Shane Taylor (wrestler)

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Shane Taylor
Raymond Rowe[3][4]
[3]
DebutNovember 13, 2007[1]

Mark Shepherd (born December 31, 1985), better known by the

ROH World Television Champion
.

Early life

Shepherd grew up in the slums of

drug dealer but did not want his son to follow on the same path and advised him to go to college. Shepherd studied business management, graduating in 2009. He also practiced boxing for 20 years and played American football during his university years. He is now married and has children.[5][4][6]

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2007–2014)

Taylor in September 2008

Shepherd debuted in 2007.[1] Over the following years he wrestled on the independent circuit for promotions such as International Wrestling Cartel, Pro Wrestling eXpress, Pro Wrestling Rampage, and VIP Wrestling.

Ring of Honor / All Elite Wrestling (2014–present)

Debut; Pretty Boy Killers (2014–2017)

Shepherd debuted in

dark match at Glory By Honor XIII.[7]
He returned to ROH in April 2015, losing to the Romantic Touch in another dark match.

In May 2015, Taylor began teaming with Keith Lee. In September 2015, Taylor and Lee dubbed themselves the "Pretty Boy Killers". Over the following months, the Pretty Boy Killers faced teams including the Washington Bullets, the Alpha Class, the Get Along Gang, the All Night Express, and War Machine.[8][9]

In August 2016 at

four way match to determine the number one contenders that was won by Colt Cabana and Dalton Castle.[11]

At the first night of

three way match that also featured War Machine; the following night they defeated War Machine. In January 2017, Taylor signed his first contract with ROH.[12] In February 2017 at Undisputed Legacy, the Pretty Boy Killers wrestled the Briscoe Brothers to a no contest.[9]
The Pretty Boy Killers subsequently disbanded following the departure of Keith Lee from ROH.

The Rebellion; title pursuits (2017–2019)

Taylor (left) wrestling Kenny King in February 2017

In spring 2017, Taylor joined the

stable The Rebellion, which also included Rhett Titus, Kenny King, and Caprice Coleman. The Rebellion disbanded in June 2017 after losing a "losing unit must disband" match to Search and Destroy (Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, Jay White, and Jonathan Gresham) at Best in the World.[13]

On the third day of

four-way match for Kenny King's ROH World Television Championship that was won by Silas Young.[16]

In February 2018, Taylor unsuccessfully attempted to become number one contender to the

The Kingdom in a loss to Bullet Club. The following month at Masters of the Craft, Taylor teamed with SoCal Uncensored in another loss to Bullet Club. In May 2018, at War of the Worlds, Taylor lost to EVIL.[17]

In October 2018, at

Hangman Page.[18] At the end of December 2018, Taylor signed an exclusive contract with ROH.[19]

In March 2019 at the

Bully Ray, and Silas Young lost to Flip Gordon, Juice Robinson, and Mark Haskins
in a "New York City street fight".

World Television Champion; Shane Taylor Promotions (2019–2021)

In May 2019, at

four way match. In October 2019, Taylor defended his title in the United Kingdom as part of ROH's "Honor United" tour. Taylor's reign ended in December 2019 at Final Battle in December 2019 when he lost to Dragon Lee.[20]

In late-2019, Taylor formed the stable "Shane Taylor Promotions" with

Jasper Kaun, Moses Maddox, and Ron Hunt.[22]
In early 2020, ROH went on hiatus due to the
Vincent).[23][24][25] ROH was subsequently placed on hiatus once again upon its acquisition by All Elite Wrestling owner Tony Khan.[25]

Post-hiatus (2022–present)

Taylor made his return to ROH in December 2022 at

All Out.[24][26]

In September 2023, Taylor reformed Shane Taylor Promotions as a tag team with

eight-person mixed tag team match. At Final Battle in December 2023, Taylor lost to Keith Lee in a reprisal of their match from the prior year's Final Battle.[24][26][28] In February 2024, it was reported that Taylor had signed an exclusive deal with AEW.[29] In April 2024, Taylor recruited Anthony Ogogo to join Shane Taylor Promotions.[30]

Professional wrestling style and persona

Taylor wrestles in a "powerhouse" style.

fire thunder driver).[1][25]

