Jay Lethal
Jamar Shipman (born April 29, 1985), better known by the ring name Jay Lethal, is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is best known for his tenures in Ring of Honor (ROH) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
| Jay Lethal | |
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Lethal in November 2016 | |
| Birth name | Jamar Shipman |
| Born | April 29, 1985 Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Black Machismo Hydro Jamar Cunningham Jay Lethal J.R. Lethal RPM El Lethál |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Billed weight | 223 lb (101 kg) |
| Billed from | Elizabeth, New Jersey |
| Trained by | Dan Maff Jersey All Pro Wrestling Mikey Whipwreck Christian Dittmann |
| Debut | December 7, 2001 |
Dubbed "The Franchise" of Ring of Honor, Lethal is a two-time ROH World Champion, and holds the record for most combined days with the ROH World Championship in company history. He was also a record-setting two-time and longest reigning ROH World Television Champion, holding the title for 567 days, and the only man to hold the World Television Championship and the World Championship at the same time, and a former ROH World Tag Team Champion with Jonathan Gresham. Lethal is recognized by ROH as a Grand Slam Champion, and is the only man to have held the ROH World, World Tag Team, World Television and Pure championships. In 2020, he was selected by Ring of Honor as their Wrestler of the Decade (2010s).
He is also known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he was a six-time TNA X Division Champion and a former TNA World Tag Team Champion with Consequences Creed as The Lethal Consequences. Between ROH and TNA (now Impact Wrestling), Lethal has won 13 total championships.