History Wrestling / AleisterBlack

-> ''"No one is ever truly good!''\\
''No one is ever truly evil!''\\

He fought in Pro Wrestling Holland, Wrestling/Insane Championship Wrestling, Wrestling/PROGRESSWrestling, Westside Xtreme Wrestling, Over the Top Wrestling, Revolution Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Showdown among others. He also worked for international promotions, such as Wrestling/CombatZoneWrestling, EVOLVE, Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerrilla and Big Japan Pro Wrestling. He held a plethora of titles including the wXw World Lightweight Championship (2x), ICWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship, CWN Mittelgewichtsmeisterschaft Championship, FWG Lightweight Championship, PWS Heavyweight Championship, wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship, SWE Tag Team Championship, FCP Championship and ICWA Heavyweight Champion as Tommy End, and the WWE NXT Champion as Aleister Black. He also held the wXw World Tag Team Championship (2x), ICWA European Tag Team Championship, ICW Tag Team Championship, PROGRESS Tag Team Championship and PWH Tag Team Championship as part of The Sumerian Death Squad.

Aleister Black (real name Thomas Budgen, born May 19, 1985) is a former UsefulNotes/{{kickbox|ing}}er turned {{professional wrestl|ing}}er hailing from Alkmaar, North Holland, UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands, currently signed to Wrestling/{{WWE}} and performing on the Wrestling/WWERaw brand, who has performed all around the world. He was trained by Wrestling/ChrisHero, [[Characters/UniversalWrestlingFederationRINGSHolland Bob Schrijber]], Johnny Kidd, Wrestling/MikeQuackenbush and Wrestling/NigelMcGuinness.

->-- "'''Root of All Evil'''", his Wrestling/{{WWE} theme music

Aleister Black (real name Thomas Budgen, born May 19, 1985) is a former UsefulNotes/{{kickbox|ing}}er turned {{professional wrestl|ing}}er hailing from Alkmaar, North Holland, UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands, currently signed to Wrestling/{{WWE}} and performing on the [[Wrestling/WWERaw brand, who has performed all around the world. He was trained by Wrestling/ChrisHero, [[Characters/UniversalWrestlingFederationRINGSHolland Bob Schrijber]], Johnny Kidd, Wrestling/MikeQuackenbush and Wrestling/NigelMcGuinness.

->-- "'''Root of All Evil'''", his [[Wrestling/{{WWENXT}} NXT]] theme music

Aleister Black (real name Thomas Budgen, born May 19, 1985) is a former UsefulNotes/{{kickbox|ing}}er turned {{professional wrestl|ing}}er hailing from Alkmaar, North Holland, UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands, currently signed to Wrestling/{{WWE}} and performing on the [[Wrestling/{{WWENXT}} NXT]] brand, who has performed all around the world. He was trained by Wrestling/ChrisHero, [[Characters/UniversalWrestlingFederationRINGSHolland Bob Schrijber]], Johnny Kidd, Wrestling/MikeQuackenbush and Wrestling/NigelMcGuinness.

-> ''No one is ever truly good!''\\

''And we will never be equal!''
->-- "Root of All Evil", his [[Wrestling/{{WWENXT}} NXT]] theme music


Aleister Black (real name Thomas Budgen, born May 19, 1985) is a former [[UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}} kickboxer]] turned {{professional wrestl|ing}}er hailing from Alkmaar, North Holland, UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands, currently signed to ''Wrestling/{{WWE}}'' and performing on the ''[[Wrestling/{{WWENXT}} NXT]]'' brand, who has performed all around the world. He was trained by Wrestling/ChrisHero, [[Characters/UniversalWrestlingFederationRINGSHolland Bob Schrijber]], Johnny Kidd, Wrestling/MikeQuackenbush and Wrestling/NigelMcGuinness.

He fought in ''Pro Wrestling Holland'', ''Wrestling/InsaneChampionshipWrestling'', ''Wrestling/PROGRESSWrestling'', ''Westside Xtreme Wrestling'', ''Over The Top Wrestling'', ''Revolution Pro Wrestling'' and ''Pro Wrestling Showdown'' among others. He also worked for international promotions, such as ''Wrestling/CombatZoneWrestling'', ''Wrestling/{{EVOLVE}}'' and ''Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerrilla'' and ''Wrestling/BigJapanProWrestling''. He held a plethora of titles including the wXw World Lightweight Championship (2x), ICWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship, CWN Mittelgewichtsmeisterschaft Championship, FWG Lightweight Championship, PWS Heavyweight Championship, wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship, SWE Tag Team Championship, FCP Championship and ICWA Heavyweight Champion as Tommy End, and the WWE NXT Champion as Aleister Black. He also held the wXw World Tag Team Championship (2x), ICWA European Tag Team Championship, ICW Tag Team Championship, PROGRESS Tag Team Championship and PWH Tag Team Championship as part of The Sumerian Death Squad.

