Darby Allin
| Darby Allin | |
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Allin in 2019 | |
| Birth name | Samuel Ratsch |
| Born | January 7, 1993 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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| Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Billed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Billed from | Seattle, Washington |
| Trained by | Buddy Wayne |
| Debut | 2014 |
Samuel Ratsch (born January 7, 1993), better known by the ring name Darby Allin, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is a former two-time AEW TNT Champion and a former AEW World Tag Team Champion, having held the latter title with Sting during the final match of Sting’s career.
Ratsch began his professional wrestling career in 2014, competing for various independent promotions including EVOLVE, Progress Wrestling, Major League Wrestling, and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide before signing with AEW in 2019. Since then, he has become one of the promotion’s most featured performers, appearing in major matches at events such as All Out, Full Gear, Revolution, and All In.
His wrestling persona incorporates influences from punk rock and skateboarding culture and is known for a high-risk, unorthodox in-ring style. Outside the ring, Ratsch lives a straight edge lifestyle and has pursued interests in filmmaking, skateboarding, and mountaineering.