An interesting gimmick but did the wrestling blow?

Samuel shaw competes on ring of the hawk today to make you spray. His gimmick was that of a stalker if Christie hemme but what was his actual wrestling ability like?

[@bandu2512]

Sam shaw was focused. He went into women's room when velvet was changing and still asked for christy.

[@russellcampbell3500]

Sam Shaw can shove it. Lol

[@bennett420316]

That's more focus than any straight man should have

[@deaston18]

I met Sam Shaw back in 07 in a wrestling school in Atlanta. I got to talk to him in a few conversations and genuinely liked the guy and hoped he would have success in the world of wrestling. Now, in 2021, I may not have realized my dream of being a pro wrestler, but I'm happy he found his by working for WWE under NXT. I'm a big fan of his style of wrestling and his Dexter Lumis persona.

[@vids2002]

That's pretty cool. You guys keep in contact?

[@blakeswinney2197]

Dexter Lumis is my favorite wrestler of nXt

[@psychobluesfxt]

Man, it says a lot about how he's presented and how much he's run with the Dexter Lumis persona that he's an X-Division guy here but he gives off an aura like he's a monstrous assassin in the same vein as Kozlov.

[@BradG451]

1 thing I can WWE did right is kept his mute gimmick but his wedding not going to end good 😊 this WWE we talking about

[@jaycomplexkidrandle1889]

🪓 😶

[@jamesbounds]

He's made his Dexter gimmick worked in NXT.

[@316shizacies]

Def Dexter...I was getting those vibes

[@souleymanediawara7714]

worked? 🤮

[@GOATsBURN3R]

Not dexter gimmick its dexter lumis lol Although i loved the callback to sam shaw with austin theory and johnny gargano wearing dexter lumis gear during the wedding with indi hartwell

[@WearyKawhi]

@@souleymanediawara7714 he’s in one of the best storylines of the year currently... don’t be hating

[@destroyerarmor2846]

@@GOATsBURN3R inspired by the show Dexter 😊

[@BigTiger_99]

“He now has a Dexter character” *Foreshadowing…*

[@seantaft3853]

The fact that Sam Shaw got to make out with Santana Garrett means he's done more in life than most of us have.

[@vegetalover9297]

True

[@BigRig97]

Hope Curry Man makes it in! (Also RIP Daffney😭)

[@theswimwalkkid3370]

Roddy Piper in WCW for Ring of the Hawk

[@Bale4Bond]

I'd think he had too many matches there

[@theswimwalkkid3370]

@@Bale4Bond according to cagematch he had 27 matches on ppv’s and nitro’s

[@SkeetabooTV]

I’m with this

[@jaylenjeongpark]

Shout Out To Al Snow who jumped in the water a few days ago and saved that kids life 👍🏽

[@Joecbg100]

I heard, great thing he did.

[@musicandmagic909]

That's so dope! Didn't hear about that

[@sternj4314]

This run might have been the shits but honestly i think his selling/taking moves was pretty impressive at times (particularly the back body drops)

[@ryankeefe6222]

The problem with Samuel Shaw is as interesting as that gimmick can be it has a pretty short shelf life after the storyline with Christy

[@Daxter-hl7dw]

Not necessarily, I think it's ALMOST like Kane or Bray Wyatt where the character can have a feud with anyone and justify it well enough. The problem is somewhat similar to Wyatt where he was booked to lose often, but also add in that he was booked against someone with great Mic Skills in Anderson who basically burnt him down. They could've saved it had they made Shaw a proper genius monster heel but the Anderson feud he was just too dumbed down. The goofy antics and gimmick matches didn't help much either.

[@CaptainCanuck1975]

I liked when Anderson went to Sam Shaw's house and Sam's mother gave Anderson a tour of the place.

