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Post by blainestone on Apr 4, 2008 17:00:27 GMT -5
The Basics Real Name: Ryan Cooper Nickname: Showtime Birthday: Feb. 6, 1982 Age: 25 Height: 6 ft 2 Weight: 220 lbs Hometown: Fayetteville, North Carolina Gender: Male Theme Song: 'Wow' by Kia Shine Physical Description: Greatly resembles Anderson Silva. Showtime is clean cut (Thanks to losing a match to Lynx that resulted to him getting all of his hair cut off). He is rather well-built, will considerable muscle-definition, but he isn't overly bulky.
Choice of Clothing:
In the ring: Showtime's colors of choice are red, black, and white. He prefers wearing boxing shorts as well as knee pads and wrestling boots. His wrists and knuckles are tapped up. During his ring entrance, he wears a silk boxing robe that matches his outfit with the hood atop his head as well as a large, platinum chain with his trademark ST medallion around his neck..
Outside of the Ring: Showtime likes to stay hip and wears the latest fashions while still dressing comfortably. Nowadays, he favors Coogi, colorful shirts and all, as well as designer jeans and custom tennis shoes to go with his outfits. There are times when he dresses in more formal wear, choosing to go with Armani suits for his Week in Review segments, but he likes to dress down in slacks and a nice button-down shirt when he's going out.
Gimmick: Cocky and a proficient trashtalker, Showtime proclaims himself as the whole damn Show. He's garnered a lot of heat by his Week in Review promos where he basically puts down every other wrestler in the promotion while promoting himself. He's out to prove that his time is now and that it's always Showtime.
Wrestling Style: His style is akin to Japanese Junior Heavyweights with mixed martial arts thrown in. He generally uses brutal knees and stiff kicks to soften up his opponents as well as traditional slams and wrestling holds. He's a flashy wrestler, and because of that, he often uses flashy moves in his arsenal. His knees are his strongest weapon, as evident by his dreaded Kao Dode, a traditional Muay Thai strike that has finished many matches because of its power, and the Bust Yo Head, a move that uses a combination of Showtime's strength and striking power into one final move.
Stats Strikes: 9.0 Speed: 8.0 Strength: 7.0 Charisma: 8.0 Vitality: 7.5 Submission: 75 Defense: 7.0 Intelligence: 6.5 High-Flying: 8.0 Weapons/Hardcore: 3.0
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Post by blainestone on Apr 4, 2008 17:01:12 GMT -5
Moveset Strike Finisher: Kao Dode ( Running Jumping Muay Thai knee to the face. It serves the same purpose as KETNA’s Busukai Knee Kick and can be done out of nowhere as a surprise blow. Showtime has one more knee strike that he doesn't use because of the risk of injury on his opponent, the Kao Tone. This knee strike is generally done in the clinch, but if it lands, it's a KO blow. This is only done in blood feuds. ) Joke Finisher: Hate Crew Deathroll ( Flash Backslide Pin. This move rarely ends a match and is used to get a cheap pop as well as to be a surprise move) Desperation Finisher: TAKE 2 NAP ( The move is similar to Cheech's The Deluxe/Go 2 Cheech. It sets up with a Canadian backbreaker.. Instead of spinning the opponent down with the knee to the face, Showtime flips them over in front of them while raising up the knee on the same side of the body where the prone opponent was in the Canadian backbreaker position before delivering a brutal knee to the face.) Favorite Moves:
Whatamaneuver (Tazmission spun into a DDT)
KTFO (Cartwheel into Shining Wizard to an opponent in the corner)
Double Stomp, complete with Bruce Lee battlecry and facial expressions. This move can also be done off of the top ropes)
Hyper Kill-Quick Combo ’08 (While an opponent is on the top ropes, Showtime rolls towards the turnbuckle and does a jumping palm strike to the chin followed by a top ropes Northern Lights Suplex followed by a Cross Armbreaker)
Dragon Suplex (Release or bridged)
