History Wrestling / OrangeCassidy

** His brilliance doesn't just extend to his wrestling ability either. On the August 5th, 2020 episode of Dynamite, Chris Jericho invited him to a public debate between them (chaired by Wrestling/EricBischoff), in between questions about their wrestling characters and abilities, a totally random question came up about rising sea levels as a result of global warming. After a flabbergasted Jericho asked what the hell that had to do with anything and told Bischoff to move on to the next question, Cassidy (who up to this point hadn't said a single word) delivered a short, calm and very erudite speech about the threat rising sea levels will pose to coastal cities in particular if carbon emissions aren't curbed, leaving Jericho [[JawDrop with his mouth hanging open]].

** Despite his character and gimmick of someone who puts in minimal effort, he is (as of September 9/11/2023) the wrestler with the most matches for AEW to date, ahead of even known workhorses such as Jon Moxley

* MundaneMadeAwesome: He gets the crowd (and fellow wrestlers -- ask Jungle Boy) cheering or reacting with fake horror by CherryTapping opponents with gentle kicks to the shin, since the spectators play the act up as truly devastating or potentially career-ending. The crowd also get raucous when he lifts his hands in the air to simply place them in his pockets.

* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: His gimmick has some striking parallels with that of Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling's Wrestling/TetsuyaNaito, who's similarly well-known for his in-ring persona as a lazy and apathetic slacker (although Cassidy is a {{face}}, while Naito is a {{heel}}). This made it feel all the more fitting when he joined the Best Friends, who likewise have many similarities with Naito's group Wrestling/LosIngobernablesDeJapon.

** His brilliance doesn't just extend to his wrestling ability either. When Chris Jericho invited him to a public debate between them (chaired by Wrestling/EricBischoff), in between questions about their wrestling characters and abilities, a totally random question came up about rising sea levels as a result of global warming. After a flabbergasted Jericho asked what the hell that had to do with anything and told Bischoff to move on to the next question, Cassidy (who up to this point hadn't said a single word) delivered a short, calm and very erudite speech about the threat rising sea levels will pose to coastal cities in particular if carbon emissions aren't curbed, leaving Jericho [[JawDrop with his mouth hanging open]].

Orange Cassidy made his way to a then-nascent AEW in 2019, becoming one of the promotion's breakout stars for his truly one-of-a-kind style and character, and having a particularly strong fanbase with the younger crowd. In October 2022, he won his first championship in the promotion, the International Championship[[note]]Formerly the All-Atlantic Championship[[/note]]. He held the title at a whopping 31 successful defenses, dropped it to Wrestling/JonMoxley at ''AEW All Out 2023'', regained the title against [[Wrestling/{{Fenix}} Rey Fenix]] in October 2023, and retained it against Moxley's attempt to reclaim it at ''Full Gear'' that November. He would then lose the title to Wrestling/RoderickStrong at ''AEW Revolution 2024''. He is the first two-time AEW International Champion.

Orange Cassidy made his way to a then-nascent AEW in 2019, becoming one of the promotion's breakout stars for his truly one-of-a-kind style and character, and having a particularly strong fanbase with the younger crowd. In October 2022, he won his first championship in the promotion, the International Championship[[note]]Formerly the All-Atlantic Championship[[/note]]. He held the title at a whopping 31 successful defenses, dropped it to Wrestling/JonMoxley at ''AEW All Out 2023'', regained the title against [[Wrestling/{{Fenix}} Rey Fenix]] in October 2023, and retained it against Moxley's attempt to reclaim it at ''Full Gear'' that November. He is the first two-time AEW International Champion.

** His brilliance doesn't just extend to his wrestling ability either. When Chris Jericho invited him to a public debate between them (chaired by Wrestling/EricBischoff), in between questions about their wrestling characters and abilities, [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers a totally random question came up about rising sea levels as a result of global warming]]. After a flabbergasted Jericho asked what the hell that had to do with anything and told Bischoff to move on to the next question, Cassidy (who up to this point hadn't said a single word) delivered a short, calm and very erudite speech about the threat rising sea levels will pose to coastal cities in particular if carbon emissions aren't curbed, leaving Jericho [[JawDrop with his mouth hanging open]].

* SmarterThanYouLook: Just because Cassidy is a slacker, that doesn't make him ''stupid.'' He is, for example, very well educated on issues of global warming and rising sea levels.

* CharacterCatchphrase: In response to Jon Moxley's comment about how wrestlers having a Catchphrase or a gimmick these days, OC starts using "I am 'Freshly Squeezed' Orange Cassidy, and I do not...have a catchphrase" in his promos.

