Post by Swift on Jul 1, 2017 10:20:40 GMT
THE VITALS
Picture Base: Viktor Pesta
Ring Name: Michael Swift
Current Nicknames:
Height: 6'3”(190.5 cm)
Weight: 240lbs(109 kg)
Date of Birth:
Billed From: Las Vegas, Nevada
Pro Wrestling Debut:
-Indy(June 2009, Las Vegas, Nevada)
-Professional(January 2016, Chicago Illinois)
CHARACTER INFORMATION
Alignment: Tweeter, leans towards face.
Gimmick: Swift is a fighter, plain and simple. He wants to fight talented people, and within the rules of the match, and his own code of ethics, will do whatever it takes to win.
Twitter Handle: @swiftxwa
MATCH ENTRANCE
Entrance/In Ring Attire: Swift's attire boils down to blue MMA style shorts.
Entrance Theme: Hadouken by Zeds Dead
Entrance Theme Description:
WHEN YOU LOOK AT ME
The sounds of Hadouken blast through the speakers as the main light begin to dim and the strobe lights flare up in time with beat. From the back, Michael Swift emerges onto the entrance ramp, the crowd roaring a mix of boos and cheers. Swift does a quick view of the crowd before doing a bit of shadow boxing at the top of the ramp.
Ring Announcer
Coming to the ring, from Las Vegas Nevada, weighting in at two hundred forty pounds...
Swift begins to make his way towards the ramp, ducking, weaving, and throwing out little jabs as he moves towards the ring. When he reaches the apron, he reaches up and grabs the second ring rope before pulling himself onto the apron. He steps into the ring from underneath the second rope, cracking his neck once he is inside.
Ring Announcer
MICHAEL SWIFT!
Swift does a quick wave to the crowd before walking into the corner, where he hammerfists the top turnbuckle before turning to the center of the ring and leaning upon the turnbuckle.
WRESTLING INFORMATION
Wrestling Style: Michael Swift is known for his fluid style, fighting comfortably with both strike heavy and submission based styles. Against larger and grappling based opponents, he aims to make use his speed aggressively close with his opponent and overwhelm them with flurries to knock them off their feet, after which he looks to keep them grounded with holds and submissions. When fighting smaller and faster foes however, he uses an out-boxer style, constantly trying to stay out of his opponent's reach to tire them out and force them to over commit so he can punish them with a strike or take down, which he will attempt to turn into a grapple or submission. Ultimately, Michael is looking to force his opponent into situations where their strengths are nullified and he can take advantage of their mistakes. While able to do the part of strongman and hardcore wrestler in a pinch, he refuses to go to the top rope.
Strengths:
It Is In The Name
While not the fastest wrestler of all time, Swift is light on his feet and able to out maneuver almost anyone.
Master of Reach
Gauging striking distance just comes naturally to Swift, and he looks to abuse it every chance he gets. Smaller wrestlers will find themselves chasing the surprisingly fast wrestler around the ring as they struck over and over. Larger wrestler will find Swift darting just inside their striking range to nail a combo or two, then he just outside of their reach by the time they can react.
Body Breaker
The other half of Swift's core strategy is submissions, and they are nothing to sneeze at. All his holds have the threat of snapping a limb, and he has no problem letting people fall unconscious in his chokes.
Weaknesses:
Keep it On The Mat
Swift actively avoids chasing people outside of the ring. While he considers this a way to minimize risks, it does mean his opponents have a place to escape too if they really need the breather. He isn't going to assault them till they are fully inside the ring either.
Honorable To A Fault
While Swift is more than willing keep a submission locked in on an opponent grabbing the ropes until the five count, that is as close to cheating as he is willing to go. Before every match he insists on trying to bump knuckles with his opponent as a sign of respect, doesn't go for dirty pins, the whole nine yards.
On My Own
Swift mentally blocks out the crowd as he wrestles. While this lets him avoid getting caught up in boos and insults, he also means he won't ever have a crowd will him back into a match. To him, it is all just noise.
Moves:
Holds
Cross Armbar
Single Leg Boston Crab
Kneebar
Sleeper Hold
Side Headlock
Ankle Lock
Grounded Hammerlock
Grounded Abdominal stretch
Biceps slicer
Dragon Sleeper
Suplexes
Snap Suplex
Capture Suplex
Northern Lights Suplex
German Suplex
Double Underhook Suplex
Drivers, Slams, and Takedowns
Headlock Takedown
STO
Flapjack
Kneeling Fireman's Carry Takeover
Kryptonite Krunch
Japanese Arm Drag
Over the Shoulder Arm Drag
Scoop Shoulderbreaker
Tilt-a-Whirl Backbreaker
Argentine DDT
Strikes
Elbow Smash
Knee Lift
Shoot Kicks
Push Kick
Spinning Sole Kick
Crooked Arm Lariat
Left Jab, Right Straight Combo
Low Kick, Jab combo
Baseball Slide
Stomp to the arm
Overhand Punch
Hook Punch after slipping out of a collar tie up
Jab, Overhand Combo
Straight Knee Strike from a collar tie up
Hook Elbow Strike from a collar tie up
Signature Moves
Heavy Rain(Spinning Side Slam into Arm Triangle Choke)
Harsh Lesson(Left Leg Low Kick, Left Arm Hook Punch, Right Arm Uppercut, Spinning Backfist Combo)
Violent Buffalo(Jab into alternating Uppercuts combo, forcing the opponent into the corner before they collapse)
What Bar Is *INSERT NAME OF OPPONENT HERE*?(Fujiwara Armbar)
Monster Hunter(Sling Blade)
Reverse Polarity(Pop up Emerald Flowsion)
Finishers
Desperation Finishing Move
Critical Hit(After throwing an opponent shoulder first into the ring post between the turnbuckles, Michael gets on the ring apron and drives their head into the ring post with a Running Single Leg High Knee)
CAREER INFORMATION & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Home Promotion: Xtreme Wrestling Alliance(XWA)
Current Promotions: Just one offs and tournament appearances
Previous Promotions: N/A
Championships: XWA Supreme Champion(1 time, current)
Additional Career Accomplishments: XWA Lord of the Ring 2016
BIOGRAPHY
Since he was a child, Swift knew he wanted to be a wrestler. He begged and begged his parents until they would enroll him in wrestling and boxing class, convinced that all sorts of training would give him an advantage inside the squared circle. Even when he made it to high school and started to think that it was all fake, he still was committed to that path. That is why, when he turned eighteen, he joined up with Las Vegas Championship Wrestling. Quickly excelling through the program, he spent six years working at the small, independent promotion/school, meeting all sorts of strange wrestling folk, all while improving his skills. However, those six years would wear on him, as the stress of working multiple jobs while wrestling on the weekends took their toll.
On December twenty fifteenth, Swift heard a rumor that soon reviving XWA was interested in him, and immediately packed his things and drove out to Chicago. While the rumors were false, he impressed the company with his enthusiasm, and they let him join a current session of try outs. Excelling once more throughout the try outs, he was offered a probational contract, which took and made the most out of, winning that year's Lord of the Ring Tournament and the chance for a Supreme Championship title shot anytime in the next year. On June 30th, he would win his first belt, the XWA Supreme Championship.
Notes: I did some modifications to the bio, since I am Frankensteining this from the other apps I have filled out for Swift. Let me know if it does need to be changed
Notes: I did some modifications to the bio, since I am Frankensteining this from the other apps I have filled out for Swift. Let me know if it does need to be changed