in the opening round on the November 25 episode of Fusion. Return to CMLL (2021) In October 2021, CMLL announced that TJP would be returning for the company for the first time since 2008, as a part of the October 22 Viernes Espectacular. Personal life Perkins is a fan of Kobe Bryant. After his death in 2020, Perkins began using a new finisher named The Mamba Splash in honor of him. During the Speaking Out Movement in 2020, he came out with his own allegations of being sexually abused by older female wrestlers at age fifteen. He is engaged to fellow wrestler Aria Blake. The couple welcomed their first child; a baby boy named James Theodore Perkins on August 26, 2021. Other media As TJP, he made his video game debut as a playable character in WWE 2K18 and also appears in WWE 2K19. Championships and accomplishments Adrenaline Championship Wrestling King of Maryland Tournament (2019) All Pro Wrestling APW Worldwide Internet Championship (1 time) Alternative Wrestling Show AWS Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times) Big Time Wrestling BTW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time) Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Best New Sensation (2003) Feud of the Year (2003) Empire Wrestling Federation EWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time) EWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Liger Rivera Evolve Wrestling Breakout Match (2010) vs. Munenori Sawa on January 16 High Risk Wrestling HRW Hi-Desert Championship (1 time) House of Glory HOG Crown Jewel Championship (1 time) Mach One Wrestling NWA Heritage Championship (1 time) New Japan Pro-Wrestling IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Francesco Akira American Young Lions Cup Tournament (2004) Power Precision Pro Wrestling 3PWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Damian Blade Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ranked No. 35 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2017 SoCal Uncensored Rookie of the Year (2001) Total Nonstop Action Wrestling/Impact Wrestling TNA/Impact X Division Championship (2 times) TNA X Division Championship Tournament (2013) Impact Year End Awards (1 time) Men's Match of the Year (2021) United Independent Wrestling Alliance UIWA Lightweight Championship (1 time) UWA Hardcore Wrestling UWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (1 time) World Power Wrestling Best in the World Tournament (2006) WWE WWE Cruiserweight Championship (1 time, inaugural) Cruiserweight Classic (2016) References External links TJP on impactwrestling.com 1984 births Living people American male professional wrestlers Masked wrestlers Sportspeople from Los Angeles Professional wrestlers from California