Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2017 20:18:45 GMT
PICBASE: Cedric Alexander
CHARACTER INFORMATION
Full Name: Bruce Hendrickson
Ring Name: B. Epic
Nickname: "Epitome of Epic", "Mr. #MadeInJapan"
Date of birth: 5/5/1994
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 205
Hometown: Vallejo, CA
Born In: Vallejo, CA
Ethnicity: African-American
Alignment Face
Wrestling Gimmick: Passionate about his craft, a need to be the best - but he won't cheat. Doesn't use weapons, but his kicks and strikes feel like a weapon though...
Character Personality: Light-hearted and joking, but can get serious when he needs to.
Wrestling Style: Japanese Strong Style
Years Pro: 5
Previous and Current Employers: Alpha rising, Proving Grounds Wrestling, Karnage Championship Wrestling
Twitter Handle: @ BHepic
Strengths: Kicks like Nakamura and chops like Bob Holly, you don't leave a match without remembering just who it is you just worked. Has a high endurance.
Weaknesses: Has a tendency more stiff than many workers would prefer. he's also got an infamously bad left knee, having already had three surgeries on it. It's said to be from his infamously hard-hitting style and quick movements in the ring, the added stress of moving and jumping putting undue pressure on it. This will likely lead to his career not being as lengthy as, say, someone who works a more grounded, "safe" style.
WRESTLING ARSENAL
In-Ring Strategy/Match Tactics: 2/3 falls matches are his bread and butter. Plays to the long haul. Doesn't waste time being showy, gets down to business with stiff strikes and furious offense.
Entrance Theme: "Wanna Be a Baller" - Lil Troy
In-Ring Attire: B. Epic wears short trunks that are black with a royal blue trim around them. The word "EPIC", also in blue, is written across the back.
Entrance Attire: Same as above. For big matches he'll have a matching boxing robe.
MOVESETS
Trademark Move
1. "The Epic" (Cody's Disaster Kick)
Signature Moves
1. Slingblade
2. Pelé Kick
3. Chaos Theory (Rolling Bridge German Suplex)
Regular Moves
1. Northern Lights Suplex
2. Knife-edge chops
3. Dragon Sleeper
4. Handspring Enziguri
5. Counter Dropkick
6. Roaring Elbow
7. Backflip Hurricanrana
8. Springboard Clothesline
9. Pumphandle Slam
10. Half Nelson Suplex
11. O'Connor Roll
12. Cross Armbreaker
13. Single Leg Crab
14. Rebound Spinebuster
15. Discus Lariat
WRESTLING HISTORY
B. has always been a lifelong wrestling fan, even going as far as working out on the daily with the goal being to eventually someday become a wrestler, like many kids his age have dreamt of. Growing up in California, B. never came from a rich family. He attended public school, and his family just got by. What he was rich in, was friends. One such woman, his childhood sweetheart up all the way through high school - you might know her as established wrestling great, Carmen Cambridge. The two shared what was thought to be an inseparable bond, until B's 17th when he got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He was afforded a chance to learn the ropes under the tutelage of an old vet, giving back. But the catch? He had to come to Japan to do it.
B. was conflicted. On the one hand, the money was tempting, and to live out his dream. But his sweetheart, his family...he and Carmen talked and talked, reaching a concensus that he needed to go. To be the one to make a name for the family, make the money...then come back a success. Along the way, the two would keep up for a bit, but as they were internationally separate, the two eventually had to do their own thing. Carmen would wind up going her route, paying her dues in Mexico. The two lost contact as they each strived to make their owwn success. Now, five years later, the two have reconnected...
What has changed in five years?
Well, for starters, when "ol B" touched back down in 2015, he signed on with NGW's "Alpha Rising", becoming their inaugural Heavyweight Champion, never losing that Title through the end of Alpha and it's parent company NGW. After this run, ol B took time off to take care of his knee, which he tweaked in his second match with the company. He took it easy, and it made a full recovery, but...well you know how surgery goes, it's never a full 100% again. During this hiatus he popped the question to his childhood friend and sweetheart of fifteen years (yes, they knew each other since they were six years old) and wrestling great in her own right, Carmen Cambridge, a question which she accepted and the two would go on post-wrestling to live a happy life.
Now in mid-2017, Carmen has re-emerged on the scene...shortly followed by fiance, B. Epic. Both are members of Karnage Championship Wrestling...is it their company for the taking?