PJ Black

[7.0] "Black/ Gabriel is a fun highflyer. He worked well with the Nexus and as a tag team wrestler with Heath Slater. As a singles wrestler he did not stand out on the talented roster. Think he did his best work in Lucha Underground where he got the most opportunity to show his in-ring abilities and character. He has since had good matches in ROH as well. He has a good in ring style overall."

[7.0] "He's not bad and he always was, but PJ or Justin - is one more not realised talent from Nexus. His perspectives was huge, but at the end..."

[7.0] "PJ Black has had one of the more underrated careers of the past two decades. His time in WWE showcased his incredible athleticism, especially his crisp 450° Splash, but he was never truly given the spotlight to thrive as a singles star on a major stage. Post-WWE, he reinvented himself across the globe--especially in Lucha Underground and ROH--where he leaned more into his "Darewolf" persona and showed off his technical side and creativity. While he never quite reached main event status in a top promotion, he's had a solid, versatile career with moments of brilliance. A reliable hand with high-flying flair and technical polish."

[8.0] "His NXT pairing w Matt Hardy made so much sense. Black showed improvements both in-ring and in character development. He never got a big push but staked out an impressive career"

[8.0] "Good wrestler but has no charisma or personality so he never could connect with the audience, now with his best years on the past only remember him with his time on Nexus and as a good high flyer in the low card, still was one of my favoorites at the time."

[5.0] "I feel like the only memorable thing about him was his 450 splash, nothing else. Really bland personality."

[6.0] "The Darewolf has always been a guy you can count on for awesome aerial action, though he rarely had anything better to offer. Still making his way in the independent scene, he remains someone who is a pleasure to watch operate in the ring."

"I really, really wish I could? ve loved Justin Gabriel and I truly think I would have if he was given an actual gimmick and more opportunities rather than being stuck in the low-card/jobber tier and having 90% of his matches be random tag team matches in house shows, I truly think it? s a crime how he has been treated after the whole Nexus/Corre factions he was involved in, especially in the later years (mid 2013-early 2015), let me make a quick recap of his WWE career. He started off in NXT in 2010, then had a solid run with the Nexus in 2010 and I personally thought he was on the side that actually had talent and could? ve been something big in the future along with Wade Barrett and Daniel Bryan, then the Corre faction came along and to this day I? m not too sure how I feel about that era.. then after both factions ended this is where I thought things got interesting. He tagged with Heath Slater for a few weeks and was then in a somewhat rivalry with him which I personally thought they had some pretty decent matches. Then he just got forgotten, he barely had anything to do for the entirety of 2013 and by 2014 became one of those wrestlers where on TV you only really see in random battle royals like #1 US/IC championship ones and Andre The Giant memorials, and soon enough he was released. What did I learn after seeing all this? That he deserved way better. If given some improvements on the microphone and if he was given an actual gimmick (seriously he has no gimmick lmao) he could? ve easily carried a 100+ day Intercontinental championship reign. He has an absolutely great moveset which where he really shines in are the high flying moves. Gabriel has one of if not the best 450 splash I? ve seen performed. It still saddens me to see how he was treated. He was definitely way ahead of his time in the WWE and his controversy with Triple H behind the scenes still kind of infuriates me, I really wish he could? ve been given a chance instead of being stuck on the preshow with Fandango and in live events with Curt Hawkins and Adam Rose."

[5.0] "He's a pretty average high fly wrestler who never seems to be able to get a handle on a gimmick which kind of makes him entertaining in a funny way."

[4.0] "He is a very decent high flyer you could put in the lower card but anything more than that might test a crowd's patience. A largely uneventful run in WWE and not much to speak of outside of it either."

[5.0] "Decent as a low-card wrestler but he's just so generic and boring that no one can pay attention to him for long. I don't watch STRONG so I can't say much about his performances there (mainly because it's full of guys like himself) but he's always been meh. Decent in tags but there's never been a point where I've been blown away and he seems like one of those wrestlers that just ends up everywhere without a proper defined run anywhere."

