Richard Swann
Biography
Richard Allen Swann is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling. He is a former one-time Impact World Champion, former one-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion and a former one-time Impact X Division Champion. Swann is also known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the name Rich Swann, which is his ring name today. In WWE, he is a former WWE Cruiserweight Champion. Additionally, Swann has competed for promotions such as Full Impact Pro, Evolve, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), Chikara, Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), Dragon Gate and Major League Wrestling (MLW). He is a former RevPro British Tag Team Champion, FIP World Heavyweight Champion, FIP Tag Team Champion, Open the United Gate, Open the Owarai Gate and Open the Triangle Gate Champion. In 2018, Swann signed with Impact Wrestling winning the Impact X Division Championship and later winning the Impact World Championship becoming the second African-American to hold that championship (after Bobby Lashley) and the third African-American world champion in the history of the company after Ron Killings and Bobby Lashley. In 2021, Swann would unify the Impact World Championship and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Overall, Swann is a five-time world champion in wrestling.
Known For
Rich Swann
IMPACT Wrestling: Victory Road 2021
IMPACT Wrestling: Hardcore Justice 2021
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IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2021
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IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2023
Rich Swann
IMPACT Wrestling: Sacrifice 2023
Rich Swann
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive
Rich Swann
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 2
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IMPACT Wrestling: Turning Point 2021
Rich Swann
AAA Triplemania XXXI: Monterrey
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IMPACT Wrestling: Hard to Kill 2022
Wrestling Revolver Pancakes & Piledrivers 3
DGUSA Open The Ultimate Gate 2011
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IMPACT Wrestling: Under Siege 2023
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AAW Windy City Classic XVI
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WrestleCade Supershow 2021
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IMPACT Wrestling: Against All Odds 2023
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IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2022
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IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary 2023
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Smash Super Showdown II
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IMPACT Wrestling: Multiverse of Matches
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WrestleCon USA vs. The World 2022
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VxS Jimmy Lloyd's American Wasteland
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IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2022
Warrior Wrestling 4
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GCW Scene of the Crime
Rich Swann
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls
Rich Swann
IMPACT Wrestling: Under Siege 2022
Rich Swann
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary 2022
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IMPACT Wrestling: Against All Odds 2022
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IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023
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IMPACT Wrestling: Turning Point 2023
EVOLVE 10 - A Tribute To The Arena
Himself
Pro Wrestler
Rich Swann
IMPACT Wrestling: Victory Road 2022
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TNA Hard To Kill 2024
Himself
PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night One
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PWG: Matt Rushmore
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PWG: 2013 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
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PWG: 2013 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
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PWG: TEN
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PWG: All Star Weekend 9 - Night Two
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PWG: DDT4
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PWG: All Star Weekend 9 - Night One
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PWG: DDT4
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PWG: Mystery Vortex
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PWG: Failure To Communicate
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PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night Two
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IMPACT & Reality of Wrestling: Deep IMPACT
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Battleground Championship Wrestling When Worlds Collide
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Warrior Wrestling 2
Himself
PWG: Mystery Vortex II
Rich Swann
IMPACT Wrestling: Over Drive 2022
Self
PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
Himself
PWG: Sold Our Soul For Rock 'n Roll
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PWG: DDT4
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PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
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PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
Rich Swann
IMPACT Wrestling: Throwback Throwdown III
EVOLVE 17
Self
PWG: Black Cole Sun
Himself
PWG: Threemendous IV
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Dragon Gate USA: Freedom Fight
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Dragon Gate USA: Enter the Dragon 2013
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PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two
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PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Final Stage
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PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One
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Warrior Wrestling 3
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IMPACT Wrestling: Hard to Kill 2023
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TNA Rebellion 2024
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EVOLVE 19
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RevPro: High Stakes 2014
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EVOLVE 37
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EVOLVE 36
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EVOLVE 39
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EVOLVE 42
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EVOLVE 40
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EVOLVE 41
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EVOLVE 45
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EVOLVE 43
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EVOLVE 44
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EVOLVE 47
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EVOLVE 48
Rich Swann
TNA Under Siege 2024
Rich Swann
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary 2021
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TNA Against All Odds 2024
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IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming 2021
Rich Swann (Preshow)
WWE Fastlane 2017
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TNA Slammiversary 2024
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WWE Roadblock: End of the Line 2016
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EVOLVE 23
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WWE Royal Rumble 2017
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WWE Extreme Rules 2017
EVOLVE 5: Danielson vs. Sawa
EVOLVE 6: Aries vs. Taylor
EVOLVE 7: Aries vs. Moxley
EVOLVE 4: Danielson vs. Fish
EVOLVE 8: Style Battle
Rich Swann
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2017
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XVI
MLW Battle Riot
Rich Swann
AAA TripleMania XXVI
GCW Live Fast Die Young
MLW War Games 2018
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018
IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2019
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2019
Himself
Not Another Steen DVD
The Kevin Steen Show: Rich Swann
Rich Swann
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2020
Rich Swann
IMPACT Wrestling: Turning Point 2020
RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 1
WrestleCade Supershow 2019
Dragon Gate USA REVOLT! 2013
Dragon Gate USA Uprising 2012
Dragon Gate USA Fearless 2012
Rich Swann
IMPACT Wrestling: Final Resolution 2020
IMPACT Wrestling: Bash at the Brewery
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: New Beginnings 2019
RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 2
Rich Swann
IMPACT Wrestling: Hard to Kill 2021
DGUSA Open the Ultimate Gate 2014
DGUSA Bushido: Code of the Warrior
DGUSA Bushido: Code of the Warrior 2013
DGUSA Open the Golden Gate 2013
DGUSA Heat 2013
Dragon Gate USA REVOLT! 2014
Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin 2014
Dragon Gate USA Freedom Fight 2012
Dragon Gate USA United: NYC
Dragon Gate USA Enter The Dragon 2013: Fourth Anniversary Celebration
Dragon Gate USA Mercury Rising 2013
Dragon Gate USA Enter The Dragon 2011: Second Anniversary Celebration
Dragon Gate USA Fearless 2013
Dragon Gate USA Bushido 2011: Code of the Warrior
Dragon Gate USA Untouchable 2010
Dragon Gate USA Enter the Dragon 2010
Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin
Dragon Gate USA Freedom Fight 2010
Dragon Gate USA REVOLT! 2011
Dragon Gate USA Untouchable 2011
Dragon Gate USA United: Finale
Dragon Gate USA United: Philly
Dragon Gate USA Open the Ultimate Gate 2013
Dragon Gate USA Open The Southern Gate
Dragon Gate USA Heat
Dragon Gate USA Mercury Rising 2012
Rich Swann
IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2019
Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin 2011
Dragon Gate USA Uprising 2011
IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2021
Rich Swann
IMPACT Wrestling: Sacrifice 2021
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NXT Takeover: Toronto
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IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2021
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GCW rSpring Break
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Best Friends With Rich Swann
Himself
WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2017
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Best Friends With Roderick Strong
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WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2016
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IMPACT Wrestling: Against All Odds 2021
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IMPACT Wrestling: Emergence 2021
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EVOLVE 24
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EVOLVE 25
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EVOLVE 26
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Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling: Northern Rising
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TNA Emergence 2025
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
165
Gender
Male
Birthday
1991-02-15
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Also Known As
El Negro Mysterio