Max the Impaler

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Max the Impaler
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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 weight240 lb (110 kg)
Billed fromThe Wasteland
Trained byOhio Pro Wrestling Academy
DebutDecember 15, 2018

Max Lindsey, better known by their ring name Max the Impaler is an American professional wrestler. They are currently signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), where they are a former one-time NWA World Women's Television Champion and the current NWA World Television Champion. They also make appearances for Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (TJPW), where they have previously held the Princess Tag Team Championship and the International Princess Championship.

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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 their 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] On the February 13, 2024 episode of Powerrr, Max defeated Mims to win the NWA World Television Championship, unifying the NWA men's and women's world television titles in the process. [17]

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. [18] [19] They lost the titles to 121000000 (Maki Itoh and Miyu Yamashita) on March 18, at Grand Princess '23. [20] [21] 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. [22]

Personal life

Max identifies as non-binary and transmasculine [23] and uses they/them pronouns. [24] [19]

Championships and accomplishments

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  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.
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  16. ↑ Lowson, Thomas. "EC3 Wins NWA Worlds Championship - Forces Tyrus Into Retirement". msn.com. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
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  23. ↑ Max the Impaler [@_theyaremax_] (October 27, 2021). "In recent light, I feel comfortable saying publicly that I am trans- masculine presenting. I have been afraid to say anything because I don't want to ruin opportunities for myself. But this is my truth. Hopefully I can live it successfully going forward" (Tweet). Retrieved August 10, 2024– via Twitter.
  24. ↑ @_theyaremax_ (August 15, 2022). "THANK YOU. THE NON-BINARY NIGHTMARE LIVED THEIR DREAM 🇯🇵" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  27. ↑ PWI Staff (December 2024). "The 2024 PWI 500". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. 45 (9): 36.
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