Kip Sabian
| Kip Sabian | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Simon James Kippen |
| Born | 19 May 1992 Great Yarmouth, England |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Kip Sabian Kip Sabin |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 183 lb (83 kg)[1] |
| Billed from | Gorleston, Norfolk, England[1] Great Yarmouth, England[2] |
| Trained by | World Association of Wrestling |
| Debut | 31 October 2010[3] |
Simon James Kippen (born 19 May 1992), better known by the ring name Kip Sabian,[1] is an English professional wrestler. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW).
Early life[]
Simon James Kippen[4] was born in Great Yarmouth[5] on May 19 1992.[6]
Professional wrestling career[]
Early career[]
Sabian began his career with the World Association of Wrestling after graduating from the promotion's wrestling school.[5] He competed throughout England and Europe, capturing various titles including the IPW:UK World Championship and World Of Sport Wrestling Tag Team Championship. In 2018, he debuted for Ring of Honor.[7] He also had a tag-team "Super Brotheys" with Pakistani wrestler .
All Elite Wrestling (2019-present)[]
In February 2019, Sabian signed with All Elite Wrestling. Sabian made his AEW debut at Double or Nothing where he defeated Sammy Guevara in AEW's first ever singles match.[8]
In late December, Sabian established himself as a heel after calling out members of The Elite where he would face Kenny Omega on 10 December on Dark[9] and Cody on 30 January, losing both matches. Sabian would also start to be managed by his real-life girlfriend Penelope Ford as he began feuding with Joey Janela leading up to 19 February, when he defeated Janela.
On 22 April Sabian took part in a tournament to crown the inaugural AEW TNT Champion where he lost to Dustin Rhodes in the first round.
On 15 April Sabian began teaming with Jimmy Havoc after Havoc delivered a DDT to Orange Cassidy on the floor during his match against Chuck Taylor. They made their tag team debut losing to Best Friends in a no disqualifications tag team match on the 29 April edition of Dynamite. They would subsequently call themselves The Superbad Squad. They defeated SoCal Uncensored's Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky in a number one contender's match for the AEW World Tag Team Championship on 27 May. They faced the champions Kenny Omega and "Hangman" Adam Page on 3 June for the titles in a losing effort. Sabian and Havoc's team ended when Havoc was released by AEW on 13 August.
At All Out, Sabian announced that he and Ford were getting married while also teasing that he will reveal who his best man is for the wedding on the following Dynamite. On the 9 September episode of Dynamite, Miro was revealed to be the best man for Sabian and Ford's wedding. In October, Sabian and Miro began feuding with Best Friends after Trent accidentally destroyed the arcade game that Miro had purchased for Sabian as a wedding gift. This culminated in an Arcade Anarchy match on the March 31 episode of Dynamite where they were defeated. On the April 28 episode of AEW Dynamite, Miro turned on Sabian by attacking him backstage, thus ending their partnership. On May 17, 2021, Sabian underwent shoulder surgery thus rendering him out of action for several months.[10][11][12]
Other media[]
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| Twitch information | |
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| Years active | 2020–present |
| Genre | Gaming |
| Followers | 10.6 thousand (9 September 2020) |
| Total views | 39.5 thousand (9 September 2020) |
Kippen is also a background character in the film Fighting With My Family, seen during multiple scenes at the WWE Performance Center.
Championships and accomplishments[]
- British Wrestling Revolution
- Dynamic Over-The-Top Action Wrestling
- DOA UK Tag Team Championship (2 times)[15] - with Brad Slayer (1) and Peter Nixon (1)
- European Catch Tour Association
- House Of Pain: Evolution
- International Pro Wrestling: UK
- IPW:UK World Championship (1 time)[20]
- Z-Force Championship (2 times)[21]
- Pro Wrestling Chaos
- Knights Of Chaos Championship (1 time) - with Martin Kirby[22]
- New Generation Wrestling
- NGW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Iestyn Rees[13]
- Plymouth Wrestling Association
- PWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Brad Slayer[13]
- Pro Wrestling Chaos
- Knights of Chaos Championship (1 time) - with Martin Kirby[13]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 162 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2020[23]
- Reloaded Championship Wrestling Alliance
- RCWA Elite-1 Championship (1 time)[13]
- Southside Wrestling Entertainment
- SWE Speed King Championship (1 time)[13]
- World Association of Wrestling
- World Of Sport Wrestling
- WOS Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Iestyn Rees[13]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Kip Sabian - World of Sport wrestling". World of Sport wrestling. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ "Defiant Wrestling - Kip Sabian". wearedefiant.com.
- ^ "Kip Sabian". Cagematch.net. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ "Kip Sabian". profightdb.com. Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ a b Blake, Mark (May 22, 2019). "What To Expect: Double Or Nothing Kip Sabian vs Sammy Guevara". ProWrestlingPost.com. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ "Thank you Twitterverse for the birthday messages, I had a super great day ✌