From Jacksonville Beach/Ponte Vedra Beach, FL area
Born January 17, 1984
6ft. 1in.
Not married, no children

What made you decide on a wrestling career?
Always wanted to do it. Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Steve Austin, Flair…wanted to be just like them

How many years have you been at it?
Almost 5

What’s the story of how your ring name came to be?
Billy Wood gave me “The Stimulus”, which worked because I was stimulating the wrestling economy. Slick Sleazy is really just an outlet, an alter-ego if you will. We’ll leave it at that.

What is your finisher – how did you come up with it or who inspired it?
The “BailOut” Super Kick…inspired by Shawn Michaels

What is your entrance music – how did you pick it?
Billy gave me some crappy Saliva song at Vintage. As slick sleazy I would use whatever sleazy music was available…right said Fred “I’m too sexy”, INXS “I need you tonight”, etc…Whatever works for the character presentation.

What is your most memorable in ring moment?
Hitting a leg drop on Tommy Dreamer at “Hardcore Justice”. I was so honored to be there for such a historic event.

Do you have a Funniest moment?
I slapped Jesse Neal pretty hard one time in the ring, and thought I was pretty cool for doing it. Next thing I see is his hand, then I’m tagging out. Didn’t remember anything. I was told I got slapped to hell! I watched the video later and it was the loudest slap ever to the face! Like a gunshot, or a Santee chop to Aaron Epic.

Any interesting tattoo stories you would like to share?
My tattoos are all very personal to me

Is there one thing on your personal side you want your fans to know?
I am an artist. I went to art school, and I treat pro wrestling as an art form with tons of athleticism.

What has been your most memorable or worst fan interaction?
The fans got into me and Jesse’s feuds. The Team Jarrett stuff we did in Total Nonstop Wrestling got the fans hot!

Who has been your toughest opponent to date and would you face him again?
Bruce Santee brings it. If you don’t bring it right back to him, you will be in a lot more pain. I would face him any night because we have great, hard-hitting matches that the fans love. Jesse Neal is another one. We came up together at Team 3D so we have a mutual respect, even if we give each other sh*@ all the time.

If you could go back in time – what message would you tell a younger version of you?
Relax, be patient

Is there a ritual you do before matches or a lucky charm you bring to the ring?
I drink an energy drink…”SPIKE” or “Crunk”

Are there certain Indy Feds you would like to work with but haven’t had the opportunity?
Always could use more work

Do you accept fan mail? Where should they address it?
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/samshaw

Who has been your biggest inspiration in life?
My mother

Who has your biggest feud been with?
Jesse Neal

Do you have suggestions to promote Indy wrestling or the business in general?
Put guys on the shows that are there to work hard and not just to play out some fantasy.

If you had to do it all over – would you change anything?
Nothing

What effect has wrestling had on you and your life?
It has made me stronger mentally

Do you prefer Heel or Face – Have you been mainly one or the other?
Either. I like being a heel, but I think I am a good guy, and I think the fans know that too.

How often or how difficult is your training routine?
Hardcore. Brutal training. Consistency is key. It is an everyday thing for me, but I enjoy it. If it was easy, everyone would look like me.

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Hopefully in one of the big companies.

Do you have a message to your peers?
My peers know me, and they know I take this seriously. When they are in the ring with me, it’s all business, but my aim is to steal the show, so they should be ready to go on that ride with me.

Do you have a message to upcoming new wrestlers?
Look at every aspect of this business and think hard if you can be ready to deal with those aspects…you can’t be a good pro wrestler just because you think it’s cool.

Is there one thing you want everyone to know or remember you for?
I want people to remember that Sam busted his ass to put on a damn good show.

~Special thanks to Sam for taking the time to do this intertview!~