.jpg) Mansoor in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mansoor Abdul Aziz Mohamed Abdul Aziz Al-Shehail[2][3][4] (1995-10-28)28 October 1995 (age 30) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Mansoor mån.sôör Mansoor Al-Shehail Manny Faberino Big Money Manny |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 216 lb (98 kg)[1] |
| Billed from | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Trained by | Stoner Brothers WWE Performance Center Dory Funk Jr. |
| Debut | January 15, 2015 |
Mansoor Abdul Aziz Mohamed Abdul Aziz Al-Shehail[a] (born 28 October 1995),[5] knownmononymously asMansoor, is a Saudiprofessional wrestler. He is signed toAll Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a member ofMxM TV. He also wrestles for AEW's sister promotionRing of Honor (ROH) and on theindependent circuit. He is best known for his tenure inWWE, where he is the first Saudi wrestler to have competed in WWE.[6]
Mansoor Al-Shehail was born inRiyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 28 October 1995[7] to an American mother and a Saudi father. At the age of 11, he moved to theUnited States where he grew up inCalifornia.[8] Al-Shehail was a fan ofprofessional wrestling from a young age, and was surrounded by friends whom he shared this passion with, often by playing wrestlingvideo games.
Al-Shehail struggled with his mixed Saudi-American heritage as a child, saying "My mother is American, but there were times growing up that I was treated like I was too Saudi to be American, but also too American to be Saudi. Identity-wise, it's something that I've always had to juggle with, but in terms of wrestling it was a huge advantage as they have wrestling schools all across the US so I was able to learn from a young age."[9]
Mansoor Al-Shehail was initially trained by the Stoner Brothers andDory Funk Jr.[10] In his early career, he worked under the namesManny Faberino andBig Money Manny on theindependent circuit for various promotions includingHoodslam,All Pro Wrestling, Stoner Brothers University, Best of the West Wrestling, and Gold Rush Pro Wrestling.[citation needed] During this period, he won East Bay Pro Wrestling's main championship once, which he vacated upon signing with WWE.[11]
Al-Shehail was one of eight participants WWE scouted during a tryout inJeddah, Saudi Arabia, ahead of 2018'sGreatest Royal Rumble, WWE's first major event in Saudi Arabia, and was offered additional training at theWWE Performance Center inOrlando, Florida.[12] He was featured in a segment during the event, where he and his fellow recruits partook in a physical altercation withShawn Daivari andAriya Daivari.[13] Al-Shehail, under his "Manny Faberino" ring name, made his WWE debut at anNXT live event on 6 September 2018, losing toLuke Menzies.[14] He made his television debut on the 6 February 2019 episode ofNXT as aface, and going by the ring nameMansoor, where he was defeated byJaxson Ryker.[15] Al-Shehail also provided the voice of Cole Quinn, one of the main characters inWWE 2K19's MyCareer mode, which he would reprise inWWE 2K20 the following year.[16]
He appeared on WWE events on Saudi Arabia, like winning a 51-man Battle Royal atSuper ShowDown,[17] defeatingCesaro atCrown Jewel,[18] and Dolph Ziggler atSuper ShowDown.[19] Following this, Mansoor became a regular on205 Live andMain Event, developing a winning streak.[20][21][22][23]
On the 3 May episode ofRaw, Mansoor was assigned to theRaw brand,[24][25] and made his in-ring debut the same night, losing toUnited States ChampionSheamus by disqualification due to interference fromHumberto Carrillo, and ending his winning streak.[26] According to Mansoor, his winning streak was a "creative order" and he felt frustrated.[27] In June, Mansoor began a storyline withMustafa Ali, who tried to convince him that the rest of WWE superstars were "backstabbers", "would do anything just to get ahead", and "cheaters",[28] leading to a match on the 5 July episode ofRaw, where Mansoor suffered his firstpinfall loss.[29]
As part of the2021 Draft, Mansoor was drafted to theSmackDown brand.[30] On the 11 October episode ofRaw, Mansoor was attacked by Ali in the backstage after they lost toThe Hurt Business, ending the alliance between the two; Ali would challenge him to a match atCrown Jewel later that night.[31] At the event, Mansoor defeated Ali.[32] This was Mansoor's last appearance in Saudi Arabia, sinceVince McMahon told him that the Saudi Arabian government didn't want him competing in the country anymore.[33]
