UK wrestler James Castle passes away at 35

  • Ian Carey
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Jamie Stacey, better known to wrestling fans as James Castle, has died.

Castle passed away on Saturday after a four-year battle with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. He was 35. His passing was first revealed by his partner, Zoe Lucas, on social media.

Lucas wrote:

“On Saturday 15th June after 4 years of treatment, 12 rounds of chemotherapy, 2 bone marrow transplants, radio therapy and countless experimental trials we lost Jamie Stacey @JamesCastle49 to Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. Thank you for giving me the best 9 years of my life”

RevPro shared the below message regarding Castle’s passing:

“We are saddened to share the loss of our dear friend Jamie Stacey aka. James Castle after a 4 year battle with Leukaemia. A former tag team Champion, Jamie was a super talent in the ring. The first wrestler trained from scratch at our Portsmouth School & without his help behind the scenes RevPro would not be here today. A truly wonderful human being. A warrior. A fighter. The most interesting & intelligent man to ever step foot inside a RevPro ring There are so many stories to tell and we will make sure they are all told. We love you and will make sure you are remembered forever.”

Before getting sick in 2020, Castle had been a regular with RevPro. His team with Sha Samuels, known as The Revolutionists, held the promotion’s tag team titles for 364 days in 2015/16.

Castle revealed in January that his Leukemia had returned and that doctors had advised they could only manage the disease. He was told at the time that he had “months rather than years” left.

There has been an outpouring of tributes to Castle online from those who knew and worked with him.

“James & Zoe are the definition of a warrior. All my love to you. RIP James Castle,” wrote Will Ospreay.

Sha Samuels posted:

“The Jamie in Jamie Hayter was suggested by Gideon, ribbing James Castle Will Kaven was originally called Will Castle for similar reasons & the Lucas in Zoe Lucas came from James’ Mums maiden name as we all joked about them getting married a few months into a new relationship,” wrote RevPro’s Andy Quildan.