Ariel Teal Toombs (born June 7, 1985) is an American

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and

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, also known by the

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Teal Piper. She is the daughter of the professional wrestler and actor

Roddy Piper Roderick George Toombs (April 17, 1954 – July 31, 2015), better known as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, was a Canadian professional wrestler and actor. In professional wrestling, Piper was best known to international audiences for his work with the Wo ...

Acting career

After graduating from high school in Oregon, Toombs relocated to

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, to work in the

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. She graduated from the

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. 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''. Her roles have included an episode of '' CSI: NY''.

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

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. Toombs trained as a wrestler under

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and

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in the

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promotion in

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. She made her professional wrestling debut on August 31, 2019, with

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, competing in a

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at the All Out

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under the ring name "Teal Piper". 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

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in late-2019. On ''WOW Superheroes'', Piper hosted a

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segment titled "Teal Talks". In 2020, Piper trained with

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ahead of Rousey's return to professional wrestling. In 2021 and 2022, she wrestled for various

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s in

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, and

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, occasionally teaming with her fiancé Deimos as "House of Heathens". In September 2022, she appeared in

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, Greece for ZMAK Wrestling. 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 ''

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''. She debuted in

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in June 2023, losing to Diamante on an episode of ''

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''. In August 2023, she won her first

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, defeating

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and

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in a three way match to win the Atomic Legacy Wrestling Women's Championship. Piper loaned

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her father's

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from Starrcade '83: A Flare for the Gold, and boxing shorts from

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for display at the "Fan Experience" at the January 2024

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. The exchange was featured on an episode of '' WWE's Most Wanted Treasures'' that aired in June 2023.

Filmography

Professional wrestling style and persona

Piper's signature moves are a sleeper hold and an

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. 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".

Personal life

Toombs is the daughter of professional wrestler and actor Roddy Toombs (1954–2015), better known as "

". 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''. She became engaged to her partner Michael Anderson (who was trained to wrestle by Roddy Piper, performing as Deimos) in December 2020. Roddy Piper stated that he (and, by extension, his daughter) was a cousin of the

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Championships and accomplishments

*Atomic Legacy Wrestling **ALW Women's Championship (1 time, current)

References

External links

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