Post by Job on Feb 11, 2022 19:54:44 GMT -5
Name: I. Am. Job!
Age: I'm thirty-seven. I'm not old!
How best to contact you: Walk the Spiral skyclad while whistling Yankee Doodle backwards. If that doesn't work, try sending me a private message through the forums or tagging me on the Discord server!
Character Name: Paul Freedom
Character Age: Paul was born on the Winter Solstice. He's 18 years old, so I guess that happened in 2003!
Pic Base: Irakli Kvirikadze
Alignment: As a scrappy and dynamic rookie who, largely as a result of naivete, fights every fight like he can win, it's possible he'll get a warm reception from the crowd!
Twitter handle: @jommyscousin
Height: 180 centimeters or, in Freedom Units, 5 foot 11 inches or so!
Weight: A little under 181 pounds and somewhere between 804 and 805 Newtons when measured at sea level if you're interested in the metric equivalent!
Hometown: Arlington, Massachusetts, USA! USA! USA!
Entrance Music: "Walking Is Still Honest" by Against Me! (Specifically the cut from the Crime EP, which can be found below!)
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Entrance Description: The arena sound system plays four rapid clacks of drumsticks against each other to establish the beat, and, by the time the jaunty guitars have gotten through the first bar of the Against Me! song "Walking Is Still Honest," Paul Freedom has already burst out from backstage and stands at the top of the entrance ramp, seemingly on the verge of being overwhelmed as he takes in the scope of his situation. His saturnine face offers a relaxed smile to the crowd, but the expression doesn't quite reach his russet eyes or match his tense posture.
His ring attire doesn't do much to help give the impression that he's accustomed to even the modest applause he's receiving. His trunks, elbow pads, knee pads, and boots are all just about standard-issue and an unassuming black, which only serves to call attention to his inexpertly applied wrist tape, which appears to have started off-white and already become off-putting from absorbing the sweat that gleams on his hirsute frame. While his gear has little to say for itself, it seems he has elected to make his hair his statement piece. The hair on the sides and back of his head is clipped short and resembles the markings of a cheetah, while his scalp is crowned with bleached blonde liberty spikes of uneven lengths.
As the song continues to play out, a contrast of spirited instruments and strained vocals delivering heartfelt lyrics, he takes a deep breath, his shoulders heaving, and begins a deliberate plod to the ring. He extends his hands for high fives from the fans 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!
Wrestler Style: Paul's favored recipe for victory is an undercooked chef's blend of savage brawling, daredevil high flying, and outright serendipitous good fortune. 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. All of this, combined with a blatant disregard for his own health and a self-destructive tendency to fight through the pain, may someday make up for the fact that he isn't a particularly good wrestler!
General Moves (up to 15): Moonsault stuff. Paul does backflips for any move he can figure out a way to combine with one of these bad boys!
Basically any kick Satoru Sayama was well known for using. If you're not a puroresu nerd, that translates to basically any kick!
A whole range of punches. The range spans from wild haymakers to wild jabs!
The drop toe hold. Sometimes Paul likes to show off the extent of his scientific wrestling skills!
The bulldog. If Paul manages to get someone in a side headlock, chances are he's going to capitalize by running, jumping, or springboarding and hoping they fall down in the process!
The snap suplex. It's about as crisp as you'd expect for someone who's attempting a vertical suplex but has his body give out a third of the way through!
The DDT. A DDT!
The tope suicida. When it comes time to attack someone outside the ring from inside the ring, Paul makes sure to use his head!
Parts Unknown. In general, Paul isn't proficient with many moves!
Signature moves (up to 4): 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 Svoboda Special is a cartwheel or, ideally, a roundoff into a suicide moonsault over the top rope. What will be truly special is if Paul ever successfully executes it against a live opponent!
The Aluminum Claw (Foiled Variant) is a maneuver that begins with Paul applying a clawhold to a dazed opponent, but so ineptly that it would set even the surviving Von Erichs turning in their graves. A "successful" execution is when he gets frustrated that the hold isn't working and tries to salvage the situation with a sloppy STO without breaking his grip!
