Maxwell Richards

Maxwell Keith Richards (born February 17, 1984), better known by his ring name Max Richards, is an American professional wrestler and is currently a free agent. Along with his brother Taylor, both siblings come from a wrestling bloodline as their father Frank, uncle Paulie, and grandfather Ernie were all part of the business at some point.

Early life
Richards was born on February 17, 1984 in Scottsdale, Arizona. By the age of five, he and his family moved to Beverly Hills, California. His parents are Frank Richards and Margret Matthews. Richards also has two sisters, Miranda and Bethany, along with a younger brother, Taylor, who is also a wrestler. He and his siblings all attended and graduated from Beverly Hills High School.

Richards earned a bachelor's degree in kinesiology and physical training at UCLA before becoming a personal trainer. For a while, his clientele included Channing Tatum, Cobie Smulders, and Ryan Gosling. After a failed business venture and wanting to follow a similar path like his father and relatives, Richards chose to become a professional wrestler.

Training (2011–2012)
Richards attended his father's wrestling school in Phoenix, Arizona where he was trained by him and Benjamin Jameson. After five months of honing his skills, Richards signed a contract with World Elite Wrestling and became one of the company's athletic trainers before turning into an active member on the company's roster twelve days thereafter.

In February 2012 on an edition of Friday Night Adrenaline, Richards made his first on-air appearance for the company when his monologue was cutoff by then-WEW World Champion,  Slash. A week later, Richards made his in-ring debut and also aired the premier episode of a video blog called Maximum Velocity. The series, however, did not continue as Richards asked for his release and was successfully relieved of his contractual duties with WEW.

Personal life
Richards lives in Malibu, California. Although he is single, he has been romantically linked in the past with actress Allison Stonewall, musician Cassandra Foster, and model Paula Yeager. He is also good friends with Juliette Chevalier.

In wrestling

 * Finishing moves
 * Party Boy Express (Full nelson facebuster)


 * Signature moves
 * Abdominal stretch
 * Belly-to-belly suplex
 * Bionic elbow
 * Bulldog
 * Cutter
 * Discus clothesline
 * Diving elbow drop; used as a tribute to Randy Savage
 * Dude-Tastic Rack (Argentine neckbreaker)
 * Float-over DDT
 * Gutwrench powerbomb
 * Maximum Velocity (Bicycle kick); occasionally used as a finisher
 * Powerslam
 * Running crossbody
 * Russian legsweep
 * Snake eyes
 * SoCal Combo (Running knee lift followed by a neckbreaker slam)
 * Spinning spinebuster


 * Nicknames
 * "That Dude"
 * "The California Party Boy"


 * Entrance themes
 * "Beverly Hills" by Weezer (2012–present)