Jamar Shipman (born April 29, 1985), better known by the ring name Jay Lethal, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is best known for his time with Ring of Honor (ROH). He is also well known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). 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. Early life Jamar Shipman was born on April 29, 1985, in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He is the middle child of Ronald and Shirley Shipman, with two brothers and two sisters. In July 2001, aged 16, Shipman won a contest held by Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW) which entitled the winner to a lifetime of free training in the JAPW professional wrestling school. He spent six months training there, at the end of which the school closed down. He then began training under Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) alumni Mikey Whipwreck and Dan Maff. Professional wrestling career Jersey All Pro-Wrestling Debut and various title reigns (2001–2004) Shipman made his wrestling debut under the ring name Jay Lethal on October 26, 2001, at JAPW's "Class Of 2001 Student Show", in a match where he defeated Dixie. He won his first Championship, the JAPW Television Championship, on September 13, 2002, in Bayonne, New Jersey, at Never Forget, defeating the champion, Ghost Shadow, and Rain in a three-way match. His reign lasted an unprecedented and unreplicated eleven months, with Lethal