Penelope Ford has become one of the standout heels for AEW’s women’s division. The company signed her from the initial press conference with expectations of Ford to contribute both as a wrestler and manager. Success has come more on the wrestling side since Ford has stepped up from the pandemic era with fewer talents available to her bigger matches in high profiles.
Fans tend to want to learn more about any wrestler with their stock rising like Penelope who clearly is on the rise. The most common questions focus on personal details like age, height and relationship status. Anyone wanting to learn more about Ford will be interested in the details outside of just AEW storylines and match results.
8 She Was Trained By Drew Gulak & Others In CZW
There are a few WWE stars who used to or currently train new wrestlers during their time on the independent circuit. Drew Gulak was a respected trainer at the CZW school where Penelope Ford made her start in the industry.
Despite being known for the hardcore matches, CZW had a wide array of talent and felt a technical wrestling wizard like Gulak could help the prospects. Ford was trained by the current WWE star along with DJ Hyde and Finneus James.
7 She Was Born In 1992
The age of Penelope Ford sees her currently at 28 years old, which is typically the beginning of the prime for most wrestlers. Ford was born on September 14, 1992 and will be turning 29 in the near future. The age of Penelope sees her in the average range of the AEW women’s division.
There are the younger 20-year-old talents like Anna Jay and Riho, but most ladies are in the late 20s to early 30s for AEW. Ford likely has a long career ahead of her if she continues to improve as a performer and doesn’t run into any injury issues.
6 Background In Gymnastics
Quite a few wrestlers have backgrounds in other sports from their younger years before making the shift to professional wrestling. Penelope Ford thrived in the world of gymnastics that helped show some elements that would follow her in the wrestling industry.
Cheerleading was another athletic passion of Ford in her teen years in high school. Julia Hart is currently using a cheerleader gimmick in AEW, and Ford referenced her real history with it during their match. Gymnastics and cheerleading are both underrated athletic forms that can add to one’s wrestling career.
5 Popular Video Game Streamer
The age of Twitch sees many public figures playing video games on stream and making a great income from it. Penelope Ford is one of the AEW talents to have their own stream that builds a community with the regular viewers interacting with her.
Video games like Animal Crossing and Among Us have been the sources of entertainment from Ford playing in real time. WWE may have banned their wrestlers from the side projects, but AEW seems to be welcoming it for any of their stars like Penelope and many others.
4 She Is 5'4'' Tall
The height of Penelope Ford will not make her look like an obvious wrestler to those who believe wrestling is for the giants first and foremost. Ford is just 5’4’’ tall, but she looks a bit taller on television likely due to her athleticism.
AEW’s women’s division has talents ranging in every height range from the 5’1’’ Riho to the 6’1’’ KiLynn King. The storytelling basically makes height irrelevant unless there is a discrepancy noteworthy enough to make one an underdog. Ford usually doesn’t fall into any category of the tall or short wrestler in a match.
3 Used To Date Joey Janela
The relationship between Joey Janela and Penelope Ford helped them both break out as rising stars on the independent scene. Janela’s crazy hardcore matches and Ford’s managing would see the two getting over on most of their shows together.
Penelope stole the match between Joey and Adam Page at All In before AEW was even formed. The start of AEW would see the duo signing together even though they were at the end of their relationship. Ford and Janela broke up before they could introduce their act on any shows.
2 Married To Kip Sabian
The end of the relationship between Penelope Ford and Joey Janela led to them going their separate ways as characters. Ford eventually ended up dating fellow early AEW signee Kip Sabian to pair them together on-screen mirroring their real romance.
AEW pushed them as heels and even worked a short program against Janela. A different dynamic for their couple was Sabian managing Ford and vice versa instead of just the woman managing the man. The duo got married in early 2021, but Kip has been off television for most of the year recovering from an injury.
1 Got Married Days Before Wedding Segment
Wrestling has a long tradition of wedding segments typically ending poorly for the couple. AEW had their first wedding air on Dynamite when the marriage between Penelope Ford and Kip Sabian was advertised for weeks with Miro as the best man.
The real wedding between Ford and Sabian took place a couple of days before the wedding segment. There was not an actual ceremony due to the pandemic, so it felt more formal even though it was scripted. Orange Cassidy and Chuck Taylor ruined the wedding by getting the better of Miro and Kip in their feud.