Championships and accomplishments

Taylor as the WildKat Heavyweight Champion in November 2015
  • Cleveland Knights Championship Wrestling
    • CKCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[31]
  • New Era Pro Wrestling
    • NEPW Triple Crown Championship (1 time)[31]
  • Reality of Wrestling
    • ROW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Tyree Taylor[31]
  • Renegade Wrestling Alliance
    • RWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[31]
  • VIP Wrestling
    • VIP Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[31]
    • VIP Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Keith Lee[31]
  • WildKat Pro Wrestling
    • WildKat Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[31]
    • WildKat Heavyweight Championship Tournament (2015)

References

  1. ^ a b c d Saalbach, Axel. "Shane Taylor". WrestlingData.com. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  2. ^ Grifol, Ignacio (December 22, 2019). "Shane Taylor, en exclusiva: 'Compré mi contrato para que nadie me despidiera y me volví agente libre'" (in Spanish). Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Shane Taylor". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Oliver, Greg. "Shane Taylor lets his hands do the talking". Canoe.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  5. ^ Barrasso, Justin (June 14, 2019). "How Shane Taylor went from a rough Cleveland neighborhood to ROH Television Champion". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Shane Taylor sheds troubled past for wrestling future with Ring of Honor". Orlando Sentinel. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  7. ^ "ROH 11/15/15 Glory By Honor XIII Results". PWPonderings. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  8. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Shane Taylor - matches - 2015". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Shane Taylor - matches - 2016". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  10. ^ Csonka, Larry (August 27, 2016). "ROH Field of Honor results 8.27.16". 411Mania.com. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  11. ^ Csonka, Larry (October 1, 2016). "Csonka's ROH All Star Extravaganza review 9.30.16". 411Mania.com. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  12. ^ Csonka, Larry (January 19, 2017). "ROH contract news on Adam Page & Donovan Dijak. More on Keith Lee's departure". 411Mania.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  13. ^ McNeill, Pat (June 24, 2017). "McNeill's ROH Best in the World 2017 PPV report 6/23: Young Bucks vs. War Machine, Daniels vs. Cody". PWTorch.com. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  14. ^ "ROH Global Wars Results: Columbus, Ohio (October 14, 2017)". Sports Keeda. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  15. ^ "12/15 Powell's ROH Final Battle 2017 live review: Cody vs. Dalton Castle for the ROH Title, The Briscoes vs. Bully Ray and Tommy Dreamer in a street fight, Marty Scurll vs. Jay Lethal, four-way elimination for the ROH TV Title". ProWrestling. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  16. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Shane Taylor - matches - 2017". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  17. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Shane Taylor - matches - 2018". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  18. PWTorch.com
    . Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  19. ^ "Shane Taylor signs exclusive contract with ROH". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. December 24, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  20. ^ a b c Kreikenbohm, Philip. "ROH World Television Championship - title reigns - 09.05.2019 - 13.12.2019: Shane Taylor". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  21. ^ Beas, Iván (16 September 2019). "ROH anuncia la recisión de contrato de Shane Taylor" (in Spanish). Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  22. ^ Thompson, Andrew (December 13, 2019). "Shane Taylor talks his ROH TV Title run, Keith Lee, Erik, competing in MSG & more". PostWrestling.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  23. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip. "19.02.2021 - 11.12.2021: Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor, Kaun & Moses)". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  24. ^ a b c d Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Shane Taylor - matches - Ring of Honor". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  25. ^ a b c Hall, Thomas (December 12, 2021). "Ring of Honor Final Battle 2021". BlogOfDoom.com. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  26. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Shane Taylor - matches - All Elite Wrestling". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  27. ^ Gibbons, Aidan (September 15, 2023). "ROH Faction adds new member". Cultaholic.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  28. F4WOnline.com
    . Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  29. ^ Sapp, Sean (February 18, 2024). "Shane Taylor is signed with AEW/ROH, details on contract". Fightful.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  30. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (April 7, 2024). "Anthony Ogogo aligns himself with Shane Taylor Promotions on 4/6 AEW Collision". Fightful.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  31. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Shane Taylor - titles". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  32. ^ "Jon Moxley Tops 2020 PWI 500 List, Top 100 Revealed •".

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