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GIJWF Superstar Profiles
| AllPowerfulGARTH | Posted on 12/02/04 at 02:19:23 Here are the first 20 superstar profiles (out of a total of 77) for my GIJWF. The full roster is too long to put in one message, so this will have to be split up a bit. I've still got seven profiles left to write, and I don't have a timetable on them because I just rented the addiction-friendly "Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater," but I reckon I ought to be done in a few days here. Name: Alley Viper Weight: 270 lbs Hometown: Atlantic City, NJ Employed Since: League started (2001) Accolades: Tag Team champion (with Lightfoot); three-time European champion; longest-reigning European champion of all time; longest-reigning champion of all time (10 months as European champion) Finishing Move: Alley Cutter (Diamond Cutter) Signature Moves: Double kneelift, double knee facebuster, powerslam Entrance Music: "Self Hi Five" (DDP's WCW theme) Alignment: Heel Character Base: Alley Viper's moveset is more or less entirely original; though he has inherited DDP's ability to pull the Alley Cutter out of nowhere, he's bigger than DDP and uses a lot more power wrestling and (regrettably) mostly standard moves. Bio: A perpetual midcarder, Alley Viper is passable in the ring and on the mic, but never seems to excel at either, and the years are starting to catch up with him. His claim to fame has been his monopoly of the European Title, as he is the only three-time European champion and holds the record for not only longest European Title reign, but longest title reign in general for his 10-month run with the belt from June 2003 to April 2004. Currently, he is part of a heel tag team with Blizzard. The duo had amassed some decent heat with Tag Team champions the New Enemy in the aftermath of the GIJCW invasion, but pretty much lost all of it when the New Enemy beat them at the Royal Rumble. Since then, they've done essentially nothing until being hired by Law to interfere on his behalf for his match with Shockwave at WrestleMania. Though that interference was unsuccessful, it's clear that the duo (both of whom were members of Law's Corporation before it was phased out) have a new purpose in the GIJWF. Name: Altitude Weight: 250 lbs Hometown: Cambria, CA Employed Since: League started (2001) Accolades: Hardcore champion; two-time Tag Team champion (once with Crazylegs, once with Storm Shadow); two-time Intercontinental champion; winner of the Brawl For All tournament Finishing Move: Altitude Adjustment (full-nelson lift turned into faceslam) Signature Moves: High Altitude Slam (full nelson slam), second-rope shoulderblock, heart punch, right hook, knee facebuster, dropkick, spinebuster Unique Moves: Flying turning splash (climbs turnbuckle as if going for a moonsault, but instead just turns his body in midair and splashes the opponent the opposite way), pilebomb (lifts opponent for a piledriver, but then just drops them down without sitting; he does turn them so they land on their upper back, though, so as to avoid crippling anyone) Entrance Music: Motorhead "The Game" (Triple H's theme) Alignment: Heel Character Base: Though Altitude is currently GIJWF's version of Triple H, his moveset is significantly different because he's smaller than HHH, he doesn't have nagging injuries, and Power Viper already has most of HHH's basic moves (including his finisher); part of Altitude's moveset was originally based on the Patriot, thus his full nelson slam finisher (he just used the full nelson slam until recently, when it was revamped because Law said it "looked too weak"). So while Altitude's moveset is mostly original, his character has a LOT of HHH in it; he's a leader of a dominant faction and a top-level heel. He DOESN'T have HHH's backstage pull, though, so no endless God push for him. Bio: After a failed push or two, Altitude has finally come into his own as one of the company's top heels. When he turned against his former friend and D-Generation S co-founder Storm Shadow in January, it cemented his role as a ruthless bastard who'll do anything to get to the top. After coming within a hair of winning the Royal Rumble, he started his own stable with Metal-Head and Vapor, known simply as the Future (the group is basically the Evolution of GIJWF, including the entrance music, but the name "The Future" is more fitting because the group doesn't have a Ric Flair figure). Thanks to some controversy related to the finish of the Rumble, Altitude got a chance to win the title shot away from Storm Shadow, and thanks to some choice interference, he got it. Though he did not succeed in taking the title away from Ken Masters at WrestleMania, he still put on a hell of a match in his first-ever WrestleMania main