Birth name | Laura Clare James |
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Born |
Plymouth, England, United Kingdom |
25 January 1987
Residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States |
Spouse(s) | Joey Ryan (m. 2016) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) |
Laura James Alacrana Plata #2 |
Billed height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
Billed weight | 125 lb (57 kg) |
Trained by | Gangrel |
Debut | June 2012 |
Laura Clare James (born 25 January 1987) is an English professional wrestler. She was trained by Gangrel and is currently working on the independent wrestling scene, most notably for Lucha VaVOOM and Global Force Wrestling. She can also be seen in the Peaches music video for "Close Up", and wrestled on the Puscifer Money Shot Round 2 Tour under the ring name Alacrana Plata #2.
James has worked for various Independent wrestling promotions such as Lucha VaVOOM, Alternative Wrestling Show, Finest City Wrestling, Dreamwave Wrestling and more.
James made her GFW debut at The Orleans Arena at Las Vegas, Nevada on 21 August 2015 on Amped where she was in a GFW Women's Championship tournament qualifying match that also included Katarina Waters which was ultimately won by Amber Gallows.
James performed as Alacrana Plata #2 with the wrestling group Luchafer as the opening act, and wrestling throughout the show with the band Puscifer on their Money Shot Round 2 Tour of North America. She wrestled in 33 cities with the group over a period of six weeks.
James won the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship on 20 June 2016, in Los Angeles, California, by defeating Kikutaro. She lost it on the same day to a cat named Bunny. On 29 June, James (as Alacrana Plata #2) won the belt for a second time after pinning Joey Ryan in a strip club. On July 22, James won the belt for a third time, again defeating Ryan, at a Finest City Wrestling event. On 18 August, she won the belt for the fourth time, defeating Vince McMahon's Hollywood Walk of Fame star.
In 2013, James competed in the National Physique Committee Amateur Figure Competition.