Shane Taylor (wrestler)

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[td]'''Mark Shepherd''' (born December 31, 1985), better known by the [[ring name]] '''Shane Taylor''', is an American [[professional wrestler]]. He is signed to [[All Elite Wrestling]] (AEW), where he is the leader of the [[Shane Taylor Promotions]] stable. He also performs in AEW's sister company, [[Ring of Honor]] (ROH), where he is a former [[ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion]] and [[ROH World Television Champion]].[/td]
[td]'''Mark Shepherd''' (born December 31, 1985), better known by the [[ring name]] '''Shane Taylor''', is an American [[professional wrestler]]. He is signed to [[All Elite Wrestling]] (AEW), where he is the leader of the [[Shane Taylor Promotions]] stable. He also performs in AEW's sister company, [[Ring of Honor]] (ROH), where he is a one-third of the reigning [[ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion|ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions]]. He is also a former [[ROH World Television Champion]].[/td]
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[td]== Early life ==[/td]
[td]== Early life ==[/td]
[td]In early 2020, ROH went on hiatus due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. After ROH resumed operations, Taylor returned in October 2020. At [[Final Battle (2020)|Final Battle]] in December 2020, he defeated [[Jay Briscoe]]. In February 2021, Shane Taylor Promotions (Taylor, Kaun, and Moses) defeated MexiSquad ([[Bandido (wrestler)|Bandido]], [[Flamita]], and [[Rey Horus]]) to win the [[ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship]].<ref name="Lambert2021"/> At [[Best in the World (2021)|Best in the World]] in July 2021, Shane Taylor Promotions successfully defended the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship against Dak Draper, [[Dalton Castle (wrestler)|Dalton Castle]], and [[Eli Isom]].<ref name="KreikenbohmSixTitle"/> At [[Final Battle (2021)|Final Battle]] in December 2021, Taylor defeated [[Kenny King (wrestler)|Kenny King]] in a "Fight Without Honor". At the same event, Kaun, Moses, and O'Shay Edwards (substituting for Taylor) lost the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship to The Righteous (Bateman, [[Dutch (wrestler)|Dutch]], and [[Vincent (wrestler)|Vincent]]).<ref name="KreikenbohmSixTitle"/><ref name="KreikenbohmROH"/><ref name="Hall2021"/> ROH was subsequently placed on hiatus once again upon its acquisition by [[All Elite Wrestling]] owner [[Tony Khan]].<ref name="Hall2021"/>[/td]
[td]In early 2020, ROH went on hiatus due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. After ROH resumed operations, Taylor returned in October 2020. At [[Final Battle (2020)|Final Battle]] in December 2020, he defeated [[Jay Briscoe]]. In February 2021, Shane Taylor Promotions (Taylor, Kaun, and Moses) defeated MexiSquad ([[Bandido (wrestler)|Bandido]], [[Flamita]], and [[Rey Horus]]) to win the [[ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship]].<ref name="Lambert2021"/> At [[Best in the World (2021)|Best in the World]] in July 2021, Shane Taylor Promotions successfully defended the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship against Dak Draper, [[Dalton Castle (wrestler)|Dalton Castle]], and [[Eli Isom]].<ref name="KreikenbohmSixTitle"/> At [[Final Battle (2021)|Final Battle]] in December 2021, Taylor defeated [[Kenny King (wrestler)|Kenny King]] in a "Fight Without Honor". At the same event, Kaun, Moses, and O'Shay Edwards (substituting for Taylor) lost the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship to The Righteous (Bateman, [[Dutch (wrestler)|Dutch]], and [[Vincent (wrestler)|Vincent]]).<ref name="KreikenbohmSixTitle"/><ref name="KreikenbohmROH"/><ref name="Hall2021"/> ROH was subsequently placed on hiatus once again upon its acquisition by [[All Elite Wrestling]] owner [[Tony Khan]].<ref name="Hall2021"/>[/td]
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[td]Taylor made his return to ROH in December 2022 at [[Final Battle (2022)|Final Battle]], teaming with JD Griffey in a loss to Swerve in Our Glory ([[Keith Lee (wrestler)|Keith Lee]] and [[Swerve Strickland]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Defelice |first=Robert |date=2020-12-10 |title=Swerve Strickland Walks Out On Keith Lee During Tag Bout At ROH Final Battle 2022 |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/...ith-lee-during-tag-bout-roh-final-battle-2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025042...ith-lee-during-tag-bout-roh-final-battle-2022 |archive-date=2025-04-29 |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=Fightful |language=en}}</ref> He won a tournament to earn a ROH World Television Championship match,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Defelice |first=Robert |date=2023-08-10 |title=Shane Taylor Wins #1 Contender Eliminator Tournament For Shot At ROH TV Title |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/...ender-eliminator-tournament-shot-roh-tv-title |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2023081...ender-eliminator-tournament-shot-roh-tv-title |archive-date=2023-08-11 |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=Fightful |language=en}}</ref> which he lost to [[Samoa Joe]] at AEW's [[All Out (2023)|All Out]] pay-per-view