Kevin Steen is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Kevin Owens.
Steen began his career in 2000, at the age of 16. Prior to joining WWE in late 2014, in 2007, Steen wrestled under his birth name for Ring of Honor (ROH), where he held the ROH World Championship and ROH World Tag Team Championship.
Steen signed with WWE in August 2014, and joined their developmental branch NXT, where he held the NXT Championship once, before debuting with the belt on the main roster in May 2015.
Steen married Karina Lamer in 2007. They have a son named Owen (named after Owen Hart, with Owens dedicating his WWE ring name to both his son and Hart) and a daughter named Élodie Leila.
Steen is also best friends with fellow professional wrestler Rami Sebei, better known currently in WWE as Sami Zayn. Their friendship has been well documented, dating back to 2002.
How long was Kevin Owens universal champion?
188 days. He won it on August 29, 2016, in a fatal four-way elimination match for the vacant title also involving Big Cass, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins but lost on March 5, 2017.