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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
After graduating from high school in Oregon, Toombs relocated to Los Angeles, California, to work in the entertainment industry. She graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. 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 Brooke Hogan.
Toombs trained as a wrestler under Selina Majors and Tessa Blanchard in the Women of Wrestling promotion in Long Beach, California. 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". 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. On WOW Superheroes, Piper hosted a talk show segment titled "Teal Talks".
In 2020, Piper trained with Ronda Rousey ahead of Rousey's return to professional wrestling. 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". In September 2022, she appeared in Athens, 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 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.
Filmography
| 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
Piper's signature moves are a sleeper hold and an eye poke. 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 "Roddy Piper". 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 wrestles as Deimos) in December 2020. Roddy Piper stated that he (and, by extension, his daughter) was a cousin of the Hart wrestling family.
Championships and accomplishments
- Atomic Legacy Wrestling
- ALW Women's Championship (1 time, current)
