Post by Ash Blake on Jul 6, 2020 23:17:05 GMT -5
Character Name: Ashley "Ash" Blakesley
Ring Name: Ash Blake
Nickname:"The Usurper"
Hometown: Cottonwood Falls, KS
Height: 5'7
Weight: 125 lbs
Alignment:Philidor
In-Ring Style: Ashley is, primarily, a fast, frenetic high-flyer with seemingly very little concern for her own well-being. She's also somewhat proficient on the ground, using her agility and flexibility to slip out of predicaments and create unorthodox angles of attack. Once a seemingly devout sportsman unwilling to even bend the rules even the slightest bit, her standards her standards have gone right out the window now that she's all on her own.
tl;dr a sneaky-dirty high-flier
Bio:
The product of a torrid affair between a barely legal waitress and the failson of a Texas oil magnate, Ashley Blakesley was born in Dallas in May, 1993. Shortly after her birth, her father broke off his relationship with her mother, citing the need to get back "to his real family"; he would allegedly meet his demise less than a year later, beaten to death over gambling debts. Faced with the struggles of single motherhood, Ashley's mom opted to move back to her hometown: Cottonwood Falls, Kansas.
Throughout her adolescence, Ashley couldn't shake the desire to flee from the small town she called home, much like her mother had. She would go on to graduate from Texas A&M with a degree in psychology but, already saddled with debt and cynical about taking on any more, she opted not to go to Med School and instead opted to join the workforce, bouncing around from low-level advertisement consulting gigs (predicated on her lying about her credentials) to pop-psy writings and public speaking, the latter of which led to the internship offer that pointed her towards professional wrestling in the first place.
Her new employers, seeking a broad platform for her life/professional coach rhetoric, paid for her wrestling training and negotiated a contract with Action Wrestling, considering professional wrestling the platform with the easiest barrier to entry. To that end, she maintains a bright, vibrant personality that often borders on the sickeningly saccharine in her earnesty.
Though, of course, her aforementioned employers turned out to be the enigmatic and ambitious financial institution Philidor Holdings, LLC. While her persona still seems genuine, she occasionally exhibits signs of a well-repressed dark side.
Now, though? That's a good question.
Attire: Blue tank top, black pinstriped tights, black boots.
Theme song: "Jenny, You're Barely Alive" by Rilo Kiley
Pic Base: Amy Acker
Entrance:
The distorted guitar that opens Rilo Kiley's "Jenny, You're Barely Alive" blares over the PA system as the house lights die, the ActionTron displaying nothing as a lone spotlight focuses on the stage. As Jenny Lewis' vocals come in, Ash Blake emerges from behind the curtain to the center of the spotlight with an unsteady gait, the Hardcore Title slung over her shoulder. The spotlight follows her as she half-stumbles, half-sways down the ramp, distant gaze fixed on the center of the ring as around her the jeering of the crowd goes in one ear — literally.
Adilene Floyd: Making her way to the ring, from Cottonwood Falls, Kansas! Standing five feet, seven inches tall and weighing in tonight at one hundred, twenty-five pounds. She is the Action Wrestling Hardcore Champion of the World, Ash Blake!
The crowd hurls another wave of jeers at the mention of her name as she pauses for a moment at the base of the ring stairs. Shaking her head and inhaling deep, she gingerly ascends the stairs and steps under the middle rope, handing off the belt the official and making her way towards her corner as "Jenny, You're Barely Alive" slowly fades out and the house lights slowly come back to life.
Favorite moves:
Arm Drag
Frankensteiner
Dropkick
Drop Toehold
Snapmare
Double Foot Stomps (standing, diving, springboard, etc.)