event, and he shows no signs of slowing his progress. Name: Annihilator Weight: 235 lbs Hometown: San Bernardino, CA Employed Since: Mid-2001 Accolades: Hardcore champion; European champion; three-time Intercontinental champion Finishing Move: Ankle Lock Signature Moves: High-angle belly-to-belly suplex, huracanrana, 360 spinning heel kick, savate kick, belly-to-back suplex Unique Moves: Long-distance flying clothesline (climbs to the top rope and leaps, clearing almost the entire ring to clothesline his opponent), long-distance flying kick (same as the clothesline, only with a kick instead), rope handstand kick (charges at the opponent, who attempts to backdrop him over the top rope; however, Annihilator hangs on and does a handstand on the top rope, then comes down and kicks the opponent in the face when they turn around) Entrance Music: "Marvelous" (Marvelous Marc Mero's theme, also used briefly by both the Renegade and Bill DeMott) Alignment: Face Character Base: Annihilator is equal parts Ken Shamrock, Rob Van Dam and Too Cold Scorpio: a high-flying martial artist above the cruiser weight limit who can get serious air but still work the occasional submission hold. Annihilator has a very visually impressive wrestling style, but unfortunately is no good on the mic, which stops him from becoming a huge star (though he's had a few brief brushes with main-eventing). Still, some of his trademark moves (particularly the unique ones) garner HUGE crowd pops. Bio: Despite the occasional attempt to push him into stardom, Annihilator's shortcomings on the mic always seem to leave him in the midcard. The GIJCW invasion pushed Annihilator down the card even further, and outside of an on-again off-again feud with Big Boa and whoever he's allied with at the moment, he hasn't done much in quite a while. Annihilator is currently part of a moderately successful tag team with another guy who was pushed down the card by the invasion, Night Viper. The two have done very little in the past few months. Name: Bazooka Weight: 450 lbs Hometown: Hibbing, MN Employed Since: GIJCW invasion (2007) Accolades: N/A Finishing Move: Big splash from the second rope Signature Moves: Big splash, sitout powerbomb, bearhug, legdrop, headbutt, front slam, press slam, avalanche, running butt splash, butt splash in the corner Unique Moves: Corner butt crush (after the butt splash in the corner, the opponent falls down sitting against the turnbuckle, as they would in preparation for a Rikishi stinkface; however, instead of delivering that retarded move, Bazooka charges in again and smashes the opponent's face with his 450-pound ass), boost suplex (grabs opponent in waistlock from behind, tosses them up in the air and grabs them by the legs, then falls back to deliver a modified German suplex) Entrance Music: "Full Blooded" (Nunzio's current theme) Alignment: Heel Character Base: Bazooka's got a little Rikishi and a little Mark Henry in him, but essentially he is just an archetypal huge guy. His offense, obviously, is based on his enormous strength and weight. Being such a big fella, though, he has a tendency to put on somewhat unexciting matches, which is why he's been used mainly as a tag team or stable wrestler since coming to the GIJWF; he can hide his weaknesses much better when he doesn't have to work the entire match, and he can actually be a pretty tolerable "hoss" that way. Bio: Bazooka was acquired in the GIJCW Invasion, and he quickly took over the New Crew (Big Boa and Buzzer), which had just lost one of its members to a face turn (Scrap-Iron) and another to injury (Blowtorch), and renamed the stable Plan B. When the GIJCW invasion ended, Bazooka won one of the two Immunity Battle Royals to keep his job, and then used his sponsorship to bring back Big Boa (Buzzer was injured shortly before the invasion-ending Survivor Series, so he was conveniently written out of the picture). Bazooka and Boa have worked as a tag team since then, and while the Tag Team Titles have eluded their grasp, they've still been one of the league's more highly-ranked teams, despite not really having an angle for the last month. Name: Beachhead Weight: 275 lbs Hometown: Auburn, AL Employed Since: GIJCW invasion (2007) Accolades: GIJCW United States champion; European champion Finishing Move: Sandblaster (cradle inverted powerbomb; similar to Faarooq's Dominator, but hooks one arm above the opponent's shoulder and one below it, as in Heidenreich's shoulderbreaker, so it's something of a combination of the two. Looks like it hurts like a mofo, though) Signature Moves: Sidewalk slam, running lariat, spinebuster Unique Moves: Undertow (vertical suplex lift into a sitout powerbomb; sometimes called an Orange Crush, I think), vertical suplex into Diamond Cutter, big boot smash (hits opponent with a big boot, then keeps boot on their face as he pushes them down so he stomps on their face when they hit the ground) Entrance Music: "At Last" (Christian's theme with the cherubic singing at the beginning, only instead of "Christian" it says "Beachhead"; "Beachhead! Beachhead! At last you're on your own!" The implication is that Beachhead got his vicious streak after turning on a tag partner in GIJCW before the invasion) Alignment: Heel Character Base: None, really. He's just a nasty guy with a very smash-mouth wrestling style. However, he has a reputation as something of a Goldberg; in order to look credible, he works a little TOO stiff. He had a monster push coming into the Invasion as GIJCW's U.S. champion, and managed to maintain that reputation even after a feud with Lifeline made him seem a bit more mortal, but that's been curtailed because of Law's frustration with Beachhead's over-the-top style. Bio: One of GIJCW's best when the invasion came, Beachhead DOMINATED his first few feuds, with Frag Viper and Tunnel Rat. His feud with the comparably ruthless Lifeline made him seem a little more human, but still he managed to maintain credibility through his blunt promos and wince-inducing wrestling, as well as an alliance with the equally vicious Forcewave. However, his TV time has been limited lately, because he's been in the doghouse since he injured Python Viper with a botched Undertow at the Royal Rumble. The original plan was for him and Python Viper to meet at WrestleMania in a European Title match, but thanks to Python Viper's injury and Beachhead's being on Law's bad side, the match was turned into a six-man affair that showcased Forcewave and Salvo more than Beachhead and Python Viper. Beachhead shows promise as an athlete, but unless he learns to stop injuring people without totally neutering his moveset, he's going to have trouble being compelling. Name: Big Boa Weight: 275 lbs Hometown: Detroit, MI Employed Since: Late 2006 Accolades: Two-time Hardcore champion Finishing Move: The Gore Signature Moves: Spinebuster, suplex lift into powerslam, Doctor Bomb, kneedrop, corner shoulderblock Unique Moves: Forward piledriver (lifts opponent for piledriver, but then falls to knees instead of sitting down) Entrance Music: "Man Beast" (Rhyno's theme) Alignment: Heel Character Base: Big Boa is VERY much based on Rhyno. Though he uses a couple of moves Rhyno doesn't, the similarity should be fairly obvious. Bio: Big Boa came into GIJWF with a decent push, as the leader of the New Crew (other members were Buzzer, Blowtorch and Scrap-Iron). He won the Hardcore Title in short order and held it for several months before losing it in the Hardcore Affair at WrestleMania. Since then, his main feud was with Scrap-Iron, who was kicked out of the New Crew after he won the Hardcore Title and turned face. Big Boa was de-pushed a bit when the GIJCW invasion started, taking a back seat in his new stable (Plan B) to Bazooka. After the end of the invasion, Big Boa settled in as part of a tag team with Bazooka, where he remains now, awaiting some sort of angle. Name: Blizzard Weight: 285 lbs Hometown: Wolfboro, NH Employed Since: League started (2001) Accolades: Two-time Tag Team champion (once with Blizzard #2, once with Rock Viper); four-time Intercontinental champion; most Intercontinental Title reigns in GIJWF history Finishing Move: Running Powerslam Signature Moves: Fisherman suplex, reverse DDT, running big splash, running lariat, delayed vertical suplex, bicycle kick, powerslam Entrance Music: Justin Hawk Bradshaw's original theme Alignment: Heel Character Base: A composite of bulky mid-90's WWF guys, Blizzard is mainly a combination of Bradshaw and the British Bulldog, with a tad of Henry O. Godwinn thrown in for good measure. He's vanilla as a face and a heel, but seems to do a little better as a heel, so that's what he is right now. Bio: Blizzard's high number of Intercontinental Title reigns may seem somewhat impressive, but added together they only total maybe four or five months. The upshot of this is that Blizzard has been given a number of opportunities to shine, but he can never seem to get over. He seems to be doomed to either jobbing or tag team competition (this may be due to the fact that he started out custom-made for tag team action, teaming with his brother, Blizzard #2), and right now he's in the tag team competition phase of that, currently paired with the equally heat-impaired Alley Viper. The two of them have gotten some exposure now since Law hired them to try and take out Shockwave at WrestleMania, and while that didn't succeed, it did renew their heat a little bit. Name: Blowtorch Weight: 500 lbs Hometown: Tampa, FL Employed Since: Late 2006 Accolades: Current Hardcore champion Finishing