WWE's original Nexus: Where are they now?

#3 Justin Gabriel

Justin Gabriel became WWE's first-ever South African superstar when he signed for the company back in 2008 and went on to be part of NXT's first season with Matt Hardy as his mentor. Gabriel later debuted on WWE's main roster with The Nexus and remained with the group until January 2011.

During his time in The Nexus, Gabriel became a Tag Team Champion alongside Heath Slater when fellow Nexus member David Otunga allowed Slater to pin him. Gabriel walked away from the group when it was under CM Punk's leadership and later went on to join The Corre alongside former leader Wade Barrett.

Gabriel remained contracted with WWE until 2015 and won the Tag Team Championships on another two occasions with Heath Slater. Following his release, the former Champion went on to compete in IMPACT Wrestling and became known as PJ Black where he's a former King of the Mountain Champion.

Black has since gone on to compete in Lucha Underground, NWA, and Ring of Honor under his new ring name. Black is also a huge fan of BASE Jumping but has suffered injuries as a result the most recent saw him lose part of his finger, which was later re-attached.