MxM (professional wrestling)
MxM | |
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Mansoor (left, in 2024) and Mason Madden (right, in 2012) | |
Tag team | |
Members | Mansoor / mån.sôör Mason Madden / Mace / ma.çé |
Name(s) | Knight Model Management Maximum Male Models MxM MxM Collection |
Billed heights | Mansoor: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Madden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Former member(s) | Max Dupri / LA Knight (leader/manager) Maxxine Dupri (manager) |
Debut | July 1, 2022 |
Years active | 2022–present |
MxM is a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Mansoor and Mason Madden. They are currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and its sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) as MxM Collection. They also make appearances in the independent circuit. They are known for their time with WWE, where they were known as the Maximum Male Models and by the ring names of mån.sôör and ma.çé.
History
[edit]WWE (2022–2023)
[edit]On April 22, 2022 in a dark segment on SmackDown, Mansoor turned heel for the first time in WWE when he was announced as the newest member of LA Knight's stable, Knight Model Management alongside Mace.[1] On the July 1 episode of SmackDown, Knight, now known as Max Dupri, announced Mace and Mansoor, under the tweaked names ma.çé and mån.sôör, as his new tag team Maximum Male Models.[2] Maximum Male Models later welcomed Maxxine Dupri, Max's (kayfabe) sister, to manage the team. Max ended his relationship with Maximum Male Models on the September 30 episode of SmackDown and reverted as LA Knight the following week.[3][4]
Maximum Male Models joined the Raw brand on February 6, 2023, and remained on Raw following the 2023 WWE Draft.[5][6] After weeks of spending time with Otis of the Alpha Academy, Maxxine left Maximum Male Models to join Alpha Academy on the May 15 episode of Raw when she cheered on Otis and Chad Gable eliminating ma.çé and mån.sôör in the Intercontinental Championship number one contenders' battle royal match.[7][8] After months of inactivity, ma.çé and mån.sôör were both released from their WWE contracts on September 21.[9]
Independent circuit (2023–present)
[edit]After their releases from WWE, Mansoor and Mace continued their union. The two made their first post-WWE appearance at Deadlock Pro-Wrestling (DPW) 2nd Anniversary taping on December 10, 2023 as MxM, with Mace now going by the name of Mason Madden (sometimes Mason D. Madden).[10][11] MxM made their in ring debut for DPW at DPW Live 4 on January 20, 2024.[12]
On April 13, MxM appeared for the Ugandan-based Soft Ground Wrestling (SGW) promotion, with their appearance helping give the rising promotion further notoriety, with many other wrestlers from promotions such as AEW and TNA showing their support for both the team and the promotion itself.[13]
Ring of Honor / All Elite Wrestling (2024–present)
[edit]Mansoor and Madden, as MxM Collection, made their Ring of Honor (ROH) debut on the 4 July 2024 episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling in a pre-taped vignette.[14] On July 10, it was reported that MxM Collection had signed with a deal with ROH and its sister promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW).[15] MxM Collection made their ROH in-ring debut at Death Before Dishonor: Zero Hour on July 26, defeating Spanish Announce Project (Angélico and Serpentico).[16] MxM Collection made their AEW debut on the July 27 episode of Collision in a losing effort against FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood).[17]
Members
[edit]* | Founding member(s) |
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L | Leader |
M | Manager |
Current
[edit]Members | Joined |
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Mansoor | July 1, 2022 * |
Mason Madden | July 1, 2022 * |
Former
[edit]Member | Joined | Left | |
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Max Dupri | L/M | July 1, 2022 * | September 30, 2022 |
Maxxine Dupri | M | July 22, 2022 | May 15, 2023 |
Timeline
[edit]As of August 20, 2024
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/2yhs9zzggsd9ichvl1y13cjivj7233g.png)
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Worst Gimmick (2022) Maximum Male Models[18][19]
References
[edit]- ^ Rubio Ato, Antonio (April 23, 2022). "El nuevo stable de L.A. Knight en WWE presenta un nuevo miembro". Solo Wrestling (in Spanish). Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ^ Rose, Bryan (July 1, 2022). "Max Dupri reveals Maximum Male Models on WWE SmackDown". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- ^ Barnett, Jake (September 30, 2022). "9/30 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Barnett's review of Sami Zayn and Solo Sikoa vs. Madcap Moss and Ricochet, Bayley vs. Shotzi, Hit Row vs. Los Lotharios, the build to Extreme Rules continues". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ Powell, Jason (October 7, 2022). "10/07 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of the season premiere, Gunther vs. Sheamus for the Intercontinental Championship, Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns and Logan Paul meet face to face, Solo Sikoa vs. Ricochet". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ Chelsea Green is unsatisfied with how she has been treated: Raw, Feb. 6, 2023
- ^ Aguilar, Matthew (May 2, 2023). "Every Pick of the 2023 WWE Draft". ComicBook.com. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ Quinlan, Olivia (2023-05-15). "WWE Raw Results (05/15) - Cody Rhodes Answers Brock Lesnar's Challenge, We Hear From Becky Lynch And More". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ Alpha Academy eliminate the Maximum Male Models, retrieved 2023-06-20
- ^ Yanofsky, Daniel (2023-09-21). "WWE releases and roster cuts 2023: Dolph Ziggler, Mustafa Ali, Elias headline full list after TKO Group takeover". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ Tessier, Colin (December 10, 2023). "Mace And Mansoor Make Surprise Appearance At DPW 2nd Anniversary". Fightful. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ Tessier, Colin (December 11, 2023). "Mace And Mansoor Make First Post-WWE Appearance At DPW 2nd Anniversary". Wrestlezone. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ @deadlockpro (December 18, 2023). "🚨 DPW L4 UPDATE 🚨 MXM make their in-ring DPW debut against WEST COAST WRECKING CREW in a tag team grudge bout on January 20th in Raleigh! DPW LIVE 4 🗓️ 01/20 | Raleigh, NC 🎟 http://dpwtix.com" (Tweet). Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (April 18, 2024). "Maximum Male Models Make SGW Debut, Confront Lord White". Fightful. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ Defelice, Robert (July 4, 2024). "MxM Collection (Mason Madden And Mansoor) Arrive In Ring Of Honor With Vignette On 7/4/24 ROH | Fightful News". Fightful. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ "411MANIA". MxM Reportedly Signed With AEW & ROH. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ Powell, Jason (July 26, 2024). "ROH Death Before Dishonor results: Vetter's review of Mark Briscoe vs. Roderick Strong for the ROH Championship, Athena vs. Queen Aminata for the ROH Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ Mrosko, Geno (2024-07-27). "AEW Collision & Battle of the Belts 11 results, live blog". Cageside Seats. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ Jaymond P (February 24, 2023). "2022 Wrestling Observer Awards Results". WrestlePurists. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (February 2023). "February 2023 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Results of the 2022 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards". Wrestling Observer Newsletter.