PJ Black

**Phillip Paul Lloyd** (born 3 March 1981) is a South African-American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE, under the ring name **Justin Gabriel**. He is currently wrestling under the ring name **PJ Black**.

A second-generation wrestler, Lloyd was initially trained by his father. Debuting in 1997 at the age of 16, where he competed in the United Kingdom and South Africa, and was the inaugural winner of the WWP World Cruiserweight Championship in World Wrestling Professionals as P. J. Black.

In 2008, Lloyd signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment, and was assigned to Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), WWE's developmental territory, where he won the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship, with Kris Logan, and the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship. In February 2010, he competed in the first season of NXT, finishing third, before being called to the main roster in June 2010 joining **The Nexus** and later joined **The Corre** in 2011. Teaming regularly with Heath Slater, the duo won the WWE Tag Team Championship three times in 2010 and 2011, which was the apex of Gabriel's success with WWE. He also won the TNA King of the Mountain Championship during his brief GFW crossover appearances with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2015.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ *The Placedo Effect* (450° splash) , sometimes while springboarding
	+ *Black Diamond* (Inverted crucifix cutter)
	+ Moonsault onto a standing opponent transitioned into an inverted DDT
	+ *The Wildness* (Moonsault transitioned into a double foot stomp)

* **Signature moves**
	+ *Black to the Future* (Spin-out powerbomb)
	+ Corkscrew plancha
	+ Discus elbow smash
	+ Hurricanrana, sometimes from second rope
	+ Heel hook
	+ Overhead gutwrench backbreaker rack flipped sideways into an implant DDT
	+ Inverted facelock elbow drop
	+ High-angle senton bomb
	+ Koji clutch, preceded by STO or reverse STO
	+ Multiple kick variations
		- Enzuigiri
		- Jumping back
		- Spin
		- Jumping rolling sole, sometimes with shoot kicks combo
		- Super
	+ Running crossbody
	+ Russian legsweep, followed by a Headscissors armbar
	+ Slingshot somersault senton
	+ Springboard crossbody
	+ STO
	+ Springboard moonsault, sometimes from the top rope
	+ Tilt-a-whirl DDT
	+ Springboard senton bomb
	+ Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker
	+ Tornado DDT
	+ Running, leaping or diving shoulder block

* **Nicknames**
	+ "The Cape Town Werewolf"
	+ "The Daredevil"
	+ **"The Darewolf"**
	+ "The Poster Boy"
	+ "The South African Sensation"

* **Entrance themes**
	+ **World Wrestling Entertainment**
		- "Live for the Moment" by Monster Magnet
		- "Wild and Young" by American Bang
		- "Get Through This" by Art of Dying
		- "We Are One" by 12 Stones (used as a member of The Nexus)
		- "End of Days" by Jim Johnston Feat. Nathan Hunt (used as a member of The Corre)
		- "Black or White" by Bleeding in Stereo
		- "All About the Power" by Jim Johnston Feat. S-Preme
		- "The Rising" by Jan Cyrka & Tony Bricheno
		- "Fear Nothing" by CFO$
	+ **Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / IMPACT Wrestling**
		- "Obtuse" by Peroxwhy?gen
		- "You Will Believe in Me" by John Kiernan Feat. Monster Tarver & It Lives, It Breathes
	+ **Independent circuit**
		- "Voodoo People" by The Prodigy
		- "Obtuse" by Peroxwhy?gen
		- "The Rising" by Jan Cyrka & Tony Bricheno
		- "Fear Nothing" by CFO$
		- **"You Will Believe in Me"** by John Kiernan Feat. Monster Tarver & It Lives, It Breathes
	+ **Lucha Underground**
		- "Anti-Joy Process" by Daniel Holter & Kyle White
	+ **Ring of Honor**
		- "Death Toll" by Rob Maassen Van Den Brink
		- "You Will Believe in Me" by John Kiernan Feat. Monster Tarver & It Lives, It Breathes
	+ **New Japan Pro-Wrestling**
		- "Death Toll" by Rob Maassen Van Den Brink
		- "You Will Believe in Me" by John Kiernan Feat. Monster Tarver & It Lives, It Breathes

## Championships and accomplishments

* **Cornish Pro Wrestling**
	+ LEP Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **Destiny World Wrestling**
	+ DWW Championship (1 time)
* **Florida Championship Wrestling**
	+ FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
	+ FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kris Logan
* **German Wrestling Federation**
	+ GWF Berlin Championship (1 time)
* **Global Force Wrestling**
	+ GFW NEX\*GEN Championship (1 time)
	+ GFW NEX\*GEN Championship Tournament (2015)
* **Lucha Underground**
	+ Lucha Underground Trios Championship (1 time) – with Jack Evans and Johnny Mundo
* ***Pro Wrestling Illustrated***
	+ Ranked him **#61** of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the *PWI 500* in 2011
	+ Feud of the Year (2010) – The Nexus vs. WWE
	+ Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2010) – as part of The Nexus
* **Rogue Wrestling**
	+ WWEDM Championship (1 time)
	+ WWEDM Title Tournament (2018)
* **Slamforce Africa**
	+ SFA World Championship (1 time, current)
* **Southside Wrestling Entertainment**
	+ SWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Nixon Newell
* **Total Nonstop Action Wrestling**
	+ TNA King of the Mountain Championship (1 time)
	+ King of the Mountain (2015)
* **World Wrestling Entertainment**
	+ WWE Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Heath Slater
	+ Slammy Awards
		- Shocker of the Year (2010) – The Debut of The Nexus
		- Animal of the Year (2014) – as The Bunny
* **World Wrestling Professionals**
	+ WWP World Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)