Justin Gabriel

Justin Gabriel

Personal Information

Full Name Phillip Paul Lloyd
Date of Birth March 3, 1981
Nationality South Africa
Height 6 ft 1 in

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Former Nexus member addresses WWE return talks
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Former AEW star confirms he has traveled to England ahead of WWE Money in the Bank
Former WWE superstar confirms he has been in contact with AEW Former WWE superstar confirms he has been in contact with AEW
Former WWE superstar confirms he has been in contact with AEW
42-year-old star confirms he's been in talks with WWE over a potential return after 8 years 42-year-old star confirms he's been in talks with WWE over a potential return after 8 years
42-year-old star confirms he's been in talks with WWE over a potential return after 8 years
Ex-WWE star opens up on pinning John Cena multiple times Ex-WWE star opens up on pinning John Cena multiple times
Ex-WWE star opens up on pinning John Cena multiple times

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Makita on who he wants to step into the ring with before hanging up his boots

Justin Gabriel: A Brief Biography

Phillip Paul Lloyd is a South African-American professional wrestler signed with ROH as PJ Black. He is best known for his work with WWE as Justin Gabriel. He is a former WWE Tag Team Champion.

  1. Professional Wrestling Career
  2. Championships and Accomplishments

Professional Wrestling Career

Early Years (1997-2008)

Initially, Lloyd was trained by his father at the age of 16. Lloyd spent five years training and wrestling in the United Kingdom and South Africa before moving to the states. Lloyd spent some time on the independent circuit before signing with WWE.

WWE (2008-2015)

In 2008, Lloyd signed a three-year deal with WWE and began working for FCW. During his time in FCW, Lloyd won the FCW World and Tag Team Championship. Later, Lloyd was renamed to Justin Gabriel and joined NXT Season 1. Gabriel failed to win the season but joined The Nexus.

During his time in the stable, Gabriel formed a tag team with Heath Slater. The duo won the WWE Tag Team Championships on three occasions. In October, the duo left the stable to join The Corre. In 2011, the stable was disbanded and Gabriel turned face.

After 2011, Gabriel spent most of his time wrestling on NXT, Main Event, and Superstars. He formed a team with Tyson Kidd, which was short-lived. In his final days, they used Gabriel as an enhancement talent and portrayed as Adam Rose's Bunny before leaving the company.

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Independent Circuit (2015-Present)

After being released, Black returned to the independent circuit. He wrestled for several promotions, such as Evolve, GFW, TNA, Chikara, Lucha Underground, NWA, ROH, and many more. Black also won several championships in these promotions. In 2018, Black signed with ROH. At Summer Supercard, Black defeated Marty Scurll.

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Championships and Accomplishments

ChampionshipNumber of Times
LEP Heavyweight Championship1
FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship1
FCW Florida Tag Team Championship1
GWF Berlin Championship1
GFW NEX*GEN Championship1
Lucha Underground Trios Championship1
WWEDM Championship1
SWE Tag Team Championship1
TNA King of the Mountain Championship1
WWE Tag Team Championship3
WWP World Cruiserweight Championship1
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