Simon James Kippen (born 19 May 1992), better known by the ring name Kip Sabian,
Early life
Simon James Kippen
was born in
Great Yarmouth on 19 May 1992.
Before entering the formal world of professional wrestling, Kippen engaged in backyard wrestling alongside friend and future peer
Will Ospreay, and also befriended future WWE & AEW wrestler
Saraya Bevis.
Professional wrestling career
Early career (2010–2019)
Sabian began his career with the World Association of Wrestling after graduating from the promotion's wrestling school.
He competed throughout England and Europe, capturing various titles including the World Championship and
WOS Wrestling Tag Team Championship. In 2018, he debuted for Ring of Honor.
He also had a tag-team "Super Brotheys" with Pakistani wrestler Amir Jordan.
All Elite Wrestling (2019–present)
Various feuds (2019–2024)
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.
In late December, Sabian established himself as a heel after calling out members of The Elite, facing off against Kenny Omega on 10 December 2019 episode of AEW Dark and Cody Rhodes on 30 January 2020 episode of AEW Dynamite, losing both matches.
On 15 April episode of Dynamite, Sabian began teaming with Jimmy Havoc after Havoc delivered a DDT to Orange Cassidy on the floor during his match against Chuck Taylor.
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 24 August 2022, Sabian made his return on Dynamite and attacked AEW All-Atlantic Champion Pac during the main event.
On 26 January 2024 episode of Rampage, Sabian competed in the Four-way match to determine the number one contender to Orange Cassidy's International Championship at tomorrow's AEW Collision, losing to Komander who pinned him.
The Patriarchy (2024–2025)
Sabian began a feud with The Patriarchy's
Nick Wayne after being confronted by him at the Blood & Guts special on 24 July.
On the following
Rampage, Sabian competed in the
Royal Rampage match to determine the number one contender to Swerve Strickland's AEW World Championship at Grand Slam, eliminating Wayne before being thrown out by both
Jay Lethal and
Jeff Jarrett.
On 16 August episode of
Rampage, he lost to Wayne after being attacked by Killswitch.
At All In's Zero Hour pre-show on 25 August, Sabian was on the winning side of a 16-man tag team match.
On 20 September episode of
Rampage, he lost a four-way match to Wayne, which also involved
Lio Rush and
Rocky Romero.
Five days later, at , Sabian prevented
Christian Cage from signing his AEW World Championship match contract.
On the 23 October episode of
Dynamite, Sabian turned heel after preventing Hook from attacking Cage.
Two weeks later, Sabian officially joined The Patriarchy.
After Christian and Wayne failed to win the AEW World Tag Team Championship from The Hurt Syndicate (
Bobby Lashley and
Shelton Benjamin) at on July 12, 2025, Wayne and Sabian turned on Christian and attacked him, thus disbanding The Patriarchy.
Other media
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.
On 23 December 2020 episode of , the couple announced that they would have a beach wedding on 3 February 2021 episode of .
Kippen and Hasler married on 3 February 2021.
In March 2023, Kippen and Hasler disclosed to the public that Hasler had suffered a
miscarriage during a 2022 pregnancy.
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."
Championships and accomplishments
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British Wrestling Revolution
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BWR Cruiserweight Championship (1 time, inaugural)
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BWR Cruiserweight Title Tournament (2018)
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DDT Pro-Wrestling
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Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time)
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Dynamic Over-The-Top Action Wrestling
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DOA UK Tag Team Championship (2 times)
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European Catch Tour Association
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ECTA Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
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ECTA Junior Heavyweight Title Tournament (2014)
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ECTA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Brad Slayer
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European Tag Team Grand Prix (2015) -with Brad Slayer
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House Of Pain: Evolution
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HOPE Championship (1 time)
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HOPE Kings Of Flight Championship (1 time)
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Kings Of Flights Tournament (2017)
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(1 time)
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Z-Force Championship (2 times)
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Pro Wrestling Chaos
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Knights Of Chaos Championship (1 time) - with Martin Kirby
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New Generation Wrestling
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NGW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Iestyn Rees
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Plymouth Wrestling Association
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PWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Brad Slayer
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Pro Wrestling Chaos
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Knights of Chaos Championship (1 time) - with Martin Kirby
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Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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Ranked No. 162 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2020
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Reloaded Championship Wrestling Alliance
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RCWA Elite-1 Championship (1 time)
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Southside Wrestling Entertainment
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SWE Speed King Championship (1 time)
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World Association of Wrestling
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WAW Open Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
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WAW U23 Championship (1 time)
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WAW World Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Brad Slayer
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WOS Wrestling
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WOS Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Iestyn Rees
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