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