Post by Jody Sweetwater on Jul 18, 2019 23:31:21 GMT -5
Character Name: Jody Sweetwater
Nickname: N/A
Hometown: Hell, Michigan
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 240 lbs
Alignment: Face
In-Ring Style: Jody doesn't wrestle because he can't wrestle. What he can do is fight like he just tried to play Cher at 2AM in the local honky-tonk.
Nickname: N/A
Hometown: Hell, Michigan
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 240 lbs
Alignment: Face
In-Ring Style: Jody doesn't wrestle because he can't wrestle. What he can do is fight like he just tried to play Cher at 2AM in the local honky-tonk.
Bio:
"You know that guy who works all over those indie shows? The one you always see, but doesn't have a name? Usually opening match, maybe second or third, and you watch and you wonder how the hell he didn't make it anywhere? That's Jody Sweetwater. Or a man just like him.
"I don't know the man personally, you ken, so all I can offer is hearsay and rumour. Rumour has it he's from a town called Hell. That he either graduated or dropped out of a small highschool where he played defensive line. Rumour also has it that he met a girl in those formative years. No cheerleader, no sir, but one of them gentle souls with kind eyes and pleasant smile. No-one's sure what happened, but they left Hell together, hand-in-hand. On that, everyone can agree.
"What happened next is anyone's guess. Some say there was a kid either he or she didn't want. Some say there was a bad breakup. Others claim she died in his arms on a lonesome highway. Whatever the case may be, Jody found himself with a bundle of joy under arm and no-one to lean on.
"Jody was never what you'd called a learned man. He didn't go to college. Never went pro. Some say he didn't want to. That football was something of a revenge fantasy for him. That he did it to get back at his old man. Probably horseshit. I've heard it said he never knew who his old man was.
"But how did he wind up wrestling, you're asking? I can tell by the look in your eye. Well, I suppose I rambled on long enough, but, the one thing I do know is that Jody started sometime ten years ago or so.
"I met him once, you see. An autograph signing. He was behind this little table with his cheap print shirts and best-of DVDs and the like, and I decided, screw it, he caught my eye in the match and I got an 8x10. He was signing it and I got to asking him questions. Most of his answers was standard wrestler speak. Gruff. Curt. No patience. But then I asked him something I don't think anyone else did before. I asked him 'why wrestling?'
"He gave me this look, you know? Looked at me and his eyes kind of glazed over a little. And he was thinking about it. I could see the gears slowly turning in his head. After a time he says something like, 'I didn't choose it.' Thing is, when his eyes got all refocused, I followed them to this little girl sitting in the bleachers by herself, just kicking at nothing. Her clothes were kinda ratty, but I'll tell you one thing: she had kind eyes and a sweetheart's smile.
I don't think Jody Sweetwater loves wrestling. Far from it. But I can say with certainty that Jody Sweetwater loves that little girl."
--Harlan Goodman, Professional Wrestling Fan
Mosaic, Kentucky, April 2018
Attire: Plain black trunks with matching boots and kneepads. If someone manages to piss him off badly enough, he'll tape his fists.
Theme song: "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Pic Base: James Storm, to make it easy on everyone.
Entrance:
The blackest, chunkiest, nastiest tone to ever emanate from an amplifier plays over the PA system as "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" kicks in. Jody Sweetwater appears from behind a black curtain, his head lowered and his eyes focused intently on the ring. He heads down that aisle to little fanfare. He climbs into the ring and goes to his designated corner where he leans his head against the turnbuckle, awaiting the opening bell.
Favorite moves (at least 15 moves):
1. Body Slam
2. Vertical Suplex
3. Spinebuster
4. DDT
5. Powerslam
6. Backdrop Suplex
7. Jumping Knee Strike
8. STO
9. Sleeper Hold
10. Pumphandle Slam
11. Right Hook
12. Forearm Shiver
13. Rolling Elbow
Signature move(s):
1. Brainbuster
2. Piledriver
Finisher(s):
1. Western Lariat - Jody runs the ropes anywhere from once to three or four times before taking his opponent's head off with a hellacious lariat strong enough to knock a man clean out of his shoes.
2. Ripcord Lariat - In the rare case where a Western Lariat won't cut it, Jody performs the ripcord variant, often turning his opponent inside out in the process.
Theme song: "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Pic Base: James Storm, to make it easy on everyone.
Entrance:
The blackest, chunkiest, nastiest tone to ever emanate from an amplifier plays over the PA system as "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" kicks in. Jody Sweetwater appears from behind a black curtain, his head lowered and his eyes focused intently on the ring. He heads down that aisle to little fanfare. He climbs into the ring and goes to his designated corner where he leans his head against the turnbuckle, awaiting the opening bell.
Favorite moves (at least 15 moves):
1. Body Slam
2. Vertical Suplex
3. Spinebuster
4. DDT
5. Powerslam
6. Backdrop Suplex
7. Jumping Knee Strike
8. STO
9. Sleeper Hold
10. Pumphandle Slam
11. Right Hook
12. Forearm Shiver
13. Rolling Elbow
Signature move(s):
1. Brainbuster
2. Piledriver
Finisher(s):
1. Western Lariat - Jody runs the ropes anywhere from once to three or four times before taking his opponent's head off with a hellacious lariat strong enough to knock a man clean out of his shoes.
2. Ripcord Lariat - In the rare case where a Western Lariat won't cut it, Jody performs the ripcord variant, often turning his opponent inside out in the process.