Shawn Spears
Ronnie William Arneill[1] (born February 19, 1981), better known by his ring name Shawn Spears, is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand and is a former one-time NXT North American Champion. He is also known for his time with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) from 2019–2023 and his previous runs with WWE under the ring names Gavin Spears (2006–2009) and Tye Dillinger (2013–2019). Arneill, along with wrestler Matthew Clement (better known as Tyler Breeze) run a wrestling school in Apopka, Florida, called Flatbacks Wrestling.[5]
| Shawn Spears | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Ring name(s) | Gavin Spears[1] Shawn Spears Stan[2] Tye Dillinger[3] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[3] |
| Billed weight | 223 lb (101 kg)[3] |
| Born | February 19, 1981
(aged 45) St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada |
| Billed from | Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada[3] |
| Trained by | Cody Deaner[1] Derek Wylde[1] Eric Young[1] |
| Debut | March 2002[4] |
Championships and accomplishments
- American Combat Wrestling
- ACW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[6]
- King Of Florida (2010)
- Florida Championship Wrestling
- FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Nic Nemeth
- Florida Underground Wrestling
- FUW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kenny Kendrick[7]
- Ground Breaking Pro Wrestling
- GBPW Championship (1 time)[8]
- Great Lakes Championship Wrestling
- GLCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)[9]
- NEO Pro Wrestling
- NEO Grand Independent Championship (1 time)
- Ohio Valley Wrestling
- OVW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[10]
- OVW Television Championship (3 times)[11]
- OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Cody Runnels (2) and Colt Cabana (1)[11]
- Prairie Wrestling Alliance
- PWA Commonwealth Championship (1 time, current)[12]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Pure Wrestling Association
- PWA Pure Wrestling Championship (1 time)
- Tri-City Wrestling
- TCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[7]
- World Series Wrestling
- WSW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[14]
- World Wrestling Council
- WWC World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Idol Stevens[15]
- WWE
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Kapur, Bob. Spears not bitter about years in WWE developmental, brief TV time. Slam! Sports (November 3, 2010)Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
- ↑ "Shawn Michaels superkicks everyone in his path to prove he is controversial: Cyber Sunday 2006" at YouTube
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Tye Dillinger's WWE profile. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ↑ Shawn Spears « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. www.cagematch.net. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ↑ TYLER BREEZE, TYE DILLINGER OPENING WRESTLING SCHOOL - PWInsider.com. www.pwinsider.com.
- ↑ American Combat Wrestling news.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kreikenbohm, Philip. FUW « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. www.cagematch.net. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
- ↑ Ground Breaking Pro Wrestling history page.
- ↑ GLCW Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. www.cagematch.net. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ↑ Shawn, Spears. AEW Unrestricted PodcastTNT.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 OVW championship histories.
- ↑ PWA Commonwealth Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. www.cagematch.net. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ↑ Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2017. The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ↑ Lambert, Jeremy. WSW Full Throttle Results (10/6): Shawn Spears Faces Matt Cardona, Cassie Lee Returns To The Ring. Fightful (8 October 2023). Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ↑ WWC World Tag Team Title (Puerto Rico). Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ↑ Moore, John. NXT TV results (3/4): Moore's review of Tony D'Angelo vs. Shawn Spears for the NXT North American Title, Chelsea Green and Piper Niven vs. Sol Ruca and Zaria, Kelani Jordan vs. Jaida Parker, Jordynne Grace vs. Cora Jade. Pro Wrestling Dot Net (March 4, 202t). Retrieved March 4, 2025.
Other websites
- Shawn Spears on WWE.com
- Flatbacks Wrestling School
- The Sweetz on Twitch
- Ronnie Arneill on IMDb
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