9 Current WWE stars you didn't know battled mental health issues

#4 Aleister Black

Black Mass waits for no man.

His disturbing aura and skin-crawling entrance might be used to plant nightmares into the minds of his enemies, but Aleister Black is very familiar with a few nightmarish moments of his own.

Shortly after NXT Takeover: New Orleans in 2018, Black took to Instagram to share his own mental health journey to inspire and enlighten his followers:

“I have no idea where I will go with this, but I felt the need to do so… I am someone who suffers from anxiety and depression. You know when you wake up and you can feel inside yourself that you are not having a good day already? Well I wake up too sometimes like that, only I wake up wondering why I even still wake up… Despite the long road, despite the anxiety, which can be crippling at times, despite the not always fun states of minds that I have, I am here. And the good thing is.... I feel I am far from done.”

Black, who legitimately knocked out Drew McIntyre at the Royal Rumble in an impressive move, has more than proven himself since his move to the main roster. Given his battles with anxiety, his career has been a hugely admirable accomplishment.