Post by dim on May 30, 2018 22:26:58 GMT -5
DON GOD
PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME: Donald Ihaia Goode (born Ihaia Donald Goode-- legally changed that shit)
GENDER: Male
PICBASE: Jean-Michel Basquiat
RACE: Black
NATIONALITY: Kiwi/New Zealander (American dual-citizen)
D.O.B./AGE: June 26, 1993/Age 24
HOMETOWN: Christchurch, New Zealand
RESIDES: Morgantown, West Virginia
PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION
RING NAME(S): Don God
NICKNAME(S): N/A
BILLED FROM: Christchurch, New Zealand
HEIGHT: 5’11”
WEIGHT: 216 lbs
TRAINED BY: Dragomoriv family
CROWD AFFILIATION: F...heel?
PROFESSIONAL DEBUT: 2014 - Platinum Dynasty Wrestling
EXPERIENCE: 4 years pro, training since 2011.
ACCOLADES: Former 2x SCW Tag Team Champion, longest-reigning SCW Heritage Champion
CONTRACT TYPE: Full-time
STATISTICAL INFORMATION
In Arcadia PRO, I would like to incorporate a familiar-ish statistic system in order to further display your character's physical and mental strengths and weaknesses. You have a 36 point pool. Now you can further describe the statistic if you'd like. Do all you can in order to illustrate how your character is. You have an "_" out of 10 system.
STRENGTH: 3 - For his size, Don could be considered fairly strong for the average man-- but largely unremarkable for a professional wrestler. He performs well in controlled environments (gym, lifting, etc) and doesn’t struggle lifting anyone slightly bigger than him, but is unlikely to perform the surprising feats of strength some of his contemporaries manage to pull off, evidenced by his moderate frame.
SPEED: 7 - Incredibly agile, Don focuses a lot of his conditioning on cardio. He can outrun many opponents of similar build, and combines the speed with technical prowess to perform crucial counters and escapes. Often uses speed to compensate for a lack of brute strength.
TOUGHNESS: 7 - He’s used to competing in long, high-profile matches and is notable for being able to absorb great amounts punishment without necessarily sacrificing technical skill.
INTELLIGENCE: 8 - Prides himself on entering every match with a variety of plans for combat and defense. Tries to use previous encounters as learning experiences. Constant, subtle, unspoken observation. Quickly adapts to most (of course not all) situations and environments. Don’s generally an educated person and eager to grow.
CHARISMA: 4 - Well, this seems subjective!
STAMINA: 7 - At his personal peak when it comes to conditioning, Don’s stamina aided him when he made the transition to singles’ competition in 2015. Combined with Don’s more methodical pace, it’s rare to see him truly “tired” in the ring.
Use a F - S system.
SPIRIT: C
HONOR: D
MALEVOLENCE: C
TALENT: B
VIOLENCE: B
POTENTIAL: B
WRESTLING INFORMATION
WRESTLING STYLE: Don wrestles what would best be described as a “technical” style. He doesn’t work a “fast” style unless the situation calls for it (i.e., throwing an opponent off his/her game) and clearly feels more comfortable dictating a moderate pace. Uses strikes liberally, usually for the purpose of targeting the shoulder or neck. Adjusts moveset accordingly to adapt to whichever environment he finds himself in (see match tactics for more).
MATCH TACTICS: With the less he likes his opponent, Don is more likely to incorporate his environment into his attack. Might tweak his repertoire to exploit his opponent’s injury. Don seldom plays to the audience during the match. Unlikely to blatantly “cheat”, but may take advantage under the right circumstances (i.e. closed fists, illegal holds, etc. with the referee incapacitated).
CHARACTER PERSONALITY: A fairly reserved individual. To the untrained eye, Don could be described as “laid-back” on the surface (though it’s more complex). Evident from his past stints, Don internalizes a lot of frustrations. Don speaks to (almost) everyone with a certain amount of dignity and respect, mainly choosing to treat his opponents differently in the ring based on how he feels about them. He has a neutral demeanor and it’s uncharacteristic for him to wear his emotions on his sleeve.
