Post by "The Wildkard" James Spade on Nov 13, 2018 3:26:27 GMT -5
Height - 6' 2"
Weight - 230 lbs.
Entrance Theme - "Walk on Water" by Ozzy Osbourne
Custom Ring Entrance -
~"Walk on Water" by Ozzy Osbourne plays over the house P/A as out steps The Wildkard. He stands out in front of that crowd, wearing a black sleeveless "Wildkard" shirt, simple wrap-around sunshades, blue jeans, blue and teal knee and kick pads, black wrestling boots, and a long gray rifleman's duster. The near 50 year old looks incredibly fit, his long brown hair only showing modest signs of graying, though the salt and pepper stubble on his chin gave it all away. He smiles at the crowd, genuinely surprised that anyone still remembers him.~
~Spade walks down to the ring and the fans reach out to him. He promptly high fives as many in passing as he can. His appreciation for the fans of the sport never died during his time away and it shows as he even stops to hug young children and sign a quick autograph or two.~
~In his mind, it's hard to leave the fans at ringside, but after making a trip around the ring. Spade finally slides inside and hops to his feet with a bit of a youthful bounce in his step. He quickly makes his way to the nearest turnpost, ducking down to grip the ropes, bobbing his head left to right before throwing his arms up in the air with three fingered salutes for the fans and a wicked smile on his face. The Wildkard then back flips with a picture perfect moonsault, time seemingly slowing to a crawl as he hung in the air for a few seconds, his coat whipping about in dramatic fashion, before he lands on his feet, cups his hands around his mouth and lets out his battle cry.....~
Spade: AAAAWWWWWWAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooo!!!!!
*HUGE POP*
~....He then nods and smiles back at the crowd as he removes his coat and sunshades, passing them off to the ring attendant. He pats a rather old blue neoprene elbow pad on his right arm as he backs up into his corner.
Gender - Male
Hometown - Savannah, GA
Why is your character a wrestler - Spade is the definition of the coolest dude in the room no matter where he goes. He loves his fans, respects the business, and always goes out to give the absolute best he can. He is a longtime veteran with a career that spans roughly 30 years, starting out back in 1989 as a young pup with feathered hair. Rarely if ever does he lose his temper and is quick to turn someone's intimidation attempts away with mockery. He fears no one, has nothing really to prove to anyone other than himself, and all he wants is to have one more run before finally bowing out of professional wrestling altogether.
Wrestling Style/Resemblence - Spade is a great all-around wrestler that likes to mix his style up as much as possible to confuse his opponents. He could start out with chain wrestling one moment only to go into a springboard or aerial offense the next, all based from a foundation of a self-taught fighters cocktail of Shoot Wrestling, Tae Kwon Do, Karate, Various bits of Kung Fu, and Judo disciplines as his foundation. He learned many of his striking moves by studying old Hong Kong Kung Fu moves in particular, making him a highly flashy yet disciplined fighter in the ring. Anything you need him to do in a wrestling ring, he can do it.
Wrestlers that most resemble his style would be Crow Sting, Bret Hart, HBK, RVD, and Jerry Lynn
Trademark Maneuver(s) -
Any DDT - Spade is the master of DDTs and can pull almost any variation of the move off.
The Wildcard - His favorite running Implant DDT. (Original Finisher of choice)
The Busted Straight (Spear) and is often the follow up to a running Implant DDT or Running Leap and Clothesline
Falling Gordbuster
Tilt-A-Whirl Backbreaker (Irish Whip Grapple)
Full House - Springboard DDT (Reverse or Standard)
Samoan Neckbreaker
Spinout Powerbomb
Kneeling Fujiwara Armbar
Dragon Whip Enziguri
Judo Hip toss
Cartwheel Kick into hard Uppercut (Both feet smack his opponent's face, stunning them long enough for him to deliver a pop uppercut to the chin and knock them flat on their back. Think a realistic version of Lui Kang's original non-lethal Mortal Kombat finisher)
Leg Split and Throat Jab
Feint kick to spinning roundhouse kick
Savate Kick
Stepping Front Kick
Standing Backflip Kick
Dropsault
Running Leap and Clothesline
Set up to Finisher - Often it's the Busted Straight that sets his Royal Flush up or The Sharpshooter. For the Deadman's hand, anything that stuns his opponent but leaves them standing. Sometimes he'll hit the Deadman's Hand on an Irish whip scoop grapple.
Finisher -
The Sharpshooter - (Self Explanatory)
The Deadman's Hand - Scoop Reverse DDT
Royal Flush - Hangtime Diving Moonsault Pin
Alignment - Babyface
Bio - Spade has seen it all and done it all. World Championships, Hardcore Championships, Tag Team Championships, Trophies, and awards, name it, he's probably won something comparable to it. For James, it wasn't always about the accolades, it was about the thrill of it all. For most of his life, the wrestling world was all he knew, having grown to full adulthood doing what he loves the most. Once upon a time, he was a household name not too far removed from the likes of Griffin Hawkins, but overtime, his star faded. He didn't stop, however, until early 2016. It's been almost three years since his last dance in the wrestling ring and it was not a ceremonious exit, but rather an exit in disgrace. More than anything, James wants to make one last run and actually leave the sport he's given much of his life to on better terms than he ever did before and he's chosen Division Wrestling as that place to do it.
OCW Color - Color Code #44a3e2.
Pic Base (Who does your wrestler look like) - Myles Kennedy from Alterbridge
