Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2019 16:43:58 GMT -5
Character Name:
Alex Kincaid
Nickname:
The Bullet King, The Sky Star, The Last Son of Professional Wrestling
Hometown:
Platinum Coast, Florida
Height:
6'0
Weight:
235lbs
Alignment:
Babyface
In-Ring Style:
Equal parts high flyer/brawler/technician. Think a sort of Randy Savage/Hiroshi Tanahashi mashup with a little lucha mat wrestling.
Bio:
Alex Kincaid was born the son of a wealthy Canadian family that had long made its money in a Northern Alberta coal town called Bearing. To say he was unpopular in his youth – the privileged son of a coal executive who treated his workers like gears in a machine – would be wildly understating it. Even on a town that bordered reserve land, constantly ripped apart by cultural tension, the future champion would stand between worlds. He was lucky. He was a big kid, broad shouldered and athletic who knew how to scrap for his respect. He couldn’t tell you when he saw his first wrestling match, but he knew from the second he did it would be his way out. He travelled south when he was sixteen to train with Steve Llewellyn, a welsh grappler that led one of Canada’s oldest wrestling territories. Steve’s teachings instilled a love on conflict in the boy, a sense of wrestling’s history and a deep desire to protect it. But when he finally got into the ring full time he was disgusted to discover wrestling wasn’t what he thought it was. A troubled, grim Kincaid spent the next five years as one of independent wrestling most prolific villains, recruiting others to his cause…including the woman who would become his manager and wife.
It was a trip down to Mexico that would transform him. What was supposed to be a quick scouting session to show him some new tricks for an upcoming contest would introduce him to a thrive, new wrestling scene. He would spent a year in the country, training with legendary luchador Máscara Magicka. The time in Mexico gave Kincaid an appreciation for the pageantry of the sport, the importance of finding a connection with the people and becoming a larger than life hero. After some time in the UK indy scene, he would christen himself ‘The Bullet King’ at the suggestion of his wife. It was a rebranding meant to show how he defined himself: As a shot of energy into every company he entered. This rebranding would shoot his popularity up. It’s hard to deny 2018 was his most profitable year, with some of his most high profile matches and a rising, mainstream public profile that even got him recognized outside wrestling circles…and yet he still isn’t happy.
He brings with him a wealth of experience, a rockstar swagger and a certainty that he'll create a bit of noise wherever he goes. He's been called a lot of thinks – some of them fairly negative – but he's got a real love for wrestling. He can be a little hard headed in how he approaches it, but if he can ever put all his tools together he's got the potential to be an absolute star.
Attire:
Short trunks that alternate between orange/teal/white, red/gold/white, and blue/gold/white. Black boots and kneepads. Taped fists.
Theme song:
“Storm Eagle (Remix)” by Stone McKnuckle
Pic Base:
No pic base. He's broad shouldered, sort of stout for a dude who flies around so much. Shoulder length brown hair, a thick but well kept beard and eyebrows. Heavily scarred upper torso. Years of crappy deathmatches will do that to a guy. If you HAVE to imagine a picbase, a lighter Joe Coffey maybe?
Entrance:
The pounding opening notes to Stone McKnuckle's remix of “Storm Eagle” hit the speakers in the arena and the crowd rises to its feet, recognizing the familiar theme music of Alex Kincaid. We zoom to the stage, with the cameraman running us up the aisle to where we see Alyssa Kincaid is the first one out from the back. She stands in the aisle, waving to the people and smiling widely. She looks to the back to build anticipation and a moment later, Alex Kincaid comes flying through the curtain. He's a ball of twitching, manic energy as he heads down the ramp. The fans reach out and Alyssa slaps hands with them but he seems to focused on what is in front of him to do the same.
Adilene Floyd: Making his way to the ring, accompanied by Alyssa Kincaid, now residing in Platinum Coast, Florida and weighing in at 235 pounds, he is 'The Bullet King'...Alex Kincaid!
By now he's made his way up to the apron. He pauses before he heads into the ring and indeed, for the first time since heading down the ramp the sheer scope of the arena seems to hit him. He hesitates and grins a little as his wife takes his place in his corner, before he slides into the ropes and beelines across the ring. He scrambles up the buckle, resting one foot on the top rope and raising one finger high to the roaring crowd. He then hops off the buckle and slowly turns, staring out over the audience before he heads to the corner and begins warming up for the coming contest.
Strengths and Weaknesses:
1. Crowd Connection: Alex Kincaid has always been able to get the people behind him. He's got a charisma, a rockstar presence, and he's worked hard to build a relationship with the fans. He's sort of a classic babyface in that when the crowd gets behind him he's hard to slow down. As such though, when he's in the ring with someone they love a little more? It throws him off a bit!