* ComicalOverreacting: Not so much him as ''everyone else''. The crowd sells his little mini shin taps like he just delivered Sweet Chin Music, or him putting his hands in his pockets as if Hulk Hogan was pumping his pythons. Of course the secret to Cassidy's gimmick is that (with the exception of Jungle Boy at ''Double or Nothing'') his ''opponents'' don't actually sell his "devastating offence", usually just staring at him in bewilderment or amusement as he casually taps their ankles, which is what makes it all the more effectively shocking when he actually [[LetsGetDangerous starts to try]].
* CoolShades: It's more likely that they will fall off during a match than he will take them off. If they do, someone else will place them back on his head for him, or he'll pluck a new pair from his pocket. It helps him maintain his cool-as-a-cucumber countenance. Of course, if he takes them off himself, [[LetsGetDangerous then he has more in his bag of tricks than taps on the leg or dropkicks while keeping his hands in his pockets.]]

* GotMeDoingIt: Has a tendency to inspire this in opponents and allies alike. While some copy his hands-in-pocket shtick to mock him, you have allies Shibata copying the half-thumbs up (complete with borrowed sunglasses), and even traded lazy kicks with Wrestling/{{Sting}} of all people (who even gave a very lazy chest beat on top of it all!).

** A notable example of this is during his ladder match at ''Revolution 2022.'' With a clear shot to the gold ring, Cassidy tries to climb up a ladder with his hands in his pockets, which takes him so much effort that he'd have been better off climbing it like a normal human.

* TheStoic: He has one facial expression and it's a mixture of boredom and disdain for everyone except The Best Friends. It was finally subverted in the 2020 AEW Revolution match against Pac when he burst out in laughter at the latter's frustration before [[LetsGetDangerous unleashing a flurry of offensive maneuvers unlike anything he'd performed in AEW before]].

Orange Cassidy made his way to a then-nascent AEW in 2019, becoming one of the promotion's breakout stars for his truly one-of-a-kind style and character, and having a particularly strong fanbase with the younger crowd. In October 2022, he won his first championship in the promotion, the International Championship[[note]]Formerly the All-Atlantic Championship[[/note]]. He held the title at a whopping 31 successful defenses, dropped it to Wrestling/JonMoxley at ''AEW All Out 2023'', regained the title against [[Wrestling/{{Fenix}} Rey Fenix]] in October 2023, and retained it against Moxley's attempt to reclaim it at ''Full Gear'' that November.

Orange Cassidy made his way to a then-nascent AEW in 2019, becoming one of the promotion's breakout stars for his truly one-of-a-kind style and character, and having a particularly strong fanbase with the younger crowd. In October 2022, he won his first championship in the promotion, the International Championship[[note]]Formerly the All-Atlantic Championship[[/note]]. He held the title at a whopping 31 successful title defenses, dropped it to Wrestling/JonMoxley at ''AEW All Out 2023'', regained the title against [[Wrestling/{{Fenix}} Rey Fenix]] in October 2023, and retained it against Moxley's attempt to reclaim it at ''Full Gear'' that November.

Orange Cassidy made his way to a then-nascent AEW in 2019, becoming one of the promotion's breakout stars for his truly one-of-a-kind style and character, and having a particularly strong fanbase with the younger crowd. In October 2022, he won his first championship in the promotion, the International Championship[[note]]Formerly the All-Atlantic Championship[[/note]]. He held it at a whopping 31 successful title defenses, dropped it to Wrestling/JonMoxley at ''AEW All Out 2023'', regained the title against [[Wrestling/{{Fenix}} Rey Fenix]] in October 2023, and retained the title against Moxley's attempt to reclaim it at ''Full Gear'' that November.

Orange Cassidy (real name James Cipperly, born in May 4, 1984) is an American {{professional wrestl|ing}}er currently working for Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling after a very long career in the indies, particularly with the now-defunct Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}} promotion as part of the ever-popular ant-masked stable The Colony as Fire Ant. But he only really made it big as a [[EnsembleDarkhorse indie sensation]] under the name of Orange Cassidy, for his ''truly unique'' style of wrestling: [[TheSlacker Sloth Style]].

The general concept of Orange Cassidy (and his Sloth Style) is very simply that he's an almost supernaturally detached, lethargic slacker (both physically and in personality) living in the incredibly intense and athletic world of ProfessionalWrestling and being almost fervently dedicated to his detached laziness outside of the ring as well as inside it (such as executing maneuvers with his hands inside his pockets, which is actually [[LaboriousLaziness a lot more difficult than just doing them normally]]). However, much like a Sloth's slowness hides its razor-sharp claws and fast swimming speed, Cassidy's incredibly slow and telegraphed lazy moves hide an incredibly athletic edge that he shows just when his foe (and the crowd) least expects it. You never quite know what to expect when you're watching (and wrestling) "Freshly Squeezed" Orange Cassidy, the King of Sloth Style.

