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| Malakai Black | |
|---|---|
 Black in 2017 | |
| Birth name | Tom Büdgen |
| Born | 19 May 1985 Alkmaar, Netherlands |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Aleister Black Malakai Black[1] Tommy End |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[2] |
| Billed weight | 215 lb (98 kg)[3] |
| Billed from | "The Lodge in Amsterdam"[4] Amsterdam, Holland[3] Amsterdam, Netherlands[5] |
| Trained by | Bob Schrijber[6] Chris Hero[6][7] Johnny Kidd[7] Mike Quackenbush[7] Nigel McGuinness[6] Dutch Kickboxing and Muay Thai by Simon Harrison |
| Debut | 18 June 2002[8] |
Tom Büdgen (born 19 May 1985) is a Dutch professional wrestler. He is known for his tenures in WWE from 2016 until 2021 under the ring name Aleister Black and in All Elite Wrestling from 2021 to 2025 under the name Malakai Black.
Prior to signing with WWE, Büdgen worked extensively under the ring name Tommy End for promotions across Europe, the United States, and Japan. He most notably wrestled for Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW), Progress Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), and Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw), holding numerous championships such as the wXw Unified World Heavyweight Championship, wXw World Lightweight Championship, wXw World Tag Team Championship, ICW Tag Team Championship, and Progress Tag Team Championship.
Büdgen joined WWE's NXT brand in April 2017, debuting at NXT TakeOver: Orlando. He won the NXT Championship once and the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic once (with Ricochet) before he was moved to the Raw brand, and was later drafted to the SmackDown brand. He then appeared sporadically before being released in 2021. From 2021 to 2025 Black was signed to All Elite Wrestling performing under the ring name Malakai Black.
- ^ "AEW Dynamite Results for July 7, 2021". 7 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "WWE Profile - Aleister Black". ESPN. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Aleister Black". WWE. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "PROGRESS Chapter 26: Unknown Pleasures – PROGRESS Wrestling – Watch Online for Just $7.50 – Demand Progress". Demand Progress. 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Watch Malakai Black's Epic First AEW Entrance | AEW Dynamite: Homecoming, 8/4/21. YouTube. All Elite Wrestling. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
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