Saquon Shugars


Copeland Barbee is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Saquon Shugars as a member of DarkState and is one-half of the current NXT Tag Team Champions with stablemate Osiris Griffin in their [List of WWE NXT|NXT Tag Team Champions|first reign]. He also makes appearances in partner promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
Barbee was previously known under the ring name Lucky Ali on the independent circuit.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2018–2023)

Barbee began training in 2018 under Caleb Konley and George South in North Carolina and made his debut on June 7, 2018 under the ring name Lucky Ali. On April 4, 2022, he debuted in All Elite Wrestling in a match taped for AEW Dark Elevation, where he lost to Frankie Kazarian. He also began working for Deadlock Pro-Wrestling around this time, where he won the Carolina Classic and the DPW Worlds Championship. He lost the title to Jay Malachi on September 17, 2023, ending his reign at 309 days. His last appearance for the promotion was at DPW World's Strongest on November 11, 2023, where he lost to Colby Corino in an I Quit match before signing with WWE.

WWE (2023–present)

Barbee competed on the May 15 edition of Raw, under the name Lavar Barbie, where he and his partner Drake Thompson were defeated by Indus Sher. In December 2023, it was reported that Barbee had signed with WWE after completing a tryout, where he would report to the NXT brand. He made his debut under the ring name Saquon Shugars on the March 22, 2024 episode of NXT Level Up, losing to Tavion Heights. In April, he would suffer a knee injury, sidelining him for almost a year. At NXT Vengeance Day on February 15, 2025, Shugars made his return as a member of the new stable DarkState alongside Dion Lennox, Cutler James and Osiris Griffin, where they attacked Fraxiom, Josh Briggs, Yoshiki Inamura, and Oba Femi. Over the next few weeks, they would attack and lay out several wrestlers, claiming that "nobody is safe". On the April 8 episode of NXT, Lennox, James and Shugars defeated Trick Williams, Je'Von Evans and Femi in a six-man tag team match in their first match as a team. At NXT Stand & Deliver on April 19, Lennox, Osiris and Shugars defeated The Family in a six-man tag team match. On the December 10 episode of NXT, Lennox handed Shugars his half of the NXT Tag Team Championship in order to focus on the Iron Survivor match at NXT Deadline, thus making Shugars a champion alongside Griffin.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2025)

On the July 3, 2025 episode of Impact!, Barbee, as Saquon Shugars, made his Total Nonstop Action Wrestling debut alongside Darkstate where they attacked Matt Cardona.

Championships and accomplishments