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!
Finishing moves (up to 2): 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. This is unlikely to be something Paul can manage against any opponent who is significantly taller or heavier, but that doesn't mean he won't try!
Biography: Parts Known!
Paul Freedom is one of those legacy wrestler types. You know the sort I'm talking about. Pretty much everything about him as a wrestler is defined by a characteristic drawn from another wrestler. Which wrestler? Well, that's probably worth getting into a bit.
So, first of all, Paul technically comes from a professional wrestling family, or more accurately a professional wrestling bloodline. Let's talk about what that means, though. When it comes down to it, what it means is that his biological father got paid specifically to wrestle but not generally to win. He wasn't throwing his matches or anything, mind you, though whether he was actually trying to win is also, admittedly, up for debate. Before his untimely demise and without ever being aware of his son's existence, though, one of the ways he made money was by wrestling.
So, if a professional wrestler is what he was, who was Paul's father, then? This probably isn't the appropriate venue to get into all that. It's not some deep, dark secret, it's just that it's the sort of name you can drop and watch flutter around due to its lack of gravity.
Where did Paul's father wrestle? Here and there. Most of the promotions desperate enough to take a risk on him or risky enough to take his desperation are long since defunct. It's a big, bad industry and maybe it's dog-eat-dog, but it's to be expected that most of the dogs in that expression are bait dogs. Quite honestly, you are practically a cryptid if you have fond memories, or really any memories at all, of promotions like the American Smackdown Society, Psycho Wrestling Federation, International Wrestling Federation, Extremely Hardcore Xtreme Championship Wrestling Federation, Smackdown Championship Wrestling, Meaningless Violence Wrestling, Lone Star Wrestling, Ultimate Hardcore Wrestling, Vegas Stakes Wrestling, All Star Wrestling, Empire State Wrestling, and... well, while the list goes on for quite a while its enumeration will, mercifully, not.
When did Paul's father wrestle? The bloodlessly objective answer to that is that his wrestling career began in the early 1990s and naturally wound down throughout the first decade of the 21st century. Another way to establish the timeline would be that he made his debut the weekend after he dropped out of high school and hadn't yet had the good sense to retire when he died at age 38.
Why did Paul's father wrestle? That's not exactly rocket surgery. He needed the money and it was the most lucrative job anyone was willing to give him. He also worked several odd jobs to keep some money trickling in between tours or within suspensions. Yes, I really do mean jobs that are odd even compared to being a professional wrestler. Stuff like rodeo clown or emu wrangler.
But the thing is, Paul Freedom doesn't know almost any of that. Not yet. He never met the man and has filled in the blanks between what sketchy scraps of information he has with ideals and fantasies of whom he would have wanted his father to be, which has now spurred him on to try to do with his life what he believes that romanticized caricature would have wanted him to do.
Why does Paul Freedom wrestle? To follow in the imagined footsteps of a man who never truly existed until he steps out of a shadow that never reached as far as he believes it to have.
When does Paul Freedom wrestle? Whenever he gets the opportunity to, which has thus far translated into a handful of unrelated one-time appearances. To be clear, they weren't one-time appearances because he was building hype and refused to be tied down by a contract but rather because no promoter who had already hired him to wrestle once has been prepared to make the same mistake again.
Where does Paul Freedom wrestle? Again, in pretty much any venue where he can get cleared by event security. The place where he's made the most appearances and enjoyed the most success is, if not merely in his own imagination, then certainly not in reality either.
Who is Paul Freedom? Well, that's not quite his real name, so in essence it's the nom de guerre of a troubled young man chosen as an homage to a dead relative whose real life Paul wishes to emulate but does not yet know, let alone understand, most of the details of. Paul Freedom is a persona formed by taking liberties with his own identity to reflect the liberties he's taken with someone else's.
What is Paul Freedom? Paul Freedom is one of those legacy wrestler types. If you don't know the sort I'm talking about, well, I guess we'll find out together.
How about that Paul Freedom, huh?
