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Max Caster (born July 31, 1989) is an American professional wrestler and rapper. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a former one-time AEW World Trios Champion and one-time AEW World Tag Team Champion. He is also a former member of The Acclaimed.
He began his wrestling career in 2015 and signed with AEW in November 2020, beginning a team with Bowens called The Acclaimed. Caster is known for his hip hop-inspired persona, often rapping to diss his opponents during his entrance. He released his debut album, Critically Acclaimed, Vol.1, in May 2021, under the name Platinum Max.
On the March 3, 2021, episode of Dynamite, Caster defeated Preston Vance to qualify for the Face of the Revolution ladder match at Revolution. However, at Revolution, the match was won by Scorpio Sky. At Double or Nothing on May 30, Caster competed in the Casino Battle Royale, but he was eliminated by Christian Cage. On the August 3 episode of Dark, while making his entrance, Caster rapped about subjects such as Olympic gymnast Simone Biles' mental health issues, the Duke lacrosse case, the validity of PCR COVID-19 testing, and made a sexual joke about Julia Hart. AEW owner Tony Khan called the rap "terrible", said it should have been edited out of the show and announced that he would personally be taking over the editing of the show. Caster was later removed from several independent events and AEW programming following the incident. He returned to action at on September 1.
Beginning in 2022, the Acclaimed allied with the Gunn Club (Billy Gunn and his sons Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn). On Dark and Dark: Elevation, the alliance defeated the Dark Order and later the team of Lee Johnson, Brock Anderson, Lee Moriarty, and Matt Sydal. Their alliance with the Gunns broke down and turned into a rivalry in mid-2022, leading to a "Dumpster Match" in August 2022, which the Acclaimed won. While Billy Gunn was initially caught between the two groups, his sons turned on him, having joined Stokely Hathaway, leading to him becoming the Acclaimed's manager. In the latter half of 2022, the Acclaimed entered a feud with tag team champions Swerve in our Glory (Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee). At All Out of that year the Acclaimed challenged for tag team championships, although Strickland and Lee retained. After All Out, The Acclaimed turned face due to the favorable crowd reactions they would receive. The On September 21, 2022, at Grand Slam, The Acclaimed would win the AEW World Tag Team Championship from Swerve In Our Glory. On February 8, 2023, after 140 days as champions, they lost the championships to Colten Gunn and Austin Gunn on AEW Dynamite. At All In, Caster, Bowens and Billy won the AEW World Trios Championship from The House of Black. At AEW Dynasty: Zero Hour on April 21, 2024, ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions Bullet Club Gold (Jay White, Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn) defeated Caster, Bowens, and Billy for the AEW World Trios Championship in a winner takes all championship unification match to unify the titles as the Unified World Trios Championship, ending their reign at a record 238 days. The Acclaimed then began a feud with The Young Bucks, defeating them on the June 19 episode of AEW Dynamite, in a eliminator match to earn a future shot at the AEW World Tag Team Championship. The Acclaimed were also a part of Team AEW that defeated The Elite in a Blood and Guts match on July 24 at the namesake event. On the August 14 episode of Dynamite, The Acclaimed's title match against The Young Bucks ended in a disqualification loss due to interference from FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler). On August 25 at All In, The Acclaimed once again failed to win the titles from The Young Bucks in a three-way tag team match, also involving FTR.
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