Anthony Bowens

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

Anthony Bowens
Born (1990-12-18) December 18, 1990
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]

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. "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. Sapp, Sean Ross (March 31, 2019). "Anthony Bowens: Five Tools". Fightful. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  4. 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. 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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