Dylan Black

Dylan William Black (born August 31, 1994) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to FWA and GWA, where he performs under the ring name Dylan Black. He is the current FWA Fire and Ice Tag Team Champion with Steven Dackle, in both his first reign and their first reign together.

Black first signed with BDW, winning the BDW Intercontinental Championship Tournament and becoming the inaugural BDW Intercontinental Champion, defeating Terry Shaw in a singles match, and then Kenji Yuri in a steel cage match at BDW Uncensored. Black kept the Intercontinental Championship during the rebranding from BDW to EFF.

Dylan Black is currently in a relationship with former EFF superstar Margaret Quinn.

Early life
Black was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, where he was homeschooled for most of his life. An avid wrestling fan throughout his entire life, he grew up idolizing the likes of The Undertaker, Sting (wrestler), Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair, Bret Hart, and Stone Cold Steve Austin. After making the decision to become a professional wrestler, he began training at Boston Wrestling Factory in 2008 at 14 years old under former professional wrestler Apocalypse.

BDW/EFF
Dylan Black made his official wrestling debut on episode 3 of BDW in the BDW Intercontinental Championship tournament, defeating Jody Kidd in the openers, Kira Yamato in the Quarter Finals, Terry Shaw in the semi Finals, and Kenji Yuri in the Finals to win the BDW Intercontinental Championship. On August 23rd, 2016, BDW was rebranded to EFF. Black started a feud with Dyl Dynamite, culminating to a match at EFF Sell Your Soul, where Black was defeated.

JCPW
On January 10th, Dylan Black wrestled for JCPW, defeating Will W on episode 1 of JCPW. He then appeared in Episode 2s JCPW World Championship tournament, defeating Kenji Yuri in the quarter finals then losing to Crimson in the semi finals. The next episode, he and fellow EFF star Thayne Bell, aka The EFF Corre, participated in a 4 team JCPW Tag Team Championship tournament, first defeating Chris "Frost" Demon and Crimson and then Havoc in the finals, winning the JCPW Tag Team Championships. Havoc and The EFF Corre fought the next night with the titles on the line, with Havoc being victorious. Dylan Black fought and defeated DOA on episode 4 of JCPW, which would be his final appearence.

The Draft/Post Draft
On July 27, Dylan Black was announced as the #1 overall draft pick, and the #1 draft pick of EFF Mayhem. Dylan Black had been the target of attacks the weeks following Sell Your Soul, concerning the controversial releases of JC Wolfe, Jordan Rodriguez, Ace. On September 22nd, Dylan Black defeated Donny Octave to advance in the EFF World Heavyweight Championship tournament. EFF closed down after backlash on

Debut in Season 26
On April 23rd, Black debuted against former world champion The Killer and lost. Black had various matches against the likes of Thayne Bell, Doomtrain, and Mike Lio while feuding with Darksyd3 over who was the rightful future of GWA. Their feud culminated at Pick Your Poison in a Dance with the Devil match, where Black was defeated and sustained an injury. Black returned from injury two weeks later and had a series of matches with John E. Gravely, after which Gravely proclaimed Black as Rookie of the Year. Black began feuding with Blitz, a newcomer who proclaimed Black was over-rated and he was rightful Rookie of the Year. This led to a match at Red, White, Black & Blue, where Black defeated Blitz. Black then aligned with The Brotherhood and attacked International Champion Doomtrain. GWA Management announced that at the final PPV of the season, Black would challenge Doomtrain for the International Championship. Black defeated Doom to win his first championship in GWA on the final night of action during Season 26.

Season 27
On September 24th, Dylan Black fought and defeated Kaneki, now known as CA-Synz, in an International Championship title defense. He then entered the Riot in the Ring match as the #3 entrant, and lasted to the final 5 before being eliminated by Brewer at 30 minutes. On October 8th, Black lost the International Championship to Thayne Bell on Sunday Showcase on October 8th. Two weeks later, on October 22nd, Black defeated Bell to become International Champion for a second time. At November Reign, Black would drop the title to Bell in a Texas Deathmatch and was injured during the match. Black then returned for the GWA Tag Team Championship match, siding with Doomtrain against Mike Lio and Johnny Bulldog. He ultimately cost Doomtrain the match, allowing his Brotherhood stablemates to get the victory. He then picked up voctories over the likes of then-World Champion Veronica Moon and Mystikal Dragon headed into the Tournament of Bruises PPV, where he lost in the finals to Doomtrain, with the International Championship on the line. Dylan Black and Veronica Moon were announced to be participating in a Best of 3 series to determine the challenger for the GWWA World Championship at Nuclear Winter, with Black picking up the only falls to advance to the Nuclear Winter main event. Nuclear Winter is scheduled for 1/28/18, live on the GWA Network.

Global Wrestling Promotion (GWP)
On August 13th, Black announced via Twitter he was participating in the 10 show GWP Homecoming Tour. He pinned Aiden Ca$h at GWA Inception to win a shot at the GWP Totality Championship at The Great Indian Bash. At TGIB, he lost to the Totality Champion Shane Trudex. At Global Domination 1, he lost a Television Championship match to Xavier Sanchez and Logan Burgess. The Homecoming Tour cancelled all future dates due to declining numbers in views and roster.

