.DON'T. LET HIS TOUGH-GUY EXTERIOR THROW YOU OFF. THIS GUY IS A TOTAL SOFTIE.
GET INTO POSITION WITH HOWELL IN THIS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW!

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OFF THE MAT


AGE25
PRONOUNSHE / HIM
SEXUALITYBI
HEIGHT5'5"
OCCUPATIONWRESTLER

.WRESTLER BY DAY, VIGILANTE BY NIGHT.
FLIRTY | BRASH | UPBEAT

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.WHAT IS YOUR WORK-OUT ROUTINE?.
WORKING OUT IS PART OF THE JOB WHEN IT COMES TO BEING A WRESTLER. I TRY TO START EVERY MORNING WITH A LIGHT JOG BEFORE HEADING TO THE GYM FOR WEIGHT-TRAINING. I ALSO HAVE TO STAY ON TOP OF MY MOVES SO TRAIN WITH OTHER WRESTLERS TOO.
.WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO BECOME A WRESTLER?.
I'VE ALWAYS LIKED TO BE PHYSICAL! BEFORE THIS, DID A LOT OF ODD JOBS, BUT WHEN I WASN'T WORKING I WAS ALAYS AT THE GYM. I'VE TRAINED IN FREESTYLE WRESTLING, TAEKWONDO, KICKBOXING, AND BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU. WHEN I WAS SCOUTED, THE SWITCH TO PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING WAS A NATURAL FIT.
.CAN YOU DESCRIBE YOUR FASHION STYLE?.
DOES MY RING ATTIRE COUNT? I SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN MY WRESTLING GEAR, AND I'M COMFORTABLE IN IT. OTHERWISE I'M USUALLY JUST IN SWEATS OR SOMETHING. IF I'M HITTING THE TOWN, I'LL THROW ON MY LEATHER JACKET, BUT I DON'T REALLY THINK ABOUT WHAT I WEAR.
.WHAT IS YOUR HAIR ROUTINE?.
NOTHING! IT'S AU NATUREL . THE SALT N' PEPPER LOOK IS BECAUSE MY HAIR IS ALREADY GOING GREY. I DON'T BLEACH IT OR ANYTHING. AS FOR THE CUT, I SORT OF JUST CHOP IT MYSELF! THOUGH I CAN NEVER SEEM TO GET RID OF THE COWLICKS ...

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.POWERS. HOWELL'S SUPERPOWER IS ENHANCED DURABILITY WITH A MINOR HEALING FACTOR
.INSPIRATION. .CONNER KENT.
.BOLIN (LOK).
.WOLVERINE.
.BEAST BOY.
.HOWL PENDRAGON . . ZACK FAIR .

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