Phillip Paul Lloyd is a South African-American professional wrestler signed with ROH as PJ Black. He is best known for his work with WWE as Justin Gabriel. He is a former WWE Tag Team Champion.
Initially, Lloyd was trained by his father at the age of 16. Lloyd spent five years training and wrestling in the United Kingdom and South Africa before moving to the states. Lloyd spent some time on the independent circuit before signing with WWE.
In 2008, Lloyd signed a three-year deal with WWE and began working for FCW. During his time in FCW, Lloyd won the FCW World and Tag Team Championship. Later, Lloyd was renamed to Justin Gabriel and joined NXT Season 1. Gabriel failed to win the season but joined The Nexus.
During his time in the stable, Gabriel formed a tag team with Heath Slater. The duo won the WWE Tag Team Championships on three occasions. In October, the duo left the stable to join The Corre. In 2011, the stable was disbanded and Gabriel turned face.
After 2011, Gabriel spent most of his time wrestling on NXT, Main Event, and Superstars. He formed a team with Tyson Kidd, which was short-lived. In his final days, they used Gabriel as an enhancement talent and portrayed as Adam Rose's Bunny before leaving the company.
After being released, Black returned to the independent circuit. He wrestled for several promotions, such as Evolve, GFW, TNA, Chikara, Lucha Underground, NWA, ROH, and many more. Black also won several championships in these promotions. In 2018, Black signed with ROH. At Summer Supercard, Black defeated Marty Scurll.
