Post by "Bootleg" Billy Baad on Jan 23, 2020 16:13:03 GMT -5
Character Name: "Bootleg" Billy Baad"
Nickname: 'Modern Day Cowboy', 'Buck Nun' (Bachelor/Recluse)
Hometown: Tombstone, Arizona at the Four Deuces Saloon
Height: 6'1
Weight: 233 lbs.
Alignment: Tweener
In-Ring Style: All-Rounder
Bio: Not much is known about Billy's background - yet.
What he knows to-date is that he was left at the Four Deuces Saloon in the heart of Tombstone, Arizona at the age of 5 by his biological parents. The owners of the Saloon -- Abbot and Rhonda Baad -- took him into their home and, after numerous failed attempts at finding his parents or any next of kin, raised him as one of their own.
He grew up in the ol' Wild West tourist trap helping out Abbot and Rhonda with the Two Deuces and their side-gig as "players" in various staged Wild West gunfight and dinner shows. Since it "takes a village", Billy was also a beloved pain-in-the-keester to other merchants, actors, and Tombstone townies.
Billy's demeanor is cold, quiet, and calculated. Subconsciously molded by epic Western films, dusty dime store novellas, and a tourist trap town riddled with fake cowboys, cowgirls, and endless cliches, he truly believes he is an old school Cowboy, which comes with a sketchy code of honor, a whiskey burned liver, and a stiff left-hand that will flip any wrong doer off his barstool.
Billy is a little naive to the real world outside of Tombstone. To him: modern technology equals contraptions and "whozeewhatsits", Post Malone is an old frontier settlement outside of El Paso, and a "Kardashian" is something an old friend said when talking up a fast stage coach he recommended for a mini-heist -- "that car'll dash ya in quick-like".
Pro Wrestling is sure to be a culture shock to Billy, but Abbot and Rhonda felt it best, so he can have family once they are dust in the wind.
Attire:
To the Ring:
* Open black denim biker vest with a little sleeve going over the shoulders (gold buttons on the pockets)
* Either a hangman's noose or black bandana around his neck
* Brown leather flask open and sipping or visible in the pocket/waistband of his trunks
In-Ring:
* Black trunks w/ bison skull, rope, and revolvers on the back (see avatar) and BBB on the front
* Arm band on the left bicep that says "BAAD" in gold
* Black Bandana wrist band on the right wrist
* Black kneepads
* Tall black boots with gold trim (Bootleg written down the sides)
Theme song: Tesla- Modern Day Cowboy
Pic Base: "Hangman" Adam Page (AEW)
Entrance:
The rolling opening chords of Tesla's "Modern Day Cowboy" bang through the speakers as skull bones, rope, and two revolvers animate back-and-forth on the screens above the ramp.
"UHHH!"
Stormy night
Under jet-black skies
Billy pulls into town
Thunder rolled
And the lightning bolts
Come crashin' to the ground
"Bootleg" Billy Baad appears, standing nonchalant as he takes a swig of 'neck oil' out of his flask, eyeing the capacity crowd. He trots down to the ring while jawing at fans on the left and right. Some fans offer him cups of beer, but he only throws it back if it's full and ice cold. Some brave drunks in the front row try to grab his flask but he bats them off with cock of his arm.
Billy climbs the steps into the ring, casually goes to the corner, takes a swig, and tucks the flask in his trunks.
Cold as ice, hard as stone, as he walks into the room
With another man who was feeling the same way, all hell's breakin' loose
He climbs slowly to the top turnbuckle and raises his hands [for the crowd reaction]. Billy does a double "bang bang" to [the crowd or opponent] when the lyrics below play:
Bang bang, shoot 'em up
Bang bang, blow you away
It's a showdown in the no man's land for the cowboy of the modern day
Come on, sundown
Don't be hangin' 'round
'Cause the cowboy'll blow you away
Favorite moves (at least 15 moves):
Shining Wizard
Slingshot Float-Over Suplex
Floatover Fall-away Suplex
Various snap suplexes
Lariat
Running Lariat
Springboard Lariat
Spinning Heel Kick
Slingshot backbreaker
Swinging neckbreaker
Slingshot leg drops (in, out, apron)
Rolling snapmare
Deep Arm drags
Dragonscrew Leg Whip
Monkey flip
Boot Lace eye rake
Boot scrape over mouth
Topé
Plancha
Chops
Arm snaps (from a wristlock)
Eye rakes to get out of bad spots
Signature move(s):
Shooting Star Elbow Drop (only done on PPVs or HUGE matches)
Bicycle Kick
Anything slingshot/using the ropes
Bang Bang - two index fingers to the eyes while doing the Bang Bang motion(s)
Finisher(s):
1. Bone Orchard
"Rubix Cube"/"Joker Driver" (but into a pin):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-Swo1_qQa4
youtu.be/6d_3gWif-Pg?t=17
2. Badlands
"Crippler Crossface" submission (for larger wrestlers he couldn't possibly Bone Orchard)
3. Buffaloed
Avalanche Shiranui
Manager (optional): N/A