CHARACTER ANALYSIS: Don has a bleak, negative outlook on the world for the most part. He harbors immense resentment toward society… and most of humanity in general-- a far cry from the progress he made toward the end of his SCW run. Don’s reached the conclusion that most people are lazy, unmotivated, prejudiced and cripplingly selfish. With his age and demographic in mind, Don’s main gripes with society can be easily inferred without having to be spoken outright.
GIMMICK DESCRIPTION: Hard-working, bitter, jaded, fighting valiantly under the oppressive, prejudice thumb of The Man.
MOVESET INFORMATION
FINISHERS
PRIMARY FINISHER: Pillager - Arm-Trap Triangle Choke-- also known as Anaconda Vise.
SECONDARY FINISHER: Point Pleasant - Sprinting Big Boot to the head (or neck/shoulder) of an opponent sitting or kneeling. If feeling particularly callous, Don may perform the move to an opponent whose head is against a barrier/turnbuckle/etc.
DESPERATION FINISHER: Divine DDT - Cradle Spike DDT
FINAL FINISHER: Cradle DDT from the second or top turnbuckle.
SIGNATURES
1. 2/21Plex - Millennium Suplex/Chickenwing Suplex (sometimes setup for Crossface Chickenwing)
2. Crossface Chickenwing
3. Multiple running high knee strikes to a cornered opponent
4. Catching oncoming opponent with snap side-headlock takedown (setup for Pillager)
5. O’ King - Triangle Springboard Suicide Senton [rare]
REGULAR MOVESET
1. Open-hand strikes
2. Arm-Trap Back Su(per)plex
3. Standing Kick variants; Roundhouse, Heel, Spin, Thrust, Axe, Hook, Big Boot, etc.
4. Standing Dropkick (usually as a counter to oncoming opponents)
5. Single-Arm DDT variants
6. Hammerlock DDT
7. Snap German Suplex (usually as a counter to oncoming opponents)
8. Double Arm Backbreaker
9. Super Frankensteiner “out of nowhere” to an opponent taking too long to get their shit together on the top turnbuckle.
10. Cross Body / Diving Cross Body
11. “Double A” Spinebuster
12. Arm Wringer / Somersault Arm Wringer
13. Hip Toss → Over-the-Knee Armbreaker → Cross Armbreaker
14. Swinging Neckbreaker to opponent entering the ring (or exiting the ring, onto the apron)
15. Fireman’s Carry thrown into stiff European Uppercut (on opponents under 210 lbs)
16. Knife-edged chop series
17. Running Knee variants / Running High Knee Strike variants
18. Exploder / Inverted Exploder Su(per)plex
19. Running Hesitation Dropkick to opponent leaning against steps/barrier
20. Sleeper Hold (will always jerk the opponent around violently at the start)
21. Michinoku Driver
22. Sliding Throat Thrust
23. Arm-Trap Crossface
ENTRANCE INFORMATION
ENTRANCE THEME: “How Soon is Now?” by the Smiths
ANNOUNCER INTRODUCTION: | ERIN LAMBERT: From Christchurch, New Zealand, weighing in at two hundred and sixteen pounds… DONNNN GODDDDD!
ENTRANCE DESCRIPTION: The lights above the audience in the arena fade, leaving only the ring and entranceway illuminated. “How Soon is Now?” hits the PA system, prompting many in the crowd to their feet, eyes cast in every direction as the music blares throughout the arena. Blue and purple strobes softly move throughout the crowd until finally, Don is spotted, moving silently through the masses, hood pulled over his head as he makes his way toward the barricade.
