Aleister Black

As part of the 2019 draft in October, Black was drafted to Raw. Over the following weeks, Black would develop a winning streak, squashing his opponents. On the November 18 episode of Raw, Buddy Murphy went to Black's locker room to challenge him, but Black was absent and Murphy claimed that Black was all talk and no fight. The following week, Black appeared and attacked Murphy after his match. A match between Black and Murphy was scheduled for TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, which Black won. At the Royal Rumble pay-per-view on January 26, 2020, Black entered Royal Rumble match at number 28, but was eliminated by Seth Rollins. On the February 24 episode of Raw, Black was attacked by The O.C. (AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, and Karl Anderson) backstage. The next week on Raw, Black faced The O.C. members in separate matches, and suffered his first pinfall loss on the main roster, to AJ Styles. At Elimination Chamber on March 8, Black defeated Styles in a no disqualification match, with interference from The Undertaker. At WrestleMania 36 on night two of the event Black defeated Bobby Lashley. In the following two weeks he defeated Apollo Crews and Oney Lorcan respectively.

The following week on NXT, Black approached the ring, during Ciampa's address to the NXT Universe, only for Gargano to run out ahead of him to attack Ciampa, after which he attacked Gargano with a Black Mass before indicating that his NXT Championship loss was Gargano's fault. A match between the three for the title was scheduled for NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4, however, Black was later found unconscious in the parking lot outside the arena, after being attacked by an unseen and unknown assailant. It was later reported that Black was sent to a local medical facility, and was announced as being unable to compete. After being out of action for two months, Black returned on the October 17 episode of NXT, confronting Nikki Cross, who revealed that Johnny Gargano was the one, who had attacked him. A match between Black and Gargano was scheduled for NXT TakeOver: WarGames, in which Black was victorious. At NXT TakeOver: Phoenix on January 26, 2019, Black failed to regain the NXT Championship from Tommaso Ciampa. The next night at the Royal Rumble, he entered the Royal Rumble match at number 21, but was eliminated by Baron Corbin. In March, Black formed a tag team with Ricochet and the two competed in the 2019 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, which they won after defeating The Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake) in the finals. At NXT TakeOver: New York on April 5, Black and Ricochet unsuccessfully faced The War Raiders for the NXT Tag Team Championship.

Vignettes began to air from the March 8 episode of NXT, promoting Black's television debut. Black made his televised in-ring debut at NXT TakeOver: Orlando on April 1, defeating Andrade "Cien" Almas. On the August 2 episode of NXT, prior to Black's match, Hideo Itami cut a promo in the ring and demanding respect. Black interrupted Itami, resulting in a stand-off between the two, and then Black performed Black Mass on Itami. Itami attempted to attack Black afterwards, but the two were eventually separated. At NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III, Black defeated Itami. Black then began a feud with Velveteen Dream, where Dream constantly stalked and harassed Black in order for him to say his name. This led to a match at NXT TakeOver: WarGames, which Black won. On the December 27 episode of NXT, Black suffered his first pinfall loss by Johnny Gargano in a fatal-four way match, after interference from The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, and Kyle O'Reilly). At NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia on January 27, 2018, Black defeated Adam Cole in an Extreme Rules match.

Budgen married fellow professional wrestler, Zelina Vega on November 23, 2018.

Black joined the developmental brand NXT in April 2017, debuting at NXT TakeOver: Orlando. In April 2018, at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans, Black won the NXT Championship and held it until July 2018. In April 2019 Black was moved to WWE's main roster brand, SmackDown. Later that year, in October, he was drafted to Raw. Black has a preeminent win-loss record in WWE.

In June 2016, it was reported that Budgen had signed with WWE, and he reported to the WWE Performance Center on October 19. On 7 January 2017, he debuted the new ring name, Aleister Black. On January 15, he made a surprise appearance at the United Kingdom Championship Tournament finals, losing to Neville in a non-tournament match.

Tom Budgen (born 19 May 1985) is a Dutch professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Aleister Black.