Orange Cassidy made his way to nascent promotion Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling in 2019, becoming one of the promotion's breakout stars for his truly one-of-a-kind style and character, having a particularly strong fanbase with the younger crowd. In October 2022, he won his first championship in the promotion, the International Championship[[note]]Formerly the All-Atlantic Championship[[/note]], holding it at a whopping 31 successful title defenses, until he dropped it to Wrestling/JonMoxley at ''AEW All Out 2023''. He later regained the title against [[Wrestling/{{Fenix}} Rey Fenix]] in October 2023, and retained the title against Moxley's attempt to reclaim it at Full Gear that November.

Without a doubt one of the most [[BlatantLies passionate, energetic, and enthusiastic professional wrestlers going in the modern era,]] Cassidy is a chilled out fellow who just so happens to be one of the best wrestlers on planet earth... when he cares to be.

Orange Cassidy made his way to nascent promotion Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling in 2019, becoming one of the promotion's breakout stars for his truly one-of-a-kind style and character, having a particularly strong fanbase with the younger crowd. In October 2022, he won his first championship in the promotion, the International Championship[[note]]Formerly the All-Atlantic Championship[[/note]], holding it at a whopping 31 successful title defenses, until he dropped it to Wrestling/JonMoxley at ''AEW All Out 2023''. He later regained the title against [[Wrestling/{{Fenix}} Rey Fenix]] in October 2023.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: His career in AEW reached new heights in late 2022 when he dethroned Wrestling/{{PAC}} to become AEW's second International Champion, winning his very first championship title in the company. He would go on to set a new record by holding the belt for nearly a year, defending it more than 30 times--but his reign would ultimately come crashing down when he faced former World Champion Wrestling/JonMoxley, who beat him to take the title. Cass may by a highly respected wrestler and a ''major'' fan-favorite, but he's no Jon Moxley.

* GenreSavvy: To show that Cassidy [[SmarterThanYouLook isn't as dumb]] as what he is perceived to be, Cassidy refuses to sign a contract that allows him to challenge Kenny Omega for the AEW World Championship at any point provided that he pull out from their Triple Threat match with PAC at ''Double or Nothing 2021''. Knowing Don Callis wrote the contract and he is as slippery as an eel and such situation isn't uncommon in the past, Cassidy doesn't has to read the contract to know its full of crap.

* {{Catchphrase}}: In response to Jon Moxley's comment about how wrestlers having a Catchphrase or a gimmick these days, OC starts using "I am 'Freshly Squeezed' Orange Cassidy, and I do not...have a catchphrase" in his promos.

* ArchEnemy: Wrestling/{{PAC}} is probably Cassidy's nemesis in AEW. The serious, short-tempered, vindictive Bastard appears to take umbridge with Cassidy's slacker antics, treating Cassidy's mere existence in AEW as a personal affront, and the two have clashed several times, with Cassidy eventually being the one to defeat PAC for the International Championship.

* LethalJokeCharacter: Constantly mocked by heels as being utterly useless, but pushed top stars Chris Jericho and PAC to their absolute limits. Despite a relatively slim frame and keeping a lot of his moveset tucked away for a motivational day, Cassidy uses his incredible agility to reverse out of any move and turn it into a counter-attack to even the odds against arguably superior foes.

** The "Orange" part of his name? He was often seen on the indies nursing a bottle of orange juice, as it's a classic hangover cure and was a main staple of the original incarnation of the gimmick.

Orange Cassidy made his way to nascent promotion Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling in 2019, becoming one of the promotion's breakout stars for his truly one-of-a-kind style and character, having a particularly strong fanbase with the younger crowd. In October 2022, he won his first championship in the promotion, the International Championship[[note]]Formerly the All-Atlantic Championship[[/note]], holding it at a whopping 31 successful title defenses, until he dropped it to Wrestling/JonMoxley at ''AEW All Out 2023''.

* {{Irony}}: His reign as the All-Atlantic/International Champion was a fighting one, dropping challenges more frequently than most others before him. Not bad for a perpetual slacker.

* {{Irony}}: His reign as the Mid-Atlantic Champion has been a fighting one, dropping challenges more frequently than most others before him. Not bad for a perpetual slacker.

* DentedIron: The latter half of his International title reign had him be completely beat up and exhausted by his constant defenses. Before his match against Jon Moxley (where he would lose the title), he admitted to backstage interviewer Renee Paquette that he was exhausted.