[@helliongrimm3615]

I completely agree with his character work being great. I only got glimpses of his character from Impact's youtube channel and from that it really got me intrigued. He came across as a combination of Dexter Morgan and Patrick Bateman. I'm not so sure that making his first storyline being that of an obsessed stalker and also putting him against Ken Anderson was the best idea. There's goofy elements of his Dexter Lumis character, and it's so weird to me that he's portrayed as a babyface, but at least the Lumis character gets the whole sociopath thing down. Also, Anderson is always an entertaining and funny promo, but it's almost like a nail in a coffin to put him against someone you want to portray as threatening and scary. It takes away the suspense and unsettling vibe when someone is basically tearing the character and person apart in every match and promo. Side note: I liked that his theme was influenced by the Kavinsky song "Nightcall." in fact, there's been a couple of people who have done mashups of Shaw's Impact them and the Nightcall song and they're pretty good.

[@stansmith2188]

This. I can tell you’re not a wwe or tna writer

[@Hellraiser988]

His character work is some of the greatest work I ever seen in awhile

[@889654]

Speaking of Christy Hemme, you have the option of choosing her time in WWE or TNA for a future ROTH episode.

[@pierceabbitt9457]

Next Ring of the Hawk episode should be Chris Benoits 22 matches in ECW

[@HamanKarn567]

That would be awesome. Depending on how many Dean Malenko and Eddie Guerrero had also would be good episodes.

[@HeHateMe1]

I feel The Hawk needs a bit of music to go with the wrestling, so Joe Hendry in TNA would be a great option. Worth it just for the Access Denied vid he did

[@davidallen234]

Joe Hendry was pretty good. If it were 2016 I’d put him up there with Bobby Roode, at least that’s what he reminded me of.

[@ogre_enterprises9398]

You should do a "Ring of the Hawk" video on Rodney Mack. He had 17 matches on Raw in 2003. Highlights include The White Boy Open Challenge, a 30 second Goldberg squash, and a championship battle royal of some sorts which was his only match (on major television) in 2004. He was a member of DA Baldies in the original ECW named Red Dogg in 2000. You might be able to do a second video on that brief run as well, cheers 🍻 and thanks for the content 👍

[@lmaynemusic6614]

Jesus wept , I forgot about Rodney Mack until just now

[@jttheblaxican7255]

Sandman in XPW Nicole Bass in WWF Mikey Whipwreck in WCW Konnan and Vampiro in XPW

[@flecc4474]

RIP Nicole

[@vonVile]

Do Killer Kross's Impact run. Gunner is Jaxon Ryker in WWE.

[@Joecbg100]

To compare that and where he is now, Jesus what a downgrade

[@rezaruki3912]

Bruh Ryker now chasing 24/7 champ, what a wasted, Karrion Kross, as NXT champ got beaten by Jeff Hardy so quickly, now he's in Raw wearing a weird mask and attire.

[@Joecbg100]

@@rezaruki3912 I hate this shit......how do you fucking get this guy so wrong?

[@rezaruki3912]

@@Joecbg100 because of Wwe shitty booking

[@Joecbg100]

@@rezaruki3912 that's an epidemic. Ricochet is suffering through it too

[@rising_tide1063]

considering the fact that wwe was still interested in Sam Shaw's american psycho gimmick says something, props to the person who made it possible for it!

[@whyphy2213]

what are you doing in my bedroom!!!! The funniest sam shaw moment in impact wrestling

[@musicandmagic909]

Your Daffney video should be required viewing, Hawk. It's really amazing work, and so many people could benefit tremendously from the lesson you preach in that video. Yes, a life lesson in a pro wrestling KZbin video - it's true, it's damn true.

[@ajhearns6321]

Perfect timing yeherrme, just rolled one up and the notification hit me like a brick

[@brettash7640]

It's so weird seeing this from his early days knowing what he's doing these days

[@helliongrimm3615]

