Early career (2007–2012) After training with
Curtis Hughes at the WWA4 Wrestling School, Shaw lost to Bruce Santee on August 3, 2009, at
Full Impact Pro. Just over a month later on May 30, Shaw defeated
Glacier to become the first Vintage Heavyweight Champion. Over the months, Shaw would defend his championship on multiple occasions against the likes of
Tyson Tomko and
Jesse Neal. Shaw would finally lose the championship to Thomas Marr on February 2, 2011. On June 28, 2012, he took on Wes Brisco FUW Cuban Heavyweight Championship, where he lost. His last match for FUW came in the form of a win on June 30 against James Alexander. In actuality, Shaw was signed to a developmental contract. Shaw returned to
Impact Wrestling on November 22, defeating fellow Gut Check winner
Alex Silva. On January 12, 2013, Shaw appeared at TNA
X-Travaganza, wrestling in a seven-man
Xscape match, which was won by
Christian York, that aired on April 5, 2013. On March 17, 2013, Shaw appeared at TNA
Hardcore Justice 2 where he was part of a nine-man Hardcore Gauntlet Battle Royal, which was won by
Shark Boy, that aired on July 5, 2013. Shaw returned on the May 23 edition of
Impact Wrestling defeating Alex Silva (by decision since Aces & Eights attacked Silva) to advance into the finals of the Bound for Glory Series tournament to face
Jay Bradley at
Slammiversary. Shaw lost to Bradley at Slammiversary.
Ohio Valley Wrestling (2012–2013) Shaw was then assigned to TNA's
developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), making his televised debut on October 13, 2012. He then began teaming with
Alex Silva, forming a regular tag team over the coming weeks. On December 1, Shaw and Silva defeated
Jessie Godderz and Rudy Switchblade to win the
OVW Southern Tag Team Championship. They lost the title to Crimson and Jason Wayne on January 16, 2013. But regained the titles having their second reign on February 27, 2013. However, they lost the titles to The Coalition on April 3, 2013. The following week, Shaw was attacked backstage by the Coalition. Shaw would return to OVW TV on May 4 after revealing that he had been under the mask of the Coalition's Gillyman for several weeks and was put in a one-on-one match against Jason Wayne at the May 11 Saturday Night Special. He would have his in-ring return the following week one-on-one against Godderz. Shaw would continue his war with the Coalition in a victory over Jason Wayne at the May 11 Saturday Night Special and a victory over
Crimson on the May 18 episode of OVW TV.
Samuel Shaw (2013–2015) On November 21 during
Impact Wrestling: Turning Point, Shaw appeared in an at home interview with
Christy Hemme. During the interview, he asked to be called "Samuel Shaw" and also portrayed a character similar to
Patrick Bateman of the
film and book
American Psycho, as well as a ring attire similar to the clothes worn by
Dexter Morgan. On the January 2, 2014 episode of
Impact Wrestling, Shaw made his debut as a
heel by defeating
Norv Fernum via submission, during which he made continuous glares at Hemme who was at ringside. Shaw later became an
obsessed fan of Hemme, and started asking her on dates, including one in his house where it was shown how Shaw had a room full of posters and pictures of Hemme. On the February 6 episode of
Impact Wrestling, Hemme confronted Shaw about the mannequin and the room full of posters. On the February 20 episode of
Impact Wrestling, Shaw attacked
Mr. Anderson in a rage after watching Hemme and Anderson converse for several minutes. Shaw then carried Hemme away after she was accidentally caught up in the ruckus and injured. On the February 27 episode of
Impact Wrestling, Shaw would confront Hemme in an attempt to explain himself. After failing and being interrupted by Mr. Anderson, Shaw would solidify himself as a heel after using Hemme as a shield to fend off Mr. Anderson who was attempting to exact revenge for the previous week. Shaw would use his
