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Sonny Kiss
Born (1993-12-11) December 11, 1993 (age 30)
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma mater
  • Bryan University (AA, BS)
Spouse(s)Killian McMurphy
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Sonny Kiss
Exolicious
X O Lishus
Billed height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Billed weight187 lb (85 kg)
Trained byDustin Rhodes
Billy Gunn
Awesome Kong
Gino Caruso
ROH Dojo
DebutSeptember 2013

Sonny Kiss (born December 11, 1993) is an American professional wrestler, dancer, and professional wrestling manager. Sonny is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling.

Early life

Sonny Kiss was born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey. He attended a performing arts high school where he studied Dance. In 2011, Kiss attended New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) Summer Youth Performance Workshop’s dance program, to which he successfully auditioned for. Kiss later graduated from Bryan University with an associate degree in Exercise and Fitness Science and a Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training. In 2013, Kiss became a certified yoga instructor.

Professional wrestling career

Sonny Kiss initially debuted as a manager in November 2011 at the age of 17. Kiss trained sporadically throughout the years to transition to in-ring talent. In September 2013, he made his in-ring debut at East Coast Pro Wrestling in New Jersey. He later appeared on several wrestling promotions on the independent circuit such as Evolve. On June 27, 2018, he made his debut on Lucha Underground as XO Lichus by defeating Jack Evans. On August 8, 2018, he teamed up with Ivelisse in a losing effort to Joey Ryan and Jack Evans. He later won the rematch against Jack Evans in a No Mas Match on August 29 of that year. On September 29, he had his first title match teaming up with Ivelisse and Joey Ryan for the Trios Title, losing to the Reptile Tribe (Luchasaurus, Daga and Kobra Moon). The trio went on to lose to the Rabbit Tribe (Paul London, El Bunny and The White Rabbit) two weeks later. Kiss and Ivelisse competed for the Trios Title at Ultima Lucha Cuatro with Sammy Guevara as their third partner. The trio lost to the Reptile Tribe on October 10, 2018.

All Elite Wrestling (2019-present)

It was announced in February 2019 that Sonny Kiss had signed up to All Elite Wrestling.[1] He debuted on May 25, 2019 in a 21-Man Casino Battle Royale on Double or Nothing 2019, being eliminated by Tommy Dreamer. He made his singles debut on Fight For The Fallen 2019, defeating Peter Avalon.[2] During the following months, Kiss wrestled mostly on AEW's YouTube show AEW Dark. Kiss challenged Cody Rhodes for the AEW TNT Championship on Fight For The Fallen 2020 where he lost. After this, Kiss formed an alliance with Joey Janela and the two went on to win various matches on Dark. On the September 9th episode of Dynamite, they faced Chris Jericho and Jake Hager of the Inner Circle in a losing effort.

Personal life

Sonny Kiss is currently[when?] engaged to independent wrestler Killian McMurphy. Kiss is gender fluid[3] and uses both male and female pronouns.

Championships and accomplishments

  • American Championship Wrestling
    • ACE Fight Or Flight Champion (1 time)[4]
  • Capitol Wrestling/Catalyst Wrestling
    • Capitol Wrestling Heavyweight Champion
  • East Coast Professional Wrestling
    • East Coast Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[5]
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • Ranked No. 164 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2020[6]
  • Tier 1 Wrestling
    • Tier 1 Championship (1 time)
  • Warriors of Wrestling
    • WOW No Limits Championship (1 times)
    • WOW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [7]

References

  1. ^ AEW: Signing Sonny Kiss Was One of Their Most Important Moves
  2. ^ Fight For The Fallen 2019 Preview Show
  3. ^ @SonnyKissXO (November 12, 2020). "Honestly, it won't happen very often. I don't like giving my time and energy to such ignorance. I responded to this one because I just found it funny that someone would follow a gender fluid person and retweet something that they supposedly hate. I kind of chuckled a bit" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ AEW - Sonny Kiss Preview
  5. ^ Roster - East Coast Professional Wrestling
  6. ^ https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/ii13wz/2020_pwi_500_full_list/?utm_source=amp&utm_medium=&utm_content=post_body
  7. ^ Warriors of Wrestling Title History
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