Kevin Owens | |
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![]() Owens at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2023 | |
Birth name | Kevin Yanick Steen |
Born | Marieville, Quebec, Canada | May 7, 1984
Spouse(s) |
Karina Lamer
(m. 2007) |
Children | 2 |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Kevin Owens[1] Kevin Steen[1] |
Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[2] |
Billed weight | 266 lb (121 kg)[2] |
Billed from | Marieville, Quebec, Canada[2][3] |
Trained by | Jacques Rougeau Pierre Carl Ouellet Serge Jodoin Terry Taylor |
Debut | May 7, 2000< |
Kevin Yanick Steen (born May 7, 1984) is a Canadian professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for the WWE, where he works on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Kevin Owens. In WWE, he won the NXT and the Universal Championship once each, the Intercontinental Championship twice, the United States Championship three times, and the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship (the Raw and SmackDown Tag Team Championships) once with Sami Zayn. Owens is the 23rd overall Grand Slam Champion.
Steen was also known for competing on the independent circuit under his real name. He has worked for Ring of Honor (ROH), Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), and Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW). He was a one-time ROH World Champion and a ROH World Tag Team Champion with El Generico in ROH, a three-time PWG World Champion and a three-time PWG World Tag Team Champion with El Generico (twice) and Super Dragon (once), and a one-time CZW Iron Man Champion.