- 1981 births
- 2007 debuts
- American Combat Wrestling alumni
- Continental Wrestling Federation alumni
- Full Impact Pro alumni
- NWA Florida alumni
- NWA Florida Underground Wrestling alumni
- Ohio Valley Wrestling alumni
- Pro Wrestling Xtreme alumni
- Ring of Honor alumni
- Southern Championship Wrestling Florida alumni
- Team 3D Academy alumni
- Vendetta Pro Wrestling alumni
- Victory Pro Wrestling alumni
- Vintage Wrestling alumni
- World League Wrestling alumni
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling alumni
- Living people
- Male wrestlers
- Global Force Wrestling alumni
- Tried-N-True Pro Wrestling alumni
- Full Throttle Pro Wrestling alumni
- WWE NXT alumni
- United States Wrestling Alliance alumni
- World Wrestling Entertainment current roster
- EVOLVE Wrestling alumni
Dexter Lumis
Dexter Lumis
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Slick Sleazy
Lupus
Dexter Lumis Height
Weight
Born
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Resides
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Debut
In his career, Shaw is a former two-timeOhio Valley WrestlingSouthern Tag Team Champion, a former two-timeUnited States Wrestling AllianceHeavyweight Champion, a former one-timeFull Throttle Pro WrestlingChampion, a former one-timeTried-N-True Pro WrestlingChampion and a former three-timeVintage WrestlingVintage Heavyweight Champion.
Professional wrestling career
Early career
Sam Shaw would make his professional wrestling debut on September 21, 2007, atWorld League Wrestling where he teamed up with Tookie Tucker and defeated Marco Cordova and Otis Idol. Shaw lost toBruce Santee on August 3, 2009 atFull Impact Pro. On August 21, 2010 took on VFX at Victory Pro Wrestling in a match for VPW New York State Championship and was also part of a 23 Man Gold Rush Rumble and lost both matches. On May 18 Shaw teamed up with QT Marshall and lost toThe Briscoes. He has also wrestled sporadically for Pro Wrestling Extreme.
Vintage Wrestling (2009-2015)
OnApril 18,2009, Shaw debuted for Vintage Wrestling defeating Nooie Lee on his debut. Just over a month later onMay 30, Shaw defeatedGlacier to become the first Vintage Heavyweight Champion. Over the months Shaw would defend his championship on multiple occasions against the likes ofTyson Tomko andJesse Neal. Shaw would finally lose the championship to Thomas Marr onFebruary 2, 2010. OnApril 17, Shaw would become a second time champion after winning the vacant Vintage Heavyweight Championship and would lose it to Jesse Neal onSeptember 11. In2011, Shaw participated in the King Of The State tournament and reached the finals before losing to Francisco Ciatso. On May 14, Shaw would win his third Vintage Heavyweight Championship by defeating Aaron Epic. On September 3, Shaw was part of a title vs title match where the Vintage Heavyweight Championship and the Vintage Internet Championship were on the line, Shaw won the match after Simon Sez was disqualified which also meant the championship would not change hands. He lost the Vintage Heavyweight Championship to Francisco Ciatso on June 6, 2012. His last match for the company took place a month later in a fatal four-way match for the Vintage Heavyweight Championship which Milo Beasley won.
Florida Underground Wrestling (2011-2012)
On August 8, in his debut match for Florida Underground Wrestling, he took on Romeo Razel and Sideshow in a three-way match and won, this would lead to a shot at the FUW Heavyweight Champion, Bruce Santee, which Shaw lost. On June 28, 2012 he took on Wes Brisco FUW Cuban Heavyweight Championship which he lost. His last match for FUW came in the form of a win on June 30 against James Alexander.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2010, 2012-2015, 2017)
Shaw's first appearance forTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling was on August 8, 2010 inHardcore Justice asLupus, Shaw attackedTommy Dreamer in his match againstRaven before he was attacked by special refereeMick Foley with a Mandible Claw. Shaw's first match forTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling came on August 9, 2010, in a dark match againstJesse Neal which he lost.
In 2012, Shaw was a participant in the monthlyGut Check on IMPACT. Although Shaw's chances were nearly ruined after a brutal attack byAces & Eights gang, Shaw got a second chance the following week and was defeated byDoug Williams in his Gut Check match. The Gut Check judges were impressed and awarded Shaw a contract and a spot on the TNA roster. In actuality, Shaw was signed to a developmental cotract. Shaw returned toImpact Wrestling on November 22, defeating fellow Gut Check winnerAlex Silva.
