Post by Seth Iser on May 18, 2019 18:11:34 GMT -6
CHARACTER BIOGRAPHY
Pic Base
Joaquin Phoenix
BASIC INFO
Ring Name
Seth Iser
Birth Name
Seth Iser
Nickname(s)
'Mauler from Morgantown' or 'The Morgantown Mauler'
Sex
Male
Age
41
Place of Birth/Currently Residing
Morgantown, West Virginia
Height
6'5
Weight
240lbs
Alignment
Heel
Debut Year
Late 2002
Ring Attire
The long tights, usually a black base but can have various secondary colors with his last name running down his right leg in various colors of red, blue, gold, or purple. A pair of black boots with the letters SI on them. Could also have those colors as a base rarely. Could even have specific tights made for feuds. Big bulky knee brace on the left knee. His wrists and fists are taped with a couple of basic elbow pads. Sometimes he'll have a black hooded trench jacket on for his ring entrance but occasionally he'll instead opt for a basic black hoodie with the hood up.
Twitter Handle
Seth Iser
Your Preferred OOC Name
Seth
Preferred Roster
Millennium
PERSONALITY INFO
Theme Song
'Unsainted' by Slipknot
Gimmick
The somewhat bitter veteran who knows his standing and his lot and wants to increase it to strengthen his legacy. There's a level of hypocrisy at times in terms of his execution and what he preaches though.
Strengths
1. Knowledge of the Game: Seth is a highly intelligent wrestler with many years of experience. He'll use his size to overpower someone when he has that advantage. He'll wear a bigger guy down and try to take their best weapon away. There isn't a rule he doesn't know how to break, a hold he doesn't know or have knowledge of to escape and is often aware of the ring situation as long as his head is clear. This also means he's an absolute master of bending and breaking the rules to his advantage. This knowledge also allows him to conserve some energy at times when he needs to considering his limitations else where. If he has a mental advantage with a potential mind game he's not afraid here either. Those years of experience are his greatest weapon.
2. Deadly Right Handed striker: Seth has a strong right handed punch but this also extends to any strikes to his right hand and arm. It's been weaponized, seasoned and practiced for years as well as having some serious power behind that strike. It can both be used as a potential 'knock out' blow or to wind someone with blows to the stomach if playing the long game.
3. Defensive Wrestler: Seth is known as one of the better counter/defensive wrestlers in the world regardless of what style he's in against as long as his head is on straight. He might not have the most varied offense due to certain limitations but it somewhat ties into his first strength; he's GREAT at countering or engineering a situation whether it's a hold or with his mouth to turn a disadvantage into one of his advantages with the moves he's mastered.
Weaknesses
1. Left Knee: A recurring problem for Seth. He's had multiple injuries to this left knee and even came into the industry years ago with it already banged up due to tearing it up in football. This is an obvious target and it also means a decrease in top-line speed, overall athleticism(he's probably lower end of this compared to most of the wrestlers) and mobility as the match goes along. He was never the greatest athlete in the world to begin with. It also means that knee is susceptible to submissions that will drain him over the long haul to wear him down faster and disrupt his base and his game.
2. Emotion: An emotional Seth might be more willing to damage someone and COULD take more actual ring time away from them...however he's extremely susceptible to being caught with a roll up or a small package if he were to lose his mind because it'd take away from two of his three greatest strengths. Could mean the right mind game also strikes here and can make him susceptible to losing it. If he's thinking rationally he's damn hard to beat. If he's thinking irrationally...well you might hurt more but it IS easier to beat him.
3. Wrestling world is selfish: Pairing a couple of characteristics together that to an extreme can be bad in some(really most) situations(good in a couple of others) pride and paranoia with his pessimistic view point of the wrestling world. Other than Moretti, Seth tends to have a long history of being a loner in the sport. Even in situations where he takes students or is even in a group he tends to prefer to be alone and make his own decisions. He seldom makes alliances and often views wrestling and wrestlers as being utterly selfish and isn't particularly trusting of anyone or anything. He kind of sees enemies in every corner at times and the worst in people. It's a personal weakness that inhibits him trusting others and also makes trusting Seth hard as he'll often act for his own self interests first.
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.
- 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.
- Technical: Your character is well versed in various holds, takedowns and suplexes - giving them a strong, mat based style.
