Post by distortedamber on Jun 14, 2022 8:40:36 GMT -5
Name: Jazz
Age: 30
How best to contact you: Twitter DM’s
Character Name: Avalon Blackthorn
Character Age: 25
Pic Base: Megan Anderson
Alignment: Neutral/Face leaning
Twitter handle: AvaBlackthorn
Height: 5’11
Weight: 147lbs
Hometown: Aurora, IL
Currently based: Monterey, CA
Entrance Music: ‘Black Sheep’ - Gin Wigmore
Entrance Description:
At first, the rhythmic hums that echo might signify someone of importance and holiness- however that thought is quickly banished as the thumping sound of drums and signature opening vocal throws of ‘Black Sheep’ by Gin Wigmore ripple through the crowd.
Electric and eclectic alike as the lights pulsate in time and the background tron is splattered with blood that looks as though it's been splashed against the inside of the screen. A tribute to an ‘almost trainer’ perhaps.
Stepping onto the entrance ramp, any nerves are quickly dissipated with a smirk that's way too cocky for a rookie of Avalon Blackthorn's standing and experience. Decked out in MMA style shorts that split a little too high up the thigh to be regulation and a sports bra that mostly matches, Avalon saunters her way down the ramp as the vocals and verse kick up a notch.
A bred combat athlete, Avalon is right at home as she does a half lap around the ring- maybe bantering a little with fans and riling up those who decide they want to be a little more vocal in their thoughts. Satisfied with her mischief-making and friendly fire, Avalon slips under the bottom rope and moves across to whichever corner is most opposite.
Hoisting herself, albeit a little unsteadily, onto the second rope- there's little fanfare to be had, just a knowing nod of appreciation and perhaps a few very clearly mouthed obscenities to those who support whoever she might be opposing.
Undeterred, unrattled - Avalon dismounts as unsteadily as she climbed up and lazily makes her way, deliberately slowly, back to her own corner.
Wrestler Style: Striker/Submission (Think smash mouth x ground and pound,. It's not pretty, just effective.)
General Moves (up to 15):
- Strike combinations
- Spear
- Pump kick/bicycle kick
- Bomaye
- Double stomp
- Running knee in the corner to downed opponent
- Roundhouse kick
- Kimura lock
- Dragon screw
- Spinning back elbow/back fist
- Tiger suplex
Signature moves (up to 4):
- ‘Walk Money’ - Ground Octopus hold (used *very rarely* by Amber, with the same name as a tribute)
- ‘Hoe Check’ - Dragon Suplex
- Bridging Northern Lights Suplex
Finishing moves (up to 2):
- ‘Backdoor Parole’ - (Katahajime)
- ‘Crowbar Hotel’- (Cattle Mutilation)
- ‘Dance On The Blacktop’ - (Curb Stomp)
Biography:
It's not that Avalon Blackthorn ever sought out trouble.
As the second youngest of four girls- Avalon quickly, and through only half fault of her own, found herself to be the proverbial ‘Black Sheep’ of her family. With older sisters successful in life and career, and youngest still the undying apple of her parents eye, Avalon had to find something that she might excel at.
Combining years of spite and perhaps a lack of acceptance, a quick fuse and long reach to back it up, and the everlasting intention of doing the right thing while managing to do it almost always the wrong way led Avalon’s (frazzled) parents to enrol in Muay Thai classes.
With a natural penchant for physicality and appreciation for the discipline that came with it, Avalon quickly took to it with a passion. However, as would be the story with most things following, an altercation with another student in regards to potential inappropriate behaviours saw Avalon being asked/forced/kicked out due to her lack of restraint. Regardless of whether she was right, wrong or otherwise.
As she would for all the other martial arts and sports combat schools that she was enrolled in- each time either an altercation or inability to restrain herself in dealing with authority left her on the outside looking in and falling further off the rails.
Meanwhile, Avalon found herself being taken in by groups of ‘friends’ who saw the value of someone who could provide a physical presence to their societal manipulations/hierarchies/business ventures- and Avalon, usually a social outcast due to her reputation and behaviours, quickly and wholeheartedly accepted the invitations.
Avalon, believing these people to be her friends, would go on to commit increasingly violent or intimidating acts on behalf of those who had taken her in, always justified by the fact that she was helping or protecting those who had done so, or would do so for her.
With combat schools and martial arts failing, pro wrestling was soon all that was left in that vein and even then- school after school found reason to no longer keep her on the records. One school did provide one last hope- a contact for a woman who, while she wasn’t a trainer, was a personal friend of theirs and possibly the only person they knew that might have been able to hold the reins on the increasingly erratic Avalon.
That woman, as the world would come to learn, was Amber Ryan.
Those who know the name, would know the reputation and those who didn’t would come to learn why the Painted Hurricane was deemed a legend by many of the business. Reluctantly, and to this day no one knows quite how it was achieved, Amber agreed to take on Avalon as a student- on the condition that she cleaned up her act. No more trouble, no more bullshit or no more Amber.
Almost 2 years the pair were nearly inseparable…
At age 19 though, things would take a drastic turn for the worse and the ‘friend group’ that Avalon had come to rely upon for support were the first to turn their backs and throw Avalon under the proverbial bus when karma tried to pay them a visit for what they had been doing.
At the first opportunity, their families lawyers and the money thrown at them led to Avalon facing 4 years in jail for something that she, for once, didn’t actually have an active hand in.
Upon getting out… the future never looked bleaker and yet, somehow, the lingering name of her ‘trainer’ left a few doors still ajar and a few ears pricked to the possibility that this rookie might have more to offer than meets the eye.
