Tommy End

Tom Budgen (born on May 19, 1985), better known by his ring name Tommy End, is a Dutch professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE performing in their developmental territory NXT.

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2002–2016)

Budgen wrestled extensively on the independent circuit in the United Kingdom and Europe under the ring name Tommy End, working for promotions like Insane Championship Wrestling, Progress Wrestling, westside Xtreme wrestling, Over the Top Wrestling and Revolution Pro Wrestling among others.^[2][5][6][7] He also worked for international promotions, such as North America's Combat Zone Wrestling, Evolve and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla as well as the Japanese promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling.^{[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]}

End held numerous championships, among other accolades he is a former: wXw Unified World Heavyweight Champion, wXw World Light Heavyweight Champion, wXw World Tag Team Champion, ICW Tag Team Champion, Progress Wrestling Tag Team Champion.^[16]

End is known for having an extended background in martial arts and has competed in various martial arts such as kickboxing and Pencak Silat from ages 9 to 15. End still teaches and trains kickboxing to this day. End has adapted most of his background into his style giving him a unique striking ability and is known for utilizing devastating striking combinations to finish opponents. Kickboxing remains the biggest influence on his style in pro wrestling.

WWE

NXT (2016–present)

In June 2016, it was reported that End had signed with WWE.^[17] He reported to the WWE Performance Center on October 19.^[1]On November 3, End appeared on a house show at Ft. Pierce, Florida and cut a promo saying that he came to NXT to "burn" it down. On November 11, at a house show in St. Augustine, Florida, End made his in-ring debut, defeating Lince Dorado.

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • Anti Cross (Modified octopus hold)
  • Blood Moon Stomp / Crescent Moon Stomp (Diving double foot stomp)^[18][19]
  • Dragon Slayer (Modified dragon sleeper, sometimes preceded by a cutter)^[18]
• Signature Moves
  • Brainbuster
  • Multiple kick variations
    • Roundhouse^[2][20]
    • Spinning back heel^[18]
    • Standing spinning heel
  • Multiple knee variations
    • High
    • Running
    • Spinning
  • Multiple suplex variations
    • Deadlift German
    • Exploder^[18]
    • Saito^[18]
  • Multiple striking combinations
  • Nephilim (Springboard moonsault, sometimes to the outside of the ring)^[18]
• With Michael Dante
  • Double team finishing moves
    • Anti Hero (Dante holds opponent in a bodyscissor whilst End jumps from the second rope in a front flip giving their opponent a cutter whilst going down to the mat)
    • Black Mass (End uses a release Gourdbuster to throw an opponent into Dantes Front powerslam)
    • Dead Man's Trigger (Dante holds opponent in reverse bodyscissor, Whilste End jumps from the second rope with double knees)
    • Majestic Twelve (End does a running knee strike in the corner, whilst Dante comes in from the apron and gives his opponent a gore while jumping through the ropes at the same time)
• Nicknames
  • "The End"
  • "The Anti-Hero"^[1][21]
• Entrance themes
  • "Zombie Autopilot" by Unearth
  • "New World Disorder" by Biohazard
  • "Frank Zito" by Necro
  • "Heavy Eyes" by Brutality Will Prevail^[22]
  • "Pleased to Meet You" by Trapped Under Ice
  • "Monolith" by Wraiths (Used whilst teaming with Michael Dante)
  • "Deathbed" by Agoraphobic Nosebleed

Championships and Accomplishments

• Adriatic Special Combat Academy
  • Super 8 Cup II (2013)^[23]
• Catch Wrestling Norddeutschland
  • CWN Mittelgewichtsmeisterschaft Championship (1 time)^[24][25]
• Fiend Wrestling Germany
  • FWG Lightweight Championship (1 time)^[25][26]
  • FWG Lightweight Title Tournament (2009)
• Fight Club: PRO
  • FCP Championship (1 time)^[27][28][29]
• Freestyle Championship Wrestling
  • FCW Deutschland Lightweight Championship (1 time)^[30]
• Insane Championship Wrestling
  • ICW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Michael Dante^[31][32][33]
  • ICW "Match of the Year" Bammy Award (2015) – for Legion (Mikey Whiplash, Tommy End & Michael Dante) vs New Age Kliq (BT Gunn, Chris Renfrew & Wolfgang) at Fear & Loathing VIII
• International Catch Wrestling Alliance
  • ICWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[34][35]
  • ICWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion (1 time)^[36]
  • ICWA European Tag Team Championship/NWA European Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Michael Dante^[37]
• Pro Wrestling Holland
  • PWH Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Michael Dante^[38]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #174 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2016^[39]
• Pro Wrestling Showdown
  • PWS Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[40][41]
• Progress Wrestling
  • Progress Wrestling Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Michael Dante^[42]
  • Super Strong Style 16 (2016)^[43]
• Southside Wrestling Entertainment
  • SWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Michael Dante^[44][45][46]
• westside Xtreme wrestling
  • wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship (1 time)^[2]
  • wXw World Lightweight Championship (2 times)^[2]
  • wXw World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Michael Dante^[47]
  • 16 Carat Gold Tournament (2013, 2015)^[48]
  • Chase The Mahamla (2011)^[49]
  • World Lightweight Tournament (2006)^[50]

References