Post by Leon Corbin on Oct 31, 2016 21:19:52 GMT -5
Character Info
Ring Name: "The Dark Curse" Leon Corbin
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Height / Weight: 5ft9 / 170lbs
Hometown: The Cursed Wonderground, NYC (originally England)
Alignment: Chaotic Tweener (He's a really weird character to place - Has an underlying sense of right & wrong, but likes anarchy and hurting people)
Twitter Handle: @darkcursecrw
Pic Base: Jimmy Havoc
Handler Name: Anthony/Thrax/Leon
Entrance Music
"Inside My Head" by Fozzy (Primary)
"Beauty Underneath" from Love Never Dies (Secondary – Mostly a theme for Cursed Wonderground stuff, but might be a PPV entrance)
Ring Gear Description
IN RING
Leon wrestles in tight jeans (reference: Corey Graves), which will be customised with any manner of rips, patches, studs, zippers, paint/blood splatters etc etc - although not all at once. Generally he goes for darker colours (black, grey, red), but for special occasions he might bust out something the other way, like a pair of white jeans covered in blood splatters.
His boots are black with a red trim, although they're under a pair of kickpads so not really seen.
The kickpads are generally plain black, but he's not adverse to custom ones to blend in with the design of his jeans.
Corbin tapes his wrists with either red, black or white tape.
ENTRANCE
For his entrance Leon adds a long gothic trench coat.
Occasionally he will also wear a t-shirt in his entrance, this could be official Cursed Wonderground or CRW merch, or a separate custom t-shirt to reference something he finds amusing.
BACKSTAGE
Backstage is fairly similar to his entrance attire. Sometimes the coat will be replaced by a Cursed Wonderground hoodie, and at other times he'll wear more loose-fitting jeans. On VERY rare occasions he might wear a suit.
Entrance
FACE-OFF VERSION
The arena lights cut to an eerie crimson red as "Inside My Head" by Fozzy hits. As Chris Jericho's voice joins the winding guitar riff, Leon walks out with his long gothic trenchcoat on, hood pulled up to shield his face.
When the overdriven chorus guitar hits, the hood is thrown back, with Leon giving a loud roar. Holly skips out to join him giving Corbin a kiss & admiring look before the pair head down to the ring. Holly slaps hands, while Leon remains focused.
Reaching the ring Leon leaps to the apron and swings between the ropes. He rushes the hard-camera side, chest coming to a stop leaning on the top rope while he scans the crowd, before giving a sadistic smirk to the viewers at home. Holly moves around to ringside, taking a seat ready to support Corbin.
FULL VERSION
In synch a drum beat hits & the arena lights cut to an eerie crimson red...
A winding guitar riff soon joins in. The camera swoops around the arena, with many fan's faces awash with anticipation.
The unmistakable voice of Chris Jericho begins to sing Fozzy's "Inside My Head". This brings forth a figure in a long gothic coat, it's hood pulled up to obscure the top half of their face, the visible lips showing little signs of emotion.
He stops in the middle of the stage, shaking out his arms, waiting..
The overdriven guitar hits for the chorus, and our figure explodes to life, throwing back his head to remove the hood and giving a loud roar. As he looks back down, Leon gives his trademark sadistic grin, eyes flaring from the torment inside his mind.
Holly Swann emerges with a slight skip in her step. Circling around Corbin, her hand runs across his front as she passes, before stopping at his side. She leans in and plants a kiss on his cheek, before stepping back in admiration of the man she adores.
They both walk to the ring, Leon with purpose and focused, while Holly takes time to high-five some fans in the front row.
Reaching the ring Leon leaps to the apron, landing on one knee before pulling himself to his feet. He swings through the ropes in one fluid motion, then charges the hard-camera side, going chest-first into the ropes. He leans against the top rope, scanning out across the crowd, before giving another smile straight down the camera to the fans at home.
Holly moves around to ringside, slapping a few more hands before taking the coat Leon offers out to her. She hangs it on the back of a chair, then sits in it, ready to watch the match.
Fan Interaction
Leon's a showman at heart. Sure, he's not necessarily going to be slapping hands & kissing babies, and he's as likely to shock as he is to please, but to him it's all about the entertainment. He'll pander slightly at times, teasing to get a reaction or to build the anticipation/suspense/excitement.
Biography/Upbringing/Influences
A dark and twisted man, haunted by schizotypal personality disorder, or as he calls it, his "Dark Curse". The same Curse that makes him unpredictable, and highly dangerous.
Leon was signed by Code Red Wrestling in the middle of season 1 (waaay back in around Nov 2011). There he undertook such antics as: locking somebody in a dumpster, setting the head official on fire, breaking both legs of Carlisle Cain (and then re-injuring him when he tried to return), putting a bat down B.I.G.'s throat and kicked it, attempted a mid-match crucifixion or two, and, probably most impressively, brought us the Bee Cage (#BEECAGE), CRW's most insane match ever. He also holds a close bond to his mannequins, treating them more like people than he treats a lot of actual peoplel. He's also now in some kind of relationship with his obsessed-fan-come-stalker, Holly Swann.
