Tom Budgen, aka Malakai Black, is a Dutch Professional wrestler. Here is everything you need to know about MalakaiBlack, including her net worth, salary, records, personal life.
Aleister Black has many nicknames like Malakai Black (AEW name), Tommy End in the world of pro wrestling. Let us have a look at one all-around wrestler’s net worth, career, records, and much more.
Malakai Black Facts
| Birth Place | Orlando, Florida, U.s. |
| Father’s Name | NA |
| Mother’s Name | NA |
| Star Sign | Taurus |
| Net Worth (2021) | $ 1 million |
| Salary (2021) | $100,000 |
| Age | 36 |
| Date of Birth | 19th May 1985 |
| High School | Davenport West High School |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Wrestling Debut | 2002 |
| WWE Debut | 2016 |
| Finisher | Anti cross, Owari Death Kick, Black Mass |
| Achievements | WWE NXT Championship, wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship, wXw World Tag Team Championship |
| Spouse | WWE Female Star Zelina Vega |
| Children | No Kids |
| Nickname | The Anti-Hero, The End, The Dutch Destroyer |
| Social Media | Instagram, Twitter |
Malakai Black Net Worth and Salary
The Dutch Professional wrestler Malakai Black has has a net worth of around $1 million and makes around $100,000 annually, including pay-per-views and merchandise. Black also earns from his public appearances in the United States.
Malakai Black Career
Black started his wrestling career extensively on the independent circuit in the United Kingdom, Europe, under the ring name Tommy End at the age of 17 years.
Black is one of the most versatile wrestlers with a background in kickboxing, the Indonesian martial art of Pencak Silat.
He worked for promotions like Pro Wrestling Holland(PWH), Insane Championship Wrestling(ICW), Progress Wrestling, Westside Xtreme Wrestling(wXw), and not only that he also worked for North American promotion Combat Zone Wrestling(CZW) and Japanese promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling.
During the whole tenure of 14 years in independent promotions, he won a bunch of Championships like wXw Unified World Heavyweight Champion, wXw World Tag Team Champion, ICW Tag Team Champion and Progress Tag Team Champion.
In 2016, Budgen signed for WWE and was reported to the WWE Performance Center at the NXT brand by the ring name Aleister Black.
Black won the NXT Championship for the first time in 2018 by defeating Andrade “Cien” Almas at NXT TakeOver.
18th February 2019 was when Black made his main WWE roster debut against Elias on Monday night Raw. Unfortunately, black’s tag team championship with partner Ricochet turned out to be a failure at Wrestlemania 35.
Black eventually moved to the SmackDown brand after his wife Zelina Vega joined the same brand. Black made his PPV debut at the WWE Extreme Rules against Cesaro, which he remarkably won.
Black-faced one of the most popular stars of the industry, AJ Styles, in an Elimination Chamber match which he won with interference from The Dead Man. Interestingly, Black defeated Bobby Lashley in Wrestlemania 36.
WWE released Aleister Black due to budget cuts, and he ended up going to AEW under the ring name of Malakai Black in 2021. He also returned to Independent Circuit on PWG on August 2021 as Malakai Black with Brody King.
Black has three WWE NXT Year-End awards to his name, including Male Competitor of the Year, Breakout Star of the Year, and Rivalry of the Year.
Malakai Black Family and Personal Life
Malakai Black was born on 19th May 1985 in a very low-income family. He grew up in Amsterdam.
His father followed a cult-like religion, which helped Black develop an occult-like persona in the ring. Black has the biggest fears of spiders and is Claustrophobic.
Black got married to a fellow WWE Female star Thea Megan Trinidad aka Zelina Vega. They used to perform together in the WWE SmackDown brand. The couple lives together in Tampa, Florida, and has no kids yet.
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| No Kids |
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