Finishing Move(s)
1. Deprivation DDT(Jake Roberts styled DDT)
2. Dream Eater(Rings of Saturn submission hold)
Nuke option: Black Magic(Tombstone piledriver)
TRADEMARK/SIGNATURE MOVES:
1. Icebreaker(Sheamus's Irish Curse backbreaker)
2. Three jabs/Discus Clothesline
3. Pillar of Truth(Bossman Slam)
4. Lariat
5. Ikiyro's Spirit(Emerald Flowsion) *Can be a quasi-finish if sprung upon when people least expect it*
6. Half Nelson Suplex(Often to transition into the DDT or the Dream Eater depending on the situation)
7. Injection of Poison(Mandible Claw) *Can be a surprise finisher if executed in the right spot*
COMMON MOVES:
STRIKING
- Hard Right Handed Punch
- Kicking low blow(if ref is distracted)
- Knife Edged Chop
- Elbow and Knee strikes to the face/body
- European Uppercut
GRAPPLING
- Vertical Suplex
- Pendulum Backbreaker
- Hangman's Neckbreaker
- Divorce Court Armbreaker
- Dragon screw leg whip
- Spinebuster(Austin styled)
- Release belly to belly
- Release german suplex
- Rake to the eyes
- Superplex
- Stun-gun
- Small Package
RUNNING
- Wrestling II Knee Lift
- Running boot to the face
GROUND
- Knee Brace Grind
- Knee Drop to whatever appendage he's working over
- Figure Four(can also be used around ring post)
- Leg Drop(apron usually and can also be done to an arm)
- Short arm scissors(usually in combination with the leg drop)
AERIAL
-Moonsault(ultra rare/desperation)
Preferred Weapon(s)
Green or Red mist. If that's not an option, there's always the classic steel chair.
Preferred Match Type(s)
He tends to prefer one on one matches and if he has a gimmick match that he knows the best, it's the steel cage.
Disliked Match Type(s)
Ladder. Anything ultra violent oriented(a match he was in too often in his youth) is a close second on his dislike meter.
Why Your Character Competes
- 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.
Attitude Toward Teamwork
- Reluctant: Your character generally goes alone, but will reluctantly join a team if absolutely needed.
Attitude Toward Cheating
- Sneaky: Your character will cheat when and where they can, but only if they can get away with it.
KNOWN RELATIONSHIPS
Vincent Moretti: Former Manager/'Brother'
Rebecca Saint: Pre-ance/Girlfriend/Love of his life
Kelsey Spencer: Protege/'Daughter' figure
Cass Baumer: Protege
Nina: Protege
Megan Monroe: Protege/'The Triumvirate'
Pierce Manning: 'The Triumvirate'
CHARACTER HISTORY/BIO
Genesis World Heavyweight Champion(x1)
Genesis Hero Champion(x1)
GTWF IC Champion(x1)
NEW World Heavyweight Champion(x1)
NEW Tag Team Champion(x3 with Nocturnal as UnStable)
NEW T.A. Champion(x1)
IYH Proving Grounds Champion(x3)
IYH Rapid Fire Champion(x1)
FGA World Champion(x1)
FGA Pride Champion(x1)
MWE World Champion(x1)
MWE Holder of the Briefcase(2020 edition)
FGA Wild Card Lottery Tournament(2020 edition)
Seth was born to a family of Christians who had no desire to ever have him. To say the very least, it was a strained relationship with his now deceased parents that have began his psychological issues. His physical health already began declining at a young age to an extent when his high school football career was cut short due to a torn ACL, MCL, and PCL in a freak accident. He soon found wrestling as his true calling card after this. The early portion of his career saw him haunted with issues with drugs and alcohol that stemmed from that football accident and his psychological issues. During that time frame, he garnered the nickname 'The Apocalypse' for his barbaric ways to harm opponents despite his less than stellar record at the time.
He soon traveled from federation to federation in almost a bit of a quest to quench this violence and leave his issues behind without ever succeeding. This is when his truly sadistic side became known. This makes him what you would call a nomad in the world of wrestling. In Japan, it kind of got worse. The physical style certainly started to show. It might be why he feels some shame in how he was earlier(that and the drug problem in his youth)
Stops in TEW and Genesis showed that he now has learned to start to cultivate what he can do with his mind. The NEW and VoW stops helped develop it further to compensate a little for his advancing years and now he's touring the world in IYH and now here at the FGA. He's won gold at Genesis, IYH, and especially NEW over the years but it's more his personality that's memorable rather than his accomplishments per say.
He is currently going through what you could argue is a career renaissance with a renewed dedication in IYH and FGA to the craft and he's rededicated his game(he showed signs of this in NEW and VoW even but the fruits of his labor are starting to fully show with this shift) to be more the mental warrior. The grizzled bastard continues to learn tricks as he's looking to make the last portion of his career a fruitful endeavor and that might include gold in Millennium as well...the school of tradition as he calls is open and he's still got plenty of classes to teach.