Anthony Bowens
Anthony Bowens | |
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Born | Nutley, New Jersey, U.S.[1] | December 18, 1990
Alma mater | Montclair State University |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Anthony Bowens |
Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1] |
Billed weight | 205 lb (93 kg)[1] |
Billed from | Nutley, New Jersey[2] |
Trained by | Pat Buck[3] |
Debut | 2013[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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Anthony Bowens". WrestlingData. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ Tessa Blanchard vs Anthony Bowens (Intergender Wrestling) iPPV Version. YouTube. Title Match Wrestling. December 28, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Sapp, Sean Ross (March 31, 2019). "Anthony Bowens: Five Tools". Fightful. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Rose, Bryan (November 3, 2020). "AEW signs Anthony Bowens and Max Caster". F4Wonline.com. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ "Anthony Bowens". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ "Anthony Bowens – Baseball". Montclair State University. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Satin, Ryan (November 30, 2016). "Wrestler Suffers Concussion At NXT Tapings (VIDEO)". Pro Wrestling Sheet. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (November 3, 2020). "AEW Signs Anthony Bowens And Max Caster To Contracts, Bowens And Caster Comment". Fightful. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ Lee, Joseph (December 4, 2020). "Note On How Long Recent AEW Contracts Are For Younger Talent". 411Mania. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- ^ Barrasso, Justin (December 6, 2019). "Anthony Bowens: Gay wrestling star embraces being LGBT role model". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
External links[]
- Anthony Bowens at IMDb
- Montclair State bio
- Anthony Bowens's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database
- 1990 births
- Living people
- African-American male professional wrestlers
- All Elite Wrestling personnel
- American male professional wrestlers
- American YouTubers
- Gay sportsmen
- LGBT people from New Jersey
- LGBT professional wrestlers
- LGBT sportspeople from the United States
- Montclair State Red Hawks baseball players
- Montclair State University alumni
- Nutley High School alumni
- People from Nutley, New Jersey
- Professional wrestlers from New Jersey
- Seton Hall Pirates baseball players
- Sportspeople from Essex County, New Jersey