ESPN recently did an article that highlights some of the talent that is currently in NXT and at the Performance Center. One of the stars that the article highlighted was Aleister Black, better known to a lot of fans before joining WWE as: Tommy End.
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William Regal was interviewed in the article and he had some big praise for Black.
Here is what he had to say about Black:
“You see the ones with the real passion and desire. So I’ve just kept a tab on him for years, the he started to really come into his own the last few years. His name was getting out there, and he was coming to America quite a bit and doing independent shows. We hooked up and I just said, ‘Whenever you’re ready, give me a call,’ that kind of thing. The next thing, he’s giving me a call. He was at a tryout, Triple H has seen him and … yeah, he’s definitely got something that we’re looking for.”
He continued:
“We look for a lot of things, but the number one thing that we look for — and if I suggest anybody to Paul, he will always say it — ‘Do they actually look like they can beat somebody up?’ Because the key thing to what we do, and there’s a lot of wrestlers out there, unfortunately, who will get offended by this, but they just don’t look like they can do anything physical to anybody. Some of that just comes with time. Over time, your face hardens up and you just look more like a fighter. Aleister just fits that bill because that’s what he is. He is a kickboxer, and he’s been through the wars a bit. You can just see life in his face.”
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Triple H also said that he thinks Black is going to be a “player” in the future.
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You can read the full article here.