Tommy End (FKA Aleister Black) has taken to social media to post a new creepy vignette. The video features him in some type of asylum.
“I often wondered how many more there were, like in my head? Those voices. I don’t know which I prefer, the endless silence or the constant dialogue. I find them both equally frightening,” the video is captioned.
The scene starts out with two doctors discussing what they believe to be a dangerous patient. The scene then switches to End being interviewed by a doctor. The doctor then admonishes Black for getting into fights with other patients and not improving.
“All you have to do is go to your meetings, take your medicine and maybe you’ll start improving. You’ve been here for 5 years!” One doctor yelled at him.
“I have to agree with my colleague here, it’s been 5 years, you’re not getting any better, Tom” said the other doctor. Black signed with WWE in June of 2016 and was released in June of 2021, a period of 5 years.
After the lights flicker on and off for a period, Tommy then attacks the two medical professionals. The video closes with the words “The Devil Made Me Do It” flashing on the screen.
The video can be viewed in the below Instagram post:
31 year old Aleister Black was previously known as Tommy End on the independent scene in Europe. The heavily tattooed Dutch prospect has a background in kickboxing, which is evident in his wrestling style.
Black made his NXT in-ring debut at Takeover: Orlando with an impressive victory over Andrade “Cien” Almas.
With Black now joining the European main roster tour, and having defeated Almas in his NXT debut, he’s off to a strong start. See what’s next for Aleister Black over the next several weeks in NXT:
The annual wXw 16 Carat Gold Tournament has become one of the most prestigious events in today’s Independent wrestling scene and some of the biggest perfumers in the industry have won the 16 man competition. Former winners include Chris Hero, El Generico, Tommy End, Zack Sabre Jr and Sami Callihan.
This year’s iteration begins on March 10th in Oberhausen, Germany. The full event will be available to view in full on wXw’s on demand: www.wxw-wrestling.com/pages/media/wxwnow.php
wXw have now announced the first round matches for the 3 day event and they are:
When it was announced that Chris Hero had re-signed with WWE and would be returning to NXT it created a chasm across the Independent wrestling scene, both in the United States and Europe.
After his original departure from WWE back in 2013, Hero toured the world performing for numerous promotions big and small and establishing himself as quite possibly the best independent wrestler on the planet. What is truly astonishing is the quality and variety of matches that Chris Hero had in 2016; from his bouts in UK based Revolution Pro against Tomohiro Ishii and Katsuyori Shibata, his show stealing PROGRESS bouts against Mark Andrews and Marty Scurll, his PWG tag bout alongside Tommy End against Fenix & Pentagon Jr through to his EVOLVE matches with Dick Togo, Timothy Thatcher, Zack Sabre Jr……and Matt Riddle.
One of Hero’s biggest draws was that he seemed just as happy performing in front of thousands of fans as he did in front of a smaller crowd, eager to help as many promotions as possible gain traction and build their fan base.
Before I started writing this I saw a tweet from a very small UK based promotion stating that Matt Riddle would be performing for them in April against Josh Bodom, himself an up and coming star on the UK scene. Counter this with Riddle’s other matches so far in 2017 in the UK for the likes of Rev Pro and PROGRESS and you can see why I drew the comparison to Hero, he appears to be working for independents big and small.
Now, Riddle has only been wrestling for around 3 years and while he is not quite at the caliber of a Chris Hero just yet, he certainly has all of the tools to get there. Ever since his departure from UFC Riddle has taken to Pro Wrestling at an astonishing rate, earning him comparisons to the likes of Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar. His natural charisma and ability to read is what established him as a star in EVOLVE.
Riddle’s temperament seems to be the same as Hero’s, he wants to work for as many companies as possible, get as much experience as he can and build his brand globally. As I mentioned before the hole that Chris Hero left in the Independent scene was substantial. Indie companies desperately need a performer that can come in and elevate both your company and the stars on your roster Matt Riddle looks set to be the man to fill those boots with his willingness to work in diverse matches against a litany of different opponents.
Here are the results from PROGRESS Wrestling ‘Chapter 42: Life, The Universe & Wrestling‘ which took place at the O2 Academy in Birmingham, this was PROGRESS’ first ever show in the Midlands city.
Ringkampf (Axel Dieter Jr. & WALTER) b. The London Riots (James Davis & Rob Lynch) by Pinfall – wXw regulars Axel and Walter defeated the former PROGRESS tag team champs via pinfall
Jack Sexsmith b. Sebastian – Sexsmith defeated his longtime rival via pinfall
Jimmy Havoc b. Aleister Black (Tommy End) – Just hours before his official WWE debut Tommy End appeared in front of the PROGRESS crowd, he lost via pinfall to Havoc’s Acid Rainmaker
Natural Progression Series IV First Round Match – Alex Windsor b. Livvii Grace – Windsor won the match via pinfall to advance in the Natural Progression series to crown the first ever PROGRESS Women’s Champion.
The South Pacific Power Trip (TK Cooper & Travis Banks) b. The Origin (Dave Mastiff & El Ligero) – The ‘Banter Edition’ of the Origin lost to the SPPT via pinfall.