As the announcer makes Don’s presence known, he finally stops, hands resting atop the ringside barrier, scanning the audience from his current position for a moment before swiftly leaping up onto the barricade and slowly rising to his feet, a single fist raised in the air as the camera pans out, capturing a wide shot of Don, standing with his fist raised among dozens of other fists in the crowd. Don raises a brow, pushing his hood back off of his head with his free hand, shaking his head softly toward the audience before stepping down off the barrier and onto the floor. He rolls into the ring and calmly rises to his feet, raising his fist into the air in the center of the ring once more, eyes burning into the hard camera. He removes his jacket, tossing it aside as he awaits competition, music fading.
CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRANCE DESCRIPTION:
The lights above the audience in the arena fade, leaving only the ring and entranceway illuminated. “How Soon is Now?” hits the PA system, prompting many in the crowd to their feet, eyes cast in every direction as the music blares throughout the arena. Blue and purple strobes softly move throughout the crowd until finally, Don is spotted, moving silently through the masses, hood pulled over his head as he makes his way toward the barricade.
As the announcer makes Don’s presence known, he finally stops, hands resting atop the ringside barrier, scanning the audience from his current position for a moment before swiftly leaping up onto the barricade and slowly rising to his feet, a single fist raised in the air as the camera pans out, capturing a wide shot of Don, standing with his fist raised among dozens of other fists in the crowd. With a small smirk, he unzips his black jacket, revealng his championship. For a few moments, Don allows all eyes— and all camera lenses— to rest on the belt. He raises a brow, pushing his hood back off of his head with his free hand, shaking his head softly toward the audience before stepping down off the barrier and onto the floor.
Don God rolls into the ring and calmly rises to his feet, raising his fist into the air in the center of the ring once more, eyes burning into the hard camera. He removes his jacket, tossing it aside as he stomps toward the turnbuckles, untying the championship from his waist. With a grin, Don steps onto the second turnbuckle, raising the title high above his head, eyes closed, smirking in a state of bliss as his music fades.
BIOGRAPHY
Don was born in Christchurch, New Zealand in June 1993. Though his mother had lived there most of her life, his father was an American from Queens, working as an accountant for a then-NZ based publishing company. Don and his mother eventually moved to New York while Don was a preteen, but his parents soon separated with his father relocating to Texas while Don was raised by his mother and, interestingly, paternal grandmother (who initially exposed him to wrestling) in Queens. Don moved about the country, and briefly to Toronto, Ontario, all to pursue acting and writing until finally deciding to enter the world of wrestling after being offered the opportunity to learn by Armand Dragomirov, who was well-traveled and experienced in his own-right. Don spent well over a year training alongside the likes of Lani San Diego and Sadie San Francisco among others, but has had a strained relationship.
In late 2014, Don God signed with Platinum Dynasty Wrestling, only wrestling a handful of matches with the company before its eventual closure. Later in the year, Don debuted for SCW (Sin City Wrestling), attacking Valerie Lamb and joining forces with Alejandro Escobar and Dom Harter under the guidance of then-General Manager Kendall Kingham to form KFC: Kendall’s Friendship Coalition. Although Don would build credibility in this team, it was short-lived, as he was ousted from the group after 4 months as the result of losing a cage match to Valerie Lamb and Sam Strachon, later being replaced by old companion Lani San Diego. After a brief stint as co-GM Evan Envi’s assistant, Don was paired with Tarja Harrison. The two won the SCW Tag Team Championships from Lamb and Strachon during their first outing and formed the “4 Kings.” While the pair only held the titles for 7 days, Don would go onto find success as SCW’s longest-reigning Heritage Champion and eventually held the Tag Team Titles with Tarja a second time. Don left SCW shortly before its closure in 2016 and has only wrestled a handful of matches (mainly in the WCS World Cup tournament) since his departure, though he’s remained training vigorously since early 2017. After spending time in Italy and then in his home of New Zealand, Don returned to the States in early 2018. Although he had a hand in the writing and direction in a lone episode of Evolve’s “FOUR” (headed by old rival Rex Evans), Don made it clear that his main intention was to return to the ring, choosing to do so full-time in Arcaadia.