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Early career
Lloyd made his professional wrestling debut at the age of 16 and was originally trained by his father Paul Lloyd, Sr., a promoter and wrestler in South Africa who also went by the ring name "The Pink Panther". His grandfather was a professional boxer and amateur wrestler. Lloyd grew up watching his father wrestle and in the early part of his training he used to practice in the backyard of his home, which had two rings positioned. Lloyd went by the ring name PJ Black. He formed a regular tag t...
United Kingdom and South Africa
Lloyd spent five years in the United Kingdom, where he trained with the FWA Academy as well as acquiring diplomas in Graphic Web Design, Personal Training, Sports Nutrition and Body Massage. He was trained by Alex Shane and Mark Sloan. In 2003 he made his FWA debut. He also made an appearance in International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom. In 2006, he returned to South Africa and wrestled for World Wrestling Professionals (WWP), which is nationally televised on SABC 2 in South Africa and Colo...
Independent circuit
On 25 January 2015, it was announced that Lloyd would be making his first post-WWE appearance for Pro Wrestling Syndicate (PWS) on 31 January while resuming his PJ Black ring name. At the EVOLVE 38 iPPV event held on 8 March 2015, PJ defeated Caleb Konley following a springboard 450 splash. On March 26, Black unsuccessfully challenged Drew Galloway for the Evolve World Championship.
On January 27, 2012 at the Cumberland County Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville NC, Lloyd and 7 other wrestlers were signing up for a 16-truck event, with 8 wrestlers splitting the field in half. This event would be the wrestlers that signed up's only event. Lloyd would finish 13th due to his 2001 Cadillac LMP flipping within the first 45 seconds.
Lloyd has competed in numerous modeling contests as well. He placed first in the Male Fitness Model Search held by FAME SA, sixth in the 2008 Mr Body Classic contest held by Mr & Ms Body Beautiful SA, eighth in the 2007 Men's Model Search held by Mr & Ms Fitness SA, and reached the top five in the Mr Physique Division in the 2008 Men's Model Search...
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- South Africa
- Paul Lloyd
- 1985
- 240 lbs. (109 kg) at 6'0'' (1.83 m)
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Mar 9, 2022 · Birth Name: Paul Lloyd, Jr. Born: March 3, 1981 (age 43) in Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa. Major Titles Held: TNA King Of The Mountain Championship (Once), WWE Tag Team Championship...
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General · Image gallery · Magazine covers · Merchandise · Toys. The following is a collection of images featuring Paul Lloyd, Jr.
Paul Lloyd, Jr. is a South African professional wrestler. He works for WWE under the ring name Justin Gabriel. Lloyd first began competing in the United Kingdom and South Africa wrestling for World Wrestling Professionals (WWP) from 2000 to 2008, where he became the inaugural WWP World Cruiserweight Championship.