Spud b. Paul Robinson – TNA Star Rockstar Spud defeated Paul Robinson via pinfall, after the bout Robinson attacked Spud with a chair before being chased off by current rival Jimmy Havoc
PROGRESS Atlas Championship Match – Matt Riddle b. Rampage Brown – Riddle answered Rampage’s open challenge and won the bout to become only the second ATLAS champion in company history.
NXT star Tommy End is now known as Aleister Black. He defeated Elias Samson at Saturday night’s NXT live event from Ocala, Florida. Here are full results from the show, courtesy of JJ Williams:
– The show opened with wrestling legend Dory Funk Jr. coming to the ring for a promo. He was interrupted by SANITY, who were interrupted by Wesley Blake, Tucker Tucker Knight and Otis Dozovic. This set up a 6-man tag match.
– Wesley Blake, Tucker Knight & Otis Dozovic defeated SANITY in a hot opener.
Ryback has had a few things to say about the WWE since he parted ways with the company. On his podcast, Conversation with the Big Guy, Ryback reflected on a conversation he had with Triple H during his first contract negations. Ryback claimed that Triple H told him this that the WWE “never wants another marquee name” and that the they “are never going to have another John Cena”. This was during episode 17 of his show and you can listen to it by clicking the link above.
The WWE released a new video entitled 7 Things We Want To See In 2017. It was narrated by Corey Graves there were a couple of notable suggestions. Graves stated that John Cena has never been Intercontinental Champion and has never even competed for that title on television. Graves went on to say that thankfully John Cena is one Smackdown, the home of the IC Title. Graves also suggested that this may be the year that Daniel Bryan is inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. You can check out the rest of the list in the video below.
The WWE released another video recently about their new signee, Tommy End. In the video, Tommy End discusses his skills and why he is dangerous.
Recent WWE recruits Tommy End and Big Damo made their in-ring debuts over the weekend in St. Augustine, Florida.
Damo picked up a win over Rich Swann while Tommy defeated Lince Dorado. It was noted by a fan in attendance that both new NXT Superstars looked great in the ring and received great reactions from the crowd.
– Austin Aries underwent surgery on Thursday to repair an orbital fracture. He’s expected to be out of action until the first quarter of 2017. Aries was injured last month after taking a kick to the face by NXT Champion Shinsuke Nakamura at a live event from Fresno, California.
– Joey Styles took a dig at TNA’s recent troubles yesterday. In a tweet asking fans which title match they were most looking forward to on this week’s Impact Wrestling, Styles wrote:
Rampage Brown b. Joe Coffey – Rampage hit a Piledriver to become the first ever ATLAS Champion
Jinny, Alex Windsor & Dahlia Black b.Pollyanna, Laura DiMatteo & Nixon Newell – Jinny pinned Di Matteo following an X-Factor style Facebuster from the second rope
Pastor William Eaver vs Sebastian – This bout went to a no-contest when Sebastian was legitimately knocked out by a Lariat in the opening seconds of the match. Later in the night it was confirmed that he was on his feet and generally ok.
British Strong Style (Trent Seven & Pete Dunne) b. The London Riots – BSS took the win to become the new PROGRESS Tag Team Champions
Paul Robinson b. Chuck Mambo – In an impromptu bout, Robinson took the win via pinfall
Zack Sabre Jr b. Tomasso Ciampa – In a fantastic 2 out of 3 falls match ZSJ took the third fall and the win via submission, the first two falls occurred simultaneously when both men’s shoulders where on the mat
The Origin b. FSU, Damon Moser & Jack Gallagher – Gallagher took the pinfall in his final performance for the company before joining RAW and the Cruiserweight Division full time, he received a standing ovation from the crowd following the match.
Mark Haskins b. Tommy End & Marty Scurll – Haskins took the submission win over Scurll after Jimmy Havoc interfered to a HUGE reaction from the Brixton crowd, this was also Tommy End’s final independent date and company owner Jim Smallman brought Gallagher and Ciampa out at the end for a curtain call.
Here are the results from the third and final night of PWG’s annual BOLA Tournament:
BOLA Tournament Quarter Final Matches
Trevor Lee b. Dalton Castle – Trevor Lee took the win via pinfall after hitting a Canadian Destroyer
Ricochet b. John Bennigan – Ricochet hit the 630 splash to advance in the tournament
Marty Scurll b. Cody Rhodes – Scurll hit a low blow and followed with a quick roll up to secure the pinfall victory
Mark Andrews b. Chris Hero – Andrews reversed a cradle attempt to take the victory in a rematch from PROGRESS’ Super Strong Style 16 tournament
Mark Haskins b. Kyle O’Reilly – Haskins took the win via submission
Will Ospreay b. Zack Sabre Jr – Ospreay took the win after reversing a European Clutch into a pinfall
PWG Tag Team Title Match:The Young Bucks (c) b. Pentagon Jr & Fenix
BOLA Tournament Semi-Final Matches
Trevor Lee b. Mark Andrews – Lee took the win after hitting a small package driver
Marty Scurll b. Mark Haskins – Scurll took the submission win after applying the Crossface Chickenwing
Will Ospreay b. Ricochet – Ospreay hit the OsCutter to win via pinfall in this Best of the Super Juniors rematch
10 Man Tag:Jushin Thunder Liger, Chuck Taylor, Jeff Cobb, Tommy End & Cedric Alexander b. Tommaso Ciampa, Sami Callihan, Matt Riddle, Pete Dunne & Brian Kendrick – Liger hit the Brainbuster on Pete Dunne to secure the pinfall win for his team
Marty Scurll b. Will Ospreay & Trevor Lee – Ospreay is the first to be eliminated after a Chickenwing/Stomp combination from both Scurll and Lee. Scurll wins the tournament by making Lee tap to the Chickenwing.
