiversary XII
Movie • 2014
Rockstar Spud (Ringside)
TNA Destination X 2013
Movie • 2013
Rockstar Spud
TNA Final Resolution 2013
Movie • 2013
Rockstar Spud (Ringside)
TNA: Bound for Glory
Movie • 2016
Rockstar Spud
TNA Destination X 2016
Movie • 2016
Rockstar Spud
TNA Hardcore Justice 2014
Movie • 2014
Rockstar Spud (Interview)
Supermen: A Story of British Wrestlers
Movie • 2014
Himself / "Spud"
PWG: European Vacation - England
Movie • 2006
Spud
TNA Bound for Glory 2015
Movie • 2015
Rockstar Spud (Ringside)
PWG: European Vacation II - England
Movie • 2007
Spud
WWE Survivor Series 2018
Movie • 2018
Drake Maverick (Manager)
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
Movie • 2019
Drake Maverick (Ringside) (Preshow)
PROGRESS: Orlando
Movie • 2017
Rockstar Spud
PROGRESS Chapter 48: Bang The Drum
Movie • 2017
Spud
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)
Movie • 2016
Rockstar Spud
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)
Movie • 2016
Rockstar Spud
EVE Special Edition
Movie • 2012
Spud
WWE Crown Jewel
Movie • 2019
Drake Maverick (Preshow)
TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2
Movie • 2016
Rockstar Spud
TNA One Night Only: Live! 2016
Movie • 2016
Rockstar Spud
TNA One Night Only: Knockouts Knockdown 2
Movie • 2014
Rockstar Spud
TNA One Night Only: World Cup of Wrestling 2
Movie • 2014
Rockstar Spud (Ringside)
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 2
Movie • 2014
Rockstar Spud
TNA One Night Only: X-Travaganza 2
Movie • 2014
Rockstar Spud
TNA One Night Only: X-Travaganza 3
Movie • 2015
Rockstar Spud
TNA One Night Only: X-Travaganza 4
Movie • 2016
Rockstar Spud
TNA Genesis 2014
Movie • 2014
Rockstar Spud
TNA One Night Only: TNA Classic 2015
Movie • 2015
Rockstar Spud
TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 4
Movie • 2015
Rockstar Spud
TNA One Night Only: Turning Point 2014
Movie • 2015
Rockstar Spud
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 3
Movie • 2015
Rockstar Spud
TNA One Night Only: Rivals 2015
Movie • 2015
Rockstar Spud
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 4
Movie • 2016
Rockstar Spud
TNA One Night Only: Knockouts Knockdown 3
Movie • 2015
Rockstar Spud (Ringside)
TNA One Night Only: Global Impact: USA vs The World 2015
Movie • 2015
Rockstar Spud
TNA Sacrifice 2014
Movie • 2014
Rockstar Spud
TNA One Night Only: World Cup of Wrestling 3
Movie • 2015
Rockstar Spud
TNA One Night Only: Victory Road 2014
Movie • 2014
Rockstar Spud
ROH: Unified
Movie • 2006
Spud
ROH: Anarchy In The U.K.
Movie • 2006
Spud
ROH: Weekend of Champions - Night Two
Movie • 2006
Spud
TNA LockDown 2016
Movie • 2016
Rockstar Spud
TNA One Night Only: Rivals 3
Movie • 2017
Spud
WWE Liv Forever
Movie • 2020
Drake Maverick
TNA One Night Only: September 2016
Movie • 2016
Rockstar Spud
TNA British Bootcamp
TV • 2013
Rockstar Spud
WWE's The Bump
TV • 2019
Drake Maverick
TNA iMPACT!
TV • 2004
WWE 205 Live
TV • 2016
Drake Maverick / General Manager
WWE NXT
TV • 2010
Drake Maverick
Raw
TV • 1993
Drake Maverick
Raw
TV • 1993
DRAKE MAVERICK
WWE 205 Live
TV • 2016
WWE 205 Live
TV • 2016
Drake Maverick
WWE NXT
TV • 2010
Raw
TV • 1993
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV • 1999