1. Shawn Spears is signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand and is the leader of The Culling.
26 Facts About Shawn Spears
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Shawn Spears previously performed in WWE from 2013 to 2019 under the name Tye Dillinger.
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Shawn Spears is known for his time in All Elite Wrestling from 2019 to 2023.
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Shawn Spears played hockey for over ten years until he decided to leave the sport and enter professional wrestling.
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Shawn Spears was signed to a developmental contract by WWE following the tryout, on January 21,2006.
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On March 17,2007, Shawn Spears won the OVW Television Championship from Boris Alexiev, his first singles title in OVW.
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Shawn Spears then began feuding with Runnels and eventually lost the OVW Television Championship to him on July 6,2007 before winning it back one week later.
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Shawn Spears later regained the OVW Television Championship only to lose it to Colt Cabana.
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Shawn Spears lost to Cabana, who then chose Charles "The Hammer" Evans as his new tag team partner.
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On September 15,2013, it was reported that Shawn Spears had re-signed with WWE, and he was assigned to WWE's developmental territory NXT under the ring name Tye Dillinger.
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Shawn Spears made his televised NXT debut in a losing effort against Mojo Rawley.
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Shawn Spears faced the debuting Apollo Crews at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn and another debuting Andrade "Cien" Almas at NXT TakeOver: The End, but he lost both matches.
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Shawn Spears participated on three matches for AJ Style's United States Championship, but he didn't win the title.
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Shawn Spears participated on the PPVs Fastlane, WrestleMania 34, and, his final pay-per-view appearance, the Greatest Royal Rumble.
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Shawn Spears returned to in-ring competition at a house show on February 9,2019; however, he was still not used on television.
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Arneill, under his previous name of Shawn Spears, debuted for All Elite Wrestling at their inaugural pay-per-view event Double or Nothing, competing in the pre-show Casino Battle Royale that Adam Page won.
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Shawn Spears then started a feud with Joey Janela, after Janela had disrespected Blanchard.
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In February 2020, Blanchard and Shawn Spears began a campaign to recruit a new tag team partner for Shawn Spears.
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Shortly after, Shawn Spears was used primarily in a comedic role as he mocked Dustin Rhodes and the Rhodes family in a news report parody segment and challenged Dustin Rhodes to a match at Double or Nothing.
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At Double or Nothing, Shawn Spears had his clothes ripped off and was defeated by Dustin Rhodes.
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Shawn Spears then presented him with a black glove, similar to the one worn by Blackjack Mulligan and Ted DiBiase, that can be illegally loaded with a metal slug.
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Shawn Spears later disposed of the glove after an interview with AEW commentator Tony Schiavone.
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Shawn Spears continued aligning himself with MJF in the latter's feud against Wardlow.
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On December 23, Shawn Spears announced his departure from AEW, becoming a free agent on January 1,2024.
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Shawn Spears wrestled for the NXT Championship in a fatal four-way match at NXT Heatwave, which was won by Ethan Page.
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Shawn Spears began a storyline where he became Brooks Jensen's mentor and formed a stable with Izzi Dame and Niko Vance called The Culling.