Jay Lethal
Jamar Shipman (born April 21, 1985 in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is an American professional wrestler who currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Ring of Honor (ROH) under the ring name, Jay Lethal. He is also known for wrestling for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2005 to 2011.
| Jay Lethal | |
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| Ring name(s) | Black Machismo[1] Hydro[2] Jamar Cunningham[2] Jay Lethal[2] J.R. Lethal RPM El Lethál[3] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[4][5] |
| Billed weight | 223 lb (101 kg)[6] |
| Born | April 29, 1985
(aged 41) Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Billed from | Elizabeth, New Jersey[4][5][6] |
| Trained by | Dan Maff[2] Jersey All Pro Wrestling[2] Mikey Whipwreck[1] Christian Dittmann[2] |
| Debut | December 7, 2001[7] |
Championships
Lethal has held many championships during his professional wrestling career:
- American Championship Entertainment
- ACE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mo Sexton[2]
- Big Time Wrestling
- BTW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[8]
- Champion Wrestling Association (Puerto Rico)
- CWA World Championship (1 time)
- Discovery Wrestling
- Discovery Awards (1 time)
- Match of the Year (2016) - vs. Joe Coffey at Superkick Party Vol. 2[9]
- Discovery Awards (1 time)
- Family Wrestling Entertainment
- FWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- FWE Tri-Borough Championship (1 time)[10]
- FWE Rumble (2012)
- International High Powered Wrestling
- Jersey All Pro Wrestling
- Jersey Championship Wrestling
- Millennium Wrestling Federation
- MWF Television Championship (1 time)[2]
- National Wrestling Alliance Upstate
- Upstate 8 Tag Team Tournament (2004) - with Azrieal[19]
- National Wrestling Superstars
- WSU/NWS King and Queen of the Ring (2009) – with Miss April[20]
- Politically Incorrect Wrestling
- PIW World Championship (1 time)[21]
- Prairie Wrestling Alliance
- PWA Championship (1 time)[22]
- Pro-Wrestling ELITE
- PWE Interstate Championship (1 time)[11]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ring of Honor
- ROH Pure Championship (1 time)
- ROH World Championship (2 times)
- ROH World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jonathan Gresham
- ROH World Television Championship (2 times)[N 1]
- Honor Rumble (2011)
- Survival of the Fittest (2012)
- Third Triple Crown Champion
- Third Grand Slam Champion
- ROH Year-End Award (6 times)
- Wrestler of the Year (2018)[24]
- Feud of the Year (2017) vs. Silas Young
- Match of the Year (2019) vs. Marty Scurll and Matt Taven at G1 Supercard[25]
- ROH Wrestler of the Decade (2020)[26]
- Tag Team of the Year (2020) with Jonathan Gresham[27]
- Faction of the Year (2020) – with The Foundation (Jonathan Gresham, Rhett Titus, & Tracy Williams)[28]
- Southside Wrestling Entertainment
- SWE Speed King Championship (1 time)
- Speed King (2013)
- Stars & Stripes Championship Wrestling
- Tradition Cup Championship (1 time)
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- TNA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Consequences Creed[29]
- TNA X Division Championship (6 times)[30]
- Feast or Fired (2008 – World Tag Team Championship contract)
- World X Cup (2006) – with Chris Sabin, Sonjay Dutt and Alex Shelley
- TNA Year End Awards (1 time)
- X Division Star of the Year (2007)
- Unreal Championship Wrestling
- UCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[2]
- UCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[2]
- Wrestlezone Scotland
- Wrestlezone Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Scotty Swift[31]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Worst Worked Match of the Year (2006) TNA Reverse Battle Royal on Impact![32]
Jay Lethal Media
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Lethal in 2008. Jay Lethal, competitor in the Six Man Tag Team match to open the show.
Lethal as "Black Machismo" at Slammiversary in 2009
Professional wrestler Jay Lethal at a TNA Impact! taping
Lethal wrestling Michael Elgin in a number one contender's match at Supercard of Honor VII
Jay Lethal holding the ROH World Championship belt at a taping on February 27, 2016
AEW Wrestler Jay Lethal [front] in October 2023, alongside Sonjay Dutt [middle], Satnam Singh [rear] & Jeff and Karen Jarret [obscured]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Lethal modified the championship's faceplate during his second reign to simply read as "ROH Champion".
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jay Lethal. Cagematch. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Jay Lethal's Online World of Wrestling Profile. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/j/jay-lethal.html. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
- ↑ https://www.rohwrestling.com/news/delirious-mini-delirious-tangle-mysterious-luchadors-jefe-cobbo-el-lethal-unauthorized "the mysterious luchador tag team of Jéfe Cobbo and El Lethál"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jay Lethal's TNA Profile. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jay Lethal. Southside Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Jay Lethal. Ring of Honor. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ↑ 2001 Event Results. Jersey All Pro Wrestling. Retrieved September 2, 2009.
- ↑ Independent Wrestling Results - December 2006Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
- ↑ Match Of The Year. CageMatch. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ↑ Csonka, Larry. Family Wrestling Entertainment's No Limits Results 2.25.12: Featuring Tommy Dreamer, Maria Kanellis, More. 411Mania (February 25, 2012). Retrieved February 27, 2012.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 CygyWrestling BioCygyWrestling. Retrieved September 2, 2009.
- ↑ Tsakiries, Phil. JAPW Heavyweight Championship historySolie. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
- ↑ Tsakiries, Phil. JAPW Light Heavyweight Championship historySolie. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
- ↑ Tsakiries, Phil. JAPW Tag Team Championship historySolie. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
- ↑ Tsakiries, Phil. JAPW Television Championship historySolie. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
- ↑ Oliver, Earl. JCW Light Heavyweight/Junior Heavyweight Championship historySolie. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
- ↑ Oliver, Earl. JCW Television Championship historySolie. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
- ↑ Oliver, Earl. JCW J-Cup Championship historySolie. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
- ↑ cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=11621
- ↑ WSU King and Queen of the Ring 2009Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved September 2, 2008.
- ↑ Nason, Josh. 411 Indy Update: Teddy Hart Controversy (Again), Rikishi News (July 25, 2004)411Mania. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
- ↑ PWA Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. www.cagematch.net.
- ↑ Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2016. The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- ↑ ROH WRESTLER OF THE YEAR: JAY LETHAL. ROH Wrestling (January 7, 2019). Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ↑ Match of the Year: Matt Taven vs. Jay Lethal vs. Marty Scrull Ladder Match at G1 Supercard. Ring of Honor (January 16, 2020). Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ↑ Ring of Honor Wrestling on Instagram: "WRESTLER OF THE DECADE: JAY LETHAL a number of great wrestlers competed in Ring of Honor during the past 10 years, but none greater than "The Greatest First Generation Wrestler" @thelethaljay".
- ↑ Tag Team Of The Year: Jay Lethal And Jonathan Gresham. Ring of Honor (February 5, 2021). Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ↑ TESSIER, COLIN. Complete List of 2020 ROH Award Winners. Www.wrestlezone.com (February 8, 2021). Retrieved January 4, 2023.
- ↑ Solie's Title Histories: TNA TOTAL NON-STOP ACTION. solie.org.
- ↑ Solie's Title Histories: TNA - Total Nonstop Action. solie.org. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ↑ Wrestlezone- Battle of the Nations 2013. Wrestlezone Scotland. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave. 2006 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards. Wrestling Observer Newsletter (January 22, 2007). p. 1–12.
Other websites
- Official website Archived 2014-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ROH profile Archived 2012-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
- TNA Wrestling alumni profile
- Jay Lethal on IMDb
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