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Ariel Teal Toombs
Born
Ariel Teal Toombs

(1985-06-07) June 7, 1985 (age 39)[1]
Hillsboro, Oregon, U.S.[1][2]
Alma materAmerican Musical and Dramatic Academy
Occupation(s)Actress, professional wrestler
Years active2008–present
PartnerDeimos (fiancé)
ParentRoddy Piper (father)
Ring name(s)Teal Piper[1][2]
Billed height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1][2]
Trained bySelina Majors[2]
Tessa Blanchard[2]
DebutAugust 31, 2019[1][2]

Ariel Teal Toombs (born June 7, 1985) is an American actress and professional wrestler, also known by the ring name Teal Piper. She is the daughter of the professional wrestler and actor Roddy Piper.

Acting career

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After graduating from high school in Oregon, Toombs relocated to Los Angeles, California, to work in the entertainment industry.[3][4] She graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.[5] She made her acting debut in the 2006 film Shut Up and Shoot!. She appeared alongside her father in the films Lights Out and The Portal.[6] Her roles have included an episode of CSI: NY.[7]

Professional wrestling career

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In 2016-2017, Toombs was named as a potential roster member for a new women's wrestling promotion featuring the daughters of professional wrestlers planned to be launched by Brooke Hogan.[8][9]

Toombs trained as a wrestler under Selina Majors and Tessa Blanchard in the Women of Wrestling promotion in Long Beach, California.[6][10] She made her professional wrestling debut on August 31, 2019, with All Elite Wrestling, competing in a Casino Battle Royale at the All Out pay-per-view under the ring name "Teal Piper".[11] That same month, it was reported that she had signed to appear on season two of the Women of Wrestling program WOW Superheroes, which aired on AXS TV in late-2019.[12][13] On WOW Superheroes, Piper hosted a talk show segment titled "Teal Talks".[14]

In 2020, Piper trained with Ronda Rousey ahead of Rousey's return to professional wrestling.[15] In 2021 and 2022, she wrestled for various independent promotions in Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi, occasionally teaming with her fiancé Deimos as "House of Heathens".[16][17] In September 2022, she appeared in Athens, Greece for ZMAK Wrestling.[17] In January 2023, Piper returned to AEW, teaming with Kel in a loss to Anna Jay A.S. and Tay Melo on an episode of AEW Dark. She debuted in Ring of Honor in June 2023, losing to Diamante on an episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling. In August 2023, she won her first championship, defeating Allysin Kay and Leva Bates in a three way match to win the Atomic Legacy Wrestling Women's Championship.[18]

Piper loaned WWE her father's kilt, sporran, bagpipes, chain from Starrcade '83: A Flare for the Gold, and boxing shorts from WrestleMania 2 for display at the "Fan Experience" at the January 2024 Royal Rumble. The exchange was featured on an episode of WWE's Most Wanted Treasures that aired in June 2023.[19]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 Shut Up and Shoot! Ariel Film
2006 Costa Chica: Confession of an Exorcist Tatiana McMurter Film
2008 Beverley Hills Massacre Casey Jones Film
2008 Psycho Sleepover Sally Film
2010 Lights Out Linda Film
2010 Little *ucker Molly Film
2010 The Portal Nurse Lucy Film
2011 Beneath the Top Hat Marianne Short film
2012 CSI: NY Businesswoman Television (episode: "Sláinte")
2012 Hell's Belles Adria Blackmoor Short film
2019 Average Bloke Bagpipes Girl Film

Professional wrestling style and persona

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Piper's signature moves are a sleeper hold[1] and an eye poke.[2] While appearing with Women of Wrestling, her character was described as having a "penchant for shenanigans" and as having "a habit of being at the center of misunderstandings, and somehow always followed by mischief".[20]

Personal life

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Toombs is the daughter of professional wrestler and actor Roddy Toombs (1954–2015), better known as "Roddy Piper".[12][13] Following her father's death, Toombs and her brother Colt Baird Toombs worked together to complete and posthumously publish her father's autobiography, Rowdy: The Roddy Piper Story.[3][6] She became engaged to her partner Michael Anderson (who was trained to wrestle by Roddy Piper, performing as Deimos) in December 2020.[19][15] Roddy Piper stated that he (and, by extension, his daughter) was a cousin of the Hart wrestling family.[21]

Championships and accomplishments

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  • Atomic Legacy Wrestling
    • ALW Women's Championship (1 time, current)[18]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Saalabach, Axel. "Teal Piper". WrestlingData.com. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Teal Piper". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Volmers, Eric (October 1, 2016). "Ariel Teal Toombs and Colt Baird Toombs pay tribute to father Rowdy Roddy Piper with new biography". Calgary Herald. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  4. ^ Campbell, Brian (December 1, 2016). ""Rowdy" Roddy Piper's kids tell the story of the man behind the character". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  5. ^ Potts, Kimberly (October 29, 2009). "Talkin' with … 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' guest star and wrestling legend Rowdy Roddy Piper". TVScreener.com. Retrieved October 3, 2023. ...My daughter Ariel Teal Toombs. She's a working actress here in Los Angeles, and she's a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy...
  6. ^ a b c Fishman, Scott (August 26, 2019). "Teal Piper ready to stir things up in 'WOW Women of Wrestling' season 2". TV Insider. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  7. ^ Mendhe, Abhilash (August 11, 2019). "5 things you didn't know about Teal Piper, AEW's newest recruit". Sportskeeda. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  8. ^ "Hulk Hogan daughter forming wrestling league...with DDP's daughter". TMZ. October 25, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  9. ^ White, Adam (July 4, 2017). "Meet Kharma and the King of Dong: the real-life wrestling stars cast in Netflix's GLOW". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2023. ...she is in the process of forming her own Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling-esque championship made up of the daughters of pro-wrestlers [including] Rowdy Roddy Piper's daughter Ariel Toombs.
  10. ^ Martinez, Philip (August 22, 2019). "Teal Piper hopes to keep her father's legacy alive with Women of Wrestling, AEW's All Out". Newsweek. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  11. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Teal Piper - matches - 2019". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  12. ^ a b Defelice, Robert (August 17, 2019). "Teal Piper signs with Women of Wrestling". Fightful.com. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  13. ^ a b Currier, Joseph (August 17, 2019). "Teal Piper signs with Women of Wrestling". F4WOnline.com. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  14. ^ Campanelli, Kathy (November 24, 2019). "WOW Women of Wrestling on AXS TV season finale recap – November 23, 2019". SoCalUncensored.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  15. ^ a b Lutete, Israel (January 13, 2021). "Details on Ronda Rousey training with WWE Legend's daughter prior to her contract expiring". Sportskeeda. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  16. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Teal Piper - matches - 2021". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  17. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Teal Piper - matches - 2022". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  18. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Teal Piper - matches - 2023". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  19. ^ a b Hillhouse, Dave (June 11, 2023). "Roddy Piper's daughter saves the day on 'WWE's Most Wanted Treasure'". SlamWrestling.net. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  20. ^ "Teal Piper". WOWE.com. Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  21. ^ Piper, Roddy (2002). In the Pit with Piper: Roddy Gets Rowdy. Berkley Books. p. 231. ISBN 0-425-18721-7.
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