Malakai Black
Tom Büdgen (born 19 May 1985) is a Dutch professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and competes under the ring name Malakai Black.
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| Ring name(s) | Aleister Black Malakai Black Tommy End |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Born | May 19, 1985 Alkmaar, Netherlands |
| Billed from | "The Lodge in Amsterdam" Amsterdam, Holland Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Trained by | Bob Schrijber Chris Hero Johnny Kidd Mike Quackenbush Nigel McGuinness |
| Debut | 18 June 2002 |
He is also known for his time wrestling in WWE where he wrestled under the ring name Aleister Black and was a one-time NXT Champion. Büdgen has also competed for Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW), Progress, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), and Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw).
During his time in AEW, Black has been a one-time AEW World Trios Champion.
Career
All Elite Wrestling
On 7 July 2021 at Road Rager, Black debuted with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) by hitting the Black Mass on both Cody Rhodes and Arn Anderson.[1] Black made his AEW in-ring debut on the 4 August at Homecoming where he defeated Cody Rhodes.[2]
Black would form a tag team with Brody King called the Kings of the Black Throne on the 12 January 2022 edition of Dynamite.[3] Later on, the debuting Buddy Matthews would join them after their match and attack Death Triangle (Pac and Penta Oscuro). The three would call themselves The House of Black.[4]
At Double or Nothing, the House of Black defeated Death Triangle (Pac, Penta Oscuro, and Rey Fénix). After their win, Julia Hart betrayed The Varsity Blonds (Brian Pillman Jr. and Griff Garrison) by coming down to the ring and joined the House of Black after months of teasing it.[5]
On March 5, 2023 at Revolution, the House of Black defeated The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson) to win the AEW World Trios Championships. This gave Black his first championship in AEW.[6] They would lose the titles to Billy Gunn and The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) at All In.[7]
Malakai Black Media
Tommy End wrestling Donovan Dijak in August 2016
Black performing his in-ring pose in May 2017
Black at Forbidden Door in 2022
Black as NXT Champion in April 2018
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References
- ↑ "Malakai Black/Aleister Black debuts on AEW Dynamite Road Rager". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ↑ "8/4 AEW Dynamite results: Barnett's live review of "Homecoming" with Malakai Black vs. Cody Rhodes, Chris Jericho vs. Juventud Guerrera, Miro vs. Lee Johnson for the TNT Title, The Bunny vs. Leyla Hirsch for a shot at the NWA Women's Title, Christian Cage vs. The Blade". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite Results (1/12/22): Sammy Guevara Defends TNT Championship Against Daniel Garcia, CM Punk vs. Wardlow, Hikaru Shida vs. Serena Deeb + More!". Fightful. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ↑ "Buddy Matthews Makes AEW Debut On 2/23 AEW Dynamite". Fightful. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Double Or Nothing results: Powell's live review of Hangman Page vs. CM Punk for the AEW Championship, MJF vs. Wardlow, Thunder Rosa vs. Serena Deeb for the AEW Women's Title, Owen Hart Cup tournament finals, The Hardys vs. The Young Bucks, Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus vs. Ricky Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland for the AEW Tag Titles". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW Revolution results: Powell's live review of MJF vs. Bryan Danielson in an Iron Man match for the AEW World Championship, Jamie Hayter vs. Saraya vs. Ruby Soho in a three-way for the AEW Women's Title, Jon Moxley vs. Hangman Page in a Texas Death match, Samoa Joe vs. Wardlow for the TNT Title, The Elite vs. House of Black for the AEW Trios Titles". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ↑ "AEW All In results: Powell's live review of MJF vs. Adam Cole for the AEW World Championship, Will Ospreay vs. Chris Jericho, CM Punk vs. Samoa Joe for the Real World Title, Stadium Stampede". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 4, 2023.