Shane Taylor (wrestler)

Mark Shepherd (born December 31, 1985), better known by the ring name Shane Taylor, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the leader of the Shane Taylor Promotions stable. He also performs in AEW's sister company, Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a one-third of the reigning ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions. He is also a former ROH World Television Champion.

Shepherd grew up in the slums of Cleveland. His father, a reformed drug dealer who confronted drug dealers and intervened in fights in front of the family home, did not want his son to follow on the same path and advised him to go to college. Shepherd studied business management, graduating in 2009. He also practiced boxing for 20 years and played American football during his university years. He is now married and has children.

Shepherd debuted in 2007. Over the following years he wrestled on the independent circuit for promotions such as International Wrestling Cartel, Pro Wrestling eXpress, Pro Wrestling Rampage, and VIP Wrestling.

Shepherd debuted in Ring of Honor on November 15, 2014, losing to J. Diesel in a dark match at Glory By Honor XIII. 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.

In August 2016 at Field of Honor, the Pretty Boy Killers took part in a gauntlet match to determine the number one contenders to the ROH World Tag Team Championship that was won by The Addiction. The following month at All Star Extravaganza VIII, they took part in a four way match to determine the number one contenders that was won by Colt Cabana and Dalton Castle.

At the first night of Survival of the Fittest in November 2016, the Pretty Boy Killers lost to the Briscoe Brothers in a three way match that also featured War Machine; the following night they defeated War Machine. In January 2017, Taylor signed his first contract with ROH. In February 2017 at Undisputed Legacy, the Pretty Boy Killers wrestled the Briscoe Brothers to a no contest. The Pretty Boy Killers subsequently disbanded following the departure of Keith Lee from ROH.

In spring 2017, Taylor joined the stable The Rebellion, which also included Rhett Titus, Kenny King, and Caprice Coleman. The Rebellion disbanded in June 2017 after losing a "losing unit must disband" match to Search and Destroy (Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, Jay White, and Jonathan Gresham) at Best in the World.