So, here's how I I would've booked the whole storyline with Samuel Shaw, Mr. Anderson, and Christy Hemme: Have Shaw debut as a babyface. He has the type of personality that anyone can get along with him. In the meanwhile, have Mr. Anderson be a heel at this point in time. For a few months, have Shaw racking up wins all the while establishing him as a friendly and engaging babyface who everyone likes, even some of the heels... except Mr.Anderson, who constantly is very open about his dislike about him. At some point, Shaw starts to make the moves on Hemme, who shows she has an interest in him as well. Eventually, Shaw asks Hemme to go on a date with him, to which she agrees. Before she leaves, Mr. Anderson again comments that he thinks something is off about Shaw, but Hemme brushes him off. Shaw and Hemme go on the date, and at the end it is seems like it was a pretty good date, and Hemme leaves happy with the night. A couple of weeks later, Shaw asks if Hemme would like to have dinner at his house, to which she agrees. Mr. Anderson again, goes to Christy and expresses his concern about her going with Shaw. That same night, Anderson comes across what appears to be a giant shrine of random women who all look like Hemme with they're eyes scratched out in Shaw's dressing room. He quickly rushes to Hemme and brings her to show her what he found. At that point, Shaw appears, now dressed in his Dexter inspired gear with a chloroform rag and knocks Mr. Anderson out using his choke submission finisher. But, before he can grab Hemme, security steps in and prevents him from taking her. At this point, the facade is dropped and Shaw now starts to wear his Dexter gear and doing that choke submission to wrestlers. As the months, pass there is several close calls in which he almost able to get Hemme, but Anderson or someone else is able to stop him. Also, they never outright say what Shaw's intentions are, but obviously the implication is that of a dangerous serial killer. Finally, the blow-off would come when Hemme offers the proposal that Shaw have a final match with Mr. Anderson. If Shaw wins than Henme will go with him to his house, but if Anderson wins than Shaw would never be able to be around Christy Hemme again, and if he broke that he would forever be banned from professional wrestling. Shaw agrees, but says he wants the match to happen at his house. Finally, at the pay per view. Mr. Anderson and Shaw have a match at Shaw's house. The house is made to look dilapidated and across it are various instruments of torture. The ending of the match sees Shaw knock Mr. Anderson out at which point Christy Hemme appears in Shaw's line of vision. He loses sight of pinning Anderson, and decides to go after Hemme, following her through the house. As he gets within arms reach of her, Mr. Anderson appears from a room and catches Shaw by surprise with a chloroform rag, and hits the mic check on him, finally pinning him for the win. Afterwards, Hemme and Anderson walk out of the house, and get into Andersons's car and leave, thus ending the storyline and establishing Anderson as a heroic babyface and Shaw as the sociopath he was meant to be. For all of this to work though, Shaw needs to be initially established as a sympathetic babyface, while Anderson is a dastardly heel. You could even have something where Anderson attacks Shaw, while's a babyface, and "injures" him putting him out of action for several weeks. The commentators and interviewers would all have to build up Shaw as being this great wrestler and great guy, so the fans would be conditioned to not suspect anything out of Shaw, up until the reveal of his true character and nature. Thus, the "swerve, bro" would actually make sense and leave fans completely surprised about who Samuel Shaw really was.

[@vegetalover9297]

Sounds great

[@twilliamspro]

Quite funny watching Sam Shaw slowly turning into Dexter lumis

[@k.jamescarters9557]

I love Samuel shaw. If they weren’t so crap back then at story telling, it was perfect. He looks like a serial killer. His ring gear was superb. He was a big guy. If they didn’t have that goof Anderson and the silly jokes about mother issues, it would work.

[@g7721]

Ring of the Hawk is low key my favorite show on KZbin. I don’t know why but it’s just so entertaining and amusing.

[@EdHealey88]

Thanx for posting a video today MarkyD. I just lost my job today and your videos always cheer me up

[@macdofglasgow772]

I thought the Daphne video was pretty solid. Covered her life, bigger points of her career. Was kind and respectful to a recently deceased person. I'd have thought it'd do okay. That said, there are plenty of youtube series where I'll watch all of one series by a creator but not be into any of their other stuff. And I'll be honest, I nearly skipped because I didn't really know who she was so I didn't really care. Plus post-mortem retrospective pieces kinda generally are a bit of a bummer.

[@TheMagnificentMongoSlade]

I remember Sam Shaw in TNA but didn't recognize he was basically just a job guy with a great gimmick.