Featuring Cousin Jommy!
Ring attire:
Black trunks
Black knee pads
Black elbow pads
White wrist tape
Black boots
Street attire:
One of two polo shirts
A pair of jeans
Age: I'm thirty-seven. I'm not old!
How best to contact you: Walk the Spiral skyclad while whistling Yankee Doodle backwards. If that doesn't work, try sending me a private message through the forums or tagging me on the Discord server!
Character Name: Paul Freedom
Character Age: Paul was born on the Winter Solstice. He's 18 years old, so I guess that happened in 2003!
Pic Base: Irakli Kvirikadze
Alignment: As a scrappy and dynamic rookie who, largely as a result of naivete, fights every fight like he can win, it's possible he'll get a warm reception from the crowd!
Twitter handle: @jommyscousin
Height: 180 centimeters or, in Freedom Units, 5 foot 11 inches or so!
Weight: A little under 181 pounds and somewhere between 804 and 805 Newtons when measured at sea level if you're interested in the metric equivalent!
Hometown: Arlington, Massachusetts, USA! USA! USA!
Entrance Music: "Walking Is Still Honest" by Against Me! (Specifically the cut from the Crime EP, which can be found below!)
)
Entrance Description: The arena sound system plays four rapid clacks of drumsticks against each other to establish the beat, and, by the time the jaunty guitars have gotten through the first bar of the Against Me! song "Walking Is Still Honest," Paul Freedom has already burst out from backstage and stands at the top of the entrance ramp, seemingly on the verge of being overwhelmed as he takes in the scope of his situation. His saturnine face offers a relaxed smile to the crowd, but the expression doesn't quite reach his russet eyes or match his tense posture.
His ring attire doesn't do much to help give the impression that he's accustomed to even the modest applause he's receiving. His trunks, elbow pads, knee pads, and boots are all just about standard-issue and an unassuming black, which only serves to call attention to his inexpertly applied wrist tape, which appears to have started off-white and already become off-putting from absorbing the sweat that gleams on his hirsute frame. While his gear has little to say for itself, it seems he has elected to make his hair his statement piece. The hair on the sides and back of his head is clipped short and resembles the markings of a cheetah, while his scalp is crowned with bleached blonde liberty spikes of uneven lengths.
As the song continues to play out, a contrast of spirited instruments and strained vocals delivering heartfelt lyrics, he takes a deep breath, his shoulders heaving, and begins a deliberate plod to the ring. He extends his hands for high fives from the fans 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!
Wrestler Style: Paul's favored recipe for victory is an undercooked chef's blend of savage brawling, daredevil high flying, and outright serendipitous good fortune. 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. All of this, combined with a blatant disregard for his own health and a self-destructive tendency to fight through the pain, may someday make up for the fact that he isn't a particularly good wrestler!
General Moves (up to 15): Moonsault stuff. Paul does backflips for any move he can figure out a way to combine with one of these bad boys!
Basically any kick Satoru Sayama was well known for using. If you're not a puroresu nerd, that translates to basically any kick!
A whole range of punches. The range spans from wild haymakers to wild jabs!
The drop toe hold. Sometimes Paul likes to show off the extent of his scientific wrestling skills!
The bulldog. If Paul manages to get someone in a side headlock, chances are he's going to capitalize by running, jumping, or springboarding and hoping they fall down in the process!
The snap suplex. It's about as crisp as you'd expect for someone who's attempting a vertical suplex but has his body give out a third of the way through!
The DDT. A DDT!
The tope suicida. When it comes time to attack someone outside the ring from inside the ring, Paul makes sure to use his head!
Parts Unknown. In general, Paul isn't proficient with many moves!
Signature moves (up to 4): 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 Svoboda Special is a cartwheel or, ideally, a roundoff into a suicide moonsault over the top rope. What will be truly special is if Paul ever successfully executes it against a live opponent!
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!
Finishing moves (up to 2): 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. This is unlikely to be something Paul can manage against any opponent who is significantly taller or heavier, but that doesn't mean he won't try!
