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#3 Won the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic with Ricochet
The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic returned in 2019 and began on March 6th. Aleistair Black and Ricochet were pitted together to face the teams of Fabian Archer and Marcel Barthel, DIY, and The Forgotten Sons in the final of the tournament.
The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament winners are guaranteed a shot at the NXT Tag Team Championship. Black and Ricochet got their shot, but were defeated by the NXT Tag Team Champions, The War Raiders, at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn.
The tag team would continue to remain together during this period, before the WWE's Superstar Shake- took place a few months later.
#2 Main roster debut on Monday Night RAW before becoming Malakai Black
Towards the end of 2018, Triple H and the McMahons promised changes to Monday Night RAW. This included the start of a new wave of talent coming onto the main roster.
Aleister Black made his main roster debut the following year in February, defeating Elias. Black also continued to team up with Ricochet on RAW until the Superstar Shake-up.
Black then made his WrestleMania debut a few months, teaming with Ricochet against Rusev and Shinsuke Nakamura, The Uso's, and The Bar (Sheamus and Cesaro).
He officially became part of the SmackDown roster following the Superstar Shake-up and went on to defeat Bobby Lashley at WrestleMania 36.
Sadly, Aleister Black was released by WWE in June 2021, with the WWE citing budget cuts, even though they had plans for him moving forward.
#1 Winning the NXT Championship
By far, Aleister Black's biggest achievement in WWE was winning the NXT Championship.
Two years into his tenure, Black defeated Killian Dain to become No.1 Contender for the NXT Title. This time, Andrade was the NXT Champion, and had Zelina Vega by his side as his valet. The match took place at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans, on the weekend of WrestleMania, with Black coming up victorious.
The reign of the The Dutch Destroyer lasted a few months as he retained his championship against challengers such as Lars Sullivan before he dropped it to Tomasso Ciampa.
All in all, he can look back on his time in WWE with fondness, and look towards the future with AEW as Malakai Black. Who knows, maybe we'll see Malakai Black on WWE TV in years to come.