After CRW closed last time Leon focused on setting up The Cursed Wonderground, a fairground/carnival/theme park in New York, located on the site of the run-down fairground he purchased in CRW S2 to promo from. Family-friendly by day, and a PG-13 freakshow-carnival during evenings, it caters to people of all kinds and has become a firm favourite of many CRW diehard fans.
Also between CRW runs Leon ended up in Combat Zone Wrestling. His run there saw him invade the entire first half of a show (angering half the roster in the process as he attacked them), get fired, turn up despite being fired, earn his job back via loopholes, be a co-founder of a Hardcore-based stable, and very nearly win the WHC (stupid fed going quiet before the WHC match.. I'm not bitter... Much...). With some flashbacks to CRW going silent, Leon has since been hiding out at the arena formerly known as the Under Armor Arena between appearances at The Cursed Wonderground.. That is until a familiar face came to visit...
Strengths
Technical ability – Having been trained in the traditional British style, his technical skills are exemplary.
Creativity – It's often said that those with mental illnesses are some of the most creative, and Leon certainly shows this. His unstable mind is able to come up with new and unique ways to cause people pain, or to adapt his moves to increase their effectiveness.
Bloodlust – Not just the name of his finishing move, the sight of blood (his or an opponents) will fire Leon up into a frenzy, much like a second wind.
Hardcore – When the rules are relaxed, Leon thrives. Given that he is violent & unpredictable at the best of times, the creative freedom of weapons only serves to increase his effectiveness.
Weaknesses
Holly – Sure, she can hold her own to an extent, but Leon is very protective of the one person he truly trusts, making her possibly his greatest weakness.
Disqualifications – His moral compass and rulesets don't always align completely.. Therefore Leon's sadistic style means he is prone to getting disqualified for going too far.
Size/Power – Leon's a smaller wrestler, so he's unlikely to be winning any direct battles of strength.
Social Anxiety – Part of Leon's STPD means that at times he struggles with people.
Move Information
Finisher
(1) Bloodlust
(Jumping Curbstomp, Rollins' "Peace Of Mind")
(2) Quetiapine
(Single Leg Boston Crab while stomping on the opponent's head)
Wrestling/Fighting Style
Technical & sadistic - Originally trained in the British style, he'll work limbs over and pick you apart. Every move is calculated, albeit not necessarily game-planned.
Occasional high flier – He won't be zipping around the ring, but if an opportunity arises he'll willingly put his body on the line for a big dive.
Proficient in hardcore/deathmatch wrestling – Has shown that he's a natural when the rules are relaxed, with a style described as "refined ultra-violence".
(NB - A specific set of "Hardcore specialty spots" may be added once I've put it together)
Basic Move Set
Main basics are classic British technical stuff (wristlocks, top wristlocks, cravats, headlocks, sleepers, etc).
STRIKES
(His main strikes tend to be elbow/forearm/knee/kick based)
- Forearm smashes
- European uppercuts
- Stomps to limbs
- Knee drop
- Seated opponent: Running soccerball kick to back, followed by a Bakatare sliding kick (sliding single leg dropkick).
- Dropkick
- Running lariat (will often yell “LARIATOOOOOO” while connecting with the move)
DIVES
- Suicide Dive
- Triangle Plancha
- Baseball slide
- Diving crossbody
- Cannonball off the apron (to standing opponent/opponents at ringside)
- Spear Plancha
- Missile dropkick
GENERAL
- Northern Lights Suplex
- Hammerlock DDT
- Drop Toe Hold
- Armdrag (will often keep pressure on by transitioning straight into an arm lock of some sort)
- Snapmare Takedown
- Russian Legsweep
- Front Facelock STO
Signature Moves
1 - "Breaking The Curse" – Superkick, usually to a kneeling opponent.
2 - "Psychosia" – Diving double footstomp
3 - RVD-style leg drop from the apron to a barricade-hung opponent.
4 - Muay Thai clinch & knees to the head (will often roar in anger while performing).
5 - Indian Deathlock with elbows (see: here)
6 - "Over The Edge" - Snap Brainbuster onto the apron
7 - "The Goodnight-mare" - Snapmare driver into the middle turnbuckle
8 - "Silencing The Voices" (or other general commentary references to Leon trying to silence the voices) - Rapid-fire headbutts, usually to opponent trapped in corner.
9 - Japanese Stranglehold (AKA a strait jacket/cross-armed choke) with the opponent pulled back over his knees.
10 - Coast to Coast - Usually reserved for Hardcore matches, where a weapon will be placed in front of an opponent’s face before performing the C2C.
Willingness to Cheat
On a scale of 1-10 how likely is your character to attempt to cheat to win?
5 – Leon prefers to bend rather than break the rules in most cases, pushing the limits of what is allowed rather than doing things that aren't. However, if his opponent cheats first then he's more than happy to retaliate.
Favorite Match Type
What is your characters go-to match type for a big feud?
#BEECAGE
(He also has another match which never got to debut due to fed closure, so I'm happy to bring that here down the line to become his new signature)
Favorite Weapon Type
Leon's not particularly fussy and will use pretty much anything given a chance.
He has a penchant for fire (has tried setting many people on fire directly, and once breathed fire at someone's face).
He also has been known to hide a lunchbox under the ring before the show to retrieve later, which can feature anything from a mid-match snack to lighter fluid and matches to a hammer and nails (or anything else writers may wish to include in there).