Maxwell Richards

Maxwell Keith Richards (born February 17, 1985) better known by his ring name Max Richards, is an American professional wrestler for World Elite Wrestling. The son of legendary wrestler Frank Richards, Max comes from a wrestling bloodline as his uncle, Paulie, and grandfather, Ernie, were well-known stars at one point in the industry.

Early life
After graduating from University of Southern California in 2006, Richards became an athletic trainer where he once worked on the medical staff for the San Diego Chargers for two years before transitioning into a private practice and began attracting prominent clientele such as Channing Tatum, Cobie Smulders, and Ryan Gosling.

In 2011, Richards was seen officiating several matches for Empire Wrestling, a federation his father was one of their commentators and financial advisers. Then, a year later on January 11, he signed with World Elite Wrestling and became one of their athletic trainers before turning into a professional wrestler twelve days thereafter.

Personal life
Richards was born in Scottsdale, Arizona but was raised in Beverly Hills, California since the age of five. His parents are Frank and Margret. Richards also has one older sibling, Miranda, and two younger siblings, Tyler and Bethany, whom all have attended and graduated from Beverly Hills High School. He then went onto earn a bachelor's degree at University of Southern California, participating as an assistant trainer for the school's football team until 2006. He currently resides in Malibu, California.

In wrestling

 * Finishing moves
 * IMAX™ Slam (Full nelson facebuster)


 * Signature moves
 * Abdominal stretch
 * Belly-to-belly suplex
 * Big boot
 * Bulldog
 * Diving double axe handle
 * Diving elbow drop
 * Double arm DDT
 * Fisherman's suplex
 * Fist drop
 * Gutwrench powerbomb
 * Powerslam
 * Running crossbody
 * Russian legsweep
 * Sidewalk slam
 * SoCal Combo (Running knee lift followed by a neckbreaker)
 * Spinebuster


 * Nicknames
 * "The California Party Boy"
 * "The Golden Standard"


 * Entrance themes
 * "Beverly Hills" by Weezer