[@CadChamberlain]

Shaw's first gimmick was pretty good and the audience was behind him. Makes no sense that they constantly abandoned him and his gimmick. I really like the sleeper hold finisher for the creepy stalker gimmick though.

[@MetalThrashingMan13]

Best part of Samuel Shaw Shaw: What are you doing in my bedroom? Anderson: You wanna explain this? Shaw: I SAID WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY BEDROOM????

[@RaghavanN]

Surprisingly Dexter Lumis is one of the best characters on NXT.Though the InDex storyline is not to everyone's taste.

[@igardnergb]

Still got a limited move set though. Surprising he hasn't added much from what is shown here.

[@vegetalover9297]

@@igardnergb limited moveset is fine to me and he's better now clearly

[@igardnergb]

@@vegetalover9297 for sure. I just hadn't realised he'd done the gimmick on TV before and considering the development aspect of NXT it seemed surprising just IMO.

[@ryezheld]

gasp, blasphemy! that wedding was one of the best wrestling wedding ever!

[@marcelinefaraday4285]

Cut forward to 2021 and this guy is one of the best the NXT has now.

[@jordanboyle6682]

I haven’t watched the Daff tribute video yet because I will legit cry. I need some time before watching any of her stuff back.

[@l33fox]

I think Dexter Lumis might be my favourite wrestler on the NXT roster at the moment

[@Deus35]

I like the structure of this video. It shows exactly how hard it is to get over sometimes and what it takes to get over. Took him awhile but the creepy bastard thing, as weird as it is, I think anyone would latch onto that to get over..

[@fitness65]

He was a interesting character with the stalker gimmick the problem is he never developed a personality for the crowd to care about him and that was his downfall.

[@aaronrobinson8394]

Videos keep getting better mate ! I’m glad your getting the views x

[@blacknapalm2131]

*Samuel Shaw he made the girls snore* AW MAN!

[@chocobros1]

Sam Shaw/Dexter Loomis might be the only wrestler to have been in the business as long as he has without ever having an even decent storyline

[@djsav688]

It’s crazy with the character he got his storylines should be dope

[@MikeJr9284]

Idk which run of his is worse, his Impact run or his NXT run.

[@chocobros1]

@@MikeJr9284 his Impact run, because even his NXT run had more variety than this bullshit

[@vegetalover9297]

@@chocobros1 had? Has

[@vegetalover9297]

What would be a decent storyline for him tho

[@JR_2001]

I would like to see The Vaudevillians on the Ring Of The Hawk

[@Spacewizzard090]

That back suplex looked like it sucked major ass for Shaw. Also really enjoyed the Daffney video, Marky, really well made and a fantastic memorial to her!

[@CMMalvado]

How could you forget about the backstage segment when he beat Simon Diamond with his own shoe?? That was one of the best parts of his run!

[@shanedawndusk3290]

Samuel Shaw was my favorite gimmick in TNA and he’s even better in NXT as Dexter Loomis.

[@EmzDotKid09]

Yo Marky I love your videos. They always make me smile. You don’t like it, shove it! And another question, when can I get a wild slap nuts tee?

[@anonluxor470]

Low ki in WWE ring of the hawk

[@larrytod9790]

Agree

[@TheMagnificentMongoSlade]

Yes

[@kisubags437]

I haven’t watched the Daffney vid because I’m not ready for the sad feels. I’ll come around to it eventually

[@TheFailedmessiah]

What if I told you a certain man shows up in the daffney video? His initials are S.N.

[@TheFailedmessiah]

Also if the daffney video makes you depressed watch some Daphne Aguilera videos afterwards. Lmao god I just showed how 35 I am.

[@nicktaylor2657]

It seem a lot her problems can be pinpoint to her match with Rosie Lottalove in TNA She was an inexperienced worker Who badly injured her

[@mistermann3225]

Same...

[@OlGibby]

God I had no clue who this was at first. That's wild

[@DofSWORDZ]

Daffney video is great, the oh mans and shuv it’s always make me laugh when you rate the matches.

[@jjenk911]

Silva's kneepads are around his ankles. But yeah, it looks weird without kneepads. Eh.