2. The Wife: Alyssa’s presence at ringside is absolutely vital to his success. She’s a better tactical thinker than he is, and their relationship often pushes him to keep going when deep down he wants to quit. It’s extremely common to see him keep pushing himself further and further because she spurs him to keep going, and as such, his performance often suffers when she isn’t at ringside with him.
3. Well Honed Arsenal: In his return to the ring in early 2019, Alex has gone back to a few standby holds from very early in his career. The Sharpshooter is his most common submission hold. His Frog Splash is the move he used most often as a finisher in his career. Essentially? He does the fundamentals very well. Does it make him predictable? Absolutely. But like a pitcher with a great fastball, just because you know it's going to happen it doesn't mean you can stop it.
Weaknesses:
1. Knee Injury: Years and years of wear and tear from an extremely physical style has worn down his left knee quite a bit. He throws a lot of weight around on them, and targeting them is the easiest way to slowly take The Bullet King apart. It’s a famous injury and he’s been around long enough that every opponent is aware of it. Think Rollins’ knee or Shawn Michaels back. It’s extremely rare for an opponent NOT to go after it, and for Kincaid to grit his way through.
2. Inferiority Complex: Kincaid desperately, desperately wants to find a new home promotion after years of being a journeyman. Because he’s never quite been the success he feels he should be, he’ll pick fights that he shouldn’t pick and try to match opponents on their terms. He’ll try to outwrestle superior grapplers, or outpower much stronger wrestlers, only to get blasted and have to find his way back. He often samples an opponents game and can find himself in deep, dangerous water easier than he expects.
3. Easily Shook: Alex has a very simple idea of what he thinks wrestling should be: Two guys, bell to bell going after the big win. When things stray from that formula he doesn’t always know how to deal with it. Writers, this is the character you shouldn’t have be afraid to go all bug eyed when the supernatural character shows or or show real fear when some hardcore lunatic comes charging the ring with a weapon. He pushes on, through the fear, as best he can but he will clearly be put off when things get wild.
Moveset:
Standing Moves:
Forearm Smash
Knife Edge Chop
Short Arm Clothesline
Dropkick
Dragon Screw
Suplex
Shinbreaker
Rocker Dropper
Fisherman's Suplex
Rope Walk Armdrag
Bulldog
Sit Out Powerbomb
Rear Moves:
Gutwrench Takedown
Spin into STO
Lungblower
German Suplex
Tiger Suplex
Aerial Moves:
Second Rope Sunset Flip
Flying Chop
Springboard Forearm
Springboard Rocker Dropper
Submission Moves:
Short Arm Scissor
La Atlantida: Argentine Backbreaker Hold
La Caballo Ahogo: Camel Clutch
Figure Four Leglock
Signature Move(s):
The Flying Lariat: Running, jumping, seated lariat. Often comes right before Kincaid looks for his big Frog Splash.
The Red River Crossing: Fireman's Carry into Michinoku Driver
Comeback Sequence: Like any good babyface, Kincaid has a sort of 'five moves of doom' thing he'll try to do to make a comeback. Typically he'll hit an opponent with a clothesline, then when they stumble up another clothesline, then he'll try a big splash in the corner before hitting the ropes to look for his Flying Lariat.
The Big Fat Kill: Superkick
Finisher(s):
From On High!: Frog Splash/Frog Splash style crossbody. Often called by announcers as “And Kincaid From On High!”
The Sharpshooter: A good old simple sharpshooter. Hey, he lives in Florida now but he's a good Canadian boy.
Manager:
Alyssa Kincaid: Alex's wife and manager is the brains of the Kincaid operation. While he is a natural athlete in the ring, and someone who isn't afraid to go out there and snatch the spotlight it's no secret that sometimes Alex and his strongly stated opinions can rub people the wrong way. So he should be thankful that he's got the bright and cheerful Alyssa in his corner. You hear a lot of managers in wrestling described as “ruthless” or “savvy”, and while Alyssa certainly knows what she's doing she's a person who genuinely believes that you can do the wrestling business the right way. She tries to encourage honesty and integrity from her husband, tries to keep him on the right path and make the deals that will get him as far ahead in his career as she can.
She'll join him for every match, and she'll push him forward when he's about to quit. When I imagine them in ring, I see Kincaid pulling himself to his feet on his famously injured knee while she shouts and pounds on the apron for him to get to his feet. She can push him further than he can go on his own, get the crowd behind him, and yell to him to dodge possible finishes when opponents go in for the kill. The downside? She's his top priority. He'll drop anything to protect her if she's in danger. It's a major weakness that veteran opponents are all too willing to exploit.