Move: Blowstopper (chokeslam) Signature Moves: Big boot, hiptoss, legdrop, Hogglogg, big splash, press slam, choke lift, avalanche, atomic drop, sidewalk slam, open-hand chest slap Unique Moves: Throwing powerbomb (Awesome Bomb, albeit not to the outside) Entrance Music: Goldberg's WWE theme Alignment: Face Character Base: At 7'2", 500 pounds, it should be clear that Blowtorch is based on the Big Show. Though he is without Show's mic abilities, he definitely has the "huge, dominating guy" role down to a T, and has been successful as both a face and a heel. Bio: Since his GIJWF debut, Blowtorch has been absolutely dominant. But what else would you expect from a man of his size? Blowtorch made his debut in late 2006 as part of the New Crew with Big Boa, Buzzer and Scrap-Iron, and though Big Boa was the leader of that stable, Blowtorch was clearly the muscle of the group. He was set to have a big role in the GIJCW invasion, but had the extremely bad luck of suffering an injury at a house show early on that put him out of action right up until the very end of the invasion at Survivor Series. After Survivor Series, he came to be used by Law as a way of punishing people who pissed Law off (similar to the way Eric Bischoff used Kane for a while). When Scrap-Iron made Law mad in mid-December, Law ordered him to immediately defend his Hardcore Title against Blowtorch, and Blowtorch obliterated Scrap-Iron and won the title; he's been the champion ever since. However, eventually Blowtorch got tired of just being used to smash Law's enemies and turned against him, so Law picked up a new grunt in the form of Road Pig (no pun intended). The two met in a Hardcore Title match at WrestleMania 8, and Blowtorch came out on top, which means that Law still has a BIG problem - one that's only accrued a single loss since his debut a year and a half ago (to Duke at WrestleMania 7). Name: Bushido Jr. (original name: Bushido) Weight: 205 lbs Hometown: Hokkaido, Japan Employed Since: GIJCW invasion (2007) Accolades: N/A Finishing Move: Buzzsaw Kick Signature Moves: Handspring elbow, spinning heel kick, huracanrana, martial arts kicks, Tarantula, DDT, enzuigiri, poison mist Unique Moves: Osaka Street Cutter (this is in WWE's SmackDown! games for the PS2; it starts out like a reverse suplex, but the opponent lands on his feet behind Bushido Jr., and Bushido then delivers an Ace Crusher) Entrance Music: Tajiri's current theme Alignment: Heel Character Base: Bushido Jr. is, as you might guess, based on Tajiri. The only major difference is his use of the Osaka Street Cutter. Bio: Bushido Jr. is the son of Mr. Bushido, who was one-third of the Triumvirate, the group that (in-storyline) ran GIJCW. Bushido Jr. had a decent push in GIJCW because his father was one of the bookers, but that sort of went downhill once the invasion started. Bushido Jr. was part of the cruiserweight division until the GIJWF's victory at Survivor Series; he has been off TV since (the story being that he was "fired" along with the rest of the GIJCW wrestlers). However, Bushido Jr. is going to go back on TV once the brand split occurs. Name: Buzzer Weight: 245 lbs Hometown: Cambridge, England Employed Since: Late 2006 Accolades: N/A Finishing Move: Buzzmission (Tazzmission) Signature Moves: Buzzplex (T-bone suplex), vertical suplex, snap suplex, release German suplex, belly-to-belly suplex, back suplex, Soviet suplex, capture suplex, tiger suplex, full nelson suplex, jumping side kick Entrance Music: William Regal's latest WWE heel theme (late 2001-early 2003) Alignment: Heel Character Base: As you might surmise from his wide variety of suplexes, Buzzer is based on Tazz. His figure is a little different from Tazz's, though, so his style is a little different too; Buzzer is taller than Tazz, and not quite as stocky. He hasn't really been given a chance to show off his mic skills, so those are anybody's guess. Bio: Buzzer was brought in as part of the New Crew with Big Boa, Blowtorch and Scrap-Iron. Though he started off strong, feuding with Night Viper (both of them made it a trademark to ride to the ring on motorcycles), but soon, Buzzer was pushed onto the back burner so the rest of the New Crew could be pushed. When the New Crew was replaced with Plan B, Buzzer remained the group's designated jobber. He was scheduled to be part of Survivor Series with the rest of Plan B, but was injured in a match with Colonel Courage just prior to it and had to miss several months of action. Buzzer reported to BCW a short while back to work off the ring rust and should be back in action for the brand split. Name: Cobra Commander Hometown: CLASSIFIED Employed Since: League started (2001) Position: Color commentator for RAW Finishing Move: Piledriver Signature Moves: Top-rope fistdrop, fistdrop, bodyslam