kata gatame finishing move to choke out Mr. Anderson. On the March 6 edition of
Impact Wrestling, Shaw faced off against Eric Young with Mr. Anderson replacing Hemme as the ring announcer for the match. Anderson's presence at ringside ultimately cost Shaw the match as he would be disqualified due to Anderson's distraction. After the match, Shaw would choke out Anderson like last week then claim he was "going to claim what was rightfully his," heading for the backstage area where Hemme had been watching via a ring monitor. Three days later, at
Lockdown, Shaw defeated Mr. Anderson after escaping the cage following the use of Christy Hemme as a distraction by pulling Hemme through the camera cut-out of the steel cage, Anderson successfully rescued Hemme but was caught in Shaw's kata gatame. The previously unconscious referee only saw Shaw escape the cage thus declaring him the winner. Shaw lost a rematch against Anderson on the following
Impact Wrestling bringing a mannequin dressed as Christy Hemme to the ring. On the April 3 episode of
Impact Wrestling, Shaw defeated Mr. Anderson in a
Straitjacket match after rendering him unconscious following two kata gatame attempts. At
Sacrifice, Anderson defeated Shaw in a Committed match, whereby he put Shaw into a van heading for a psychiatric facility for intervention. The next time Shaw appeared on TV was on the May 22 episode of
Impact Wrestling at the psychiatric facility. A man walked in and said that Shaw had a visitor who was later revealed to be
Gunner. Gunner said he was going to help him with his obsession with Hemme and with his insanity. Over the weeks following, segments were shown in which Gunner tried to help Shaw in various ways by explaining to Shaw why he understood what Shaw was going through and participating in various activities like going through Shaw's drawings & playing Go Fish with Shaw, which eventually led to Shaw being released under Gunner's supervision on June 26 episode of
Impact. On July 3, he returned and apologized to Christy Hemme as well as to Mr. Anderson, who gave Samuel Shaw another chance to be friends with him as long as he followed Gunner's supervision, seemingly turning
face. On October 22, 2014, episode on Impact, Shaw reverted to a villain after he hit Gunner with a steel chair and aligned with
Brittany. The alliance between Shaw and Brittany ended after she did not re-sign with TNA. His final TNA match took place on June 19, 2015, against
Crimson on
TNA Xplosion. During the Christy Hemme storyline, he was dubbed as the 'creepy bastard'. On June 21, 2015, Shaw officially announced his departure from the company.
Independent circuit (2015–2019) In May 2015, Shaw returned to Vintage Wrestling. In his first match back, on May 16, 2015, Shaw defeated Nick Fame and the next day on May 17, 2015, Shaw, BeastMode (Biff Slater & Don Maximo), Leo Gold and Mike Cruz faced The
Dark City Fight Club (
Jon Davis and
Kory Chavis), Francisco Ciatso, Simon Sez & The Afro Boy in a losing effort. In September 2016, Shaw debuted for Full Throttle Pro Wrestling. In his first match on September 17, 2016, Shaw defeated
Shannon Moore. On June 23, 2018, Shaw defeated
M.V.P. and Papadon to win the vacant FTPW Championship. He would lose the title on October 20, 2018, against Barrington Hughes in a match that also included Shannon Moore. On March 18, 2017, at Tried N True/
Global Force Wrestling The Art Of War II, Shaw defeated Crimson to become the inaugural TNT Champion. Shaw held the title 658 days until he lost it to
Crazzy Steve at the
NWA Pop-Up Event on January 5, 2019. On October 21, 2018, at the
National Wrestling Alliance's
NWA 70th Anniversary Show, Shaw defeated
Colt Cabana,
Sammy Guevara and
Scorpio Sky in a fatal four-way elimination to go on to a match for the vacant
NWA National Championship later that night. However, he was defeated by
Willie Mack in the finals. On December 9, Shaw was defeated in a championship rematch by Mack at
Championship Wrestling From Hollywood.
