Thursday, March 28, 2024
Shawn Spears

Shawn Spears

Born:
02/19/1981
,
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Birthname:
Ronnie William Arneill
Height & Weight:
6'3"
,
223 Ib

Titles Won:

  • FCW Florida Tag Team Championship – with Nic Nemeth
  • OVW Television Championship (3 times)
  • OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Cody Runnels (2) and Colt Cabana (1)

Having begun his career on the independent circuit under the ring name Shawn Spears, Arneill initially joined WWE in 2006 and worked for the company between 2006 to 2009, performing in the developmental territories Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) and Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) as well as briefly on the main roster brand WWE ECW under the ring name Gavin Spears.

After being released from WWE in 2009 he returned to the independent circuit, before rejoining WWE in 2013 where he was assigned to WWE NXT under the character “The Perfect 10” Tye Dillinger. After a rise in popularity, Dillinger was promoted to the main roster, working on the SmackDown Live brand until his release in 2019. In the same year, he debuted with AEW at their first PPV Double or Nothing. He spent much of his time in AEW as a member of MJF’s stable ‘The Pinnacle’.

Notable Feuds

w/ Cody Runnels vs. The Throwbacks

vs. Cody Runnels

vs. Colt Cabana

vs. Bobby Roode

Other Notable Achievements

ALW Georgian Bay Heavyweight Championship

ACW Heavyweight Championship

CIWA Heavyweight Championship

FUW Tag Team Championship – with Kenny Kendrick

GBPW Championship

GLCW Tag Team Championship – with Flexx Falcone

NSPW Tag Team Championship – with J.T. Playa

PWA Pure Wrestling Championship

TCW Heavyweight Championship

WWC World Tag Team Championship – with Idol Stevens