Best known for his tenure in WWE James Ellsworth began his career in 2002 training at the MCW Pro Wrestling Training Center then known as Bone Breakers and worked for 14 years on the independent circuit as Jimmy Dream. In 2016, he had a squash match against Braun Strowman in WWE. After his appearance, he became very popular with the fans and, months later, WWE signed him to a contract. He would be included in a storyline between WWE Champion AJ Styles and challenger Dean Ambrose. Later, he began a storyline where he became the manager of Carmella.