JUSTIN GARIEL

Gabriel  in  April  2014

Birth  name Paul  Lloyd  Jr.

Born 3  March  1981  (age  34)

Cape  Town,  South  Africa

Professional  wrestling  career

Ring  name(s) Justin  Angel

Justin  Gabriel

Paul  Lloyd

Paul  Lloyd  Jr.

The  Bunny  

PJ  Black

Billed  height 6  ft  2  in  (1.88  m)

Billed  weight 213  lb  (97  kg)

Billed  from Cape  Town,  South  Africa

Trained  by Paul  Lloyd  Sr.

Steve  Debbes

Alex  Shane

Mark  Sloan

Florida  Championship  Wrestling

Debut 1997

Paul  Lloyd  Jr.  (born  3  March  1981)  is  a  South  African  professional  wrestler.  He  is  best  known  for  his  tenure  in  World  Wrestling  Entertainment  (WWE)  where  he  competed  under  the  ring  name  Justin  Gabriel.  He  is  currently  competing  on  the  independent  circuit  under  the  ring  name  PJ  Black.

A  second-generation  wrestler,  Lloyd  was  initially  trained  by  his  father.  Debuting  in  1997  aged  16,  he  competed  in  the  United  Kingdom  and  South  Africa,  and  was  the  inaugural  WWP  World  Cruiserweight  Championship  in  World  Wrestling  Professionals  as  PJ  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  had  a  stint  in  WWE  as  The  Bunny  in  late  2014.

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