Spin Kick (This kick is mainly used to counter running opponents and can offten be a momentum-shift move)
Cross Armbreaker (Done from almost any imaginable way: after a various suplex, hurricanrana, countering a lariat, or simply from a standing position) Weardown Moves
Standard Strikes -Stiff Kicks and Knees (This is Showtime's bread and butter) -Knife-Edge Chops -Cooper Kick (Uppercutting Superkick)
Standard Grapples -DDT (Showtime's momentum shift move) -Northern Lights Suplex -Snapmare followed by a soccer kick
Submission Moves -Octopus Hold -Kneebar -Triangle Choke (Mainly to counter Powerbomb-like moves)
Running moves/Counters to Running Moves -STO -DDT -Leg Lariat -Japanese Arm Drag -Headscissors High-Flying Moves -The Human Highlight Reel (no-handed Twisting plancha of the top ropes onto any outside competitors) -Second Rope Knee Drop Trademark Spot
-Matrix dodge to counter various moves [/color]
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Post by blainestone on Apr 4, 2008 17:01:53 GMT -5
History Showtime grew up at Fayetteville, North Carolina for most of his life, getting trained in martial arts at a young age. He won numerous competitions as a youth. Showtime was a very competitive young man that loved fighting, so at a young age, he became a pro wreslting follower despite not wanting to have a career in the profession initially. After becoming rather bored with martial arts, a friend of his asked him to join a wrestling school with him. Figuring that he might as well try it to see if he'll like it, Ryan found himself at the Power Plant in Atlanta, GA. Surprisingly, Ryan took a liking to the school and decided to pursuit this dream because deep down, every wrestling fan wishes they could become a pro wrestler.He went on to graduate from the school. Soon afterwards, Showtime found himself working in the independent circuit until he found his big break in American Wrestling X where he had a rather successful reign as the X League Champion. Unfortunately, luck wasn't on his side, and the company soon closed down after a few months of his arrival. Showtime sought to find the same success in Honor Wrestling League. Despite being a strong fan favorite, he never won any titles in that fed, only the admiration of the fans. It was bittersweet for Showtime because deep down, he wanted to have the gold. He wanted to prove that he was more than just a fan favorite that gave the gift of entertainment. He wanted to show that he could also a competitor in the ring.
Unfortunately, Showtime's string of bad luck would continue because before he could prove himself as a serious competitor, HWL closed its doors. Never the one to give up for too long, he found his way to Pro-Wrestling SPIRIT where he has quite an impressive record and his first title run in a long time, besting Jamal Owens at Spirit's New Year's Battle 2006 show to become Spirit's first ever Young Lion's champion. Eventually, he formed a successful tag-team with Julius Cutlass, but they lost the title to some clowns… Literally, they were clowns. The titles were lost because Julius was focused on getting singles gold, and once that was accomplish, he didn’t bother to give Showtime a title shot, using that old, “You have to earn a title shot” excuse. Not one to put up with bull, Showtime went ape-shit and eventually got kicked out of the last fed that he was in. Then, Showtime was seen wrestling in Rainbow Pro where he feuded with the Golden Luchador, Lynx in a heated feud that saw Showtime losing his magnificent afro in a Lucha de Apuesta. EVIL MEXICANS!! After that, Showtime regained his focused and put on a string of impressive singles bouts, most impressive a win over the Jewish Jackhammer aka Semetic Sodomizer aka Jewmaga.. via a knock-out Kao Dode to the face of Jewmaga that put him out of action! Showtime had garnered quite a cult following outside of ACW before he shocking debuted in ACW, taking out his old friend turned bitter enemy in Blaine Stone... and more shockingly joining Jon Taylor's newly formed Second Coming stable.