Pete Dunne & Trent Seven b. Damian Dunne & Tyler Bate – Pete Dunne and Trent Seven took the win via submission
Nixon Newell b. Alex Windsor – Nixon took the win via pinfall
Jack Gallagher b. El Ligero, Eddie Dennis & Zack Gibson – Gallagher took the win via Submission. After the bell Dave Mastiff distracted Dennis and Gallagher allowing Zack Gibson to attack both men with a car stereo
Atlas Championship Tournament Semi-Final:Joe Coffey b. Dave Mastiff – Coffey took the win via pinfall to advance to the Atlas Championship final
Shane Strickland (Lucha Underground’s Killshot) b. Will Ospreay – Strickland took the win via pinfall. After the match Ospreay stated that his schedule no longer works for PROGRESS and that he would be taking a long hiatus
Mark Haskins b. Mikey Whiplash – Haskins’ Championship opportunity at Chapter 36 was on the line in this match and he took the win via Submission
Atlas Championship Tournament Semi-Final: Rampage Brown b. T-Bone – Rampage took the win via pinfall to advance to the Atlas Tournament final
PROGRESS Championship Match: Marty Scurll b. Mark Andrews – Scurll took the win via Submission to retain his title and move on to a 3 Way Dance at Chapter 36 in Brixton against Mark Haskins and Tommy End
– It’s believed that former TNA world champion Eric Young has signed with WWE and will be debuting soon. That signing has not been confirmed. Young made an appearance on NXT TV earlier this year and lost to Samoa Joe. (Source: PWInsider)
– Two new NXT signings that have been confirmed are Tommy End and Crazy Mary Dobson. They’re both expected to report to the WWE Performance Center in September.
– Despite some promotion hype teasing a possible match against Brock Lesnar, Bill Goldberg won’t be wrestling a match any time soon. The former WCW Champion told media in NYC this weekend that he had a double knee surgery about six weeks ago.
– Top independent wrestler Tommy End finished up with Insane Championship Wrestling over the weekend and gave a farewell address essentially confirming his expected jump to WWE & NXT. PWTorch broke the news back in June that he signed with WWE and is expected to be part of the next WWE Performance Center training camp in September.
– WWE’s cable partners, including Sky Italia, have been contacted by WWE and told to reserve more time for pay-per-views, indicating that future shows will be running beyond 11pm.
– During this week’s NXT media conference call, Triple H noted that he wasn’t sure how the upcoming WWE draft would affect the NXT roster. However, Dave Meltzer noted in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that NXT will be raided “big time” and there’s expected to be a mass migration of talent headed to the main roster.
WWE has been aggressively scouting talent from around the world to replenish the NXT roster after the draft. As noted earlier this week, Tommy End is said to be NXT bound, pending the usual round of medical testing. With WWE bringing in a ton of new faces for the Global Cruiserweight Series, you can bet many of the standout competitors getting WWE exposure for the first time will be signed.
Comment and tell us which NXT stars you think will join the main roster this summer.
As per PWTorch – it appears that PROGRESS, wXw and PWG standout Tommy End is making his way to WWE.
End hails from Amsterdam and has been performing on the independent circuit since 2002. His biggest successes have arguably been in UK promotion PROGRESS, where he won the tag team titles with his partner and longtime friend Michael Dante as the Sumerian Death Squad as well as winning this year’s Super Strong Style 16 Tournament.
End appeared for German promotion wXw earlier this month and stated that he would be moving on to ‘a new chapter in his life’ and wXw have recently announced a farewell show in August.
Tommy End has won the Super Strong Style 16 tournament after defeating Mark Andrews in the final match. End defeated both Sami Callihan and Chris Hero to advance to the final.
PROGRESS’ on demand service demandprogress.pivotshare.com will have the tournament in its entirety in the coming days and by all accounts it is not one to miss.
PROGRESS have announced that Pollyanna and Dahlia Black will face off one last time at Chapter 31. A no interference stipulation has been added and if anyone from the PROGRESS locker room interferes then both women will be fired.
— PROGRESS Wrestling (@ThisIs_Progress) May 16, 2016
Chapter 31 takes place on Sunday 19th June at the O2 Ritz in Manchester, tickets are still available to purchase through: www.tickettailor.com/checkout/view-event/id/52651/chk/f935
Chris Hero has already been announced for the show and PROGRESS cornerstone Tommy End has teased a potential matchup with the former Kassius Ohno: