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Who Is Aleister Black, Really? "The Dutch Destroyer" Peels Back The Curtain On His Dark Persona

ONSCREEN, HE’S FOREBODING … MAYBE EVEN SINISTER. BUT HOW MUCH OF THIS DARKNESS FOLLOWS HIM HOME AFTER THE SHOW? RAW’S MOST MYSTERIOUS SUPERSTAR GIVES PWI READERS A RARE GLIMPSE AT THE REAL ALEISTER BLACK.

time, the pro wrestling landscape was populated by individuals who projected an ominous, almost satanic persona they embraced and lived 24/7, striking terror in fans who never knew where fantasy ended and reality began. Men like Kevin Sullivan, Abdullah the Butcher, The Sheik, and The Great Mephisto truly “lived their gimmick,” never letting people see behind the proverbial curtain. But in the modern age of wrestling—with the internet, social media, and a savvier fan base—such things aren’t possible anymore. Today’s

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