Shaun Koen is the owner and promoter of the Africa Wrestling Alliance and is the promotion's current African Heavyweight Champion.
17 Facts About Shaun Koen
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Koen is a second-generation professional wrestler; his father Jackie Koen was a competitive professional wrestler.
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Shaun Koen was born into a family of athletes in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, the son of promoter and multi-time All-Africa Heavyweight Champion Jackie Koen.
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Shaun Koen made his debut at the age of sixteen in 1987 for his father's promotion, Ring Promotions, losing to veteran Jumbo Swart in Port Elizabeth.
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Shaun Koen's experiences wrestling in Europe would greatly influence his style and future training methods.
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Shaun Koen lost in a subsequent rematch on 10 July 1991.
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On 13 March 1992, Shaun Koen beat Mad Mike in Port Elizabeth.
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On 8 September 1994, Shaun Koen teamed with Gama Singh to defeat Bad News Allen and Tim Flowers.
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In 1996 during a tour of Kenya, Shaun Koen lost the title to King Jacob, but regained it three weeks later in a no-holds barred challenge.
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Shaun Koen defended the championship many times against Big Bad Bruce, his arch-rival in the 1990s.
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In December, 2006 at the Parow Civic Centre, he defended the title against rival Missing Link in a match that would be hailed as the most violent in Shaun Koen's career, winning after Missing Link was thrown through a table engulfed in fire.
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Shaun Koen would go on to defend the title successfully until 30 April 2008, when he was defeated by Missing Link in a four-way match involving BDX-Treme and African Warrior.
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On 9 December 2009 at the Night of Champions event, Shaun Koen defeated Missing Link to win his fourth All-Africa Heavyweight Title, breaking his previous record of three reigns in the process.
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On 30 March 2010 at the USA vs RSA show, Shaun Koen wrestled Giant Warrior to a double disqualification in his first title defense since reclaiming the All-Africa Heavyweight Title.
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On 9 June 2010, Shaun Koen defended his title successfully against Boerseun.
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Shaun Koen is referred by the nickname "The Lion of Africa".
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Shaun Koen's finishing move is the Lion's Claw while he uses a diving leg drop and an enzuigiri.