Kipp Christianson

Kipp Christianson (born September 30, 1974) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE's developmental territory FCW, where he wrestled under the ring name Eli Cottonwood from 2009 to 2012.

Early life Kipp Christianson was born in River Falls, Wisconsin, on September 30, 1974.

Professional wrestling career Trained by Steve Keirn, Christianson began competing under his real name in WWE's developmental territory FCW in 2008. He defeated Fred Rosser in the match. On June 1, 2010, John Morrison announced that he would be mentoring Cottonwood in the second season of NXT. Cottonwood was eliminated from the competition on the July 27 episode of NXT, becoming the second competitor to be eliminated after Titus O'Neil.

Cottonwood returned to FCW on November 4, 2010, and lost to Big E Langston in a match that ended his undefeated FCW streak. On December 5, 2011, he had a one-off appearance on WWE's main roster, losing a dark match to Dolph Ziggler on Raw. In April 2012, he turned heel and aligned himself with Bray Wyatt. He requested his release from WWE two months later and retired in 2016. He later owned a yoga studio in Las Vegas called Kipp's Life Flip from 2016 to 2018 and co-owned Florida Hardcore Wrestling from 2016 to 2017.