Anthony Bowens

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Anthony Bowens
Born (1990-12-18) December 18, 1990 (age 30)
Nutley, New Jersey, U.S.[1]
Alma materMontclair State University
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Anthony Bowens
Billed height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
Billed weight205 lb (93 kg)[1]
Billed fromNutley, New Jersey[2]
Trained byPat Buck[3]
Debut2013[4]

Anthony Bowens (born December 18, 1990)[5][better source needed] is an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling.

Early life[]

Bowens was born in Nutley, New Jersey.[1] He attended Nutley High School and Montclair State University.[6] He played baseball "for eleven years",[3] including at Montclair State and Seton Hall University.[7] He was discovered by professional wrestler Santino Marella, who asked him whether he had ever thought about professional wrestling.[3] He went on to train under Pat Buck.[3]

Professional wrestling career[]

Bowens started training in 2012 and made his professional wrestling debut in 2013.[7][4] In November 2016, he suffered a concussion during a match on WWE NXT.[8] In November 2020, All Elite Wrestling President Tony Khan announced that Bowens, alongside Max Caster, had been signed to a five-year contract with the promotion.[9][10] The announcement also stated that Bowens and Caster would compete as a tag team named The Acclaimed.[4]

Personal life[]

Bowens identifies as gay.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Anthony Bowens". WrestlingData. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Tessa Blanchard vs Anthony Bowens (Intergender Wrestling) iPPV Version. YouTube. Title Match Wrestling. December 28, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Sapp, Sean Ross (March 31, 2019). "Anthony Bowens: Five Tools". Fightful. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Rose, Bryan (November 3, 2020). "AEW signs Anthony Bowens and Max Caster". F4Wonline.com. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  5. ^ "Anthony Bowens". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  6. ^ "Anthony Bowens – Baseball". Montclair State University. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Proctor, Owen (May 25, 2017). "Nutley looks back at 60 years of pro and high school wrestling". The Record. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  8. ^ Satin, Ryan (November 30, 2016). "Wrestler Suffers Concussion At NXT Tapings (VIDEO)". Pro Wrestling Sheet. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  9. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (November 3, 2020). "AEW Signs Anthony Bowens And Max Caster To Contracts, Bowens And Caster Comment". Fightful. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  10. ^ Lee, Joseph (December 4, 2020). "Note On How Long Recent AEW Contracts Are For Younger Talent". 411Mania. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  11. ^ Barrasso, Justin (December 6, 2019). "Anthony Bowens: Gay wrestling star embraces being LGBT role model". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 4, 2020.

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