[ BASIC INFORMATION ]
Wrestling Name: Eli Musgraves
Picture Base: Tommaso Ciampa
Current Nicknames: “The Midnight Marauder”, “The San Antonio Serpent”
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 225 lbs.
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
[ CHARACTER INFORMATION ]
Disposition/Alignment: Choose from these options: Ruthless Heel
Gimmick: Eli Musgraves is an ultra-aggressive and terrifyingly strong in-ring competitor who has embraced his true self. Formerly a Texan independent wrestler, Musgraves wished to be an idol for the crowd, someone they could rely on. Until it all came crashing down with a ruptured ACL injury that nearly took him out of the game for good. World-weary and blood hungry, Musgraves is a man on a mission. Despite doctors’ repeated warnings that he is running on “borrowed time”, he believes there’s still time enough to get what he finally deserves. And that spells bad news for anybody that stands in his way - desperate times call for desperate measures.
[ RINGSIDE INFORMATION ]
Theme Music: 'Revolution Is My Name' by Pantera
Entrance: [Optional] The character’s regular entrance. Write it exactly how you want it to be posted, preferably in present tense to fit the show format. If you don’t want to fill this out, the writers will come up with their own short entrance based on given information.
[ MOTIVATIONS ]
What are your character’s motivations for competing?: Musgraves only has one goal: to be the one. He believes that there is no one else that can step inside the ring and outperform him, and as such, will go to extreme lengths to ensure his position at the face of the company. He has a history of treason and being an untrustworthy individual - he has no problem with using people to get to the top and/or make deals with others to be their ‘bounty hunter’ of sorts. It’s best to have eyes in the back of your head before you make a deal with Eli Musgraves.
Tendency to Cheat: Choose from these options: If needed
[ IN-RING INFORMATION ]
Wrestling Debut: 2008
Favorite Match Types: I Quit, Last Man Standing
Least Favorite Match Types: Tag team matches, or matches where he has to rely on somebody else’s strengths (or lack thereof)
Favorite Weapon: Handcuffs
In-Ring Achievements: N/A
Common Moves:
1. Leaping clothesline
2. Corner big boot
3. Discus elbow smash
4. Multiple kick variations (Drop, front, bicycle, jumping yakuza, super)
5. Single-leg camel clutch
6. Multiple suplex variations (German, rolling release, wheelbarrow, tiger, belly-to-belly, vertical, gutwrench)
7. Rear naked choke
8. Death valley driver
9. Michinoku driver
10. Bicycle knee strike
11. Cloverleaf (sometimes with a swing)
12. Abdominal stretch
13. Sharpshooter
14. Cradle belly to back inverted mat slam
15. Apron shin breaker
16. Double foot stomp
17. Reverse Alabama slam
18. Diving shoulder block
19. Sidewalk slam
20. Release powerbomb
Signature Moves:
1. 'Psycho Holiday' Backbreaker followed by a swinging flatliner
2. 'Consfearacy' Argentine blue thunder bomb
3. 'Clash With Reality' Cravate sitout powerbomb
4. 'Vulgar Display of Power' Discus big boot
5. 'Death Rattle' Double underhook DDT
Finishing Moves:
1. 'The Sleep' Omoplata crossface (Primary finisher; usually done in succession after the Psycho Holiday)
2. 'Cradle to the Grave' Over the shoulder backbreaker lift into piledriver
3. 'The Great Southern Trendkill' Electric chair driver
UF. 'Postmortem' Cradle kneeling reverse piledriver
[ NOTES ]
Musgraves is a ruthless individual who often prefers to deal the damage rather than win the actual match. In his eyes, even a loss via disqualification counts as a victory as long as he makes an example out of his opponents, no matter how big or small. Though he’s known for disobeying the rules and cheating to win, he’s a cutthroat, experienced grappler.
He can be a bit arrogant in the ring, specifically by taunting his opponents or the crowd, or even by arguing the referee’s count.
Musgraves wears a protective knee brace on his right leg, however, in more over-the-top matches, he’ll tear it off and use it to his advantage (i.e. wrapping around an opponent’s face when applying The Sleep; exposing his knee to deliver a shoot knee shot).