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Jamie Noble wrestles final match at WWE house show

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE producer Jamie Noble returned to the ring on Sunday night for one final match.

At a WWE house show in his home state of West Virginia, Noble teamed with Braun Strowman, Ridge Holland & Butch to defeat The Bloodline (The Usos, Solo Sikoa & Sami Zayn). Noble picked up the win for his team by pinning Zayn.

Zayn posted a tweet after the show expressing how honored he was to be part of the match.

“An emotional night. I’m humbled & honored to have had the privilege of sharing the ring with Jamie Noble tonight in his final match,” Zayn wrote. “Very few actually know how much Jamie has contributed to this industry. One of the great minds for the business & an unsung hero at @WWE. Grateful.”

Noble’s family was in the front row for the match. WWE shared video of them cheering Noble on as he made his entrance.

In an Instagram post last week, Noble wrote that Drew Gulak was helping him prepare for the match: “Huge ‘THANK YOU’ to @drewgulak!!!! Drew took his own personal time to come in a help me with nothing but a thank you and a ton of my appreciation from me!! I can’t put over Drew enough for the help in the ring and mentally!! Thank you, Drew!!”

Sunday was Noble’s first time wrestling since 2015, when he was a regular on-screen character for WWE as part of The Authority. Noble and Joey Mercury were known as J&J Security.

Noble began working for WWE in a behind-the-scenes role after retiring as a fulltime in-ring competitor in 2009. He was a one-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion during his career and also held the ROH World Championship once in 2005. He wrestled for ROH under his real name James Gibson.

Jamie Noble to wrestle for ‘possibly last time’ at WWE house show

Posted on by Ian Carey

Jamie Noble has announced what could be his final match in WWE. 

The 45-year-old posted to Instagram on Sunday announcing that he will perform on the December 11 WWE house show from his home state of West Virginia. The event takes place in Charleston, WV which is an under a two-hour drive from Noble’s hometown of Hanover, WV. 

Noble officially announced his active in-ring retirement in 2009 due to neck, shoulder, and back injuries. He returned for a few house shows in 2012 and 2013 before an on-screen role as a member of J&J Security in late 2014 and 2015. His final match took place on the June 8, 2015, edition of WWE Raw. Noble and Mercury defeated Seth Rollins in a handicap match that night. 

“It’s Official!! On December 11 at the Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV. I will compete for possibly my last time in wrestling under the greatest company of all time WWE. It’s been roughly 11 years since I was forced out of the ring. Now I’m going to have one more opportunity in front of my people my state my family! I promise you I will walk out a winner or I will go out on my shield giving the best performance I can give. all the support I can get will be so greatly appreciated to show that I can still go! Thank you all!! God bless you and God bless WV!!” Noble posted to Instagram. 

Noble is a former WWE Cruiserweight Champion. He defeated The Hurricane for the belt at King of the Ring 2002. He would later drop the title to Billy Kidman at Survivor Series that year. 

He is also a former ROH Champion, having defeated CM Punk for the title in a four-way on August 12, 2005. Samoa Joe and Christopher Daniels were the other two involved in the match. Noble would drop the belt a month later to Bryan Danielson. 

WWE’s Jamie Noble tests positive for COVID-19

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Jamie Noble has announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19.

Noble, currently a producer for the WWE, announced his diagnosis on Instagram (private), writing: “Not how we expect this month to go! Covid-19 has hit home. Prayers for me and my family will be greatly appreciated!”

The news comes as a number of WWE on-air talent and producers have tested positive for the virus. Renee Young, Adam Pearce, and Kayla Braxton have all announced publicly that they have tested positive. Braxton has said that this is the second time she has tested positive, first having it in March.

A developmental talent tested positive for COVID-19 at the last set of WWE tapings, delaying them for a day. New tests taken that week indicated that a number of WWE in-ring talent, employees and producers tested positive.

In a statement, WWE has said that they “will continue COVID-19 testing of its talent, production crew and employees in advance of TV productions for the foreseeable future.”