American professional wrestler (born 1998)
Andrzej Hughes-Murray (born January 16, 1998) is an Americanprofessional wrestler and formerfootball player. He is signed toWWE , where he performs on theNXT brand under thering name Dion Lennox , where he is the leader of theDarkState stable and one-half of the currentNXT Tag Team Champions with Osiris Griffin in their second reign. He also makes appearances in partner promotionTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling .
Hughes-Murray previously played college football for theOregon State Beavers [ 5] and was signed to theLos Angeles Rams .[ 6]
Hughes-Murray played college football as alinebacker for theOregon State Beavers for six seasons, missing the 2019 season due to injury.[ 7] After being undrafted in the2022 NFL draft , he signed a three-year contract with theLos Angeles Rams [ 8] as anundrafted free agent , but was released prior to appearing in a game.
Professional wrestling career [ edit ] Hughes-Murray made his professional wrestling debut on August 19, 2023 at aNXT live event , losing toJoe Coffey .[ 9] He made his NXT on-screen debut asDion Lennox on the December 5 episode ofNXT , where he was announced as a participant of the2023 NXT Breakout Tournament .[ 10] Lennox made his in-ring televised debut on the December 8 episode ofNXT Level Up where he lost toBrooks Jensen .[ 11] On the December 19 episode ofNXT , Lennox lost toLexis King in the first round of the NXT Breakout Tournament.[ 12] Around October 2024, Lennox andBrinley Reece was involved in a love triangle storyline betweenAshante "Thee" Adonis ,Karmen Petrovic andNikkita Lyons , where Adonis and Petrovic defeated Lennox and Reece in amixed tag team match on the November 19 episode ofNXT[ 13] and culminated in a match between Lennox and Adonis on the December 24 episode ofNXT won by Adonis after interference from Lyons.[ 14]
AtNXT Vengeance Day on February 15 with Lennnox with Cutler James,Saquon Shugars , and Osiris Griffin, attackedJosh Briggs andYoshiki Inamura andNXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazer and Axiom as well asNXT Champion Oba Femi after their respective matches.[ 15] The group made their second appearance atNXT : Roadblock on March 11, where they attackedJe'Von Evans after his match.[ 16] On the following week, the group's name was revealed asDarkState with Lennox revealed as their leader.[ 17] On the April 8 episode ofNXT , Lennox, James and Shugars defeatedTrick Williams , Evans and Femi in asix-man tag team match in their first match as a team.[ 18] AtNXT Stand & Deliver on April 19, Lennox, Osiris and Shugars facedThe Family (Tony D'Angelo ,Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo , andLuca Crusifino ), where DarkState won after Stacks turned on his team.[ 19] AtNXT Heatwave on August 24, Lennox and Griffin defeated Hank and Tank (Hank Walker andTank Ledger ) to win the NXT Tag Team Championship.[ 20] [ 21] AtNXT vs. TNA Showdown on October 7, their reign as NXT Tag Team Champions ended whenThe Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy andMatt Hardy ) scored a pinfall victory against them.[ 22]
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2025–present)[ edit ] On the July 3, 2025 episode ofImpact! , Hughes-Murray, as Dion Lennox, made hisTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) debut alongside Darkstate where they attackedMatt Cardona .[ 23]
Hughes-Murray was born inFederal Way, Washington [ 24] and graduated fromFederal Way High School in 2016.[ 25]