Icon Championship Wrestling (ICW)
Black debuted in a match against Steven Dackle for the #1 contendership of the ICW Shooting Star Championship, where he won via DQ. Black lost a Fatal 4Way match at ICW Castle of Glass in a Windshield match, where the winner would receive a 1981 Camaro. Black faced Bobby Barratt in a match for the Shooting Star Championship, coming up short off a distraction from owner Lukas Rieter. He then entered the Icon Rumble in the number 8 spot, but was the runner-up to Chaos Kidd. Later that week, it was announced ICW would be closing down.

End of Days Night 4
Black teamed up with Dackle to defeat Michael Storm and Jason Justice on EoD Night 4.

Firestorm Wrestling Alliance(FWA)
Black signed with FWA and was inserted into their ColdWar Championship tournament, walking out in the semi finals. Black was later seen accepting a sum of money from Levi Kosloff, the GM, and at the end of the show, beat down and dragged out Team AXW leader Scorpion as Duke Kosloff announced Black and Dackle, now called The Darkness, would be members of Team FWA at the FWA vs AXW PPV. Black then advanced to the finals of the FWA Firestorm Championship tournament, scheduled to face Lethe and AK Andrews on the next episode. Later that night, Black and Dackle were awarded the FWA Fire and Ice Tag Team Championships to close off Episode 2. On episode 3, he was not involved in the final decision, where Lethe pinned AK Andrews to win the Firestorm Heavyweight Championship. On episode 4, The Darkness defeated Jordan Rayburn and Rob Wyatt to retain the Fire and Ice Tag Team Championships.

Xtraction
Dylan Black participated in the 5 on 5 BarbedWire Hell match, being the second man eliminated, by his own partner Steven Dackle.

Supremacy
Dylan Black is scheduled to face Lethe(c) and Bruce McClane for the Firestorm Heavyweight Championships, and then as the Darkness, face the GUNs(c), The Brotherhood, Team TRON, and MURAMASA-kokka for the XHF Tag Team Championships.

In wrestling

 * Finishing moves
 * Way of the Reaper (Inverted Death Valley driver/Burning Hammer/Terminating Spike, sometimes off the top turnbuckle)
 * Final Solution (Moonstomp)
 * Reaper Death Seal (Tequila Sunrise)
 * Judgement Day (Double Underhook Facebuster)
 * Signature moves
 * Powerbomb variations
 * Pedigree off the second rope
 * Corner-to-corner missile dropkick/Coast-to-Coast
 * Springboard Cutter
 * Dropsault variation
 * Spear
 * Hurricanrana
 * Asian Mist
 * MMA Punch/Knee Combo
 * Spinning Heel Kick
 * Clotheslines followed up by a Pele Kick
 * German Suplex (sometimes from an Electric Chair position)
 * Nicknames
 * The Grim Reaper
 * The Rookie Sensation
 * The Second Season/Sophomore Sensation
 * The (Crimson) Punisher
 * Entrance themes
 * In BDW & EFF
 * The Book of Heavy Metal by Dream Evil (May 6, 2016 - January 31, 2017)
 * Jekyll and Hyde by Five Finger Death Punch (January 31, 2017 - May 22, 2017)
 * Jekyll and Hyde(Instrumental) by Five Finger Death Punch (May 22, 2017 - present)
 * In GWA
 * Jekyll and Hyde by Five Finger Death Punch (April 23, 2017 - April 30, 2017)
 * Not Gonna Die by Skillet (May 2, 2017 - August 20, 2017)
 * MIA by Avenged Sevenfold (September 24, 2017 - present)
 * In ICW
 * MIA by Avenged Sevenfold (August 31, 2017 - September 30, 2017)
 * In GWP
 * The Book of Heavy Metal by Dream Evil (October 3, 2017 - November 28, 2017)
 * In XHF/FWA
 * The Book of Heavy Metal by Dream Evil (October 22, 2017 - present)
 * Kashmir by Led Zepplin (October 22, 2017 - present)

Championships and accomplishments

 * In BDW/EFF
 * BDW/EFF Intercontinental Champion (1 time)
 * #1 Overall Draft Pick (2017)
 * In JCPW
 * JCPW Tag Team Champion (1 time, with Thayne Bell)
 * In KOW
 * KOW World Champion (1 time)
 * In WNE
 * WNE World Champion (1 time)
 * WNE Intercontinental Champion (2 time)
 * WNE Undisputed Champion (1 time)
 * In GWA
 * Season 26 Rookie of the Year
 * GWA International Champion (2 times)
 * Match of the Year (1 time)
 * Surprise of the Year (1 time)
 * 27x GWA Match of the Night winner
 * On XHF Network
 * FWA Fire and Ice Tag Team Champions (1 time, with Steven Dackle, current)