[6.0] "PJ Black is alright. He doesn't really do anything that I haven't seen before, but he does have one of the best 450s I've ever seen."

[10.0] "unfortunately PJ is more known for his work under the ring name "Justin Gabriel" but ever since leaving WWE, he's had more opportunities to express who he really is as a professional wrestler. he's more known for his high flying style of wrestling but recently he decided to switch it up a bit and do some Mat wrestling as some people saw in the ring of honor pure tournament and the NJPW strong episodes. unfortunately he got injured last year but he has fully recovered and made his return to NJPW STRONG tapings last week. overall he is one of my favorite "technicians" and has a great moveset including the 450 splash which he calls "the placeblo affect", a move rarely used which is a backflip double stomp called"wildness", a beautiful springboard moonsault, and his most common finisher used currently, is the crucifix driver. all great moves that look awesome! I reccomwnd to check his work out in lucha underground against guys like prince puma, Rey Mysterio, along with ring of honor against guys like Tony deppen, and bandido. and of course new Japan strong against guys like Alex Zane and his wars with bullet Club and team filthy. and I'm sure his upcoming match on new Japan strong in the next few weeks will be good as well. a totally different guy now than he was 5-6 years ago. overall and amazing athlete who never fails to treat you with a few special moves every match."

[6.0] "Decent. He was my favourite in the Nexus after Bryan quit. Unfortunately he didn't get a lot of chances after both the Nexus and Corre disbanded and ultimately he got released. 450 splash was great but his overall wrestling ability was decent at best."

[10.0] "My favorite wrestler currently. I have followed him since early 2014. A great great high flyer with awesome matches in ring of honor. His match with Alex Zane was awesome! Unfortunately he is injured but I dont doubt that he will come back stronger than ever in the next few weeks."

[8.0] "One of the best modern day high flyers. He was a great cruiserweight wrestler. Missed the criuserweight division era in WWE. He could have been an excellent WWE Cruiserweight champion! Needs to come back to WWE for the 205 live!"

[6.0] "PJ Black always reminds me of Paul London. He's good in the ring. Was a standout from the Nexus days & I don't think they got as much out of him as they could have. His 450 always looked pretty bad though & he always came very close to not being able to rotate enough."

[10.0] "PJ Black continues to be an underrated wrestler. His work in Lucha Underground has been phenomenal so far. Hopefully, he can gain more prominence in the indy circuit in 2017."

[7.0] "Though not a real standout to me in WWE (but I'd pick him over many booked above him), he had some good title success, proving his worth on the big stage, with likely even more to offer. Additionally, I'd congratulate him on post-WWE success winning titles in TNA, GFW and Lucha Underground. I don't know if PJ expected to set the world on fire when set back on the indies but if his intention was to make a splash and win some titles before time caught up with him then mission accomplished."

[5.0] "He is like Matt Hardy, the Good and Pretty Babyface. The crow cheers him, but never cry when he lose."

[7.0] "Very good wrestler but lacks mic skills although his high flying daredevil character does have potential."

[10.0] "Easily in my opinion one of the best wwe currently a wrestler who has an extraordinary talent and deserved many more opportunities, I think the WWE would be spoiling the talent he has"

[5.0] "Good in the ring, but seems to lack and personality or mic-skills. Would be interesting to see him in tag team in the future."

[7.0] "A very talented and athletic wrestler, Gabriel has never really been given a chance outside of the tag division to succeed. This is too bad, as he shows lots of promise in the rare opportunities he's given to shine."

[9.0] "As a character, I definitely liked Justin Gabriel more when he was a part of the Nexus and the Corre as a bad guy cause he played a prominent role in both stables and whoever they beat down, he went to the top rope, stared downward for a while, then nailed the shooting star press which created more of that intimidation factor amongst both groups! As a babyface, Justin Gabriel isn't too good, he's not too bad, he's alright at best I would say, but that does not take away from me giving him a high rating cause he has always been an awesome wrestler, high flyer, in-ring performer, you name it!"