in September 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tessier |first=Colin |date=2023-09-03 |title=Samoa Joe Provokes MJF, Beats Shane Taylor At AEW All Out |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/samoa-joe-provokes-mjf-beats-shane-taylor-aew-all-out |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024122...e-provokes-mjf-beats-shane-taylor-aew-all-out |archive-date=2024-12-28 |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=Fightful |language=en}}</ref> Taylor then reformed Shane Taylor Promotions (STP) with [[Lee Moriarty]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Defelice |first=Robert |date=2023-09-14 |title=Lee Moriarty Joins Shane Taylor Promotions On 9/14/23 ROH TV |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/lee-moriarty-joins-shane-taylor-promotions-91423-roh-tv |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025061...ty-joins-shane-taylor-promotions-91423-roh-tv |archive-date=2025-06-14 |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=Fightful |language=en}}</ref> and the following month at the [[WrestleDream (2023)|WrestleDream]] pre-show, they participated in an eight-person [[Professional wrestling tag team match types#Mixed tag team match|mixed tag team match]], which they lost.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=2023-10-01 |title=AEW WrestleDream results: Powell's live review of Darby Allin vs. Christian Cage in a best of three falls match for the TNT Title, Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr., Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/...ack-sabre-jr-swerve-strickland-vs-hangman-pa/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025031...ack-sabre-jr-swerve-strickland-vs-hangman-pa/ |archive-date=2025-03-18 |access-date=2025-06-14 |work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net |language=en-US}}</ref> Taylor then lost to Keith Lee at [[Final Battle (2023)|Final Battle]] in December.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pulido |first=Luis |date=2023-12-15 |title=ROH Final Battle (12/15/2023) Results: Athena vs Billie Starkz, BCC, FTR, Hijo del Vikingo, More Set |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/...illie-starkz-bryan-danielson-ftr-vikingo-more |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025042...illie-starkz-bryan-danielson-ftr-vikingo-more |archive-date=2025-04-25 |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=Fightful |language=en}}</ref> The following year, he recruited [[Anthony Ogogo]] and The Infantry ([[Carlie Bravo]], [[Shawn Dean]], and [[Trish Adora]]) into his stable.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lambert |first=Jeremy |date=2024-04-07 |title=Anthony Ogogo Aligns Himself With Shane Taylor Promotions On 4/6 AEW Collision |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/anthony-ogogo-aligns-himself-shane-taylor-promotions |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025042...-ogogo-aligns-himself-shane-taylor-promotions |archive-date=2025-04-26 |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=Fightful |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Defelice |first=Robert |date=2024-10-31 |title=The Infantry (Carlie Bravo, Shawn Dean, Trish Adora) Joins Shane Taylor Promotions On ROH TV |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/...ish-adora-join-shane-taylor-promotions-roh-tv |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025011...ish-adora-join-shane-taylor-promotions-roh-tv |archive-date=2025-01-14 |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=Fightful |language=en}}</ref>[/td]
[td]Taylor made his return to ROH in December 2022 at [[Final Battle (2022)|Final Battle]], teaming with JD Griffey in a loss to Swerve in Our Glory ([[Keith Lee (wrestler)|Keith Lee]] and [[Swerve Strickland]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Defelice |first=Robert |date=2020-12-10 |title=Swerve Strickland Walks Out On Keith Lee During Tag Bout At ROH Final Battle 2022 |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/...ith-lee-during-tag-bout-roh-final-battle-2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025042...ith-lee-during-tag-bout-roh-final-battle-2022 |archive-date=2025-04-29 |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=Fightful |language=en}}</ref> He won a tournament to earn a ROH World Television Championship match,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Defelice |first=Robert |date=2023-08-10 |title=Shane Taylor Wins #1 Contender Eliminator Tournament For Shot At ROH TV Title |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/...ender-eliminator-tournament-shot-roh-tv-title |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2023081...ender-eliminator-tournament-shot-roh-tv-title |archive-date=2023-08-11 |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=Fightful |language=en}}</ref> which he lost to [[Samoa Joe]] at AEW's [[All Out (2023)|All Out]] pay-per-view in September 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tessier |first=Colin |date=2023-09-03 |title=Samoa Joe Provokes MJF, Beats Shane Taylor At AEW All Out |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/samoa-joe-provokes-mjf-beats-shane-taylor-aew-all-out |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024122...e-provokes-mjf-beats-shane-taylor-aew-all-out |archive-date=2024-12-28 |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=Fightful |language=en}}</ref> Taylor then reformed Shane Taylor Promotions (STP) with [[Lee Moriarty]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Defelice |first=Robert |date=2023-09-14 |title=Lee Moriarty Joins Shane Taylor Promotions On 9/14/23 ROH TV |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/lee-moriarty-joins-shane-taylor-promotions-91423-roh-tv |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025061...ty-joins-shane-taylor-promotions-91423-roh-tv |archive-date=2025-06-14 |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=Fightful |language=en}}</ref> and the following month at the [[WrestleDream (2023)|WrestleDream]] pre-show, they participated in an eight-person [[Professional wrestling tag team match types#Mixed tag team match|mixed tag team match]], which they lost.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=2023-10-01 |title=AEW WrestleDream results: Powell's live review of Darby Allin vs. Christian Cage in a best of three falls match for the TNT Title, Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr., Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/...ack-sabre-jr-swerve-strickland-vs-hangman-pa/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025031...ack-sabre-jr-swerve-strickland-vs-hangman-pa/ |archive-date=2025-03-18 |access-date=2025-06-14 |work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net |language=en-US}}</ref> Taylor then lost to Keith Lee at [[Final Battle (2023)|Final Battle]] in December.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pulido |first=Luis |date=2023-12-15 |title=ROH Final Battle (12/15/2023) Results: Athena vs Billie Starkz, BCC, FTR, Hijo del Vikingo, More Set |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/...illie-starkz-bryan-danielson-ftr-vikingo-more |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025042...illie-starkz-bryan-danielson-ftr-vikingo-more |archive-date=2025-04-25 |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=Fightful |language=en}}</ref> The following year, he recruited [[Anthony Ogogo]] and The Infantry ([[Carlie Bravo]], [[Shawn Dean]], and [[Trish Adora]]) into his stable.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lambert |first=Jeremy |date=2024-04-07 |title=Anthony Ogogo Aligns Himself With Shane Taylor Promotions On 4/6 AEW Collision |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/anthony-ogogo-aligns-himself-shane-taylor-promotions |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025042...-ogogo-aligns-himself-shane-taylor-promotions |archive-date=2025-04-26 |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=Fightful |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Defelice |first=Robert |date=2024-10-31 |title=The Infantry (Carlie Bravo, Shawn Dean, Trish Adora) Joins Shane Taylor Promotions On ROH TV |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/...ish-adora-join-shane-taylor-promotions-roh-tv |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025011...ish-adora-join-shane-taylor-promotions-roh-tv |archive-date=2025-01-14 |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=Fightful |language=en}}</ref> On August 29, 2025 at [[Death Before Dishonor (2025)|Death Before Dishonor]], Taylor teamed with The Infantry defeated Sons of Texas ([[Marshall Von Erich]], [[Ross Von Erich]], and [[Sammy Guevara]]) to win the ROH World Six-Man Championship.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moss |first=Jeff |date=2025-08-29 |title=ROH Death Before Dishonor results: Bandido in action |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/ring...lts-bandido-vs-hechicero-athena-vs-shirakawa/ |access-date=2025-08-30 |website=F4W/WON |language=en-GB}}</ref>[/td]
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[td]== Professional wrestling style and persona ==[/td]
[td]== Professional wrestling style and persona ==[/td]
[td]** PWR Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Bill Collier (1 time) and J-Rocc (1 time)<ref name="KreikenbohmTitles"/>[/td]
[td]** PWR Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Bill Collier (1 time) and J-Rocc (1 time)<ref name="KreikenbohmTitles"/>[/td]
[td]* '''[[Ring of Honor]]'''[/td]
[td]* '''[[Ring of Honor]]'''[/td]
[td]** [[ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship]] ([[ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship#Combined reigns|1 time]]) - with [[Kaun (wrestler)|Kaun]] and Moses<ref name="KreikenbohmTitles"/><ref name="Lambert2021" />[/td]
[td]** [[ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship]] ([[ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship#Combined reigns|2 times, current]]) - with [[Kaun (wrestler)|Kaun]] and Moses (1 time)<ref name="KreikenbohmTitles"/><ref name="Lambert2021" /> and [[Carlie Bravo]] and [[Shawn Dean]] (1 time, current)[/td]
[td]** [[ROH World Television Championship]] ([[ROH World Television Championship#Combined reigns|1 time]])<ref name="KreikenbohmTitles"/>[/td]
[td]** [[ROH World Television Championship]] ([[ROH World Television Championship#Combined reigns|1 time]])<ref name="KreikenbohmTitles"/>[/td]
[td]* '''[[Reality of Wrestling]]'''[/td]
[td]* '''[[Reality of Wrestling]]'''[/td]

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