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.[8] He also had a tag-team "Super Brotheys" with Pakistani wrestler
Amir Jordan.
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.[9]
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[10] 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 Omegaand"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 31 March episode of Dynamite where they were defeated. On the 28 April episode of AEW Dynamite, Miro turned on Sabian by attacking him backstage, thus ending their partnership. On 17 May Sabian underwent shoulder surgery thus rendering him out of action for several months.[11][12][13]
On 24 August 2022, Sabian made his return at Dynamite, as he attacked the
AEW All-Atlantic ChampionPac during the main event.[14]
Kippen is also a background character in the film
Fighting With My Family, seen during multiple scenes at the WWE Performance Center.
Personal life
In April 2020, Kippen got engaged to fellow professional wrestler Olivia Hasler better known by fans as
Penelope Ford.[15] On the 23 December 2020 episode of AEW Dynamite: Holiday Bash, the couple announced that they would have a beach wedding on the 3 February 2021 episode of
AEW Dynamite: Beach Break.[16] Kippen and Hasler married on 3 February 2021.[17][18]
On 20 December 2022, Kippen disclosed having
ADHD, and also stated "Many years of finding coping mechanisms that work for my brain. I try to see it more as a super power with its hardships to be honest."[19][20]