Kevin Owens

**Kevin Yanick Steen** (born May 7, 1984) is a Canadian professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for the WWE, where he works on the SmackDown brand under the ring name **Kevin Owens**. In WWE, he won the NXT and the Universal Championship once each, the Intercontinental Championship twice, the United States Championship three times, and the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship (the Raw and SmackDown Tag Team Championships) once with Sami Zayn. Owens is the 23rd overall Grand Slam Champion.

Steen was also known for competing on the independent circuit under his real name. He has worked for Ring of Honor (ROH), Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), and Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW). He was a one-time ROH World Champion and a ROH World Tag Team Champion with El Generico in ROH, a three-time PWG World Champion and a three-time PWG World Tag Team Champion with El Generico (twice) and Super Dragon (once), and a one-time CZW Iron Man Champion.

## Championships and accomplishments

- **All American Wrestling**
    - AAW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- **Capital City Championship Combat**
    - C4 Championship (1 time)
    - C4 Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mike Bailey
    - C4 Championship Tournament (2009)
- **Combat Zone Wrestling**
    - CZW Iron Man Championship (1 time)
- **Elite Wrestling Revolution**
    - EWR Heavyweight Championship (1 time, inaugural)
    - Elite 8 (2005)
    - EWR Championship Tournament (2004)
- **International Wrestling Syndicate**
    - IWS Canadian Championship (1 time)
    - IWS World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- **North Shore Pro Wrestling**
    - NSPW Championship (1 time)
- **Pro Wrestling Guerrilla**
    - PWG World Championship (3 times)
    - PWG World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with El Generico (2) and Super Dragon (1)
- ***Pro Wrestling Illustrated***
    - Ranked No. 3 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the _PWI 500_ in 2017
- **Quebec Wrestling Hall of Fame**
    - Class of 2017
- **Ring of Honor**
    - ROH World Championship (1 time)
    - ROH World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with El Generico
    - ROH World Championship No. 1 Contender Tournament (2008)
    - Match of the Decade (2010s)
- ***Rolling Stone***
    - Best Heel (2015)
    - Best Promos (2015)
    - Best Storyline (2015)
    - Ranked No. 6 of the 10 best WWE wrestlers of 2016
    - Rookie of the Year (2015)
    - WWE Match of the Year (2015)
    - WWE Wrestler of the Half-Year (2015)
- ***SoCal Uncensored***
    - Match of the Year (2011) <small>with Super Dragon vs. The Young Bucks on December 10</small>
    - Wrestler of the Year (2005, 2011, 2012)
- ***Sports Illustrated***
    - Ranked No. 7 of the top 10 wrestlers in 2017
- ***Wrestling Observer Newsletter***
    - Best Brawler (2010–2012)
    - Feud of the Year (2010)
- **Squared Circle Wrestling**
    - 2CW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
    - 2CW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jason Axe
- **WWE**
    - WWE Universal Championship (1 time)
    - NXT Championship (1 time)
    - WWE Intercontinental Championship (2 times)
    - WWE United States Championship (3 times)
    - WWE Raw Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Sami Zayn
    - WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Sami Zayn
    - 16th Grand Slam Champion (under current format; 23rd overall)
    - WWE United States Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2023–2024)

## Infobox (wrestler)

- **image**: Kevin Owens (53134714347).jpg
- **caption**: Owens at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2023
- **birthname**: Kevin Yanick Steen
- **names**: **Kevin Owens**
Kevin Steen
- **height**: 6 ft 0 in
- **weight**: 266 lb
- **children**: 2
- **birth place**: Marieville, Quebec,  Canada
- **billed**: Marieville, Quebec, Canada
- **trainer**: Jacques Rougeau
Pierre Carl Ouellet
Serge Jodoin
Terry Taylor
- **debut**: May 7, 2000<