!![[TropesAreNotGood No trope is ever truly good]], [[TropesAreTools no trope is ever truly evil]]…

* CombatCommentator: Took part on the booth on ''BJW World Triangle Night In Osaka'', a {{crossover}} between ''BJW'', ''Wrestling/{{CZW}}'' and ''wXw''.

** "Heroes Eventually Die" with Wrestling/ChrisHero in ''EVOLVE''.

* TournamentArc: Won several tournaments:
wXw World Lightweight Tournament 2006, FWG Lightweight Title Tournament, wXw Chase the Mahamla, wXw 16 Carat Gold Tournament 2013, Super 8 Cup 2, wXw 16 Carat Gold Tournament 2015 and [[Wrestling/PROGRESSWrestling Super Strong Style 16 2016]].
* UnrelatedBrothers: Has a kayfabe cousin in Marc End.

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: ''Aleister Black'' definitely has some foreboding feeling to it.

* PivotalWakeUp: The literal ''tilting-to-upright-by-their-feet'', albeit with the aid of lying on a platform.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[CatchPhrase Fade To Black!]]]]

!!No trope is ever truly good, no trope is ever truly evil...

!!Black Tropes

* ArchEnemy: Wrestling/JohnnyGargano, who was the one who put Aleister Black out of action prior to ''[=TakeOver:=] Brooklyn IV''.

* TattooAsCharacterType: Black's body is covered with various religious and occult symbols, indicating his interest in the supernatural.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Despite being a dark, brooding character who incorporates a lot of occult symbols into his appearance, he describes himself as being neither saint nor sinner, just someone who maintains the balance. This is also true of his stint in the indies as "Tommy End"; for example, TheGimmick of "The Sumerian Death Squad" was that of an Illuminati hit squad which were presented as faces.

* TheMentor: Trained plenty of wrestlers as well, among them [[Characters/{{WWENXTUK}} Isla Dawn]], his long time TagTeam partner Michael Dante, and his kayfabe brother Marc End. A more abarcative list can be found [[https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=1700&page=14 here]].

--> ''"I am the Devil and I've brought hell with me"''

* UnrelatedBrothers: Has a kayfabve cousin in Marc End.

* AntiHero: Cast this way in NXT. Brutal, brooding, and frankly scary looking - yet pushed, at least nominally, as a babyface. (For bonus points, he has "Anti Hero" tattooed on his knuckles.)
* ArchEnemy: Wrestling/JohnnyGargano, who was the one who put Aleister Black out of action prior to ''[=TakeOver:=] Brooklyn IV.''

* CatchPhrase: Took him a while to get one, as he [[TheQuietOne just didn't talk often enough.]] Nowadays, if you're an enemy of his, he will promise to make you "fade to black."

-->''[[spoiler: Immediately annihilates Gargano with the Black Mass.]]''
* PutOnABus: Attacked in the parking lot on NXT in August 2018, resulting in his withdrawal from an upcoming championship match, his disappearance from NXT for a couple of months, and an entire "whodunit?" angle where Regal and other onscreen NXT officials try to figure out who attacked him. [[spoiler: On the October 24th taping, as Black already knew who the perpetrator was on the previous episode and was actively looking for him, the audience got their answer in the form of [[FaceHeelTurn a superkick from]] Wrestling/JohnnyGargano.]]

* UnstoppableRage: After he was informed of the perpetrator of the sneak attack that put him on the shelf for several months. Black was ''not happy.''
* WrestlingMonster: A rare tweener variation. His OneHitKill finisher has beaten numerous wrestlers, while Black himself is yet to be pinned or submitted. [[spoiler: Until the December 27, 2017 episode, where he was pinned by Wrestling/JohnnyGargano after interference from Wrestling/TheUndisputedEra, preventing him from becoming the No. 1 Contender to Andrade "Cien" Almas.]]

* ArchEnemy: Johnny Gargano, who was the one who put Aleister Black out of action prior to ''[=TakeOver:=] Brooklyn IV.''

-->''[[spoiler: Immediately annihilates Johnny Gargano with the Black Mass.]]''
* PutOnABus: Attacked in the parking lot on NXT in August 2018, resulting in his withdrawal from an upcoming championship match, his disappearance from NXT for a couple of months, and an entire "whodunit?" angle where Regal and other onscreen NXT officials try to figure out who attacked him. [[spoiler: On the October 24th taping, as Black already knew who the perpetrator was on the previous episode and was actively looking for him, the audience got their answer in the form of a superkick from [[FaceHeelTurn Johnny Gargano.]]]]