Enzuigiri
Suicide Dive
Tope con Hilo
Diving Crossbody
Wheelbarrow Bulldog
Tilt-a-Whirl DDT
Swinging Neckbreaker
Dragon Screw
Various Surprise Pinning Combos
Signature moves:
(The) Cottonwood Fall — Imploding 450 Splash
(The) Rat Trap — Mousetrap Cradle
Secondhand Vanity — Stealing an opponent's signature move
Finishers:
Chapter 11 — Shooting Star DDT
(The) Icaruswing — Crossface Chicken Wing w/ Bodyscissors
Allies:
Enemies:
Ring Name: Ash Blake
Nickname:
Hometown: Cottonwood Falls, KS
Height: 5'7
Weight: 125 lbs
Alignment:
In-Ring Style: Ashley is, primarily, a fast, frenetic high-flyer with seemingly very little concern for her own well-being. She's also somewhat proficient on the ground, using her agility and flexibility to slip out of predicaments and create unorthodox angles of attack. Once a seemingly devout sportsman unwilling to even bend the rules even the slightest bit, her standards her standards have gone right out the window now that she's all on her own.
tl;dr a sneaky-dirty high-flier
Bio:
The product of a torrid affair between a barely legal waitress and the failson of a Texas oil magnate, Ashley Blakesley was born in Dallas in May, 1993. Shortly after her birth, her father broke off his relationship with her mother, citing the need to get back "to his real family"; he would allegedly meet his demise less than a year later, beaten to death over gambling debts. Faced with the struggles of single motherhood, Ashley's mom opted to move back to her hometown: Cottonwood Falls, Kansas.
Throughout her adolescence, Ashley couldn't shake the desire to flee from the small town she called home, much like her mother had. She would go on to graduate from Texas A&M with a degree in psychology but, already saddled with debt and cynical about taking on any more, she opted not to go to Med School and instead opted to join the workforce, bouncing around from low-level advertisement consulting gigs (predicated on her lying about her credentials) to pop-psy writings and public speaking, the latter of which led to the internship offer that pointed her towards professional wrestling in the first place.
Her new employers, seeking a broad platform for her life/professional coach rhetoric, paid for her wrestling training and negotiated a contract with Action Wrestling, considering professional wrestling the platform with the easiest barrier to entry. To that end, she maintains a bright, vibrant personality that often borders on the sickeningly saccharine in her earnesty.
Though, of course, her aforementioned employers turned out to be the enigmatic and ambitious financial institution Philidor Holdings, LLC. While her persona still seems genuine, she occasionally exhibits signs of a well-repressed dark side.
Now, though? That's a good question.
Attire: Blue tank top, black pinstriped tights, black boots.
Theme song: "Jenny, You're Barely Alive" by Rilo Kiley
Pic Base: Amy Acker
Entrance:
The distorted guitar that opens Rilo Kiley's "Jenny, You're Barely Alive" blares over the PA system as the house lights die, the ActionTron displaying nothing as a lone spotlight focuses on the stage. As Jenny Lewis' vocals come in, Ash Blake emerges from behind the curtain to the center of the spotlight with an unsteady gait, the Hardcore Title slung over her shoulder. The spotlight follows her as she half-stumbles, half-sways down the ramp, distant gaze fixed on the center of the ring as around her the jeering of the crowd goes in one ear — literally.
Adilene Floyd: Making her way to the ring, from Cottonwood Falls, Kansas! Standing five feet, seven inches tall and weighing in tonight at one hundred, twenty-five pounds. She is the Action Wrestling Hardcore Champion of the World, Ash Blake!
The crowd hurls another wave of jeers at the mention of her name as she pauses for a moment at the base of the ring stairs. Shaking her head and inhaling deep, she gingerly ascends the stairs and steps under the middle rope, handing off the belt the official and making her way towards her corner as "Jenny, You're Barely Alive" slowly fades out and the house lights slowly come back to life.
Favorite moves:
Arm Drag
Frankensteiner
Dropkick
Drop Toehold
Snapmare
Double Foot Stomps (standing, diving, springboard, etc.)
Enzuigiri
Suicide Dive
Tope con Hilo
Diving Crossbody
Wheelbarrow Bulldog
Tilt-a-Whirl DDT
Swinging Neckbreaker
Dragon Screw
Various Surprise Pinning Combos
Signature moves:
(The) Cottonwood Fall — Imploding 450 Splash
(The) Rat Trap — Mousetrap Cradle
Secondhand Vanity — Stealing an opponent's signature move
Finishers:
Chapter 11 — Shooting Star DDT
(The) Icaruswing — Crossface Chicken Wing w/ Bodyscissors
Allies:
- Lol. Lmao.
Enemies:
- Yes.