WWE Beginnings (2019–2020) On February 11, 2019, it was announced that Shaw had signed a contract with
WWE and that he would report to the
WWE Performance Center. He made his debut at an
NXT house show on March 16, losing to
Fabian Aichner. After debuting under his real name, his ring name was changed to "Dexter Lumis" in June. In the same month, it was announced that Lumis would compete in a tournament named the
NXT Breakout Tournament. On the July 17 episode of
NXT, Lumis lost in the first round of the tournament to
Bronson Reed. On the March 25, 2020 episode of
NXT, a
vignette aired promoting Lumis' return. The following week, he defeated
Jake Atlas. On the April 22 episode of
NXT, he assisted
Velveteen Dream in defeating
The Undisputed Era in a tag team match after Dream's partner,
Keith Lee, was taken out by
Damian Priest, establishing himself as a face. On the May 6 episode of
NXT, Lumis once again attempted to assist Dream in his NXT Championship match against
Adam Cole, but accidentally knocked out the referee, thus costing Dream the match and the title. On the June 3 episode of
NXT, Lumis debuted a new artist element of his gimmick as he brought out an art easel and drew a sketch depicting himself driving a car with the Undisputed Era trapped in the rear deck. This led to the "Tortured Artist" becoming a nickname for Lumis. At
TakeOver: In Your House, Lumis would interfere in the Backlot Brawl match between Cole and Dream as he attacked
Roderick Strong and
Bobby Fish, throwing them in the rear deck of a car and driving off with them. On the June 10 episode of
NXT, Lumis lost to Cole in a non-title match after a distraction by Strong and Fish. After the match, Lumis attacked Strong and chased him to the back. On the July 1 episode of
NXT: Great American Bash, Lumis defeated Strong in a
strap match. On the July 29 episode of
NXT, Lumis defeated
Timothy Thatcher and
Finn Bálor to qualify for a
NXT North American Championship opportunity at
NXT TakeOver XXX. However, he sustained an ankle injury, removing him from the match. Lumis made his TV return on the September 30 episode of
NXT, appearing in a backstage segment with
Cameron Grimes. He defeated
Austin Theory in the following week but was attacked by Grimes after the match. On the October 14 episode of
NXT, Lumis challenged Damian Priest for the
NXT North American Championship but lost after Grimes came out and stomped him on the apron while the referee was checking on Priest. Lumis went on to defeat Grimes in a
Haunted House of Terror match at
NXT: Halloween Havoc. On the November 11 episode of
NXT, Lumis faced Timothy Thatcher in a match after the latter threw August Grey into a
caricature that was painted by Lumis backstage. Lumis would lose that match after Grimes interfered again with a distraction. Grimes subsequently wrapped Lumis's head in a
burlap sack and attacked him. The following week, they faced off in a
blindfold match which ended in an apparent
no contest after Grimes unknowingly knocked the referee unconscious and eventually ran off. Lumis then defeated Grimes in a
strap match on December 6 at
NXT TakeOver: WarGames.
The Way (2021–2022) On January 6, 2021, Lumis hosted
NXT: New Year's Evil. On the following week's
NXT, he lost to
Johnny Gargano in a non-title match after interference from Austin Theory. During
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day, Lumis abducted Theory from
The Way before Gargano's North American title match. On the February 24 episode of
NXT, Lumis defeated Gargano in a non-title bout where Theory hesitated to hit him with a chair, and
Indi Hartwell starts to develop an attraction towards him. On April 7, during Night 1 of
NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver, he took part in a
six-man Gauntlet Eliminator match where the winner gets to challenge for the North American Championship on Night 2, but was eliminated second by
L. A. Knight. On the following week's
NXT, Lumis teamed with Bronson Reed and the
NXT Women's Tag Team Champions
Shotzi Blackheart and
Ember Moon in an
eight-person mixed tag team match against The Way, where he carried a falsely unconscious Hartwell away from the ring. On August 17, 2021,
Indi Hartwell proposed to Lumis after the pair won a match on NXT, and Lumis accepted. Lumis and Hartwell had their wedding on the September 14 edition of NXT. During the ceremony Lumis choked out the priest allowing a recently ordained
Beth Phoenix to take over. Lumis also spoke his very first words in WWE by saying "I do". On the December 7 episode on NXT, The Way disbanded after Johnny Gargano opted to leave when his contract expired. On April 29, 2022, Lumis was released from his WWE contract.
