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Paul Lloyd Jr.

Mar 03, 1981 (44 years old) in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Phillip Paul Lloyd is a South African-American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE, under the ring name Justin Gabriel. He is currently wrestling under the ring name P. J. Black.

A second-generation wrestler, Lloyd was initially trained by his father. Debuting in 1997 at the age of 16, where he competed in the United Kingdom and South Africa and was the inaugural winner of the WWP World Cruiserweight Championship in World Wrestling Professionals as P. J. Black.

In 2008, Lloyd signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment, and was assigned to Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), WWE's developmental territory, where he won the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship, with Kris Logan, and the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship. In February 2010, he competed in the first season of NXT, finishing third, before being called to the main roster in June 2010 joining The Nexus. He joined the Corre in 2011. Teaming regularly with Heath Slater, the duo won the WWE Tag Team Championship three times in 2010 and 2011, which was the apex of Gabriel's success with WWE. He also won the TNA King of the Mountain Championship during his brief GFW crossover appearances with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2015.

Known For

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WWE NXT
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Lucha Underground
PJ Black
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The JBL and Cole Show
Justin Gabriel
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NJPW STRONG
PJ Black
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WWE WrestleMania XXVII
Justin Gabriel
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WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
Justin Gabriel
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WWE WrestleMania XXX
Justin Gabriel
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WWE Royal Rumble 2012
Justin Gabriel
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One Night Only: GFW Amped Anthology
PJ Black
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WWE Royal Rumble 2011
Justin Gabriel

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