Entrance Music: "The Great Gate of Kiev and Hopak" (Jerry Lawler's theme) Alignment: Face Character Base: Cobra Commander is based on the mid-90's Jerry "The King" Lawler. That means all of the clever commentary with none of the obsession with puppies. His wrestling style is based on the King's, too, but like the King, he seldom wrestles nowadays, putting most of his effort into his commentary. Bio: Cobra Commander is a legend of the squared circle, with a career spanning decades. He has been the voice of RAW since the GIJWF was formed over eight years ago, and while his in-ring career has been mostly curtailed, the Commander isn't above getting in the ring every now and then. Shortly after the Royal Rumble, he was put out of action by Beachhead and his spot as commentator went to newfound rival Junkyard (who had arranged the beating at Beachhead's hands). Junkyard got a little too comfortable in his announcer's chair, though, and when Cobra Commander returned at WrestleMania, he beat the stuffing out of his erstwhile replacement and put him away with a piledriver to teach the young upstart a lesson. It now seems as though Cobra Commander is ready to resume his role as a RAW commentator. Name: Colonel Courage Weight: 250 lbs Hometown: Boston, MA Employed Since: Early 2007 Accolades: N/A Finishing Move: Scissor Kick Signature Moves: Courageous End (Book End), Boston Hangover (Houston Hangover), hook kick, jumping side kick, missile dropkick, spinebuster, flapjack, roundhouse kick, kneedrop Entrance Music: Booker T's theme Alignment: Heel Character Base: Take a guess. Colonel Courage is based on Booker T, but he's much younger. That means he hasn't quite got the Bookerman's gifts on the mic yet, but he's not hampered by any injuries. Bio: Colonel Courage made his debut in early 2007 as a babyface, but didn't really do anything during the invasion. It wasn't until after the invasion that Colonel Courage started to turn heads. After a series of match finishes that he felt weren't fair, the Colonel turned heel. He seemed to be ready to enter a feud with Dee Jay, but instead, he convinced Dee Jay to turn against his erstwhile mentor Psyche-Out and join forces with Colonel Courage. The two, believing the GIJWF was discriminating against them because of their black skin, called themselves the Darkness and have been on a hot streak since, particularly after adding Steel Brigade to their stable in late January. The night after No Way Out, Colonel Courage helped his two comrades defeat the New Enemy for the Tag Team Titles. At WrestleMania, the Darkness went up against the New Enemy and Psyche-Out in a six-man tag, and Colonel Courage scored the winning pinfall on Iron Grenadier. The Darkness is spreading over the GIJWF, and with Colonel Courage at the helm and the Tag Team champions by his side, it's going to be hard to stop the spread. Name: Countdown Weight: 195 lbs Hometown: Plainfield, NJ Employed Since: League started (2001) Accolades: Cruiserweight champion; Tag Team champion (with Scoop); World Heavyweight champion Finishing Move: Snow Plow Signature Moves: Countdown Crash (top-rope shoulderblock), dropkick, DDT, missile dropkick, huracanrana, reverse DDT Entrance Music: "Bangin' it" (Scotty 2-Hotty's theme) Alignment: Face Character Base: Countdown really isn't based on anyone; he's a combination of general cruiserweight and eternal underdog. His team with Scoop is sort of a knock-off of Too Cool, so he's been known to bust a move or two in his day. Bio: Countdown started his GIJWF career as a super-jobber, losing to everything that crossed his path. However, against all odds, Countdown somehow became FAMOUS for his total lack of in-ring ability. After a brief run as a member of the Saw Squad (Saw Viper's version of the J.O.B. Squad), Countdown managed to win the World Heavyweight Title in perhaps the biggest fluke win in GIJWF history (he didn't really do a damn thing, Shockwave attacked Python Viper behind the referee's back and cost him the match and the title), though he lost the title a week later. A few months afterward, Countdown joined forces with even-bigger-jobber Scoop to form the Underdogs, and was actually the most reliable member of that team, learning a few basic wrestling moves for the gig. The two even ended up winning the Tag Team Titles (though it was again due almost entirely to outside interference), holding them for about a month. During the invasion, Countdown was pulled out of a tag match by his brother SBC (the GIJCW Cruiserweight champion), who vowed to teach Countdown how to be a real wrestler. Though SBC's training improved Countdown's wrestling skills monumentally (technically, he knew how to wrestle before, he was just instructed not to show it on TV for his gimmick), Countdown wouldn't