Shane Taylor

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2007–2014)

Shepherd debuted in 2007. He returned to ROH in April 2015, losing to the Romantic Touch in another dark match.

In May 2015, Taylor began teaming with Keith Lee. In September 2015, Taylor and Lee dubbed themselves the "Pretty Boy Killers". Over the following months, the Pretty Boy Killers faced teams including the Washington Bullets, the Alpha Class, the Get Along Gang, the All Night Express, and War Machine. Later that month, he defeated Cheeseburger to become number one contender for the ROH World Television Championship. In November 2017, Taylor took part in the Survival of the Fittest tournament, which was won by Punishment Martinez. In December 2017 at Final Battle, Taylor competed in a four-way match for Kenny King's ROH World Television Championship that was won by Silas Young. He won a tournament to earn a ROH World Television Championship match, which he lost to Samoa Joe at AEW's All Out pay-per-view in September 2023. Taylor then reformed Shane Taylor Promotions (STP) with Lee Moriarty, and the following month at the WrestleDream pre-show, they participated in an eight-person mixed tag team match, which they lost. Taylor then lost to Keith Lee at Final Battle in December. The following year, he recruited Anthony Ogogo and The Infantry (Carlie Bravo, Shawn Dean, and Trish Adora) into his stable.

On August 29, 2025 at Death Before Dishonor, Taylor teamed with The Infantry to defeat Sons of Texas (Marshall Von Erich, Ross Von Erich, and Sammy Guevara) for the ROH World Six-Man Championship. At Final Battle in December 2025, Shane Taylor Promotions successfully defended the ROH World Six-Man Championship against SkyFlight (Dante Martin, Darius Martin, and Scorpio Sky). On May 15, 2026 at Supercard of Honor, the trio lost their titles to Dalton Castle and The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd).

On June 10 at Dynamite: Summer Blockbuster, Taylor failed to win the AEW Continental Championship from Jon Moxley. On the August 6 episode of ROH Wrestling, Taylor added Tehuti Miles to STP.

Professional wrestling style and persona Taylor wrestles in a "powerhouse" style. Pro Wrestling Rampage PWR Heavyweight Championship (1 time) PWR Lake Erie Championship (1 time) ROH World Television Championship (1 time) Reality of Wrestling ROW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tyree Taylor