Biography: Parts Known!
Paul Freedom is one of those legacy wrestler types. You know the sort I'm talking about. Pretty much everything about him as a wrestler is defined by a characteristic drawn from another wrestler. Which wrestler? Well, that's probably worth getting into a bit.
So, first of all, Paul technically comes from a professional wrestling family, or more accurately a professional wrestling bloodline. Let's talk about what that means, though. When it comes down to it, what it means is that his biological father got paid specifically to wrestle but not generally to win. He wasn't throwing his matches or anything, mind you, though whether he was actually trying to win is also, admittedly, up for debate. Before his untimely demise and without ever being aware of his son's existence, though, one of the ways he made money was by wrestling.
So, if a professional wrestler is what he was, who was Paul's father, then? This probably isn't the appropriate venue to get into all that. It's not some deep, dark secret, it's just that it's the sort of name you can drop and watch flutter around due to its lack of gravity.
Where did Paul's father wrestle? Here and there. Most of the promotions desperate enough to take a risk on him or risky enough to take his desperation are long since defunct. It's a big, bad industry and maybe it's dog-eat-dog, but it's to be expected that most of the dogs in that expression are bait dogs. Quite honestly, you are practically a cryptid if you have fond memories, or really any memories at all, of promotions like the American Smackdown Society, Psycho Wrestling Federation, International Wrestling Federation, Extremely Hardcore Xtreme Championship Wrestling Federation, Smackdown Championship Wrestling, Meaningless Violence Wrestling, Lone Star Wrestling, Ultimate Hardcore Wrestling, Vegas Stakes Wrestling, All Star Wrestling, Empire State Wrestling, and... well, while the list goes on for quite a while its enumeration will, mercifully, not.
When did Paul's father wrestle? The bloodlessly objective answer to that is that his wrestling career began in the early 1990s and naturally wound down throughout the first decade of the 21st century. Another way to establish the timeline would be that he made his debut the weekend after he dropped out of high school and hadn't yet had the good sense to retire when he died at age 38.
Why did Paul's father wrestle? That's not exactly rocket surgery. He needed the money and it was the most lucrative job anyone was willing to give him. He also worked several odd jobs to keep some money trickling in between tours or within suspensions. Yes, I really do mean jobs that are odd even compared to being a professional wrestler. Stuff like rodeo clown or emu wrangler.
But the thing is, Paul Freedom doesn't know almost any of that. Not yet. He never met the man and has filled in the blanks between what sketchy scraps of information he has with ideals and fantasies of whom he would have wanted his father to be, which has now spurred him on to try to do with his life what he believes that romanticized caricature would have wanted him to do.
Why does Paul Freedom wrestle? To follow in the imagined footsteps of a man who never truly existed until he steps out of a shadow that never reached as far as he believes it to have.
When does Paul Freedom wrestle? Whenever he gets the opportunity to, which has thus far translated into a handful of unrelated one-time appearances. To be clear, they weren't one-time appearances because he was building hype and refused to be tied down by a contract but rather because no promoter who had already hired him to wrestle once has been prepared to make the same mistake again.
Where does Paul Freedom wrestle? Again, in pretty much any venue where he can get cleared by event security. The place where he's made the most appearances and enjoyed the most success is, if not merely in his own imagination, then certainly not in reality either.
Who is Paul Freedom? Well, that's not quite his real name, so in essence it's the nom de guerre of a troubled young man chosen as an homage to a dead relative whose real life Paul wishes to emulate but does not yet know, let alone understand, most of the details of. Paul Freedom is a persona formed by taking liberties with his own identity to reflect the liberties he's taken with someone else's.
What is Paul Freedom? Paul Freedom is one of those legacy wrestler types. If you don't know the sort I'm talking about, well, I guess we'll find out together.
How about that Paul Freedom, huh?
Featuring Cousin Jommy!
Ring attire:
Black trunks
Black knee pads
Black elbow pads
White wrist tape
Black boots
Street attire:
One of two polo shirts
A pair of jeans