abandon his friend Scoop, and a battle between the two brothers saw Countdown capturing the Cruiserweight Title, though he lost it shortly thereafter to Python Officer. Ever since then, Countdown has accomplished very little; he still has his wrestling skills, but he has not been a serious threat in the Cruiserweight or Tag Team divisions in many months. Name: Crazylegs Weight: 210 lbs Hometown: Ft. Dodge, IA Employed Since: League started (2001) Accolades: Current Cruiserweight champion; Hardcore champion; five-time Tag Team champion (once each with Crazylegs Sr., Altitude, Tunnel Rat, Shockwave and Frag Viper); more Tag Team Titles than any other GIJWF competitor; 2006 King of the Ring Finishing Move: High Flyer (D'Lo Brown's Lo'Down frog splash) Signature Moves: Roundhouse kick, spinning heel kick, sitdown faceslam, somersault legdrop, running legdrop, huracanrana, tornado DDT, snap suplex, powerbomb, Bronco Buster, spinning back kick, somersault clothesline, somersault neck snap (used by Curt Hennig) Unique Moves: Leg grab slam (does a cartwheel, grabs his opponent's head with his feet, spins around behind them and slams their head to the ground; I don't think this move exists in wrestling, but Eddy Gordo uses it in Tekken 3) Entrance Music: Our Lady Peace "Whatever" (Chris Benoit's theme) Alignment: Face Character Base: Crazylegs is based mainly on Sean Waltman, incorporating some of Sean's more athletic moves from his 1-2-3 Kid days with some of his crowd-playing moves from his X-Pac days. His attitude is pure babyface with none of the X-Pac tint to it, and his ring work is not marred by injuries as Sean's is. Bio: Whether as a tag team wrestler, a hardcore wrestler, a high-flying cruiserweight or a main eventer, Crazylegs never ceases to amaze. He's willing to do pretty much anything management asks him to do, so needless to say, Crazylegs is a popular guy backstage. Though he spent a brief period as a main eventer during the invasion, he has found a home in the newly-established Cruiserweight division. Crazylegs spent several months feuding with Python Officer over the Cruiserweight Title, stemming from a series of cheap title retentions by Python Officer (including non-title matches, outside interference, and a fake injury). He was scheduled to face Python Officer for the title at the Royal Rumble, but a scheme hatched by Python Officer and Spearhead led to Crazylegs getting beaten badly by Blowtorch, and he had to forfeit his title shot. Crazylegs returned after No Way Out, though, and at WrestleMania, he finally managed to defeat Python Officer and claim the Cruiserweight Title. Name: Crimson Guard Weight: 225 lbs Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Employed Since: Late 2006 Accolades: N/A Finishing Move: Arm Flip Takedown (wrenches opponent's arm and quickly steps over it and twists, causing the opponent to flip over and land on his back. Crimson Guard then drops to his back on the opponent's chest and cradles the arms and legs to get the pinfall) Signature Moves: Spinning heel kick, moonsault, flying legdrop, piledriver, face crusher, DDT, huracanrana, turnbuckle dropkick, armdrag Entrance Music: Christian's generic theme between "At Last" and his new Waterproof Blonde one Alignment: Heel? Character Base: No real character base. He's got a little bit of cruiserweight, a little bit of martial artist, and a little bit of technician rolled into one. Bio: A veteran of the squared circle, he made his GIJWF debut at the very end of 2006 to help out his one-time student, PCG. After a few passable months teaming with PCG and feuding (separately) with Blizzard and Tunnel Rat, he was injured in a match with Rock Viper in May and went off TV for the entire invasion. He came back as a sorely-needed heel for the cruiserweight division in December and has done just that since his return, occasionally providing challenges for other members of the almost-entirely-babyface cruiser division. Despite his age, Crimson Guard is very capable in the ring and on the mic when given a chance, so perhaps the brand split will afford him more opportunities to show his stuff. Name: Crystal Ball Hometown: Romania Employed Since: League started (2001) Position: Backstage executive Entrance Music: N/A Alignment: N/A Character Base: When Crystal Ball actually wrestled, he was basically Isaac Yankem DDS to Cobra Commander's Jerry Lawler: a goon or sidekick. He hasn't been on TV in years, but his backstage forte is in talent relations, so he's got sort of a Pat Patterson role. Bio: Crystal Ball was a wrestler for his first year in the GIJWF, teaming with Cobra Commander, but he was already getting on the years and accumulating injuries, so he soon retired to take a position backstage with the company. He is one of Law's most