Xavier Ellis

Xavier in 2022

Xavier Kristjan Thorn-Ellis, (nee Ellis) is a professional wrestler, model, actor, and the lead vocalist for the band “The Mane”. He is currently wrestling part-time for Rogue League Wrestling alongside Emma Iconiq.

## Early life

Xavier was born as "Xavier Kristjan Ellis" on October 28th, 1995 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. His mother worked as a receptionist at a hospital, and his dad was a warehouse worker. Growing up, he listened to many glam rock bands and watched tons of wrestling. His inspirations were the Hardy Boyz, KISS, and Motley Crue. In his preschool years, he was deathly afraid of Gene Simmons and Xavier broke down when he met him at 4 years old.

*Even though I grew up a huge KISS fan, thanks to my dad, I was scared of Gene Simmons. I broke down every time I saw him. My fear dissipated after a while and I ended up obsessing over his fashion choices.* - Xavi in a 2021 interview on RLW Today.

In Xavi's middle and high school years, he took a deep dive into rock and alternative subcultures and fashion trends. He went to school some days decked out in "emo" clothing, makeup, and obnoxious hair styles. This often got him in trouble and got him bullied, which hurt him deeply.

*I went to school for a few years all dolled up in cool clothes and makeup, taking inspiration from rock acts and the Hardys. I often got in trouble, which wasn't a huge deal. I did get teased and bullied a lot for not dressing like a "real man", which hurt me. Like a lot. I blocked like a quarter of students from my school days because of their bullying, even if they apologized. There's nothing wrong with dressing wacky. I encourage it, actually.* - Xavi in a 2019 Facebook post.

## Personal life

Xavier currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio, with his spouse Elio Thorn, who he married in October of 2022. His parents also reside in Cleveland. Xavier adopted a stray black cat, who he named Morticia, in February 2023.

On an episode of the cooking show, "The Daily Bite", Xavier revealed that he had hypermobility spectrum disorder. He began wearing wrist, elbow, and knee splints during most physical activities, including wrestling, to avoid dislocations and injuries. His disorder also prompted him to take short & frequent breaks from wrestling in order to heal and be physically well enough to compete.

> *"I've always had this disorder, but I'm just now learning that I have it. It takes years to diagnose stuff like this. My mom has ehlers-danlos syndrome, and she didn't get her diagnosis until she was 38. We need to do something in order to get diagnoses quicker and easier."*
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## Before wrestling

Xavi attended Cincinnati University in 2015 through 2018 in Ohio after graduating from high school. He was a kicker for the Cincinnati Bearcats. Besides playing football there, he graduated with a bachelor's in sports medicine. During college, he formed his band The Mane with friends Jeffery Buck, Damien "Dami" Copeland, Leonardo Brooks, and Gracie Doyle. He also played a background character "ANDREW" in all 3 seasons of Feelside so he can pay off student debt. Xavi dated an amateur adult film star for two years before splitting up. After graduating, Xavi worked as a sports medicine physician for the Cleveland Cavaliers for a year before quitting and deciding to go into wrestling in February of 2019. He trained at the WWE Performance Center for about 10 months with former wrestling talents such as Shawn Michaels. Xavi was supposed to wrestle on NXT, but decided to debut in the wrestling promotion RLW instead.

> *"Nothing against the WWE, I was just uneasy around McMahon. I've been getting offers to join NXT, but I'm not so sure if I want to right now. RLW is like home to me."* - Xavier on The Sessions podcast.
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## Leaving RLW

On November 6th, 2022, Xavier posted an emotional paragraph on his social media, announcing that he was leaving RLW after several months of consideration. Xavier stated that he does not plan on quitting yet, and has plans to go to a professional promotion. Fans speculate that he is going to the WWE.

## Ban from Florida

On June 19th, 2022, Xavier posted a tweet, where he exclaims that he was “banned from Florida”. He confirmed that he was being serious, and not saying it as a joke. In the morning before the tweet was made, Xavi got a letter from a government official in Florida. The letter claims Xavi was “indoctrinating” children, simply due to the fact he was a member of the LGBTQ+ community, and that he preferred to wear flashy clothing. Xavi’s tweet went viral and sparked a new meme, called #FreeXavi.

On July 7th, 2022, government officials in Florida reviewed Xavi's ban, and confirmed his ban to be going against the laws in Florida. His ban was lfited, granting him access to perform and visit Florida freely.

Xavier’s tweet about his ban from Florida.The letter Xavi was sent.
## RLW Accomplishments

* One of the first to compete in a inter-gender RLW match (SALVATiON's XAVi ELLiS & LEONA GODiN vs Desafio at Valentine's Day After Hours 2021)
* Won best RLW match of 2021 (Xavier Ellis vs. DeAngelo Skinner for the RLW TOTAL Championship at All for One 2021)
* First LGBTQ+ man to win the RLW TOTAL Title

## AEW Accomplishments

* One of the first RLW wrestlers to debut on AEW programming

## Musical Accomplishments

* Best-selling album from a band/artist signed by Matador Records
* I sincerely apologize for what happens next RIAA Certified multi-platinum
* "particles" and "excuse me" RIAA Certified diamond
* KCA Awards nominee (Best album and best artist)
* Best New Band of 2021 (Rox 104.5)
* Billboard Music Awards nominee (Billboard 200 Album)
* Billboard Music Awards winner (Best Duo/Group)

## Discography

* The Mane (2015)
* i sincerely apologize for what happens next (2021)
* TRIViAL (2022)
* PURSUiT
* Starting Over, Starting Now - “home”
* KIAN - “LET IT GO”
* fading out (ft. Chris Jericho of FOZZY)
* I'M NOT MADE BY DESIGN (REMIX (ft. Ozzy Osbourne))
* HOURGLASS (TBD)

## Filmography

* Feelside (2015) - Background character ANDREW, seasons 1-3
* Take the Shot - Himself
* particles MV - Himself
* I’M NOT MADE BY DESIGN MV - Himself
* oh no. MV - Himself, Unnamed persona
* ”home” MV - Himself
* Feelside: The Next Chapter - Andrew Caradonna
* AmoebA - Himself

## His role in Feelside (Franchise)

In all 3 seasons of the 2015 reboot of Feelside, Xavi plays background character “Andrew”, a sassy and idiotic student. Andrew is well known for asking dumb questions and helping out his “frenemy”, Amber Ferrell. In season 3, Andrew was given an entire traumatic backstory and more screen time than some of the main characters, which was one of the reasons why the third season was a failure.

In Feelside: The Next Chapter, Xavi reprises his role as Andrew, who is now known as Andrew Caradonna and is now a recurring character in the franchise. Andrew is now a biologist who loves learning about the beach and trashing Amber Ferrell.

## Trivia

* Xavier got his last name from his dad’s side of the family, who were Ellis Island immigrants. He got his middle name from his mother’s family, who originates from Iceland.
* He is a former RLW TOTAL Champion. He lost to Mateo Lavernge at RLW RISE (Pay-per-view) (2022).
* He is a part-time mental health advocate.
* Xavi roots for the Minnesota Vikings.
* He does not plan on switching wrestling companies anytime soon. *“I’m fine where I am. I don’t plan on leaving RLW yet, I have so much to do there still.”*
* Xavi is engaged.
* He had a 6-month feud with Machine Gun Kelly. He got into a verbal fight with Kelly at the BBMAs.