Post by devonslayton on Aug 19, 2021 8:07:33 GMT -6
CHARACTER BIOGRAPHY
Pic Base
Trent Seven
BASIC INFO
Ring Name
Devon Slayton
Birth Name
Devon Alexander Slayton
Nickname(s)
The "Black King"
Sex
Male
Age
35
Place of Birth
Robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA
Currently Residing
Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan
Height
6'2
Weight
256 lbs
Alignment
Tweener
Debut Year
2001
Ring Attire
Black wrestling trunks and wrestling boots, black athletic tape, a black windbreaker with a white towel draped across his shoulders.
Twitter Handle
@owablacking
Your Preferred OOC Name
Wil
Preferred Roster
Riot
Millieum
PERSONALITY INFO
Theme Song
"Kingdom Come" by Cold Driven
Gimmick
After almost twenty years in this sport, a near career ending injury forced Devon to stop and take stock in his career which made him realize that he needed to start giving back to an industry that he felt was “entitled” to simply take from and started to consider his own legacy, both in and out of the ring, rather than focus on the eclipsing shadow of his own father’s.
Having worked hard to burn away the “self-entitled Black Savior” persona that he had allow go to his head prior to his arrival in the Omega Wrestling Alliance, Devon has become a much more focused and grounded person as well as finally coming to terms that he is his father’s son which has helped to shed some of the mental stress that had hampered his career for quite some time, even though it does tend to flare up from time to time. But he is still a Slayton-a family recognized for being incredibly tough and serious about their craft, infamously gleeful for their sadistic skill with submissions...but he doesn’t view himself as a god or anything like that. No, Devon views himself as the man who sold the world and everyone else is on his time.
Personality:
Devon is usually very jovial and friendly to those that he is friends with, however recent affairs have made him somewhat more cold except to a rare number of peoeple
In the ring, he takes a somewhat Minoru Suzuki kind of glee in wrestling as he stays focused on putting his opponents through the paces including hurting them as fast and often as he possibly can-smiling and make jokes as he goes about his work.
Strengths
Known for his in-ring endurance as he is able to take most beatings with batting an eye, Stronger than he looks, well versed in European style of Catch Wrestling.
Weaknesses
Avoids high flying like the plague (if Devon goes for a top rope move, you know that he's not caring about anything anymore effectively), Not as fast as he once was (20+ years in the ring does that to a body), gleefully sadistic (he will have a casual conversation with someone that he has in a joint break submission hold)
FIGHTING INFO
Fighting Style(s)
(delete the ones that do not apply)
- Brawler: Your character relies on striking to pummel their opponent into submission.
- Dirty: Your character has no qualms in cheating to win.
- Hardcore: Your character loves nothing more than swinging a chair/bat/random item at their opponent.
- Powerhouse: Your character relies on brute strength and size to simply throw their opponents around the ring, using high impact moves - often to make up for sub par technical capabilities.
- Psychopath: Your character is reckless in the ring, often hurting themselves just as much as their opponents.
- Puroresu: Your character uses moves based on full contact martial arts - strikes, kicks, punches, takedowns and submission maneuvers.
- Submission Expert: Your character his a varied arsenal of submission holds, and looks to end matches via submission where possible.
- Technical: Your character is well versed in various holds, takedowns and suplexes - giving them a strong, mat based style.
Finishing Move(s)
1. The "Hellbound" (Truckstop/Black Hole Slam)
2. "South of Heaven" (Cervical Clutch)
Signature Moves
1. The "Death Note" (High-impact short-range lariat)
2. The "Cromwell Invocation" (Vertical suplex cutter)
3. The "Grave Calling" (Inawari Heel Hook)-can be used as a quick finish.
4. The "Hot Streak" (Bicycle High Knee followed by a Spinning Back Fist followed by a Spinning Back Kick followed by a Running Knee Strike to the head of a kneeling opponent)
5. The "Smart Bomb" (Pumphandle flipping release half-nelson suplex)
Preferred Weapon(s)
Whatever is on hand, he's not very picky.
Preferred Match Type(s)
Submission, Iron Man.
Disliked Match Type(s)
Anything that's "one and done" (I.E. "First Blood", tables, the infamous Vince Russo "something up a pole")
Why Your Character Competes
(Delete any which don't apply to your character)
- Bloodlust: Your character wishes for nothing more than to simply hurt their opponent.
- Experience: Your character wishes to learn and develop, to become a bigger and better competitor in the ring.
- Glory: Your character fights to win. Championship titles are their ultimate goal, and they see their in-ring success as the true path to legendary status.
- Fame: Your character sees competing as a means to further their name into a household brand, to become famous.
- Passion: Your character competes because they love wrestling, they love the crowd and the adrenaline of performing.
- Riches: Your character sees competing as nothing more than a way to make money..
Attitude Toward Teamwork
- Selective: Your character will team with a close circle of friends/allies, but not with those from outside their group.
Attitude Toward Cheating
- Occasional: Your character may be tempted to bend the rules a little here or there, but will generally avoid it if possible.
KNOWN RELATIONSHIPS
Tank Steiner (Friend)
Zell Hunter (Friend, former tag partner)
Reno Dumont (Friend, former trainer)
The Slayton/Marik family (blood relations)
The "Hellfighter" Patrick Michael Shutt (Old Friend)
Rocko Daymon (Old "friend")
"Total Elimination" Eli Flair
The Shinigami Foundation (Allies)
Graham Baker (Enemy)
King Maverick/Jason Long (Enemy...ish)
Jay Jones (Straight up enemy)
Rosanna Vendetta/Sweet Roxy (Sworn Rival)
Nate Cage (Sworn Rival)
CHARACTER HISTORY/BIO
wrestlingunited.fandom.com/wiki/Devon_Slayton
Co-owns the "Oni Arts" wrestling academy.