Ariel Teal Toombs

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Ariel Teal Toombs
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Ariel Teal Toombs

(1985-06-07) June 7, 1985 (age 39) [1]
Hillsboro, Oregon, U.S. [1] [2]
Alma mater American Musical and Dramatic Academy
Occupation(s)Actress, professional wrestler
Years active2008–present
PartnerDeimos (fiancé)
Parent Roddy Piper (father)
Ring name(s) Teal Piper [1] [2]
Billed height5 ft 7 in (170 cm) [1] [2]
Trained by Selina 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.

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Acting career

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

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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Shut Up and Shoot! ArielFilm
2006Costa Chica: Confession of an ExorcistTatiana McMurterFilm
2008Beverley Hills MassacreCasey JonesFilm
2008Psycho SleepoverSallyFilm
2010Lights OutLindaFilm
2010Little *uckerMollyFilm
2010The PortalNurse LucyFilm
2011Beneath the Top HatMarianneShort film
2012 CSI: NY BusinesswomanTelevision (episode: "Sláinte")
2012Hell's BellesAdria BlackmoorShort film
2019Average BlokeBagpipes GirlFilm

Professional wrestling style and persona

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

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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