Championships and accomplishments [ edit ] ^ "Dion Lennox « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database" .www.cagematch.net .^a b "Andrzej Hughes-Murray College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits" .College Football at Sports-Reference.com .^ "411MANIA" .WWE NXT Signee Andrzej Hughes-Murray Makes In-Ring Debut .^ "Andrzej Hughes-Murray Height, Weight, Position, Hometown, Bio - NCAA College Football" .FOX Sports .^ "Andrzej Hughes-Murray - Football" .Oregon State University Athletics .^ "player.DisplayName (player.Position): Bio, News, Stats & more" .www.therams.com .^ "Ex Rams LB Headlines WWE Rookie Class" .Los Angeles Rams On SI . June 4, 2023.^ "Andrzej Hughes-Murray | NFL Contracts & Salaries" .spotrac.com .^ "Andrzej Hughes-Murray Makes WWE In-Ring Debut" .itrwrestling.com . August 21, 2023.^ Moore, John (December 5, 2023)."NXT TV results (12/5): Moore's review of Ilja Dragunov and Baron Corbin meet face-to-face on the Deadline go-home show, Iron Survivor Challenge last chance qualifiers" .Pro Wrestling Dot Net . RetrievedFebruary 16, 2025 . ^ "NXT Level Up results: Gulak and Dempsey halt winning streak of Enofé & Blade" .WWE . December 8, 2023. RetrievedFebruary 16, 2025 .^ Moore, John (December 19, 2023)."NXT TV results (12/19): Moore's review of Dragon Lee defending the NXT North American Title, Tiffany Stratton vs. Fallon Henley, NXT Breakout Tournament quarterfinal matches" .Pro Wrestling Dot Net . RetrievedFebruary 16, 2025 . ^ Moore, John (November 19, 2024)."NXT TV results (11/19): Moore's review of Ridge Holland vs. Andre Chase for a shot at the NXT Championship at NXT Deadline, Iron Survivor Challenge qualifiers" .Pro Wrestling Dot Net . RetrievedNovember 20, 2024 . ^ Boone, Matt (December 25, 2024)."WWE NXT Results 12/24/24" .Wrestlingheadlines.com . RetrievedDecember 25, 2024 . ^ Moore, John (February 15, 2025)."NXT Vengeance Day results: Moore's live review of Oba Femi vs. Grayson Waller vs. Austin Theory for the NXT Championship, Giulia vs. Bayley vs. Roxanne Perez vs. Cora Jade for the NXT Women's Title" .Pro Wrestling Dot Net . RetrievedFebruary 16, 2025 . ^ Moore, John (March 11, 2025)."NXT TV results (3/11): Moore's review of Giulia vs. Stephanie Vaquer in a title vs. title match, Oba Femi vs. Moose for the NXT Title, The Hardys vs. Nathan Frazer and Axiom for the TNA Tag Team Titles" .Pro Wrestling Dot Net . RetrievedMarch 12, 2025 . ^ Lambert, Jeremy (March 18, 2025)."Darkstate Revealed As Name Of Rogue NXT Group" .Fightful . RetrievedMarch 19, 2025 . ^ Defelice, Robert (April 8, 2025)."Darkstate (Cutler James, Dion Lennox, and Saquon Shugars) Win In NXT TV Debut As Trick Williams And Oba Femi Fight" .Fightful . RetrievedApril 11, 2025 . ^ Moore, John (April 19, 2025)."NXT Stand & Deliver results: Moore's live review of Oba Femi vs. Trick Williams vs. Je'Von Evans for the NXT Title, Stephanie Vaquer vs. Giulia vs. Jordynne Grace vs. Jaida Parker for the NXT Women's Title" .Pro Wrestling Dot Net . RetrievedApril 20, 2025 . ^ Moore, John (August 24, 2025)."Oba Femi vs. Je'Von Evans for the NXT Championship, Jacy Jayne vs. Masha Slamovich vs. Ash By Elegance for the TNA Knockouts Title, Blake Monroe vs. Jordynne Grace" . Pro Wrestling Dot Net. ^ Thompson, Andrew (August 24, 2025)."DarkState (Dion Lennox & Osiris Griffin) Capture NXT Tag Team Titles At NXT Heatwave" . Fightful. ^ Chiari, Mike."Hardy Boys' Historic NXT Tag Title Run Ends After Loss to DarkState in Broken Rules" .bleacherreport.com . RetrievedOctober 26, 2025 . ^ Defelice, Robert (July 3, 2025)."NXT's DarkState Invades TNA iMPACT!, Targets Matt Cardona" .Fightful . RetrievedJuly 8, 2025 . ^ "Andrzej Hughes-Murray - Los Angeles Rams Linebacker" .ESPN .^ "Football Recruiting - Andrzej Hughes-Murray - Player Profiles - ESPN" .ESPN.com .
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