* WrestlingMonster: A rare tweener variation. His OneHitKill finisher has beaten numerous wrestlers, while Black himself is yet to be pinned or submitted. [[spoiler: Until the December 27, 2017 episode, where he was pinned by Johnny Gargano after interference from The Undisputed Era, preventing him from becoming the No. 1 Contender to Andrade "Cien" Almas.]]

--> ''No one is ever truly good!''\\

''And we will never be equal!''\\
-->-- "Root of All Evil", his [[Wrestling/{{WWENXT}} NXT]] theme music

-->-- His Wrestling/{{WWENXT}} theme music

Aleister Black (real name Thomas Budgen, born May 19, 1985) is a former [[UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}} kickboxer]] turned {{professional wrestl|ing}}er of [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands dutch]] origin, currently signed to ''Wrestling/{{WWE}}'' and performing on the ''[[Wrestling/{{WWENXT}} NXT]]'' brand, who has performed all around the world. He was trained by Wrestling/ChrisHero, [[Characters/UniversalWrestlingFederationRINGSHolland Bob Schrijber]], Johnny Kidd, Wrestling/MikeQuackenbush and Wrestling/NigelMcGuinness.

* RoundhouseKick: His SignatureMove.

* PowerStable: Mind, with Adam Polak, Wrestling/{{WALTER}}, Michael Dante and Karsten Beck.
* RedBaron: "The Anti-Hero".

** "The Sumerian Death Squad", with Michael Dante/Anthony Zeus.

* ExtremityExtremist: He has a ton of kicks and knees in his arsenal.

* IKnowKarate: Kickboxing. He's a trained martial artist who incorporates a lot of kickboxing moves into his arsenal.

* PreMortemOneLiner: Delivered an ''amazing'' wrestling version of one right at the end of his match at ''Takeover: Wargames II''.

-->''[[spoiler: Black immediately annihilates Johnny Gargano with the Black Mass.]]''

* DarkIsNotEvil: While in The Sumerian Death Squad, as their gimmick is that of an Illuminati hit squad and are presented as faces too.

* RoundhouseKick: His SignatureMove.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Despite being a dark, brooding character who incorporates a lot of occult symbols into his appearance, he describes himself as being neither saint nor sinner, just someone who maintains the balance.

* KnuckleTattoos: "Anti Hero".

* TagTeam: The Sumerian Death Squad, with Michael Dante/Anthony Zeus.

Aleister Black (real name Thomas Budgen, born May 19, 1985) is a former [[UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}} kickboxer]] turned {{professional wrestl|ing}}er of [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands dutch]] origin, currently signed to ''Wrestling/{{WWE}}'' and performing on the ''[[Wrestling/{{WWENXT}} NXT]]'' brand, who has performed all around the world. He was trained by Wrestling/ChrisHero, Bob Schrijber, Johnny Kidd, Wrestling/MikeQuackenbush and Wrestling/NigelMcGuinness.

* ArchEnemy:
** Johnny Gargano, who was the one who put Aleister Black out of action prior to ''[=TakeOver:=] Brooklyn IV.''
**

** ActorSharedBackground: Tom Budgen is actually a Laveyan Satanist.
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Kickboxing]]: He is a trained martial artist who incorporates a lot of kickboxing moves into his arsenal.

* PutOnABus: Attacked in the parking lot on NXT in August 2018, resulting in his withdrawal from an upcoming championship match ([[WhatCouldHaveBeen a triple threat between himself, Johnny Gargano, and Tommaso Ciampa!]]) his disappearance from NXT for a couple of months, and an entire "whodunit?" angle where Regal and other onscreen NXT officials try to figure out who attacked him. [[spoiler: On the October 24th taping, as Black already knew who the perpetrator was on the previous episode and was actively looking for him, the audience got their answer in the form of a superkick from [[FaceHeelTurn Johnny Gargano.]]]]
** RealLifeWritesThePlot: This write-out, like many, was prompted by a legit injury to Black, in which he got hurt from the [[GroinAttack turnbuckle crotch spot.]] Yikes.

Aleister Black (real name Thomas Budgen, born May 19, 1985) is a {{professional wrestl|ing}}er of [[UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands dutch]] origin currently signed to ''Wrestling/{{WWE}}'' and performing on the ''[[Wrestling/{{WWENXT}} NXT]]'' brand.

* HappilyMarried: to [[Wrestling/TheaTrinidad Zelina Vega]].

[[caption-width-right:[[CatchPhrase Fade To Black!]]]]