Where are they now: The Nexus 7, 7 Years Later

#2. Justin Gabriel

After his WWE career came up short Justin Gabriel has been thriving on the indies.

Justin Gabriel got a nice push as part of The Nexus. Out of everyone in the stable, he may have benefited the most from Daniel Bryan’s early exile and Skip Sheffield getting hurt. He was slotted in a second in command position behind Wade Barrett and booked competitively in big match opportunities against John Cena and stars of comparable stature.

Gabriel’s star faded fast after the Nexus went its separate ways. While he would get screen time as part of the Corre faction, a face turn would see him wind up mostly directionless. He teamed with Tyson Kidd for a spell and then worked mostly for NXT before Gabriel chose not to re-sign with WWE.

Gabriel would reinvent himself on the indies under the gimmick of The Darewolf PJ Black. Most notably, he’d surface on the Lucha Underground roster, teaming up with Johnny Mundo, Jack Evans, Taya, and Ricky Mandel to form the successful Worldwide Underground group.