Richard Swann
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.
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Acting · 179
Raw
1993
WWE NXT
2010
WWE Pay Per View
1985
WWE 205 Live
2016
TNA iMPACT!
2004
MLW Fusion
2018
Before the Impact
2021
WWE Cruiserweight Classic
2016
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2017
2017
WWE Royal Rumble 2017
2017
WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2016
2017
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls
2023
WWE Roadblock: End of the Line 2016
2016
NXT Takeover: Toronto
2016
WWE Fastlane 2017
2017
WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2017
2018
IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2021
2021
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018
2018
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XVI
2018
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive
2023
PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
2014
IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2022
2022
IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2021
2021
TNA Slammiversary 2024
2024
IMPACT Wrestling: Over Drive 2022
2022
PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two
2015
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary 2022
2022
TNA Bound for Glory 2025
2025
Smash Super Showdown II
2014
IMPACT Wrestling: Turning Point 2021
2021
IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2022
2022
AAA Triplemania XXXI: Monterrey
2023
EVOLVE 23
2013
EVOLVE 48
2015
TNA Genesis 2026
2026
EVOLVE 5: Danielson vs. Sawa
2010
PWG: TEN
2013
PWG: All Star Weekend 9 - Night Two
2013
IMPACT Wrestling: Multiverse of Matches
2022
Warrior Wrestling 2
2018
IMPACT Wrestling: Hard to Kill 2022
2022
IMPACT Wrestling: Victory Road 2021
2021
IMPACT Wrestling: Sacrifice 2023
2023
IMPACT Wrestling: Throwback Throwdown III
2022
Pro Wrestler
2011
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2021
2021
AAW Windy City Classic XVI
2021
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary 2021
2021
IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming 2021
2021
IMPACT & Reality of Wrestling: Deep IMPACT
2019
PWG: DDT4
2014
IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2023
2023
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023
2023
IMPACT Wrestling: Against All Odds 2022
2022
IMPACT Wrestling: Hard to Kill 2023
2023
PWG: DDT4
2013
EVOLVE 25
2014
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2020
2020
Battleground Championship Wrestling When Worlds Collide
2022
TNA Turning Point 2025
2025
IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2019
2019
Dragon Gate USA REVOLT! 2011
2011
WWE Extreme Rules 2017
2017
Dragon Gate USA Mercury Rising 2013
2013
PWG: Black Cole Sun
2014
IMPACT Wrestling: Emergence 2021
2021
Dragon Gate USA Enter The Dragon 2011: Second Anniversary Celebration
2011
WrestleCade Supershow 2021
2021
Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin 2011
2011
IMPACT Wrestling: Hard to Kill 2021
2021
AAA TripleMania XXVI
2018
EVOLVE 6: Aries vs. Taylor
2010
PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night Two
2013
PWG: 2013 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
2013
IMPACT Wrestling: Under Siege 2022
2022
PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
2014
PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Final Stage
2015
PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night One
2013
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary 2023
2023
IMPACT Wrestling: Against All Odds 2021
2021
TNA Emergence 2025
2025
TNA Against All Odds 2024
2024
EVOLVE 39
2015
PWG: Mystery Vortex II
2014
EVOLVE 10 - A Tribute To The Arena
2012
IMPACT Wrestling: Final Resolution 2020
2020
RevPro High Stakes 2014
2014
EVOLVE 17
2012
MLW War Games 2018
2018
WrestleCon USA vs. The World 2022
2022
Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling: Northern Rising
2025
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 2
2019
Dragon Gate USA Freedom Fight 2010
2010
MLW Battle Riot
2018
WrestleCade Supershow 2019
2019
PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One
2015
PWG: Failure To Communicate
2012
Dragon Gate USA: Enter the Dragon 2013
2013
TNA Under Siege 2024
2024
Dragon Gate USA Open the Ultimate Gate 2013
2013
Wrestling Revolver Pancakes & Piledrivers 3
2019
RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 1
2018
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: New Beginnings 2019
2019
IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2019
2019
Dragon Gate USA Fearless 2013
2013
PWG: All Star Weekend 9 - Night One
2013
EVOLVE 24
2013
DGUSA Open the Golden Gate 2013
2013
Dragon Gate USA United: Philly
2011
IMPACT Wrestling: Bash at the Brewery
2019
EVOLVE 47
2015
PWG: Mystery Vortex
2012
Not Another Steen DVD
2015
Dragon Gate USA Open The Southern Gate
2011
DGUSA Open The Ultimate Gate 2011
2011
PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
2014
EVOLVE 8: Style Battle
2011
EVOLVE 36
2015
TNA Hard To Kill 2024
2024
IMPACT Wrestling: Against All Odds 2023
2023
Dragon Gate USA United: NYC
2011
Dragon Gate USA Untouchable 2010
2010
EVOLVE 43
2015
TNA Final Resolution 2025
2025
EVOLVE 37
2015
IMPACT Wrestling: Turning Point 2020
2020
TNA Rebellion 2024
2024
EVOLVE 19
2013
Maple Leaf Pro: Multiverse 2026
2026
EVOLVE 4: Danielson vs. Fish
2010
Dragon Gate USA Mercury Rising 2012
2012
Dragon Gate USA Enter the Dragon 2010
2010
IMPACT Wrestling: Sacrifice 2021
2021
EVOLVE 41
2015
EVOLVE 44
2015
Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin 2014
2014
PWG: Matt Rushmore
2013
Dragon Gate USA Bushido 2011: Code of the Warrior
2011
IMPACT Wrestling: Victory Road 2022
2022
EVOLVE 40
2015
Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin
2010
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2019
2019
EVOLVE 26
2014
PWG: 2013 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
2013
Dragon Gate USA Freedom Fight 2012
2012
IMPACT Wrestling: Hardcore Justice 2021
2021
Dragon Gate USA Heat
2012
VxS Jimmy Lloyd's American Wasteland
2022
DGUSA Bushido: Code of the Warrior 2013
2013
IMPACT Wrestling: Under Siege 2023
2023
EVOLVE 42
2015
Dragon Gate USA Uprising 2011
2011
DGUSA Bushido: Code of the Warrior
2010
PWG: DDT4
2015
Dragon Gate USA REVOLT! 2014
2014
EVOLVE 7: Aries vs. Moxley
2011
IMPACT Wrestling: Turning Point 2023
2023
PWG: Sold Our Soul For Rock 'n Roll
2014
Dragon Gate USA United: Finale
2011
Dragon Gate USA: Freedom Fight
2013
RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 2
2018
GCW Scene of the Crime
2023
Dragon Gate USA Uprising 2012
2012
PWG: Threemendous IV
2015
GCW rSpring Break
2021
DGUSA Heat 2013
2013
Dragon Gate USA Untouchable 2011
2011
Warrior Wrestling 3
2019
Dragon Gate USA Enter The Dragon 2013: Fourth Anniversary Celebration
2013
GCW Live Fast Die Young
2018
Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling - Mayhem Night 1
2025
EVOLVE 45
2015
The Kevin Steen Show: Rich Swann
2016
Best Friends With Rich Swann
2016
DGUSA Open the Ultimate Gate 2014
2014
Dragon Gate USA REVOLT! 2013
2013
Dragon Gate USA Fearless 2012
2012
Warrior Wrestling 4
2019
Best Friends With Roderick Strong
2015