Dion Lennox

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Dion Lennox
Birth nameAndrzej Hughes-Murray
Born (1998-01-16) January 16, 1998 (age 27) [1]
Federal Way, Washington, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Dion Lennox [2]
Andrzej Hughes-Murray
Billed height6 ft 2 in (188 cm) [3]
Billed weight246 lb (112 kg) [4]
Debut2023 [5]

Andrzej Hughes-Murray (born January 16, 1998) is an American professional wrestler and former football player. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Dion Lennox.

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Hughes-Murray previously played college football for the Oregon State Beavers [6] and was signed to the Los Angeles Rams. [7]

Football career

Hughes-Murray played college football as a linebacker for the Oregon State Beavers for six seasons, missing the 2019 season due to injury. [8] After being undrafted in the 2022 NFL Draft, he signed a three-year contract with the Los Angeles Rams [9] as an undrafted free agent, but was released prior to appearing in a game.

Professional wrestling career

WWE (2023–present)

Hughes-Murray made his professional wrestling debut on August 19, 2023 at a NXT live event, losing to Joe Coffey. [10] He made his NXT on-screen debut as Dion Lennox on the December 5 episode of NXT , where he was announced as a participant of the 2023 NXT Breakout Tournament. [11] Lennox made his in-ring televised debut on the December 8 episode of NXT Level Up where he lost to Brooks Jensen. [12] On the December 19 episode of NXT, Lennox lost to Lexis King in the first round of the NXT Breakout Tournament. [13] Around October 2024, Lennox and Brinley Reece was involved in a love triangle storyline between Ashante "Thee" Adonis, Karmen Petrovic and Nikkita Lyons, where Adonis and Petrovic defeated Lennox and Reece in a mixed tag team match on the November 19 episode of NXT [14] and culminated in a match between Lennox and Adonis on the December 24 episode of NXT won by Adonis after interference from Lyons. [15]

After losing multiple matches and feeling disrespected in late 2024 and early 2025, Lennox crashed out on the January 21, 2025 episode of NXT after losing to Wes Lee. [16] He then returned at NXT Vengeance Day on February 15 with three individuals (Cutler James, Saquon Shugars, and Osiris Griffin), [17] attacking Josh Briggs and Yoshiki Inamura and the NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazer and Axiom as well as NXT Champion Oba Femi after their respective title matches, turning heel for the first time in his career. [18]

Personal life

Hughes-Murray was born in Federal Way, Washington [19] and graduated from Federal Way High School in 2016. [20]

References

  1. ↑ "Andrzej Hughes-Murray Height, Weight, Position, Hometown, Bio - NCAA College Football". FOX Sports.
  2. ↑ "Dion Lennox « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  3. ↑ "Andrzej Hughes-Murray College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. ↑ "Andrzej Hughes-Murray College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  5. ↑ "411MANIA". WWE NXT Signee Andrzej Hughes-Murray Makes In-Ring Debut.
  6. ↑ "Andrzej Hughes-Murray - Football". Oregon State University Athletics.
  7. ↑ "player.DisplayName (player.Position): Bio, News, Stats & more". www.therams.com.
  8. ↑ "Ex Rams LB Headlines WWE Rookie Class". Los Angeles Rams On SI. June 4, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Andrzej Hughes-Murray | NFL Contracts & Salaries". spotrac.com.
  10. ↑ "Andrzej Hughes-Murray Makes WWE In-Ring Debut". itrwrestling.com. August 21, 2023.
  11. ↑ Moore, John (December 5, 2023). "NXT TV results (12/5): Moore's review of Ilja Dragunov and Baron Corbin meet face-to-face on the Deadline go-home show, Iron Survivor Challenge last chance qualifiers". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  12. ↑ "NXT Level Up results: Gulak and Dempsey halt winning streak of Enofé & Blade". WWE . December 8, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  13. ↑ Moore, John (December 19, 2023). "NXT TV results (12/19): Moore's review of Dragon Lee defending the NXT North American Title, Tiffany Stratton vs. Fallon Henley, NXT Breakout Tournament quarterfinal matches". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  14. ↑ Moore, John (November 19, 2024). "NXT TV results (11/19): Moore's review of Ridge Holland vs. Andre Chase for a shot at the NXT Championship at NXT Deadline, Iron Survivor Challenge qualifiers". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  15. ↑ Boone, Matt. "WWE NXT Results 12/24/24". Wrestlingheadlines.com. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. ↑ Nash, Anthony (February 15, 2025). "Mysterious Group Debuts At WWE NXT Vengeance Day". Wrestlezone. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ "Andrzej Hughes-Murray - Los Angeles Rams Linebacker". ESPN.
  20. ↑ "Football Recruiting - Andrzej Hughes-Murray - Player Profiles - ESPN". ESPN.com.
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