[@bikezthenightstalker.3134]

I cried laughing at that Al snow punch, damn I thought that was a fan

[@whatthefuck1852]

When I saw the thumbnail i was like "wait, he looks kinda like Lumis" and then it clicked he IS Lumis!

[@vids2002]

Weird how he made this work in NXT tho

[@j.b.595]

Booker T in TNA

[@TheCamSays]

8:49 Oh yeah… this was around time that he left.

[@vegetalover9297]

Yeah early 2014 makes sense

[@thesprock5270]

What’re you doing in my bedroom???!!!!

[@gullpayne]

Great video he is a lot better now

[@larrytod9790]

You should do low ki for ring of hawk in wwe

[@richardgadberry8398]

I just wish there were 50 more Anderson vs Shaw matches. All kidding aside, Shaw had some potential.

[@puppetmaster68]

We need an Orlando Jordan in TNA video

[@Cainofnc]

I do not watch wrestling... that being said I love this channel

[@peace1177]

Dude’s got a slick nip up! How many matches with Mr Anderson? The guy’s very good at the character…. It’s just repetitive as fuck with Christy and Anderson. Maybe if he interacted with other characters than just those 2 mainly.

[@mrredeyes7021]

Shove it man is my favorite thing to hear

[@bigjohnsbreakfastlog5819]

Gut Check... First guy to get all contract I believe was... Wes Brisco. It all comes back to Wes Brisco.

[@thebotbuilder]

I am still waiting on the WWE EC3 episode, I think he has enough matches to qualify for Ring of the Hawk including his NXT run (and no the stupid 24/7 shenanigans don't count as fights 😂)

[@Bale4Bond]

His failure in WWE is somewhat baffling to me. Actually charismatic, jacked as hell and he still fizzled out quickly. Maybe he was just a total dick and had heat with the wrong people.

[@Joecbg100]

I'll never forgive WWE for that

[@musicandmagic909]

@@Bale4Bond Kliq heat will destroy your career. Just ask Samoa Joe.

[@Bale4Bond]

@@Joecbg100 alright, drama queen.

[@thebotbuilder]

@@Bale4Bond my guess is that Vince lost faith in him after he got injured, so if that's the case, EC3 just did a speedrun of Zack Ryder's career 🤣🤣😔

[@BirdGang6]

I remember having a weekly laugh at how bad the Samuel Shaw angle was. “WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY ROOM????”

[@ps2abbachio137]

Do Sting In WWE

[@user-yk9rs6lr5c]

Marky, the Daffney video was a great tribute. It helped people who didn’t know much about Daffney, like me, learn about her. Unfortunately, I just don’t think many people cared that she passed away because she was never in the Fed, or a cute Yoshi wrestler.

[@slashandbones13]

Low Ki in WWE had 15 non B show televised matches.

[@j.3.d335]

Enjoyable content. Lumis is a favourite of mine in Nxt

[@sparrowblack841]

He is dope asf I’m nervous for him on main roster well all because Vince be messing them up

[@whynotbrosay]

@@sparrowblack841 Considering his shit booking in NXT, anything on the main roster is an upgrade.

[@vegetalover9297]

@@whynotbrosay since when is he booked shitty he's only lost to superior wrestlers and heel antics/distraction otherwise he's booked as unbeatable

[@biggains1]

It's like their Gut Check thing was just an extra way to fill time and get the crowd involved in a way. They never actually thought about what they were gonna do with the wrasslers they said yes to 🤣

[@nathanwagner9895]

IMPACT had a nice looking cage back then.

[@ZeroSystem100]

That 65K coming in brother!

[@demi323100]

I've watched this video like 4 times. Idk why

[@benbarnett4999]

His wrestling has got better since he joined nxt. Gimmick was always great

[@HittoTheAssassin]

I love the Dexter Lumis character now. He improved so much since his Impact days.