Is this a path to redemption or do those roots run too deep for Avalon to ever truly rip out?
Age: 30
How best to contact you: Twitter DM’s
Character Name: Avalon Blackthorn
Character Age: 25
Pic Base: Megan Anderson
Alignment: Neutral/Face leaning
Twitter handle: AvaBlackthorn
Height: 5’11
Weight: 147lbs
Hometown: Aurora, IL
Currently based: Monterey, CA
Entrance Music: ‘Black Sheep’ - Gin Wigmore
Entrance Description:
At first, the rhythmic hums that echo might signify someone of importance and holiness- however that thought is quickly banished as the thumping sound of drums and signature opening vocal throws of ‘Black Sheep’ by Gin Wigmore ripple through the crowd.
Electric and eclectic alike as the lights pulsate in time and the background tron is splattered with blood that looks as though it's been splashed against the inside of the screen. A tribute to an ‘almost trainer’ perhaps.
Stepping onto the entrance ramp, any nerves are quickly dissipated with a smirk that's way too cocky for a rookie of Avalon Blackthorn's standing and experience. Decked out in MMA style shorts that split a little too high up the thigh to be regulation and a sports bra that mostly matches, Avalon saunters her way down the ramp as the vocals and verse kick up a notch.
A bred combat athlete, Avalon is right at home as she does a half lap around the ring- maybe bantering a little with fans and riling up those who decide they want to be a little more vocal in their thoughts. Satisfied with her mischief-making and friendly fire, Avalon slips under the bottom rope and moves across to whichever corner is most opposite.
Hoisting herself, albeit a little unsteadily, onto the second rope- there's little fanfare to be had, just a knowing nod of appreciation and perhaps a few very clearly mouthed obscenities to those who support whoever she might be opposing.
Undeterred, unrattled - Avalon dismounts as unsteadily as she climbed up and lazily makes her way, deliberately slowly, back to her own corner.
Wrestler Style: Striker/Submission (Think smash mouth x ground and pound,. It's not pretty, just effective.)
General Moves (up to 15):
- Strike combinations
- Spear
- Pump kick/bicycle kick
- Bomaye
- Double stomp
- Running knee in the corner to downed opponent
- Roundhouse kick
- Kimura lock
- Dragon screw
- Spinning back elbow/back fist
- Tiger suplex
Signature moves (up to 4):
- ‘Walk Money’ - Ground Octopus hold (used *very rarely* by Amber, with the same name as a tribute)
- ‘Hoe Check’ - Dragon Suplex
- Bridging Northern Lights Suplex
Finishing moves (up to 2):
- ‘Backdoor Parole’ - (Katahajime)
- ‘Crowbar Hotel’- (Cattle Mutilation)
- ‘Dance On The Blacktop’ - (Curb Stomp)
Biography:
It's not that Avalon Blackthorn ever sought out trouble.
As the second youngest of four girls- Avalon quickly, and through only half fault of her own, found herself to be the proverbial ‘Black Sheep’ of her family. With older sisters successful in life and career, and youngest still the undying apple of her parents eye, Avalon had to find something that she might excel at.
Combining years of spite and perhaps a lack of acceptance, a quick fuse and long reach to back it up, and the everlasting intention of doing the right thing while managing to do it almost always the wrong way led Avalon’s (frazzled) parents to enrol in Muay Thai classes.
With a natural penchant for physicality and appreciation for the discipline that came with it, Avalon quickly took to it with a passion. However, as would be the story with most things following, an altercation with another student in regards to potential inappropriate behaviours saw Avalon being asked/forced/kicked out due to her lack of restraint. Regardless of whether she was right, wrong or otherwise.
As she would for all the other martial arts and sports combat schools that she was enrolled in- each time either an altercation or inability to restrain herself in dealing with authority left her on the outside looking in and falling further off the rails.
Meanwhile, Avalon found herself being taken in by groups of ‘friends’ who saw the value of someone who could provide a physical presence to their societal manipulations/hierarchies/business ventures- and Avalon, usually a social outcast due to her reputation and behaviours, quickly and wholeheartedly accepted the invitations.
Avalon, believing these people to be her friends, would go on to commit increasingly violent or intimidating acts on behalf of those who had taken her in, always justified by the fact that she was helping or protecting those who had done so, or would do so for her.
With combat schools and martial arts failing, pro wrestling was soon all that was left in that vein and even then- school after school found reason to no longer keep her on the records. One school did provide one last hope- a contact for a woman who, while she wasn’t a trainer, was a personal friend of theirs and possibly the only person they knew that might have been able to hold the reins on the increasingly erratic Avalon.
That woman, as the world would come to learn, was Amber Ryan.
Those who know the name, would know the reputation and those who didn’t would come to learn why the Painted Hurricane was deemed a legend by many of the business. Reluctantly, and to this day no one knows quite how it was achieved, Amber agreed to take on Avalon as a student- on the condition that she cleaned up her act. No more trouble, no more bullshit or no more Amber.
Almost 2 years the pair were nearly inseparable…
At age 19 though, things would take a drastic turn for the worse and the ‘friend group’ that Avalon had come to rely upon for support were the first to turn their backs and throw Avalon under the proverbial bus when karma tried to pay them a visit for what they had been doing.
At the first opportunity, their families lawyers and the money thrown at them led to Avalon facing 4 years in jail for something that she, for once, didn’t actually have an active hand in.
Upon getting out… the future never looked bleaker and yet, somehow, the lingering name of her ‘trainer’ left a few doors still ajar and a few ears pricked to the possibility that this rookie might have more to offer than meets the eye.
Is this a path to redemption or do those roots run too deep for Avalon to ever truly rip out?
