House of Black
The House of Black is a villainous professional wrestling stable, currently performing in All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The stable consists of Brody King, Buddy Matthews, and Julia Hart, and is led by Malakai Black. Black, King and Matthews are former one-time AEW World Trios Champions, while Black and King also wrestle for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), where they are the reigning PWG World Tag Team Champions in their first reign.
| House of Black | |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Members | Malakai Black (Leader) Brody King Buddy Matthews Julia Hart |
| Name(s) | House of Black |
| Debut | August 1, 2021 |
| Years active | 2021–present |
The group started in PWG at Mystery Vortex 7 in 2021, where Black and King formed the Kings of the Black Throne. They would win the promotion's World Tag Team Championship later that year. King joined AEW in 2022, where Black was already competing, thus beginning the Kings of the Black Throne's run in AEW.[1]
History Edit
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (2021–present) Edit
Malakai Black made his surprise return to Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) at Mystery Vortex 7, the promotion's first event since 2019, on August 1, 2021, by aiding Brody King in rescuing the PWG World Champion Bandido from an assault by Super Dragon, Black Taurus and Demonic Flamita. Black announced that he would be back the following month and King said that he would follow Black where he would go, thus forming a tag team called Kings of the Black Throne. At Threemendous VI, Kings of the Black Throne defeated Taurus and Flamita to win the vacant World Tag Team Championship.
All Elite Wrestling (2022–present) Edit
Malakai Black made his All Elite Wrestling debut on the 7 July 2021 episode of Dynamite, attacking Arn Anderson and Cody Rhodes with the Black Mass.[2] In early 2022, Black began a feud with The Varsity Blonds (Brian Pillman Jr. and Griff Garrison) and Death Triangle (Pac and Penta El Zero Miedo). On the January 12, 2022 episode of Dynamite, Brody King made his AEW debut, thus continuing their team "Kings of the Black Throne" and subsequently forming the stable the House of Black.[3] On the 23 February 2022 edition of Dynamite, Buddy Matthews made his debut as the third man for the "House of Black".[4] The trio would defeat Death Triangle and Erick Redbeard at the Revolution buy-in show.[5]
On the December 8, 2021 edition of Dynamite, Black spat black mist in the eyes of Julia Hart, causing her to later resort to wearing an eye patch, and showing signs of opposition to The Varsity Blondes.[6][7] At Double Or Nothing, The House of Black faced Death Triangle. During the match, Hart sprayed PAC with black mist and officially joined the stable.[8][9]
At AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door on June 26, Black was involved in a four-way match in which he sprayed Miro with black mist, beginning a feud.[10] Brody King had also begun feuding with Darby Allin, with King losing a Coffin match against Allin on 10 August.[11] This culminated in a Six-man tag team match at All Out on September 4 where Darby Allin, Sting, and Miro defeated House of Black.[12]
At Revolution in March 2023, the House of Black won the AEW World Trios Championship from The Elite.[13] They lost the titles to The Acclaimed and Billy Gunn at All In in August 2023.[14]
Sub-groups Edit
| Affiliate | Members | Tenure | Type | Promotion(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings of the Black Throne | Malakai Black Brody King | 2021–present | Tag team | AEW ROH PWG |
Championships and accomplishments Edit
- All Elite Wrestling
- AEW World Trios Championship (1 time)[15]
- Royal Rampage (2022) - Brody King
- Melbourne City Wrestling
- MCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current) - Matthews[16][17]
- Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
- PWG World Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – Malakai Black and Brody King[18]
References Edit
- ^ "God\'s Hate Frontman Brody King Wrestles His First Match In AEW: Watch". Stereogum. 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ Powell, Jason (2021-07-07). "7/7 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of The Young Bucks vs. Eddie Kingston and Penta El Zero Miedo in a Street Fight for the AEW Tag Titles, Andrade El Idolo vs. Matt Sydal, Cody Rhodes vs. QT Marshall in a strap match, Santana, Ortiz, and Jake Hager vs. FTR and Wardlow". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ "God\'s Hate Frontman Brody King Wrestles His First Match In AEW: Watch". Stereogum. 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ "Buddy Matthews Makes AEW Debut On 2/23 AEW Dynamite | Fightful News". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ Renner, Ethan. "Erick Redbeard teaming with Death Triangle at AEW Revolution Buy-In". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, AEW News, AEW results. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ Clark, Ryan (2021-12-11). "Julia Hart Says Her Sister Cried Following Black Mist Spot On AEW Dynamite". eWrestlingNews.com. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ "The Subtle Brilliance Of Julia Hart's Long Term AEW Story". MSN. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ Jalbuena, Joan (2022-05-30). "Julia Hart Officially Joins House of Black at AEW Double or Nothing". WrestlingWorld. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ G, Joey (2022-09-02). "Brody King Thinks The House Of Black Is The Best "Full Product" In AEW". Wrestling Headlines. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
- ^ Sachdeva, Sidharth. ""They need TV ratings" - Disco Inferno upset over AEW prolonging the inevitable match between two former WWE Superstars". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ Fuentes, Jon (2022-08-11). "Darby Allin Defeats Brody King In Epic Coffin Match On AEW Dynamite". eWrestlingNews.com. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ "The House of Black is gone from the AEW Trios title tournament". www.cagesideseats.com. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
- ^ Powell, Jason (March 5, 2023). "AEW Revolution results: Powell's live review of MJF vs. Bryan Danielson in an Iron Man match for the AEW World Championship, Jamie Hayter vs. Saraya vs. Ruby Soho in a three-way for the AEW Women's Title, Jon Moxley vs. Hangman Page in a Texas Death match, Samoa Joe vs. Wardlow for the TNT Title, The Elite vs. House of Black for the AEW Trios Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ Powell, Jason (August 27, 2023). "AEW All In results: Powell's live review of MJF vs. Adam Cole for the AEW World Championship, Will Ospreay vs. Chris Jericho, CM Punk vs. Samoa Joe for the Real World Title, Stadium Stampede". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Official AEW World Trios Championship History". All Elite Wrestling.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (28 January 2012). "MCW Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "'It's full circle': Aussie wrestling star Buddy Matthews regains top local title... and proves he's not 'selfish'". Fox Sports. 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 26, 2021). "PWG World Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
External links Edit
- House of Black's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com