Post by Vlad on May 8, 2012 2:49:12 GMT -5
Wrestling Name: Vlad.
Real Name: Vlad's real name is unknown.
Nicknames:The Impaler, 'Brood-Man'(Blood Man, as pronounced by the Japanese), Immortal Vlad
Date Of Birth: Vlad has given a few varying answers: "Samhain", "Devil's Night", "On the Witching Hour" and other general, sarcastic nonanswers.
Height: 6'10
Weight: 326 pounds
Billed From: 'Baltimore'
Theme Song: 'Black Sabbath' by Type O Negative
Entrance: The heavy, doom and gloom rendition of Black Sabbath's self-titled hit bleeds blackly through the P.A system, and the lights go out, strobing with black, red and white. Vlad steps out smoking a cigarrette and holding a half empty Heineken bottle, rolling his neck around and stretching on his way to the ring while rolling his tongue over his fangs. If any fans go for a high five he won't leave them hanging, but otherwise, he just heads straight for the ring. He quickly rolls into the ring under the ropes, and sits in the corner to await his opponent. Or, rolls his neck and sizes up his foe, waiting for the bell to ring. Simple, right?
Appearance: Vlad is a big, slightly pale looking fella, really, that picture up top says a thousand words. He's built like a firetruck though also very very lean, think early Undertaker, similar build. He doesn't shave his body or anything, but at the same time he's not A-Train, y'know? Anyway, he's usually wearing simple untucked button shirts, usually of a soft, dull red, though really, any color that strikes him, at the time. He likes colors, but subtle ones. Anything 'loud', really isn't him. As for pants, usually simple black leather ones, again, nothing fancy, complete with 'stomper' boots, or workboots, both black. When in the ring, he'll simply take his shirt off. He also will cover his fingers with black tape.
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Wrestling Style: An amazing blend of Powerhouse, Striking, and Puroresu styles of wrestling. It must be said, that Vlad doesn't often go for submission wrestling or high flying, but he is capable of doing so. When he goes for submissions or uses technical wrestling, he's usually a bit 'lazy' in doing so. He's not going to exhibit the same prowess as a Dean Malenko or a Lance Storm, as he's mainly a power guy.
An important detail, if they are holding any kind of match in daylight, his style, really, changes, loses all power and intensity...really, he becomes a bit of a jobber, save for surprise technical and submission counters, and he would only land his Secondary Finisher, if somehow he picks up the win. Almost as if it really depowers him.
A third, very important factoid, is that Vlad is typically very laid back in the ring, patient, not the sort to get frustrated or desperate very easily. However, if Vlad is ever busted open(not something that happens every day), his style turns very violent, frantic and berserk, he becomes eager to end the match any way possible, and will flee the ring like a bat out of hell after, no matter the result of the match. Strange behavior.
Common Moves:
Modified Haymakers and heavy punches(Vlad doesn't close his hand fully when throwing punches, but for some reason, not only does this still get the full effect, but it doesn't hurt his hand nor does it break his long nails.)
Chops to Chest(Not really 'knife-edge', they're like slaps and backhands. But still pretty hard.)
European Uppercuts
Forearm strikes
Jumping roundhouse kick, shades of Goldberg, here. Meaning, slow, but accurate and strong.
Sidewalk Slam
Scrapbuster Slam
Undertaker's amazing flipping clotheslines that he would land out of nowhere
Violent Elbow Drop
Rolling Leglock, Figure-4 Leglock, Side leglock, Indian Deathlock, Single-leg Crab, Sharpshooter, Any other leg-based submission you can think of. The reason I clumped them all together, is because if Vlad is forced to use submissions, he likes to bridge one to the other, usually flowing into a new hold, and new kind of torture.
Signatures:
Diving Spinning Wheel Kick(Climbs the turnbuckle, and launches off with a spinning wheel kick, aimed for the opponent's throat. Saved primarily for very big matches.)
Blood Mist(Essentially a Poison Mist, except, well...with blood.)
Roaring Elbow
Vlad's Legdrop(When the opponent is on the floor, Vlad will go toward the ropes, going out on the ring apron. Approaching the turnbuckle, he grips the ropes as if he's going to jump back in. Then leaps to the top in a display of agility, almost 'springboarding' off the turnbuckle, to give himself great air, coming down with a big legdrop, aimed for the throat, or the back of the head. Also, primarily saved for very big matches.)
*Flapjack, but he will try to land this so that the opponent's throat is dropped across the ring ropes.
*Diving Elbow Drop(He almost always lands this to the outside of the ring, but his favorite is to do this right after he lands the Flapjack, to smash across the back of the opponent's head, as they are draped across the top ring rope.)
Moves with asterisks in front of them are especially loved by Vlad during barb wire matches. Also, these moves are almost always used as a combination, first the Flapjack, then the Elbow. The Elbow Drop can be landed without the Flapjack, but the Flapjack usually signals the Elbow Drop.
Finishers:
Throne of Blood(Grabs the opponent for a suplex, and depending on who it is, he might hold it for a small while, or a long time. Either option ends in a spinning Scrapbuster/Rock Bottom type of slam, usually shaking the ring from the impact. Has a non-spinning variant that he'll use for diving off turnbuckles, or using in tables matches, etc etc. He loves to do this into crates, or piles of barbed wire, or what have you. Whatever's available.)
Shining Wizard(This is a quicker finisher, and should only be pulled out if he's really getting his ass kicked, ORRR, if there's an opponent he just can't lift for some reason.)
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Accomplishments: Really not much, despite his long wrestling history.. Read bio below for more clarification.
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Bio: Vlad is the type of guy to jump ship to ship, wrestling in all kinds of REALLY low-rent sort of indie places, he's been doing this since the early nineties. Him showing up to a classier sort of joint like Legacy is rather unprecedented.