On June 21, 2015, Shaw posted on Twitter that it is "Time to explore new artistic ventures" and thanked TNA signaling his time with the company had ended.
Shaw returned on January 10, 2017 for a one night only booking atTNA Xplosion where he lost toMarshe Rockett.
Ohio Valley Wrestling (2012-2013)
Shaw was then assigned to TNA'sdevelopmental territoryOhio Valley Wrestling (OVW), making his televised debut onOctober 13, 2012. He then began teaming with Alex Silva, forming a regular tag team over the coming weeks known asTeam GutCheck. On December 1, Shaw and Silva defeatedJessie Godderz and Rudy Switchblade to win theOVW Southern Tag Team Championship. They lost the title toCrimson and Jason Wayne on January 16, 2013. Shaw and Silva won the tag titles back on February 27 and held the titles until April 3 when they were defeated byThe Coalition (Crimson &Jason Wayne). From April 10, Shaw wrestled solely as a singles competitor for the remainder of his time in OVW. On June 19 Shaw won aOVW Television Championship match againstRandy Royal by disqualification however, did not capture the title.
Global Force Wrestling (2016-2017)
On November 19, Shaw made hisGlobal Force Wrestling andTried-N-True Pro Wrestling debut atTNT/GFW Road To The Gold, taking part in the Tried-N-True Title Tournament. He won his first round match defeating TNA'sChris Melendez. He advanced to the second round where he defeatedAlex Taylor.
On March 18, 2017 atTNT/GFW The Art Of War II Shaw defeatedCrimson in a Tournament Final to win the vacantTried-N-True Championship.
World Wrestling Entertainment (2019-present)
NXT (2019-2022)
During February 2019, Shaw was announced as having signed with WWE. This marked the first time in two years since being signed to a major promotion after his departure from Impact Wrestling in 2017. Previously a local competitor in Florida, Shaw reported to theWWE Performance Center as part of the February class of recruits, including wrestlersKaren Q,Rachael Ellering,Albert Hardie Jr.,Trevor Lee,Jeffrey "Jeff" Parker,Matt Lee,Nick Comoroto,Brendan Vink,Jermaine Haley and former football playersOmari Palmer andRicardo Miller.
Shaw made his in-ring debut at aMarch 16 house show, losing toFabian Aichner. Four months later, under his new ring nameDexter Lumis, he made his televised debut during theJuly 17 episode of NXT. There, Lumis competed in the 2019 NXT Breakout Tournament during which he was eliminated in the first round byBronson Reed.
EVOLVE Wrestling (2020)
Through WWE's business relationship,withEVOLVE, Lumis made his debut in2020 atJanuary 17 atEVOLVE 143, defeatingCurt Stallion. He returned thefollowing night forEVOLVE 144, where he unsuccessfully challenged for theEVOLVE Championship held byJosh Briggs.
Personal life
Shaw attended graduated from Allen D. Nease Senior High School inPonte Vedra Beach, Florida. He attended Savannah College of Art and Design inSavannah, Georgia. Shaw has also competed in local Florida NPC contests in the heavyweight category.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Breaking Point (Diving leg drop)
- Shaw Bomb
- Silence (Kata Gatame)
- Samton Bomb
- Shawshanked
- Irish Car Bomb
- Bailout (Superkick)
- Signature moves
- Belly-to-belly Suplex
- Dropkick
- Inverted Facelock Backbreaker followed by a Neckbreaker
- Leg Drop
- Spinebuster
- Nicknames
- "The Stimulus"
- "Creepy Bastard"
- Tag teams and stables
- New School withAlex Silva (as Sam Shaw)
- The Wyatt Sicks
- Entrance music
- "Wanting You" byChristy Hemme
- "Dead Flowers" byDale Oliver
- "Human Science Experiment" by APM Music
Championships and accomplishments
- Full Throttle Pro Wrestling
- FTPW Championship (1 time)
- Tried-N-True Pro Wrestling
- Tried-N-True Championship (1 time)
- United States Wrestling Alliance
- USWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Vintage Wrestling
- Vintage Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
