DarkState

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DarkState
Stable
Leader Dion Lennox
MembersCutler James
Saquon Shugars
Osiris Griffin
NameDarkState
Billed heightsLennox: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
James: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Shugars: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Griffin: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Combined
billed weight		907 lb (411 kg)
DebutFebruary 15, 2025
Years active2025–present

DarkState is a villainous professional wrestling stable that performs in WWE appearing on its NXT brand. The group consists of leader Dion Lennox, Cutler James, Saquon Shugars, and Osiris Griffin. Lennox and Griffin are the current NXT Tag Team Champions in their first reign, both individually and as a tag team.

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History

After losing multiple matches and feeling disrespected in late 2024 and early 2025, Lennox began to have a change of attitude on the January 21, 2025 episode of NXT after losing to Wes Lee. [1] He returned at NXT Vengeance Day on February 15 with James, Shugars, and Griffin, [2] attacking Josh Briggs and Yoshiki Inamura and NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazer and Axiom as well as NXT Champion Oba Femi after their respective matches, turning heel in the process. [3] The group made their second appearance at NXT: Roadblock on March 11, where they attacked Je'Von Evans after his match. [4] On the following week, the group's name was revealed as DarkState with Lennox revealed as their leader. [5] On the April 8 episode of NXT, Lennox, James and Shugars defeated Trick Williams, Evans and Femi in a six-man tag team match in their first match as a team. [6] At NXT Stand & Deliver on April 19, Lennox, Osiris and Shugars faced The D'Angelo Family (Tony D'Angelo, Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, and Luca Crusifino), where DarkState won after Stacks turned on his team. [7]

On the July 3, 2025 episode of TNA Impact! , DarkState made their Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) debut where they attacked Matt Cardona. [8] At NXT Heatwave, Lennox and Griffin defeated Hank and Tank (Hank Walker and Tank Ledger) to win the NXT Tag Team Championship. [9] [10]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ Moore, John (January 21, 2025). "NXT TV results (1/21): Moore's review of Oba Femi vs. Eddy Thorpe for the NXT Championship, Tony D'Angelo vs. Ridge Holland for the NXT North American Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  2. ↑ Nash, Anthony (February 15, 2025). "Mysterious Group Debuts At WWE NXT Vengeance Day". Wrestlezone. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  3. ↑ Moore, John (February 15, 2025). "NXT Vengeance Day results: Moore's live review of Oba Femi vs. Grayson Waller vs. Austin Theory for the NXT Championship, Giulia vs. Bayley vs. Roxanne Perez vs. Cora Jade for the NXT Women's Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  4. ↑ Moore, John (March 11, 2025). "NXT TV results (3/11): Moore's review of Giulia vs. Stephanie Vaquer in a title vs. title match, Oba Femi vs. Moose for the NXT Title, The Hardys vs. Nathan Frazer and Axiom for the TNA Tag Team Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  5. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (March 18, 2025). "Darkstate Revealed As Name Of Rogue NXT Group". Fightful. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  6. ↑ Defelice, Robert (April 8, 2025). "Darkstate (Cutler James, Dion Lennox, and Saquon Shugars) Win In NXT TV Debut As Trick Williams And Oba Femi Fight". Fightful. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  7. ↑ Moore, John (April 19, 2025). "NXT Stand & Deliver results: Moore's live review of Oba Femi vs. Trick Williams vs. Je'Von Evans for the NXT Title, Stephanie Vaquer vs. Giulia vs. Jordynne Grace vs. Jaida Parker for the NXT Women's Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  8. ↑ Defelice, Robert (July 3, 2025). "NXT's DarkState Invades TNA iMPACT!, Targets Matt Cardona". Fightful. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  9. ↑ Moore, John (August 24, 2025). "Oba Femi vs. Je'Von Evans for the NXT Championship, Jacy Jayne vs. Masha Slamovich vs. Ash By Elegance for the TNA Knockouts Title, Blake Monroe vs. Jordynne Grace". Pro Wrestling Dot Net.
  10. ↑ Thompson, Andrew (August 24, 2025). "DarkState (Dion Lennox & Osiris Griffin) Capture NXT Tag Team Titles At NXT Heatwave". Fightful.
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