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'''Max the Impaler''', is an American [[professional wrestler]] currently signed to the [[National Wrestling Alliance]] (NWA) and the reigning [[NWA World Women's Television Championship|NWA World Women's Television champion]]. They have also appeared in [[Ring of Honor]], [[Impact Wrestling]], [[All Elite Wrestling]], and [[Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling]], the latter in which they held the [[Princess Tag Team Championship]] and currently holds the [[International Princess Championship]].
'''Max the Impaler''' is an American [[professional wrestler]] currently signed to the [[National Wrestling Alliance]] (NWA) and the reigning [[NWA World Women's Television Championship|NWA World Women's Television champion]]. They have also appeared in [[Ring of Honor]], [[Impact Wrestling]], [[All Elite Wrestling]], and [[Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling]], the latter in which they held the [[Princess Tag Team Championship]] and currently holds the [[International Princess Championship]].


== Professional wrestling career ==
== Professional wrestling career ==

Revision as of 06:58, 10 November 2023

Max the Impaler
Max the Impaler in 2023
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
  • Max
  • Max Lindsey
  • Max the Impaler
Billed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Billed weight209 lb (95 kg)
Billed fromThe Wasteland
Trained byOhio Pro Wrestling Academy
DebutDecember 15, 2018

Max the Impaler is an American professional wrestler currently signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and the reigning NWA World Women's Television champion. They have also appeared in Ring of Honor, Impact Wrestling, All Elite Wrestling, and Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling, the latter in which they held the Princess Tag Team Championship and currently holds the International Princess Championship.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2018–2020)

Max made their in-ring debut on December 15, 2018. They won the IWA Mid-South Women's Championship twice in the first half of 2019.[1] On February 22, 2020, Max appeared on the pre-show of Impact Wrestling's Sacrifice, defeating Cali Young.[2]

Ring of Honor (2021)

In August 2021, Max entered the ROH Women's World Championship tournament, defeating Holidead in the first round.[3] In the following round, however, they lost to Angelina Love by disqualification.[4]

National Wrestling Alliance (2022–present)

Max made their National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) debut on the May 24, 2022 episode of NWA Powerrr, defeating Ella Envy.[5] On August 27, at night 1 of the NWA 74th Anniversary Show, they won the Burke Invitational gauntlet match, which earned them the right to face Kamille for NWA World Women's Championship match on night 2.[6][7] However, Kamille successfully defended her title.[8] On November 12, at NWA Hard Times 3, Max defeated Natalia Markova in a casket match.[9]

On the February 14, 2023 episode of Powerrr, with the announcement of NWA 312, it was announced that the NWA Women's Television Championship tournament would be held to determine the inaugural champion, with the finals set to take place at the event.[10][11] On the March 21 episode of Powerrr, Max defeated Taya Valkyrie to reach the final.[12][13] On April 7, at NWA 312, however, Max lost to Kenzie Paige in the tournament final.[14]

On August 26, 2023, night one of the NWA 75th Anniversary Show, Max defeated Kenzie Paige to win the NWA World Women's Television Championship.[15] On night two, Max retained the title by successfully defending against Ruthie Jay.[16]

Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (2022–present)

On January 4, 2023, at Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling Tokyo Joshi Pro '23, Max and Heidi Howitzer won the Princess Tag Team Championship, defeating Saki Akai and Yuki Arai.[17][18] They lost the titles to 121000000 (Maki Itoh and Miyu Yamashita) on March 18, at Grand Princess '23.[19][20] On October 9, at Wrestle Princess IV, Max defeated Rika Tatsumi to win the International Princess Championship, in a Winner-takes-all match, in where Max defended their NWA World Women's Television Championship.[21]