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Post by blainestone on Apr 4, 2008 17:02:37 GMT -5
ACW History: -March 22nd 2008 (Genocide 2008): Ryan Cooper attacked Blaine Stone and joined The Second Coming. -March 31st 2008 (Monday Night Warfare): Ryan Cooper defeated Alex Richmond via Kao Dode.-April 3rd 2008 (Thursday Night Meldown): Thunder Train defeated Ryan Cooper via Derailment-April 8th 2008 (Monday Night Warfare): Ryan Cooper and Mr. Red (via Cincinnati Swing) defeated Thunder Train and Alex Richmond (x)-April 10th 2008 (Thursday Night Meltdown): Ryan Cooper defeated Jake Steele via Kao Dode-April 14th 2008 (Monday Night Meltdown): Ryan Cooper defeated Jason Freeman, Mr. Red, and Thunder Train in the Fallen Heroes Training Battle Royal -April 17th 2008 (Thursday Night Meltdown): Ryan Cooper's Gauntlet of Assured Doom ended in a no-contest thanks to interference by Jay Zero April 21st 2008 (Monday Night Warfare): Ryan Cooper defeated Trent Goodwin via Dragon Suplex Hold-April 26th 2008 (Fallen Heroes 2008): Ryan Cooper entered the Fallen Heroes Battle Royal at No. 24. He eliminated Rena and was eliminated by Jay Zero as the 22nd elimination. -May 1st 2008 (Thursday Night Meltdown): Ryan Cooper defeated Thunder Train and Mr. Red [x[ via lateral press after Thunder Train's Derailment on Mr. Red to become the ACW Entertainment Champion!
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Post by blainestone on Apr 4, 2008 17:03:13 GMT -5
ENTRANCE
The clock begins to tick down as Showtime's AlphaTron video begins to play. Just as the introduction 'Wow' by Kia Shine begins to play, Showtime burst through the curtain and absorbs the reaction that the fans give him, his head moving from left to right. A few practice punches get thrown by Showtime as the rap begins.
Look at my hair Look at my shoes Look at my jeans Look at my jewels All you can say is wow... Wow.. All they can say is wow... Wow..
Showtime bends down and then rises back to full height, extending his arms high above him. At this time, there is an extravagant display of pyrotechnics, with silver and gold fireworks going off just as the chorus is repeated with a harder bass-line.
Look at my car. Look at my style. When I pull up.. I drive the girls wild.. All they can say is wow.. Wow.. All they can say is wow..
Whether it's cheers or boos, Showtime gets a reaction from the fans, no matter how mixed it is. Regardless, he walks down the ramp with that typical swagger he has in his step slowly to soak in the adulation (and even the jeers) from the fans, letting it stroke his ego. He climbs onto the apron and rolls underneath the ring before rising up and climbing the turnbuckle, raising both arms into the air. Looking from side to side at the legion of fans, he waves his hands to get them hyped up, yelling, “What time is it?!!” The reactions are mixed, ranging from the desired, “Showtime!!” to the unwanted, “YOU SUCK!” Hoping down from the turnbuckle with a bit of a spin, the cocky grappler swings his arms back and forth, preparing for the start of the match as the music fades off.
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Post by Nick Durden on Apr 9, 2008 8:11:12 GMT -5
Hey man, you stole that GO 2 NAP name from Echo!
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Post by blainestone on Apr 9, 2008 9:18:17 GMT -5
Hey man, you stole that GO 2 NAP name from Echo! Yeah. Ridley gave me the idea of the Hate Crew Deathroll when we had a chat about a good move for a flash pin to make it sound 10 times more extreme than it really is. ;D This one's something else that he joked about in a conversation with me, so I thought it'd be hilarious, but hey, if the majority thinks that I should change the name, I don't have a problem with it.
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Post by Dan White on Apr 9, 2008 9:39:34 GMT -5
Nah, it's cool. I also must have been one of maybe 4 people who recognised the link between you and Ridley through that move name though >_>
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Post by Dalton on Apr 9, 2008 12:16:48 GMT -5
Are you saying the Hate Crew is a joke <_<
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Post by blainestone on Apr 9, 2008 12:28:06 GMT -5
Are you saying the Hate Crew is a joke <_< Yes! Actually, naw. That's an awesome Bodom song. ;D
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Post by hunter on Apr 9, 2008 16:24:43 GMT -5
That sounds like a move Starrion would use. >_>
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