Post by Thaddeus Duke on Mar 7, 2022 18:38:40 GMT
GENERAL INFORMATION WRESTLER NAME: Thaddeus Duke (Nicknamed The Lionheart) PICTURE BASE: Tom Holland WRESTLER HEIGHT: 6'1" WRESTLER WEIGHT: 217 lbs WRESTLER AGE: 23 HOMETOWN: New York City THEME MUSIC: Custom Tron: ALIGNMENT: Neutral IN-RING INFORMATION WRESTLING STYLE: Gifted all rounder type of natural athlete. Extremely savvy ring technician and submission specialist. Doesn't hesitate to fly, especially in big matches where he likes pulling off high spots. FINISHING MOVE(S): [INCLUDE DESCRIPTION] 1. Heat Seeker Sweet Chin Music (no leg slaps needed) 2. End Game Taker's Hell's Gate 3. Lion's Bite Katahajime SIGNATURE MOVE(S): [INCLUDE DESCRIPTION] 1. Three Amigos Eddie's triple snap suplexes 2. M.O.A.B. (Mother of all Bombs) Shooting Star Press (often done as a high spot) 3. Double A Spinebuster Spinebuster... done like... Arn... Anderson 4. Savage Elbow You know, a Randy Savage elbow BASIC MOVES (OPTIONAL): 1. Swinging Neck Breaker 2. Piledriver 3. Back Breaker 4. Side Russian Legsweep (Usually preceded by an evasive side ways flip over the bent over back of his opponent) 5. DDT 6. Float over DDT, used as a counter to lariats and things of that nature 7. Slingblade TECHNICIAN SPECIALIST/SUBMISSION: 1. Grounded Hammerlock (Does a headstand later to increase pressure before bridging over, torqueing the victims arm) 2. Figure Four 3. Ankle Lock 4. Elevated Boston Crab (Liontamer/Walls of Jericho) 5. Elevated Texas Cloverleaf 6. STF 7. Sharpshooter 8. Chain Wrestling/Reversal Exchanges 9. Scott Steiner-like belly to belly suplex 10. Overhead belly to belly MEAN STREAK MOVES (Press R2+L2 to activate): 1. Garvin Stomp (successively stomps each joint in the body) 2. Gator Roll - front facelock with a repeated rolling twist 3. Chair or other weapon assisted Garvin Stomp 4. Ringpost Figure 4 5. Pillmanizer (chair wrapped around opponents ankle or knee, then hops off the turnbuckle snapping the chair shut on said body part) 6. Piledriver onto chair or other hard surfaced object 7. DDT onto chair/weapon AERIAL ASSAULT/DAREDEVIL (Press R1+L1 to activate): 1. Top Rope Bulldog 2. Crossbody Block (either on rope rebound or off the top) 3. Springboard Hurricanrana 4. Top Rope Frankensteiner 5. Missile Dropkick 6. Superplex 7. Moonsault (All variants: standing, top rope, off the X-Tron, etc) 8. Tope Suicida (suicide dive over the top rope, ala Dead Man) 9. High Spot Heroics - Any crazy dive off of high objects (ladders, trons, balconies.) 10. Top rope over head belly to belly CHARACTER INFORMATION GIMMICK: Thad is mostly just himself. He's young, brash, a little arrogant. He started wrestling at 17 years old and has developed himself into a world class wrestler. While he's neutral on the spectrum, and acts very heelish toward his opponents, he's also very much fan friendly. Every match, he intends to steal the show as the high value entertainer that he is. He's an emotional man and doesn't hide it. Sadness, joy, anger... he shows its all to the world and that makes him relatable to most all demographics. CHARACTER BIOGRAPHY: Why has your character come to Intense International Wrestling? He's here to test the waters. What drives your character, motivates them? Thad is an extremely competitive person. He's motivated by putting asses in seats and eyes on the screen. He's the epitome of must-see TV. He comes from a familial dynasty with his father and uncle both in the Hall of Fame. He strives to one day reach Hall of Fame status and for his name to mentioned in the same breath as the all time greats. Catch us up on the road so far when it comes to your character and their history in this great sport of professional wrestling! He started wrestling in late 2016 at 17 after training with his legendary father Sebastian Duke. Upon his debut, he was an overnight sensation earning victory after victory and nothing his first three championships in his first year. He subsequently took some time off to tend to personal matters, staying away from the business for a year and a half. In that year and a half, he lost what it was that made him special in his first year. Returning in 2019, he struggled, by his standards, to achieve anything of note. It was clear he was in his own head and it lead to multiple outbursts towards his bosses and he was fired from the XWF by his uncle Theo Pryce. In his time off he did some soul searching and sought professional help for the mess in his head. 6 months after he was fired, he was re-hired by his uncle. This time, he donned a mask and called himself 'The Collector' and adopted an alias known as Jameson Henry. He had one match, a victory in January 2020. After the match, he decided his head still wasn't where it needed to be and again took a hiatus to further the focus on his mental health. In June 2020, with his mental health now in better shape, he signed a new two year deal with the XWF. Upon his return, he resumed his mask and alias, intent on making sure he recaptured what made him special in his rookie year. Less than two months later, he revealed to the world who he was behind the mask and received a heroes welcome from the fans en route to capturing his second TV title. Momentum continued to build for Thaddeus even after losing the TV title. He went on to rack up major victory after major victory including going 3-0 in the XWF's biggest event, a three night show called Relentless, and collected four more championships along the way, including winning both the Universal (world) and tag team championships on the same night. Thaddeus is a major player and his promos, his segments and his matches, are always being talked about as being among the very best and most entertaining. As his two year contract with the XWF is winding down... he's searching for what's next. ENTRANCE (OPTIONAL): The house lights fall dark with a loud audible snap. The stage and the ring remain lit in a dim gold colored lighting. The announcers lay out as the Chris Page countdown begins to play. The countdown transitions to 'Medal' as the crowd roars. Thad enters the stage with his hood up. Standing on stage, Thad gives a messiah-like pose as a triple pyro shot from the top of theTron shoots toward the ring. When it bursts, it reveals a sparkling golden image of a roaring lion above the ring, bringing cheers from the crowd. After the pyro bursts, Thad in his custom white leather Lionheart jacket, throws his hood off as he begins down the ramp. At the bottom, he slaps a few hands before climbing the ring steps. At the top of the steps he pauses, looking over his shoulder toward the cheering crowd with his sweet smile. Stepping to the apron, he slingshots himself over the top and into the ring before traveling to all four corners, climbing to the middle rope and sending out the ‘I Love You’ hand sign to the Universe. ACCOMPLISHMENTS 1x XWF Universal Champion 3x XWF Xtreme Champion 2x XWF Television Champion 1x XWF Hart Champion 1x XWF Supercontinental Champion 1x XWF Tag Team Champion 1x OCW Savage Champion HANDLER INFORMATION (OPTIONAL) Name: Just call me Thad Experience: Almost 10 years How Did You Find Us?: Open challenge |