James Manley

Acting

James Manley

Born

1958-01-04 (68)

Place of birth

East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

32 titles

is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Jim Powers. He is best known for his appearances with WWE from 1987 to 1994. Manley was born in Washington Heights, Manhattan and grew up watching wrestling at Madison Square Garden. Jim Powers returned to wrestling for an independent promoter on March 9, 2007. Since returning to wrestling, Powers has wrestled for several independent based organizations and has appeared, pairing back up with Young Stallions partner Paul Roma, at several wrestling fan fests meeting his fans and signing their autographs. In 2007, Powers was contacted by WWE to be a part of their developmental territory and train wrestlers there. Desp…

Known for

Film credits

2010s · 2 titles

1990s · 4 titles

1980s · 17 titles

WWE Survivor Series 1988 poster
8.0

Survivor Series (1988) was the second annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on November 24, 1988 (Thanksgiving night in the United States) and was held at the Richfield Coliseum, in Richfield, Ohio. The main event was a ten-man Survivor Series match between a team captained by The Mega Powers (Hulk Hogan and WWF Champion Randy Savage) and a team captained by The Twin Towers (Akeem and The Big Boss Man). Hogan and Savage were the sole "survivors" of the match. The undercard featured three Survivor Series matches between mid-card wrestlers.

WWE Survivor Series 1988

1988

WWE Royal Rumble 1988 poster
6.6

Twenty top Superstars compete in the first-ever Royal Rumble match. See all your favorites including Bret "The Hitman" Hart, The Ultimate Warrior, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, "The Natural" Butch Reed and "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan compete in the over-the-top-rope elimination match. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat faces "Ravishing" Rick Rude and much more!

WWE Royal Rumble 1988

1988

WWE Survivor Series 1987 poster
8.4

November 26th, 1987, Thanksgiving Day from the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio. Matches featured Survivor Series Tag Team Elimination Matches • Brutus Beefcake, Jake Roberts, Jim Duggan, Randy Savage & Ricky Steamboat vs. Danny Davis, Hercules, King Harley Race, Ron Bass & The Honky Tonk Man • Rockin' Robin, The Fabulous Moolah, Itsuki Yamazaki & Noriyo Tateno & Velvet McIntyre vs. Dawn Marie, Donna Christianello, Judy Martin, Leilani Kai & The Sensational Sherri • Demolition, The Bolsheviks, The Dream Team, The Hart Foundation & The Islanders vs. Strike Force, The British Bulldogs, The Killer Bees, The Rougeau Brothers & The Young Stallions • World Champion Hulk Hogan, Bam Bam Bigelow, Don Muraco, Ken Patera & Paul Orndorff vs. Butch Reed, Andre The Giant, King Kong Bundy, Rick Rude & The One Man Gang. The event was broadcast live on pay per view and was promoted by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The venue attendance was reported to be 21,300.

WWE Survivor Series 1987

1987

WWE WrestleMania IV poster
7.2

WrestleMania IV was the fourth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on March 27, 1988 at the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The main event was the finals of a fourteen-man tournament for the undisputed WWF Championship, where Randy Savage defeated Ted DiBiase to win the vacant title. The main matches on the undercard were a twenty-man battle royal won by Bad News Brown, Demolition (Ax and Smash) versus Strike Force (Tito Santana and Rick Martel) for the WWF Tag Team Championship, Brutus Beefcake versus The Honky Tonk Man for the WWF Intercontinental Championship and a 14-man tournament for the vacated WWF Championship.

WWE WrestleMania IV

1988

George "The Animal" Steele poster
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Profiling one of the wildest creatures ever to roar with this home video classic highlighting the amazing story of George "The Animal" Steele; a wildly popular figure in the 1980s, Steele drew attention for his feud with "Macho Man" Randy Savage.

George "The Animal" Steele

1987

WWE The Hart Foundation poster
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Craig DeGeorge hosts the triumphant story of The Hart Foundation's rise to prominence in WWE with an exciting lineup of in-ring action. Witness Bret 'The Hitman' Hart and Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart take to the ring against duos such as The British Bulldogs, The Killer Bees, and many more in this Home Video Classic!

WWE The Hart Foundation

1987

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The biggest superstars in WWE head to the great white north for some incredible action. Featuring "Ravishing" Rick Rude and "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff in a battle of the bodies.

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87

1987

The Best of the WWF: volume 20 poster
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The best keeps getting better!

The Best of the WWF: volume 20

1989

The Best of the WWF: volume 8 poster
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The WWE superstars in their most exciting matches!

The Best of the WWF: volume 8

1986

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The Superstars come out in the city of angels as The Big Boss Man tries to make Hulk Hogan serve hard time!

WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88

1988

The Best of the WWF: volume 13 poster
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Coliseum Video brings you the biggest and baddest WWE suoerstars!

The Best of the WWF: volume 13

1987

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The biggest superstars in WWE head to the great white north for some incredible action. Featuring Hulk Hogan and "King" Haku in combat.

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88

1988

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The biggest superstars in WWE head to the great white north for some incredible action. Featuring Hulk Hogan battling The Big Boss Man.

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '88

1988

The Best of the WWF: volume 18 poster
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The best of the hottest WWE action!

The Best of the WWF: volume 18

1989

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Catch all the excitement and action as WWE's most powerful superstars take to the ring. Featuring a WWE Championship between Hulk Hogan and Big John Studd.

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: December '84

1984

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Catch all the excitement and action as WWE's most powerful superstars take to the ring. Featuring a WWE Intercontinental Championship Match between "Ravishing" Rick Rude and The Ultimate Warrior.

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89

1989

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The Superstars come out in the city of angels as Hulk Hogan and The Big Boss Man collide in an epic rematch.

WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: December '88

1988

Series credits

Raw poster
6.8

A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.

Raw

1993

WWF Superstars poster
7.2

WWE's flagship show of the early-90s featuring great in-ring action, news from the world of sports-entertainment, and more.

WWF Superstars

1986

WWF Superstars poster
7.2

WWE's flagship show of the early-90s featuring great in-ring action, news from the world of sports-entertainment, and more.

WWF Superstars

1986

WWF Wrestling Challenge poster
6.8

The biggest WWE Superstars of the late 1980s and early '90s settle their differences in the ring on "Wrestling Challenge"; featuring exciting matches and memorable interviews, this weekly television series captures an important era of WWE history.

WWF Wrestling Challenge

1986

World Class Championship Wrestling poster
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From the Sportatorium comes the groundbreaking sports-entertainment brand World Class Championship Wrestling, featuring legendary competitors such as The Von Erichs, Bruiser Brody, The Fabulous Freebirds and more.

World Class Championship Wrestling

1982

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event poster
8.3

A professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation banner on NBC airing in place of Saturday Night Live. The series was made up entirely of star vs. star bouts in a time when weekly programming consisted primarily of established stars dominating enhancement talent.

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event

1985

WWE Old School poster
NR

Discover rarely-seen matches from the 1970s, '80s, and '90s featuring countless WWE Hall of Famers such as Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair.

WWE Old School

1973

WCW Thunder poster
7.4

WCW Thunder was a professional wrestling show produced by World Championship Wrestling.

WCW Thunder

1998

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AWF Warriors of Wrestling

1995