Post by Job (Paul Freedom!) on Jan 3, 2024 8:19:14 GMT -5
Wrestler's Name - Paul Freedom!
Height - 6'2"!
Weight - 195 pounds!
Entrance Theme - "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine" by Refused!
Custom Ring Entrance - The arena sound system abruptly bombards the audience with the distinctive opening of "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine" by Refused, a signature track from what is arguably one of the top five punk bands in Swedish history. The intro riff, with its jarring interplay between the full voicing and palm muting of a single guitar note at a vivace tempo, has barely gotten through the first bar by the time Paul Freedom bursts out from backstage to stand at the top of the entrance ramp, his posture visibly tense and the big smile plastered across his face failing to reach his russet eyes. As the modest applause washes over him, his demeanor softens in response, from core to countenance.
While the black pads on his elbows and knees appear to have been bought off the rack at a sporting goods store, the white tights he wears, accented with red and blue flames, bear the marks of expert craftsmanship, if not a particularly inspired artistic vision. His ensemble is completed by taped wrists and black pull-on boots that appear to have been intended more for working industrial construction than working the leg. All told, while it's a motley assortment of gear, it has the dubious honor of looking more like something a wrestler would wear than the guy wearing it looks like someone who would wrestle. He's taller than the average person, but not necessarily the average wrestler. His upper body has a level of muscle tone that is atypical in how typical it is. Even that, however, is difficult to fully discern through his body hair, which is matted with sweat to his swarthy skin in several places. The look is, arguably, completed by an unruly mop of dark hair.
As the song continues to play out, the vocalist lamenting the eternal conflict between doing something for love or for money, particularly the ways those lines can become blurred, something in the distorted guitars and driving rhythm finally seems to galvanize Paul into action. He takes a deep breath, his shoulders heaving, and begins a deliberate plod to the ring. He extends his hands for high fives from those in attendance but, after largely being left hanging, shrugs and dashes the rest of the way to the ring to slide in under the bottom rope. He looks for his first opportunity to offer his opponent a handshake!
Gender - AMAB, He/Him!
Hometown - Arlington, Massachusetts, but for all intents and purposes Boston!
Why is your character a wrestler - [/b]Paul wrestles in a misguided attempt to follow in the footsteps of the deceased father he never knew. Thus far, his career has been defined by attempting to live up to a legacy that never truly existed!
Wrestling Style/Resemblence - Paul is a hyperkinetic aerialist with autodidactic feet and a whole lot of dumb luck. He kicks like an ornery mule, bounces around like a tweaked out pinball, and has an instinctive tendency to be in the exact right spot at nearly the right time. Think what would happen if you added Tiger Mask to Mikey Whipwreck and then subtracted all of the technical prowess!
Trademark Maneuver(s) - The Svoboda Special is a cartwheel or, ideally, a roundoff into a suicide moonsault over the top rope. This move has, against all odds, been used to win a match!
The Svoboda Sleeper is a variant of the cavernaria that uses an inverted facelock instead of the traditional chinlock. This is more likely to result in a pinfall loss than a submission or knockout until Paul gets better at this stuff, so at its current peak it's more of a Svoboda Breather!
The Paul Flip is executed against a cornered opponent when Paul takes a running start from the opposite corner, runs up his opponent's torso, and backflips off their face to land in a standing position. Noteworthy in that it's Paul's only signature move for which the name is the only part that still needs work!
Set up to Finisher - Against opponents Paul can lift, the setup for the Impressive Display of Agility is probably a body slam or maybe the USA Drop (see below) if overkill is the only kill that will do, but the rest of the time a boot to the face will suffice!
Finisher - The Impressive Display of Agility is much like an imploding 450 degree splash, but is executed no-look style to be maximally impressive and lands with the knee rather than the torso. It's from the top turnbuckle, so you know it's got to be good!
The USA Drop is a Death Valley driver executed from a position in which Paul is standing on the ever popular top turnbuckle. It's mostly used as a rare alternate finisher because this is unlikely to be something Paul can manage against any opponent who is significantly taller or heavier, although that doesn't seem to stop him from trying!
Alignment - Aw shucks gee willikers type babyface who gets tacitly cheered most places and booed mercilessly in Texas!
OCW Color - [/font]I'm hoping for straight up cyan, which is to say #00FFFF!
Pic Base (Who does your wrestler look like) - Irakli Kvirikadze!
URL to Former Fed or Wrestler Website - Combat Unlimited: Lethal Trials!