On 22 April 2022, in a dark segment onSmackDown, Mansoor turnedheel when he was announced as the newest member ofLA Knight'sstable,Knight Model Management alongsideMace.[34] On the July 1 episode ofSmackDown, Knight, now known as Max Dupri, announced Mace and Mansoor, under the tweaked names ma.çé andmån.sôör, as his new tag team, Maximum Male Models.[35] Maximum Male Models later welcomedMaxxine Dupri, Max's (kayfabe) sister, to manage the team. Maximum Male Models joined the Raw brand on February 6, 2023, and remained on Raw following the2023 Draft.[36][37] After weeks of spending time withOtis of theAlpha Academy, Maxxine left Maximum Male Models to join Alpha Academy on the May 15 episode ofRaw when she cheered on Otis andChad Gable eliminating ma.çé and mån.sôör in theIntercontinental Championship number one contenders'battle royal match.[38][39] After months of inactivity, ma.çé and mån.sôör were both released from their WWE contracts on September 21.[40]
Al-Shehail, reverting to his previous ring name Mansoor, made a surprise appearance atDeadlock Pro-Wrestling (DPW)2nd Anniversary taping on 10 December 2023 as part of the tag teamMxM alongsideMason D. Madden (formerly known as Dio Maddin, Mace and ma.çé in WWE).[41][42] DPW announced that MxM would make their debut atDPW Live 4 on 20 January 2024.[43]On 11 December 2023,Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) announced that Mansoor would make his debut atLook At Me on 26 January 2024.[44] On April 13, MxM appeared for theUgandan-basedSoft Ground Wrestling (SGW) promotion, with their appearance helping give the rising promotion further notoriety, with many other wrestlers from promotions such asAEW andTNA showing their support for both the team and the promotion itself.[45] On April 27, MxM appeared in the Middle East forKingdom Pro Wrestling (KPW) promotion, in a show called KPW ComicCon.[46]
Mansoor and Madden, as MxM Collection, made theirRing of Honor (ROH) debut on the 4 July 2024 episode ofRing of Honor Wrestling in a pre-taped vignette.[47] On July 10, it was reported that MxM Collection had signed a deal with ROH and its sister promotionAll Elite Wrestling (AEW).[48] MxM Collection made their ROH in-ring debut atDeath Before Dishonor:Zero Hour on July 26, defeating Spanish Announce Project (Angélico andSerpentico).[49] MxM Collection made their AEW debut on the July 27 episode ofAEW Collision, in a losing effort againstFTR (Cash Wheeler andDax Harwood).[50] On the November 6, episode ofCollision, MxM Collection formed an alliance withJohnny TV.[51] At theRevolution pre-show on March 9, 2025, TV and MxM Collection lost to"Big Boom!" A.J.,Orange Cassidy andMark Briscoe in a trios match.[52] TV and MxM Collection were later joined by TV's real-life wifeTaya Valkyrie, renaming MxM Collection to MxM TV.[53][54]
On 24 July 2024, Mansoor was announced as a participant in the 2024 Grand Prix.[55] On August 16, 2024, Mansoor X made his debut at theCMLL Super Viernes at theArena México teaming with Rocky Romero losing against Niebla Roja and Ángel de Oro.[56] On August 17, 2024, Mansoor teamed with Rocky Romero and Robbie X defeated Titán, Templario and Flip Gordon at the Arena Coliseo.[57] On August 18, 2024, Mansoor teamed with Robbie X and Flip Gordon losing against Atlantis Jr., Máscara Dorada and Angel de Oro at theArena México.[58] On August 19, 2024, Mansoor teamed with Ikuro Kwon and Akira losing against Los Predadores! (Volador Jr., Magnus and Rugido) at the Arena Puebla.[59] On August 23, 2024 at the CMLL Grand Prix Internacional 2024 he was eliminated by Mascara Dorada.[60]
On 29 June 2025 atKing of Kings, MxM Collection made theirDDT Pro-Wrestling debut, defeatingDanshoku Dino andKazuki Hirata.[61][62]
In 2017, American actorShia LaBeouf, Finnish artistNastja Säde Rönkkö, and British artist Luke Turner launched a political livestreaming installation,He Will Not Divide Us, which Al-Shehail and a group of friends participated in. During his time on stream, he became known asPunished Jesus orJihadi Jesus by fans, and most notably donned aneyepatch and sang "Snake Eater", the opening theme to the 2004 video gameMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater,[63] and re-enacted the opening scene to the 2012 filmThe Dark Knight Rises.[64]
On 27 April 2021, Al-Shehail married his girlfriend Mia Carey.[65] He also has a child.
At the 2:07 mark, Mansoor reveals his full name
At the 2:07 mark, Mansoor reveals his full name
Mansoor has won 49 matches in a row as of this week, including singles and multi-man matches.
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