trusted employees and the head of talent relations for the company. Name: Dee Jay Weight: 260 lbs Hometown: Providence, RI Employed Since: Early 2005 Accolades: Current Tag Team champion (with Steel Brigade) Finishing Move: Heavy Rotation (Testdrive) Signature Moves: D.J. Drop (flying elbowdrop), pumphandle powerslam, savate kick, double underhook suplex, backbreaker Entrance Music: Booker T's theme Alignment: Heel Character Base: Though his finisher and most powerful signature moves (the flying elbowdrop and pumphandle powerslam) have all been used by Test at some point, Dee Jay is more or less an original character outside of that. He was a vanilla babyface for awhile, but is doing pretty well as a heel. Bio: Dee Jay spent a couple of years as a fairly uninteresting babyface after his debut in early 2005. He got a big push around the start of 2007, even winning a high-profile match with Altitude at WrestleMania 7, but Dee Jay was unprepared for such a big push and it was quickly ended when the invasion started. Dee Jay then went into a huge slump, going close to six months without a win. Dee Jay was about to quit when Psyche-Out (who had "quit" in early 2007 because of his own losing streak) showed up and convinced him not to, and soon Dee Jay had scored his first victory, over Colonel Courage. Psyche-Out set up a match between Dee Jay and Colonel Courage at Armageddon with himself as special referee, but that backfired as Dee Jay turned on Psyche-Out and joined forces with Colonel Courage to form the Darkness. Once the Darkness picked up Steel Brigade as a member in January 2008, they went on a tear. The night after No Way Out, Dee Jay and Steel Brigade (with some help from Colonel Courage) defeated the New Enemy to score the Tag Team Titles, and at WrestleMania 8, the Darkness beat the New Enemy and Psyche-Out in a six-man tag. There seems to be no stopping the Darkness from overcoming whatever gets in its way. Name: Deep Six Hometown: Baltimore, MD Employed Since: GIJCW invasion (2007) Position: Commentator Entrance Music: Perry Saturn's WWF/E theme Alignment: Heel Character Base: Deep Six is somewhat reminiscent of Paul Heyman during Paul's time as a commentator, but he hasn't quite got the same screechy voice. He makes a good commentator, he just doesn't get as excited as Paul. I decided to make him a commentator because the expanded neckline on his figure's outfit makes it hard to perform moves on him. Bio: Deep Six was a commentator for GIJCW when the invasion began, and he occasionally popped up on GIJWF TV to commentate matches (much to the ire of Cobra Commander and Repeater). He got taken off TV after the invasion (though not before being forced into - and subsequently losing - one of the Immunity Battle Royals), but with the brand split approaching, he's being brought back to serve as commentator for one brand's shows. Name: Duke Weight: 275 lbs Hometown: St. Louis, MO Employed Since: Early 2007 Accolades: Two-time Intercontinental champion Finishing Move: Duke-Stroke (forward Russian legsweep) Signature Moves: Big boot, big leg drop, piledriver, ground chokeslam, bodyslam, atomic drop, back suplex, Hulk-Up Entrance Music: Rick Derringer "Real American" (Hulk Hogan's early WWF theme) Alignment: Face Character Base: What, you can't figure it out? What kind of Dukeamaniac are you? Duke is based heavily on Hulk Hogan; his moveset is similar (if a bit expanded; the ol' Hulkster doesn't have too many moves these days), as are his in-ring demeanor (he's prone to the occasional no-sell or pop-up) and mannerisms (putting his hand to his ear, wagging his finger, etc.). Duke also has Hogan's infinite charisma and a similarly decorated past. Bio: An absolute legend of G.I. Joe wrestling, there's little that Duke hasn't done in the business. Duke has been wrestling for what seems like forever and he shows no signs of slowing down. He joined the GIJWF in early 2007 as a surprise entrant into the Royal Rumble and immediately made his mark, handing the 500-pound Blowtorch his only loss at WrestleMania 7 and defeating Rock Viper a month later at Backlash. Duke then convinced Rock Viper to turn face and the two have been a nearly unstoppable alliance ever since. After Spearhead won the Intercontinental Title in June, he almost immediately entered a feud with Duke, and the two had some fantastic matches (especially considering their respective in-ring limitations) that culminated in Duke scoring the Intercontinental Title at SummerSlam. Duke lost the belt the next month to Altitude, but then won it back a month later in the War Games match at No Mercy after he Hulked Up to save his team from defeat. Though Duke dropped the IC Title to Spearhead at Survivor Series, he didn't let up. He was victorious in a feud with Colonel