Birth name Tom Budgen Billed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Debut 2002 Weight 94 kg | Residence Orlando, Florida, U.S. Billed weight 205 lb (93 kg) Height 1.83 m Billed from Netherlands | |
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Born 19 May 1985 (age 31)
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands ( 1985-05-19 ) Ring name(s) Aleister Black
Tommy End
Tommy the End
Thomas van Dyck Trained by Bob Schrijber, Chris Hero, Johnny Kidd, Mike Quackenbush, Nigel McGuinness Similar Chris Hero, Marty Scurll, Damian O'Connor, Zack Sabre Jr, Tommaso Ciampa | ||
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.
Contents
- Early life
- Independent circuit 20022016
- NXT 2016present
- In wrestling
- Championships and accomplishments
- References
Early life
Budgen was born in Amsterdam.
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 Wrestling Tag Team Champion.
End 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.
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, 2017, 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 2017 episode of NXT promoting Black's television debut at NXT TakeOver: Orlando. At NXT TakeOver: Orlando, Black won his debut against Andrade "Cien" Almas.