Tom Budgen (born May 19, 1985) is a Dutch professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs in their developmental territory NXT under the ring name Aleister Black, and is the current NXT Champion in his first reign. Prior to signing with WWE, Budgen worked for promotions across Europe, the United States, and Japan under the ring name Tommy End.
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Early life
Budgen is known for having an extended background in martial arts, and has competed in various martial arts such as kickboxing and Pencak Silat from ages 9 to 15. He still trains kickboxing to this day. He has adapted most of his background into his style, giving him a unique striking ability, and is known for utilizing devastating striking combinations to finish opponents. Kickboxing remains the biggest influence on his style.
Whilst being on a podcast with Colt Cabana, Budgen revealed that his father grew up into a religious cult. In the same conversation he credited this as the inspiration for a lot of his dark and occult-driven personas in professional wrestling.
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Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2002-2016)
Budgen wrestled extensively on the independent circuit in the United Kingdom and Europe under the ring name Tommy End, working for promotions like Insane Championship Wrestling, Progress Wrestling, Westside Xtreme Wrestling, Over the Top Wrestling and Revolution Pro Wrestling among others. He also worked for international promotions, such as North America's Combat Zone Wrestling, Evolve and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla as well as the Japanese promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling.
End held numerous championships, among other accolades he is a former: wXw Unified World Heavyweight Champion, wXw World Light Heavyweight Champion, wXw World Tag Team Champion, ICW Tag Team Champion, Progress Tag Team Champion.
WWE
NXT (2016-present)
In June 2016, it was reported that Budgen had signed with WWE. He reported to the WWE Performance Center on 19 October. On November 3, End appeared on a house show at Ft. Pierce, Florida and cut a promo saying that he came to NXT to "burn" it down. On 11 November, at a house show in St. Augustine, Florida, End made his in-ring debut, defeating Lince Dorado. On 7 January 2017, Budgen debuted the new ring name "Aleister Black". On January 15, Budgen made a surprise appearance at the WWE UK Championship Tournament finals as Tommy End, losing to Neville in a non-tournament match.
Vignettes began to air from the 8 March episode of NXT promoting Black's television debut at NXT TakeOver: Orlando. At NXT TakeOver: Orlando, Black made his televised in-ring debut, defeating Andrade "Cien" Almas. In May, Black made his main roster debut on WWE Main Event while on the European Tour, defeating Curt Hawkins. On the June 21 edition of NXT, he defeated Kassius Ohno.
On the August 2 edition of NXT, prior to Black's match against the debuting Kyle O'Reilly, Hideo Itami cut a promo in the ring, demanding respect. Black interrupted Itami, resulting in a stand-off between the two. Black performed Black Mass on Itami, and defeated O'Reilly. Itami attempted to attack Black afterwards, but the two were eventually separated. At NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III, Black defeated Itami. Black began a feud with Velveteen Dream, where Dream constantly stalked and harassed Black in order for him to say his name. This led to a match at NXT TakeOver: WarGames, which Black won. After the match, Black sat next to a dazed Velveteen Dream, before ultimately saying his name. On the December 13th episode of NXT, Black defeated Adam Cole to qualify for a fatal-four way match to determine the number one contender for the NXT Championship, which also involved Johnny Gargano, Killian Dain and Lars Sullivan on the December 27 episode of NXT, which Gargano won by pinning Black (marking his first pinfall defeat on NXT) after interference from The Undisputed Era. At the NXT Year-End Awards, Black won three awards for Rivalry of the Year (with Velveteen Dream), Breakout Star of the Year, and Male Competitor of the Year. Black defeated Cole in an Extreme Rules match at NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia. On the February 14, 2018 episode of NXT, he said he had "a devil on [his] back", which he said was the NXT Championship. He was then interrupted by Killian Dain, who he beat on the March 7 edition of NXT to become the #1 contender for the NXT Championship. He received his title opportunity against Andrade "Cien" Almas at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans on April 7, where he won to become the new NXT Champion.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- As Aleister Black
- Black Mass (Spinning high kick) - 2017-present
- As Tommy End
- Anti Cross (Armtrap octopus hold)
- Dragonslayer / Owari Death Clutch (Grounded dragon sleeper, while clasping his hands behind his back, sometimes preceded by a cutter)
- Owari Death Stomp (Diving double foot stomp)
- As Aleister Black
- Signature moves
- Brainbuster
- Multiple kick variations
- Roundhouse
- Spinning heel
- Multiple knee variations
- Aimless Arrow (Jumping, sometimes from the middle rope)
- Bicycle
- Deicide Knee Strike (Running single leg high)
- High
- Multiple suplex variations
- Deadlift German
- Exploder
- Saito
- Multiple striking combinations
- Nephilim (Over the corner slingshot into a springboard moonsault to the outside)
- Quebrada (No-handed springboard moonsault)
- Nicknames
- "The End"
- "The Anti-Hero"
- "The Dutch Destroyer"
- "Evil"
- "The Ominous Man from Amsterdam"
- "The Striking Man From Amstersam"
- I Entrance themes
- "Heavy Eyes" by Brutality Will Prevail
- "Pleased To Meet You" by Trapped Under Ice (PROGRESS)
- "Root of All Evil" by CFO$ featuring Incendiary (NXT)April 1, 2017-present
Championships and accomplishments
- Adriatic Special Combat Academy
- Super 8 Cup II (2013)
- Catch Wrestling Norddeutschland
- CWN Mittelgewichtsmeisterschaft Championship (1 time)
- Fiend Wrestling Germany
- FWG Lightweight Championship (1 time)
- FWG Lightweight Title Tournament (2009)
- Fight Club: PRO
- FCP Championship (1 time)
- Freestyle Championship Wrestling
- FCW Deutschland Lightweight Championship (1 time)
- Insane Championship Wrestling
- ICW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Michael Dante
- ICW "Match of the Year" Bammy Award (2015) - for Legion (Mikey Whiplash, Tommy End & Michael Dante) vs New Age Kliq (BT Gunn, Chris Renfrew & Wolfgang) at Fear & Loathing VIII
- International Catch Wrestling Alliance
- ICWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- ICWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
- ICWA European Tag Team Championship/NWA European Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Michael Dante
- Pro Wrestling Holland
- PWH Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Michael Dante
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #102 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2017
- Pro Wrestling Showdown
- PWS Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Progress Wrestling
- Progress Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Michael Dante
- Super Strong Style 16 (2016)
- Southside Wrestling Entertainment
- SWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Michael Dante
- Westside Xtreme Wrestling
- wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship (1 time)
- wXw World Lightweight Championship (2 times)
- wXw World Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Michael Dante
- 16 Carat Gold Tournament (2013, 2015)
- Chase The Mahamla (2011)
- World Lightweight Tournament (2006)
- WWE NXT
- NXT Championship (1 time, current)
- NXT Year-End Award (3 times)
- Male Competitor of the Year (2017)
- Breakout Star of the Year (2017)
- Rivalry of the Year (2017) - vs Velveteen Dream
References
External links
- Aleister Black's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database
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