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Mansoor Al-Shehail is a Saudi Arabian professional wrestler currently signed to WWE under the ring name Mansoor. He currently performs under the NXT brand. He is the first Saudi wrestler to have ever competed into a WWE ring.

Personal life

At a young age, Mansoor's family made the migration to California, where he grew up. He has an older brother who convinced him to pursue a career in professional wrestling. It was The Golden State where Mansoor got his first break in wrestling, trying out with Oakland's Hoodslam as soon as he was old enough.He began training as a professional wrestler shortly after his 18th birthday. Though Mansoor was raised in the States, he speaks fluent Arabic - as heard in his triumphant speech upon his win at Super Show-Down (2019). Obviously, for WWE's purposes, he'll be strictly billed from Riyadh. He also has a YouTube channel which still refers to his old Manny Faberino gimmick. He is also a huge fan of video games, citing them as a hobby.

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2015-2018)

Mansoor has been previously known to the wrestling world as Manny Faberino aka Big Money Manny. During his independent circuit career, he was trained by Dory Funk Jr.. He worked for various wrestling promotions like East Bay Pro Wrestling, where he won the main championship one time. He later vacated it due to signing with World Wrestling Entertainment He also worked for Hoodslam, All Pro Wrestling, Stoner Brothers University, Wrestling Of The Best and Gold Rush Pro Wrestling independent promotion.

WWE (2018-present)

Mansoor was one of eight participants WWE scouted during a tryout in Jeddah ahead of 2018's WWE Greatest Royal Rumble, and was offered additional training at the WWE Performance Center. Mansoor was featured in a segment during the Greatest Royal Rumble where he and fellow recruits got physical with Iranian WWE Superstars Shawn Daivari and Ariya Daivari. He made his debut in WWE NXT under the name Mansoor Al-Shehail on September 6, 2018 in a losing effort against Luke Menzies. He picked his first win on January 10, 2019 by defeating Ric Bugez. He won the 51-Man Battle Royal at the 2019 Super Showdown by lastly eliminating Elias..

Championships and accomplishments

• East Bay Pro Wrestling
  • EBPW Championship (1 time)
• WWE
  • 51-Man Battle Royal (2019)

References

1. "Mansoor Al-Shehail « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
2. ^ Richardson, Benjamin (8 June 2019). "8 Things You Didn't Know About WWE's Mansoor". WhatCulture.com.
3. "Manny Faberino". YouTube.
4. ^ Asok (8 June 2019). "Mansoor Al Shehail (WWE) Wiki, Biography, Age, Images, Country, Height & More".
5. "Saudi Wrestler Mansoor Wins WWE Super Showdown Battle Royal". 7 June 2019.
6. ^ "EBPW Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
7. Cohen, Jacob (28 November 2018). "Scoop #3: Mansoor Al-Shehail vs Luke Menziespic.twitter.com/2o8ZFsGhKk".
8. "THERE WERE ACTUALLY 51 COMPETITORS IN THE SUPER SHOWDOWN BATTLE ROYAL, COMPLETE LIST - PWInsider.com". www.pwinsider.com.
9. "Super ShowDown (2019)". 11 June 2019 – via Misplaced Pages.

• 1995 births
• Saudi Arabian professional wrestlers