(1985-05-19) 19 May 1985 (age 38) Alkmaar, Netherlands
Spouse(s)
Zelina Vega
(m. 2018)
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 and martial artist. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs as leader of the House of Black stable under the ring name Malakai Black and is a former one-time AEW World Trios Champion. He is also known for his work in WWE, where he performed as Aleister Black from 2017 to 2021.
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, and joined AEW a month later.
^"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.
^ ab"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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