Personal life

Max is non-binary[18] and uses they/them pronouns.[22]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ Greer, Jamie (February 25, 2020). "Indie Watch: Max The Impaler". Last Word on Sports.
  2. ^ "Impact Wrestling Sacrifice Results - February 22, 2020". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  3. ^ Powell, Jason (August 18, 2021). "ROH Wrestling TV results: Powell's review of Champions vs. All-Stars with Bandido, Dragon Lee, Jonathan Gresham, Chris Dickinson, and Homicide vs. Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe, EC3, Flip Gordon, and Josh Woods, Holidead vs. Max The Impaler in an ROH Women's Championship tournament first round match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  4. ^ Powell, Jason (August 30, 2021). "ROH Wrestling TV results: Powell's review of Dragon Lee vs. Eli Isom for the ROH TV Title, plus Angelina Love vs. Max The Impaler, and Allysin Kay vs. Trish Adora in ROH Women's Championship tournament quarterfinal matches". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  5. ^ Defelice, Robert (May 22, 2022). "NWA Powerrr Results (5/24): Ella Envy vs. Max The Impaler; Trevor Murdoch vs. Mike Knox Headlines". Fightful. Archived from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  6. ^ "NWA 74, Night 1 PPV Results - August 27, 2022". August 27, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  7. ^ MacDonald, Josiah (August 27, 2022). "NWA 74 night one live results: Matt Cardona returns, four title matches". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  8. ^ Macdonald, Josiah (August 28, 2022). "Five title matches, plus Nick Aldis vs. Flip Gordon, highlights the second night of action from St. Louis". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  9. ^ Ravens, Andrew (2022-11-12). "Card For Tonight's NWA Hard Times 3 PPV Event". Wrestling Headlines. Archived from the original on January 23, 2023. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  10. ^ "NWA introduces new championship for the women's division". Cageside Seats. February 14, 2023. Archived from the original on February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  11. ^ Tessier, Colin (February 14, 2023). "NWA 312 PPV Announced For April 7 In Chicago, NWA World Women's TV Champion To Be Crowned". Fightful. Archived from the original on February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  12. ^ Tommy "Milagro" Martinez (March 22, 2023). "NWA POWERRR: ACTION ABBREVIATED". Slam Wrestling. Archived from the original on November 14, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  13. ^ Defelice, Robert (March 21, 2023). "NWA Powerrr (3/21) Stream And Results: Women's TV Title Semifinal, Thrillbilly Competes, And More". Fightful. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  14. ^ DeFelice, Robert (April 7, 2023). "Kenzie Paige Becomes The Inaugural NWA World Women's TV Champion At NWA 312". Fightful. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  15. ^ Tessier, Colin. "NWA 75 Night One Results (8/26/23): Kamille vs. Natalia Markova, Matt Cardona, More". Wrestlezone.com. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  16. ^ Lowson, Thomas. "EC3 Wins NWA Worlds Championship - Forces Tyrus Into Retirement". msn.com. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  17. ^ Edwards, Scott (January 4, 2023). "TJPW Tokyo Joshi Pro '23 Results (1/4/23): Yuka Sakazaki vs. Miyu Yamashita". fightful.com. Archived from the original on January 24, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  18. ^ a b Bell, Brian C. (January 11, 2023). "Out pro wrestlers Max The Impaler and Heidi Howitzer notch historic title win in Tokyo Joshi Pro". Outsports. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  19. ^ Carlan, Lewis (March 18, 2023). "TJPW Grand Princess Results – March 18, 2023". pwmania.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  20. ^ Edwards, Scott (March 18, 2023). "TJPW Grand Princess '23 Results (3/18/23): Yuka Sakazaki vs. Mizuki, Maki Itoh, Billie Starkz, And More". fightful.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  21. ^ a b Brown, Jeff (October 9, 2023). "TJPW Wrestle Princess IV Results and Review 10.9.23". Monthly Puroresu. Archived from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  22. ^ @_theyaremax_ (August 15, 2022). "THANK YOU. THE NON-BINARY NIGHTMARE LIVED THEIR DREAM 🇯🇵" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  23. ^ "The PWI Top 100 Female Wrestlers 2020: Full List". Wrestling Travel. October 15, 2020. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  24. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2021". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 14, 2022.