AEW News: Kip Sabian reveals his favorite wrestler growing up

What's the story?

All Elite Wrestling star Kip Sabian recently spoke with Chris Van Vliet, opening up on a variety of wrestling topics. Sabian revealed that his favorite wrestler while growing up was The Hurricane.

In case you didn't know...

Kip Sabian is a young gun currently signed to All Elite Wrestling. At only 27 years old, he has a promising career in the promotion ahead of him. Sabian is a British wrestler, billed from Norfolk.

He kicked off his career in professional wrestling after graduating from a wrestling school managed by World Association of Wrestling. Back in 2018, Sabian made his Ring of Honor debut and signed with All Elite Wrestling in 2019.

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The heart of the matter

Sabian talked with Chris Van Vliet on a string of topics, one of which was about him growing up and wanting to be a professional wrestler. He revealed that The Hurricane was his favorite wrestler growing up. Sabian added that Hurricane being billed as a superhero made him fall in love with the character, as he wasn't as big of a wrestling fan as he was a superhero fan.

"I as a kid saw The Hurricane and I was like 'Oh my God, he is a wrestler and a superhero!' I was a superhero guy. I always liked wrestling as a kid but I wasn't a mega fan. My favorite superhero was Spider-Man 100%. Spider-Man is the guy."

What's next?

It would be interesting to see Kip Sabian rise up the ranks on the AEW roster, with the incredible amount of talent he possesses.

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