[@beerguy177]

He's doing well in NxT as Dexter Lumis

[@zemox2534]

It won't last. As soon as he leaves for main roster he will be buried

[@whynotbrosay]

@@zemox2534 bruh, he is already booked like shit in NXT with never winning any meaningful matches or fued. Anything on the main roster would be an improvement. At worst he'll be another R truth by being a goof whose over as hell with the material he's given due to his charisma and great acting.

[@jeremyallen7925]

He started giving me Thin Man from the Charlie''s Angels movie vibes.

[@WDFilms25]

I miss Lockdown, idk if it’s a budget thing, but I’d love to see a lethal Lockdown match featuring Honor No More

[@redacted1093]

3:25 Glad I'm not the only one who thought that.

[@brandonfreese3005]

Marky, I'm gonna give this one a thumbs up because it's the first episode of ROH where Double JJ, Jeff Jarrett doesn't appear in a TNA wrestlers episode. If only we can get Abyss out next.

[@UntaintedSKS]

Did You Know He's First TNA Appearance I Was At Hardcore Justice 2010 In The Backstage bWo Segment Where He Walks In Holding A Blow-Up Doll And Picking His Nose Asking For Nova Supplements

[@mattcaporuscio6956]

Look into the Tommy Dreamer WWE run from post invasion to pre ECW One Night Stand 05. I remember him and Undertaker did something and maybe a Hardcore Championship run but I thought he was a complete jobber when the invasion ended.

[@TheNormalUnstable]

For Ring of the Hawk: Terry Funk in WWF Mean Mark Callous (pre-Undertaker Mark Callaway) in WCW

[@GFM1980]

The version he does in NXT as Dexter lumis does very well.....and the storyline with him and indi hartwell is over as rover.......

[@johndonald9239]

According to Cagematch combine of all EC3 matches in WWE NXT & main roster is 19 not counting for WWE Main Event and house show. So Marky can you please do EC3 in WWE ROH.

[@sparrowblack841]

Mr Anderson vs Samuel Shawn Kill me 😂

[@slayerofcrusadersandsmallh6404]

Dexter Lumis was a big upgrade .

[@dougbarrett619part2]

I love him in tna. And i enjoy his work in NXT. I give him a B and make him my IC or us champion. Hopefully wwe doesn't F up his main roster call when it happens

[@vegetalover9297]

Now that Bray is gone he can be the supernatural character that has gimmick matches and cinematic matches as him and Grimes already did and just be creepy crawling around the ring staring at everyone

[@thesoup7526]

It’s time…. For Curry Man in TNA!

[@redacted1093]

5:51 Holy shit this guy is a pretty damn accurate duplicate of Christopher Reeves.

[@vegetalover9297]

Yeah very similar

[@tajunoor1311]

Ivelisse's run in AEW. Contender for the Ring of the Hawk. J.O.B 😁

[@christopherballero866]

Not to be against Shaw but it's never a good sign when after your debut u had 4 TV matches in 18 months when u weren't even injured. More of a statement about TNA plus heels need to be: dominant, smart, and evil not being obsessed with a doll

[@MoSc110]

Joe Bradley = Ryan Bradock from the WWE btw: Ryan Bradock will do the J O B

[@bigfloridapimp]

Holy shit. Norv Fernum, that Pretty Peter Avalon!😎

[@cmh3958]

He almost seems like Dexter from the Showtime series. He wears outfits like that when he's stalking his victims

[@TheGearChat]

Yeah he says that in the video

[@cmh3958]

@@TheGearChat lol yeah. I jumped the gun.

[@jjayala]

What a loser

[@bowdenproductions]

Dude, how am I just realizing now how little we see knees in wrestling 😂 Alex Silva looked naked without knee pads

[@hollywoodtre6098]

Dexter lumis is by far my favorite character in wwe right now. If Vince doesn’t see anything in him then he’s crazy. There’s so much potential creepy and funny that u could do with him on the main roster. Him being a mute and having that creepy look and the movements. He’s a character that doesn’t need a title. He could be a attraction. But knowing wwe now if they call him up, they’ll make him talk and ruin him

[@pyrhusofeprius]

Sam Shaw vs Mr Anderson screams Bruce Prichard