Dylan Black

Dylan William Black (born August 31, 1994) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to EWE and GWA under the ring name Dylan Black, and to AXW under the ring name Dylan Viper.

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

Early life
Black was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. Not too much is known, other than his father left in his early years. At around 13, he began to wrestle for his middle school, and then his high school wrestling teams, eventually being scouted by a man named Darksyde, who professionally trained him.

BDW/EFF
Dylan Black made his official pro 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, and Ace. On September 22nd, Dylan Black defeated Donny Octave to advance in the EFF World Heavyweight Championship tournament. EFF closed down after backlash sometime in October.

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. Black then entered a feud with Thayne Bell, which saw them trade the International Championship 3 times. The feud culminated at November Reign, where Black would drop the title in a Texas Deathmatch and sustain an injury. Black returned two weeks later and was chosen by former adversary Doomtrain to be his substiture partner in a Tag Team Championship defense against Black's stablemates the Dangerous Brothers; he ultimately cost Doomtrain the match. He then picked up victories 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. Dylan Black and Veronica Moon were announced to be participating in a Best of 3 series to determine the challenger for the GWA World Championship at Nuclear Winter, with Black picking up two of the falls, bringing him to the main event of the PPV. At Nuclear Winter, Dylan Black defeated The Killer to become the GWA World Champion for the first time in his career. An injury would cut his reign short at 4 weeks, and after turning down being added to the Main Event match at Revelation, he challenged Brewer to a Last Man Standing match, which Brewer declined. Dylan then helped Brotherhood stablemate Mike Lio defend his GWA World Tag Team Championships.

Season 28
Dylan Black came into the Riot in the Ring match, getting eliminated in the final 3 after a lowblow by Brewer. He then began a feud with the mysterious Crimson Dragon, and in the process seemingly discovered Crimson's secret identity, and picked up his 3rd International Championship, last defeating Brewer in a 4way elimination match featuring the American Motorcycle Club. However, he was attacked by Crimson post-match and thrown brutally off the stage into a pit of electrical wiring. He was then injured further via Darksyde and subsequently lost the championship to Brewer. Crimson and Black's feud headed into Thunderdome, where Dylan Black, Caffrey, Danny Cage, and CJ Busha lost to Crimson Dragon, Brewer, Hunter Storms, and Doomtrain in the Thunderdome match. Crimson then unmasked as former Brotherhood member Dexter Point, and was subsequently attacked and injured by Brewer, ending his career. Black proceeded to have a few matches here and there, with the likes of Max Rex and Caffrey, before setting his sights on retiring GWA World Champion Brewer.

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. There are rumors of an ICW revival set to take place in March of 2018.

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

FWA
Black signed with FWA and advanced to the semi finals of the ColdWars Championship tournament, before walking out on his opponent. Later on, he dragged out Scorpion, team leader of AXW, and beat him down. He and Dackle, now called "The Darkness," were announced as the first members of Team FWA at the FWA vs AXW PPV, Xtraction. Black then advanced to the finals of the FWA Firestorm Heavyweight Championship tournament, not involved in the final decision as Lethe pinned AK Andrews to win the championship. The Darkness then beat the team of James Raymond and Rob Wyatt in an Asylum match, which earned Black a shot at the Firestorm Heavyweight Championship at Supremacy, where he was screwed out of the championship by Duke Kosloff. Then, The Darkness was defeated in the first round of the Kings of Winter match by The Brotherhood(Stormcrow and Synn). He beat Jackson Grace to earn the number one contendership to the RWA World Championship, but then the company was sold again to AXW. On March 6th, Dylan Black defeated Brad Swann in his AXW debut. Following the match, Jeffery Viper attacked him, setting up a match at AW's PPV, World War III. The match ended in favor of Black, after hitting his finisher on a school desk. He then had a few matches here and there, losing to Christian Phoenix, Dreadvan, and Jeffrey Viper, and set a record in the XHF Rumble, lasting nearly 5 hours in the match. He is not scheduled to compete at AXW's next PPV, Final Frontier.

Extreme Wrestling Entertainment (EWE)
Dylan Black was announced as an official member of EWE on March 5th, 2018. On March 14th, he defeated Andrew Lennox to advancee to the quarter finals against AK, who defeated him. He then entered the EWE International Championship Elimination Match, eliminating Lennox in the finals off a distraction from Margaret Mortem, winning the International Championship.

In wrestling

 * Finishing moves
 * Bounty Collection (Kinshasa)
 * Black Out (Burning Hammer)
 * Signature moves
 * Calculated Risk (Corkscrew Moonsault Legdrop/Moonstomp)
 * Blunt Force Trauma (Corner-hung Double Foot Stomp)
 * Nicknames
 * The Grim Reaper
 * The (Rookie/Sophomore/Second Season) Sensation
 * The (Crimson) Punisher
 * Heaven's Bounty Hunter
 * The Renegade
 * Entrance themes
 * THE BOOK OF HEAVY METAL by DREAM EVIL (May 6th, 2016 - July 23rd, 2018)
 * JEKYLL AND HYDE by FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH (January 31st, 2017 - May 22nd, 2017)
 * NOT GONNA DIE by SKILLET (May 2nd, 2017 - August 27th, 2017)
 * JEKYLL AND HYDE(Instrumental) by FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH (May 22nd, 2018 - October 2017)
 * M.I.A. by AVENGED SEVENFOLD (August 31st, 2018, - March 11th, 2018)
 * KASHMIR by LED ZEPPLIN (October 22nd, 2017 - July 2nd, 2018)
 * DEVIL'S SKY by YONOSUKE KITAMURA (April 15th, 2018 - July 31st, 2018)
 * PAINLESS by FOZZY (May 14th, 2018 - Present)
 * INFERNO by PIZON (August 5th, 2018 - Present)
 * LET'S CHEERS TO THIS by SLEEPING WITH SIRENS (August 11th, 2018 - Present)

Championships and accomplishments

 * In BDW/EFF
 * BDW/EFF Intercontinental Champion (1 time)
 * 2017 #1 Overall Draft Pick
 * 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 RPW
 * RPW Hardcore Champion (2 times)
 * In GWA
 * Season 26 Rookie of the Year
 * GWA International Champion (3 times, current)
 * Match of the Year (1 time, Season 26)
 * Surprise of the Year (1 time, Season 26)
 * 39x GWA Match of the Night winner
 * GWA World Champion (1 time)
 * GWA Wrestler of the Year (1 time, Season 27)
 * Most Popular Wrestler (1 time, Season 27)
 * Spokesperson of the Year (1 time, Season 27)
 * Family of the Year (1 time, Season 27)
 * Feud of the Year (1 time, Season 27)
 * Promo of the Year (1 time, Season 27)
 * On XHF Network
 * FWA Fire and Ice Tag Team Champions (1 time, with Steven Dackle)
 * 2017 XHF Tag Team of the Year (with Steven Dackle)
 * RWA Gorilla Tag Team Champions (1 time, with Steven Dackle)
 * Longest time spent in XHF Rumble (4hours 50minutes 31seconds)