Justin Gabriel

Phillip Paul Lloyd (born March 3, 1981) is a South African professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) where he wrestled under the ring name Justin Gabriel. He is currently wrestling for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and Global Force Wrestling (GFW) under the ring name PJ Black.

PJ Black
PJ Black in February 2019
Birth name	Phillip Paul Lloyd[1]
Born	(1981-03-03) March 3, 1981 (age 44) Cape Town, South Africa
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	The Bunny[2] Justin Angel Justin Gabriel Paul Lloyd Paul Pidoras Paul Lloyd Jr. PJ Black
Billed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Billed weight	213 lb (97 kg)[3]
Billed from	Cape Town, South Africa[3]
Trained by	Paul Lloyd Alex Shane Mark Sloan
Debut	1997

Lloyd was the first South African wrestler to compete in the WWE. While performing in Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), he was a one-time FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion and a one-time FCW Florida Tag Team Champion with Kris Logan. He is a former member of The Nexus and The Corre. His finishing move is the 450° splash.

Gabriel had his last televised WWE match on the January 14, 2015 episode of Main Event in a loss to Rusev.^[4] On January 24, 2015, it was reported by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Gabriel had quit WWE,^[5] which was a day before the 2015 Royal Rumble which he was scheduled to appear in before he was replaced in the match. The next day, WWE confirmed his release.^[6]

On May 6, 2015, Global Force Wrestling (GFW) announced that they had added PJ Black to their roster.^[7]

On August 12, Black was a part of an angle, where GFW invaded Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He would go on to defeat Lashley, Chris Mordetzky, Eric Young and Robbie E in a King of the Mountain match and win the vacant TNA King of the Mountain Championship.^[8] On August 19, Black faced off against EC3 for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.^[9]