AEW wrestler MALAKAI BLACK debuted his black metal entrance last night (Aug. 4) on the latest episode of AEW Dynamite. Black entered the ring area to black metal band AMENARA and their song “Ogentroost”, all while sporting a full-on look of the subgenre complete with antlers.
Black signed with AEW after being cut from the WWE earlier this year where he went under the name “Aleister Black”.
While getting tattooed by dark surrealist legend Paul Booth, Black explained the inspiration for his old WWE character, saying: “When Lucifer was cast out of heaven, did he vow to take revenge on God’s creation? Did he vow to take revenge on his father? Did he create hell and all its demons? Did he vow to destroy and tempt man into destruction and into the eternal fires of hell? I believe he did, but I believe the first thing he did was cry, because he was just a son trying to get his father’s love,” Black said.
“I found that such an interesting take on such a tragic character, because Aleister Black, to an extent, is the Devil. I feel like that moment from when he went from complete sadness to complete anger — that little split second is exactly where I based Aleister Black on.”
Watch MALAKAI BLACK’s first AEW entrance below.
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— Malakai Black (@TommyEnd) August 5, 2021