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Anthony Bowens
Anthony Bowens
	Bowens in March of 2020
Born	December 18, 1990 (age 33); Nutley, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma mater	Montclair State University
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Anthony Bowens
Billed height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Billed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Billed from	Nutley, New Jersey
Trained by	Pat Buck
Debut	2013

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

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 is openly gay.^[11]

Championships and accomplishments

Battle Club Pro
- BCP Franchise Championship (1 time)^[12]
Independent Wrestling Federation
- IWF Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[13]
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 304 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2021^[14]
WrestlePro
- WrestlePro Gold Championship (3 times, current)^[15]
- Dream 16 (2019)^[16]

References

^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sapp, Sean Ross (March 31, 2019). "Anthony Bowens: Five Tools". Fightful. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=242613
^ cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=489
^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2021". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
^ cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=2947
^ cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=244024

External links

Anthony Bowens at IMDb
Montclair State bio
Anthony Bowens's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database

[WDT-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.

[interview-3] Sapp, Sean Ross (March 31, 2019). "Anthony Bowens: Five Tools". Fightful. Retrieved November 4, 2020.

[online-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.

[Montclair-6] "Anthony Bowens – Baseball". Montclair State University. Retrieved November 4, 2020.

[NJ-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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[14] "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2021". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 9, 2021.

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