Dion Lennox

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

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, where he is the leader of the DarkState stable. Lennox is a former two-time NXT Tag Team Champion. He also makes appearances in WWE partner promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

Hughes-Murray previously played college football for the Oregon State Beavers[5] and was signed to the Los Angeles Rams.[6]

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.[7] After being undrafted in the 2022 NFL draft, he signed a three-year contract with the Los Angeles Rams[8] as an undrafted free agent, but was released prior to appearing in a game.

Professional wrestling career

WWE (2023–present)

Early beginnings (2023–2024)

Hughes-Murray made his professional wrestling debut on August 19, 2023 at a NXT live event, losing to Joe Coffey.[9] 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.[10] Lennox made his in-ring televised debut on the December 8 episode of NXT Level Up where he lost to Brooks Jensen.[11] On the December 19 episode of NXT, Lennox lost to Lexis King in the first round of the NXT Breakout Tournament.[12] 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[13] and culminated in a match between Lennox and Adonis on the December 24 episode of NXT won by Adonis after interference from Lyons.[14]

DarkState (2025–present)

At NXT Vengeance Day on February 15 with Lennnox with Cutler James, Saquon Shugars, and Osiris Griffin, attacked 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.[15] The group made their second appearance at NXT: Roadblock on March 11, where they attacked Je'Von Evans after his match.[16] On the following week, the group's name was revealed as DarkState with Lennox revealed as their leader.[17] 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.[18] At NXT Heatwave on August 24, Lennox and Griffin defeated Hank and Tank to win the NXT Tag Team Championship.[19][20] At NXT vs. TNA Showdown on October 7, their reign as NXT Tag Team Champions ended at 44 days by TNA World Tag Team Champions The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) in a Winners Take All Match. Lennox and Griffin regained the titles from The Hardy's in a Broken Rules match at NXT Halloween Havoc.[21] On the December 10 episode of NXT, Lennox handed Shugars his half of the NXT Tag Team Championship in order to focus on singles competition, ending his reign at 38 days. It coincides with him being named to participate in the Men's Iron Survivor Challenge at NXT Deadline on December 6 by John Cena. He entered the Men's Iron Survivor Challenge but did not win the match. He did score one pinfall against the eventual winner, Je'Von Evans.[22][23]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2025–present)

On the July 3, 2025 episode of Impact!, Hughes-Murray, as Dion Lennox, made his Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) debut alongside Darkstate where they attacked Matt Cardona.[24]

Personal life

Hughes-Murray was born in Federal Way, Washington[25] and graduated from Federal Way High School in 2016.[26]

Championships and accomplishments

References

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  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "NXT Level Up results: Gulak and Dempsey halt winning streak of Enofé & Blade". WWE. December 8, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
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  18. ^ 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.
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  20. ^ Thompson, Andrew (August 24, 2025). "DarkState (Dion Lennox & Osiris Griffin) Capture NXT Tag Team Titles At NXT Heatwave". Fightful.
  21. ^ Chiari, Mike. "Hardy Boys' Historic NXT Tag Title Run Ends After Loss to DarkState in Broken Rules". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  22. ^ "Dion Lennox Hands Over NXT Tag Title Belt, DarkState Agrees On Saquon Shugars Being Champion With Osiris Griffin". Fightful. December 2, 2025. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  23. ^ Flanagan, Neal (December 6, 2025). "Tony D'Angelo attacks after Je'Von Evans wins Iron Survivor Challenge at NXT Deadline". POST Wrestling. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
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  26. ^ "Football Recruiting - Andrzej Hughes-Murray - Player Profiles - ESPN". ESPN.com.
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