Return to the independent circuit (2022) Shaw made his first appearance since leaving WWE on June 11, 2022, at the
National Wrestling Alliance pay-per-view Alwayz Ready. He competed in a
fatal four-way match for the vacant
NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship against
Trevor Murdoch,
Nick Aldis, and
Thom Latimer; the bout was won by Murdoch. Two days later he defeated
Mercurio on an episode of
NWA USA. On June 26, 2022, Shaw appeared with USA Pro Wrestling, defeating Ryzin at the "USA Pro Wrestle War 2022" event. On July 23, 2022, he appeared with
MCW Pro Wrestling at the 21st
Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup; substituting for Pat Brink, he teamed with Alec Odin to unsuccessfully challenge the Trade (Eric Martin and Robert Locke) for the
MCW Tag Team Championship. The following week, Lumis appeared during Styles' match against
Bobby Lashley. He climbed the barricade while The Miz attacked Styles, but was quickly escorted out by security. On the August 22 episode of
Raw, Lumis appeared in the crowd and abducted The Miz during a tag team match involving Styles, Lashley and
Ciampa. The following night on
NXT, Lumis reunited with his (kayfabe) wife
Indi Hartwell in an in-ring segment; the two kissed and Lumis carried Hartwell backstage. He handed her a drawing that read "Goodbye, Indi (for now). I love you" before being arrested by police. On the September 5 episode of
Raw, Lumis distracted Miz during a
steel cage match against Lashley for the
United States Championship, costing Miz the match and title. Lumis entered the ring after the match and choked him out. He continued to torment Miz over the next few weeks, including stalking him at his home and attacking him backstage. On the October 17 episode of
Raw, Lumis was attacked by Miz before their match which then did not take place. On the October 31 episode of
Raw, Johnny Gargano was interviewed backstage and showed footage of a conversation between The Miz and Lumis where, Miz paid Lumis to stage attacks on him, and now Lumis was coming to get the money that is owed to him. On the November 29 episode of
Raw, Lumis defeated Miz in an
Anything Goes match, earning himself a WWE contract and the money Miz owed him. On the December 19 episode of
Raw, Lumis put his money on the line against Miz in a
ladder match, which he lost after interference from the returning
Bronson Reed, ending their feud. Lumis appeared at
NXT Stand & Deliver in April 2023, assisting Hartwell in her
ladder match to win the
NXT Women's Championship. He again appeared on the May 2 NXT show in a segment with Hartwell.
The Wyatt Sicks (2024–2026) in July 2025 On the June 17, 2024 episode of
Raw, after over a year since last appearing on television, Lumis made his return as a part of a new stable under the leadership of
Uncle Howdy called
The Wyatt Sicks. Lumis would sport a
buzzard mask, resembling Mercy the Buzzard from
Bray Wyatt's
"Firefly Funhouse". On the July 29, 2024 episode of
Raw, Lumis along the Wyatt Sicks stable unmasked themselves, sporting a new look with long beard and long
dreaded hair. On the August 5 episode of Raw, Lumis teamed with stablemates
Joe Gacy and
Erick Rowan to defeat the newly formed team "
American Made" (Chad Gable and the
Creed Brothers). On the September 9 episode of
Raw, the Wyatt Sicks defeated American Made in a Street Fight, ending their feud. The Wyatt Sicks' next feud was against
The Miz and
The Final Testament, facing each other on the December 9 episode of
Raw, where the Wyatt Sicks suffered their first loss as a stable in an eight-man tag team match. The stable was drafted to the SmackDown brand, but didn't appear on television due to an injury to Uncle Howdy. The stable returned to television on the May 23 episode of
SmackDown, attacking
The Street Profits,
Fraxiom and
DIY. On the July 11 episode of
SmackDown, Lumis and Gacy defeated The Street Profits to win the
WWE Tag Team Championship, marking Lumis' first championship in WWE. On night two of
SummerSlam on August 3, Lumis and Gacy defended the titles in a six-pack
tables, ladders, and chairs match against the Street Profits, DIY, Fraxiom, the
Motor City Machine Guns, and
Andrade and
Rey Fénix, where they retained. On the January 23, 2026 episode of
SmackDown, Lumis and Gacy lost the
WWE Tag Team Championship to
Solo Sikoa and
Tama Tonga of
The MFT. In what would be his final match with the WWE on the April 17 episode of
SmackDown, Lumis lost the eight man street fight tag team match to the MFTs. The following week on April 24, WWE informed Shaw's contract would not be renewed as he was released from his contract effectively ending his second stint and three year tenure with the company. == Acting career ==