Post by James Edwards on Sept 28, 2020 2:58:13 GMT
NAME -
James Edwards
NICKNAME(S) -
"The Burning Heart"; "The Fighter"
HEIGHT & WEIGHT -
5'9" and 209 pounds.
DATE OF BIRTH -
February 21, 1995.
PLACE OF BIRTH -
Lexington, Kentucky
YEAR OF DEBUT -
2015
ALIGNMENT -
5
PERSONALITY -
Introspective and humble. He just wants to fight and enjoy being back in Lion's Rod. The sullen, serious killer in him is still there, but only when he is backed into a corner.
RING ATTIRE -
Long tights that are black on the left leg with "Burning" in blue lettering and blue on the right with "Heart" in black lettering. Black MMA glove on his left hand and a blue one on his right. Black French savate boots.
CASUAL ATTIRE -
Either a black tracksuit or a t-shirt with jeans.
WALKOUT ATTIRE -
An open, sleeveless black robe with a hood.
WALKOUT THEME -
"My Name is Human" by Highly Suspect
BRIEF HISTORY -
An average former relief pitcher in high school, James Edwards started taking hybrid wrestling/MMA classes with former journeyman wrestler Sean Styles to stay in shape. After making his debut at the age of 20 for the Fight One promotion, James has become a four-time world champion and has successfully competed on four different continents.
PREVIOUS INJURIES -
Tendonitis in his left knee. Burn scar on his right hand.
SPORTSMANSHIP -
James will shake hands, win or lose. He might give the referee a stern look if a call doesn't go his way but he does his best to take it in stride. In contrast to his past in Lion's Road, James will give his opponents wide berth if they are down on the canvas for a long time.
STYLE -
Patient, efficient, and above all else, violent. James is the rare striker in professional wrestling that prefers to wait and exploit an opening in an opponent’s defense rather than empty the tank for an early victory. He wants the shots from his fists and feet to matter, so they aren’t flashy, or in his mind, wasteful. Recently, James has begrudgingly dipped his toes back into the submission game to offset his status as a smaller heavyweight. They are mostly used for defense: either to get an opponent off of him on the matt or as a way to cover up if he gets rocked.
FINISHING MOVES -
Foxfire (Heel Hook)
Ancient Fire (Triangle Choke; James can lock this from anywhere: hoisted up for a powerbomb, feigning a flying knee or laid out on his back with an opponent in the mount)
Wildfire (Spin Kick followed by a Roundhouse Knee Strike)
Holy Fire (Running Chop Elbow)
SIGNATURE MOVES -
Triple Play (Two Spinning Back Fist followed by a Spinning Back Elbow)
Night Comes (Takeover Sleeper Choke; Sets Up Wildfire and Holy Fire)
Kill Up (Shining Wizard to a standing opponent)
Jumping Spike DDT
Springboard Busiaku Knee (Reserved for larger opponents James struggles to lift)
Butterfly Brainbuster
FAVOURITE MOVES -
Kicks (Roundhouse, Thrust, Snap, Side, Savate, Hook, Rebound Wheel, Spinning Crescent and Gamengiri)
Chops (Knife Edge, Keasagiri and Mongolian)
Open Hand Palm Strike
Suplexes (German, Dragon, Tiger, Reverse Exploder, Half-Nelson, Regal, Belly-to-Back and Sambo)
Submissions (Kimura, Bicep Slicer, Kneebar, Calf Slicer, Cattle Catch, Neck Crank, North/South Choke, Arm Triangle, Guillotine Choke and Crossface)
Running STO
Dragon Screw
Jumping Double Stomp
Chop Block
Ace Crusher
TAUNTS -
None.