Alex Kincaid
Nickname:
The Bullet King, The Sky Star, The Last Son of Professional Wrestling
Hometown:
Platinum Coast, Florida
Height:
6'0
Weight:
235lbs
Alignment:
Babyface
In-Ring Style:
Equal parts high flyer/brawler/technician. Think a sort of Randy Savage/Hiroshi Tanahashi mashup with a little lucha mat wrestling.
Bio:
Alex Kincaid was born the son of a wealthy Canadian family that had long made its money in a Northern Alberta coal town called Bearing. To say he was unpopular in his youth – the privileged son of a coal executive who treated his workers like gears in a machine – would be wildly understating it. Even on a town that bordered reserve land, constantly ripped apart by cultural tension, the future champion would stand between worlds. He was lucky. He was a big kid, broad shouldered and athletic who knew how to scrap for his respect. He couldn’t tell you when he saw his first wrestling match, but he knew from the second he did it would be his way out. He travelled south when he was sixteen to train with Steve Llewellyn, a welsh grappler that led one of Canada’s oldest wrestling territories. Steve’s teachings instilled a love on conflict in the boy, a sense of wrestling’s history and a deep desire to protect it. But when he finally got into the ring full time he was disgusted to discover wrestling wasn’t what he thought it was. A troubled, grim Kincaid spent the next five years as one of independent wrestling most prolific villains, recruiting others to his cause…including the woman who would become his manager and wife.
It was a trip down to Mexico that would transform him. What was supposed to be a quick scouting session to show him some new tricks for an upcoming contest would introduce him to a thrive, new wrestling scene. He would spent a year in the country, training with legendary luchador Máscara Magicka. The time in Mexico gave Kincaid an appreciation for the pageantry of the sport, the importance of finding a connection with the people and becoming a larger than life hero. After some time in the UK indy scene, he would christen himself ‘The Bullet King’ at the suggestion of his wife. It was a rebranding meant to show how he defined himself: As a shot of energy into every company he entered. This rebranding would shoot his popularity up. It’s hard to deny 2018 was his most profitable year, with some of his most high profile matches and a rising, mainstream public profile that even got him recognized outside wrestling circles…and yet he still isn’t happy.
He brings with him a wealth of experience, a rockstar swagger and a certainty that he'll create a bit of noise wherever he goes. He's been called a lot of thinks – some of them fairly negative – but he's got a real love for wrestling. He can be a little hard headed in how he approaches it, but if he can ever put all his tools together he's got the potential to be an absolute star.
Attire:
Short trunks that alternate between orange/teal/white, red/gold/white, and blue/gold/white. Black boots and kneepads. Taped fists.
Theme song:
“Storm Eagle (Remix)” by Stone McKnuckle
Pic Base:
No pic base. He's broad shouldered, sort of stout for a dude who flies around so much. Shoulder length brown hair, a thick but well kept beard and eyebrows. Heavily scarred upper torso. Years of crappy deathmatches will do that to a guy. If you HAVE to imagine a picbase, a lighter Joe Coffey maybe?
Entrance:
The pounding opening notes to Stone McKnuckle's remix of “Storm Eagle” hit the speakers in the arena and the crowd rises to its feet, recognizing the familiar theme music of Alex Kincaid. We zoom to the stage, with the cameraman running us up the aisle to where we see Alyssa Kincaid is the first one out from the back. She stands in the aisle, waving to the people and smiling widely. She looks to the back to build anticipation and a moment later, Alex Kincaid comes flying through the curtain. He's a ball of twitching, manic energy as he heads down the ramp. The fans reach out and Alyssa slaps hands with them but he seems to focused on what is in front of him to do the same.
Adilene Floyd: Making his way to the ring, accompanied by Alyssa Kincaid, now residing in Platinum Coast, Florida and weighing in at 235 pounds, he is 'The Bullet King'...Alex Kincaid!
By now he's made his way up to the apron. He pauses before he heads into the ring and indeed, for the first time since heading down the ramp the sheer scope of the arena seems to hit him. He hesitates and grins a little as his wife takes his place in his corner, before he slides into the ropes and beelines across the ring. He scrambles up the buckle, resting one foot on the top rope and raising one finger high to the roaring crowd. He then hops off the buckle and slowly turns, staring out over the audience before he heads to the corner and begins warming up for the coming contest.
Strengths and Weaknesses:
1. Crowd Connection: Alex Kincaid has always been able to get the people behind him. He's got a charisma, a rockstar presence, and he's worked hard to build a relationship with the fans. He's sort of a classic babyface in that when the crowd gets behind him he's hard to slow down. As such though, when he's in the ring with someone they love a little more? It throws him off a bit!
2. The Wife: Alyssa’s presence at ringside is absolutely vital to his success. She’s a better tactical thinker than he is, and their relationship often pushes him to keep going when deep down he wants to quit. It’s extremely common to see him keep pushing himself further and further because she spurs him to keep going, and as such, his performance often suffers when she isn’t at ringside with him.
3. Well Honed Arsenal: In his return to the ring in early 2019, Alex has gone back to a few standby holds from very early in his career. The Sharpshooter is his most common submission hold. His Frog Splash is the move he used most often as a finisher in his career. Essentially? He does the fundamentals very well. Does it make him predictable? Absolutely. But like a pitcher with a great fastball, just because you know it's going to happen it doesn't mean you can stop it.
Weaknesses:
1. Knee Injury: Years and years of wear and tear from an extremely physical style has worn down his left knee quite a bit. He throws a lot of weight around on them, and targeting them is the easiest way to slowly take The Bullet King apart. It’s a famous injury and he’s been around long enough that every opponent is aware of it. Think Rollins’ knee or Shawn Michaels back. It’s extremely rare for an opponent NOT to go after it, and for Kincaid to grit his way through.
2. Inferiority Complex: Kincaid desperately, desperately wants to find a new home promotion after years of being a journeyman. Because he’s never quite been the success he feels he should be, he’ll pick fights that he shouldn’t pick and try to match opponents on their terms. He’ll try to outwrestle superior grapplers, or outpower much stronger wrestlers, only to get blasted and have to find his way back. He often samples an opponents game and can find himself in deep, dangerous water easier than he expects.
3. Easily Shook: Alex has a very simple idea of what he thinks wrestling should be: Two guys, bell to bell going after the big win. When things stray from that formula he doesn’t always know how to deal with it. Writers, this is the character you shouldn’t have be afraid to go all bug eyed when the supernatural character shows or or show real fear when some hardcore lunatic comes charging the ring with a weapon. He pushes on, through the fear, as best he can but he will clearly be put off when things get wild.
Moveset:
Standing Moves:
Forearm Smash
Knife Edge Chop
Short Arm Clothesline
Dropkick
Dragon Screw
Suplex
Shinbreaker
Rocker Dropper
Fisherman's Suplex
Rope Walk Armdrag
Bulldog
Sit Out Powerbomb
Rear Moves:
Gutwrench Takedown
Spin into STO
Lungblower
German Suplex
Tiger Suplex
Aerial Moves:
Second Rope Sunset Flip
Flying Chop
Springboard Forearm
Springboard Rocker Dropper
Submission Moves:
Short Arm Scissor
La Atlantida: Argentine Backbreaker Hold
La Caballo Ahogo: Camel Clutch
Figure Four Leglock
Signature Move(s):
The Flying Lariat: Running, jumping, seated lariat. Often comes right before Kincaid looks for his big Frog Splash.
The Red River Crossing: Fireman's Carry into Michinoku Driver
Comeback Sequence: Like any good babyface, Kincaid has a sort of 'five moves of doom' thing he'll try to do to make a comeback. Typically he'll hit an opponent with a clothesline, then when they stumble up another clothesline, then he'll try a big splash in the corner before hitting the ropes to look for his Flying Lariat.
The Big Fat Kill: Superkick
Finisher(s):
From On High!: Frog Splash/Frog Splash style crossbody. Often called by announcers as “And Kincaid From On High!”
The Sharpshooter: A good old simple sharpshooter. Hey, he lives in Florida now but he's a good Canadian boy.
Manager:
Alyssa Kincaid: Alex's wife and manager is the brains of the Kincaid operation. While he is a natural athlete in the ring, and someone who isn't afraid to go out there and snatch the spotlight it's no secret that sometimes Alex and his strongly stated opinions can rub people the wrong way. So he should be thankful that he's got the bright and cheerful Alyssa in his corner. You hear a lot of managers in wrestling described as “ruthless” or “savvy”, and while Alyssa certainly knows what she's doing she's a person who genuinely believes that you can do the wrestling business the right way. She tries to encourage honesty and integrity from her husband, tries to keep him on the right path and make the deals that will get him as far ahead in his career as she can.
She'll join him for every match, and she'll push him forward when he's about to quit. When I imagine them in ring, I see Kincaid pulling himself to his feet on his famously injured knee while she shouts and pounds on the apron for him to get to his feet. She can push him further than he can go on his own, get the crowd behind him, and yell to him to dodge possible finishes when opponents go in for the kill. The downside? She's his top priority. He'll drop anything to protect her if she's in danger. It's a major weakness that veteran opponents are all too willing to exploit.