Courage and then entered into a feud with the Future that led to a match with Metal-Head at WrestleMania 8. Though Duke lost that match, he took the vicious Metal-Head to the limit. Duke is definitely a valuable player going into the brand split. Name: Fast-Draw Weight: 220 lbs Hometown: Collierville, TN Employed Since: GIJCW invasion (2007) Accolades: N/A Finishing Move: Texas Cloverleaf Signature Moves: Cobra clutch slam (Billy Gunn's "One and Only"), overhead gutbuster, double underhook powerbomb, dropkick Entrance Music: Dean Malenko's WWF theme Alignment: Heel Character Base: Fast-Draw is based on Dean Malenko, as you might have guessed, but he isn't quite as technically sound or interesting. Bio: Fast-Draw came to the GIJWF as part of the GIJCW invasion, but he didn't really accomplish anything during the invasion outside of scoring a few wins on Heat and being the first man eliminated from his team at Survivor Series. Fast-Draw has been off TV since the invasion ended, purportedly "fired" as part of GIJCW, but is set to make his return to TV as part of the brand split. |
| AllPowerfulGARTH | Posted on 12/02/04 at 18:45:04 And 20 more profiles... Name: Ferret Weight: 235 lbs Hometown: Houston, TX Employed Since: Late 2006 Accolades: Two-time Tag Team champion (with Iron Grenadier); GIJCW Tag Team champion (with Iron Grenadier) Finishing Move: Powerbomb Signature Moves: Chokeslam, legdrop, boot to the face, vertical suplex, low blow Entrance Music: Jamie Noble's first WWE theme Alignment: Face Character Base: His moveset is similar to that of his tag team partner Iron Grenadier, who is VERY loosely based on Sid. Ferret is decent in the ring and on the mic, but is considered by most Internet fans to be an unnecessary burden on Iron Grenadier, who has tons of charisma but hasn't had a chance to show it in years. Bio: Ferret showed up in late 2006 to join forces with Iron Grenadier, who was embroiled in a feud with his former tag partner M. Bison. Ferret and Iron Grenadier formed a tag team known as The New Enemy (Grenadier had tagged with Annihilator as The Enemy several years prior) and, after a few months of not accomplishing much, they were able to benefit from Iron Grenadier's uncanny ability to be in the right place at the right time and won the Tag Team Titles at WrestleMania 7 (it's a long story; it will be explained later). The duo underwent a face turn shortly after winning the titles thanks to the GIJCW invasion, which turned most GIJWF wrestlers into de facto babyfaces. The New Enemy lost their titles to Rock 'n Roll and Johnny Cage at Judgment Day, but won the GIJCW Tag Team Titles from the Wild Boyz a month later. The Wild Boyz managed to win the belts back in a table match at SummerSlam, but the New Enemy regained them shortly thereafter and held them until Survivor Series, where they defeated Rock 'n Roll & Johnny Cage to unify the Tag Team Titles. The New Enemy managed to hold onto their titles through a strategic program of waiting for the right opportunities and cheating whenever possible, scoring impressive wins over Alley Viper & Blizzard and Bazooka & Big Boa. The night after No Way Out, they lost their belts to the Darkness, then lost again to the Darkness at WrestleMania 8 despite their best efforts. However, the New Enemy are not about to give up, and as quite possibly the best tag team in the league right now, they're sure to be a hot commodity in the brand split. Name: Forcewave (original name: Drug Elimination Force Shockwave) Weight: 245 lbs Hometown: Dearborn, MI Employed Since: GIJCW invasion (2007) Accolades: N/A Finishing Move: Force Field (Ace Crusher, but done by surprise in a manner similar to Randy Orton's RKO) Signature Moves: Stungun, running DDT, dropkick, second-rope elbowdrop, superplex, piledriver Entrance Music: "It Just Feels Right" (Lita's old theme) Alignment: Heel Character Base: Since Forcewave is Shockwave's younger brother, try to imagine what Stone Cold Steve Austin's younger brother would be like. Forcewave is smaller, more agile, and a little less tough than his big bro (and his mic skills aren't as good, but really, can you blame him?). Forcewave has a little bit of Randy Orton in him too, but not much. His name was just changed to indicate his relation to Shockwave without having the SAME name; Drug Elimination Force Shockwave is simply shortened to Forcewave. Bio: Forcewave came along with the GIJCW invasion and immediately made an impact, attacking his big brother Shockwave and sending the two into a fierce feud that redefined sibling rivalry. When that battle ended with Shockwave coming out on top in a strap match at SummerSlam, Forcewave took a few weeks off to heal, but when he returned, it was in a big way, as he joined forces with the equally ruthless Beachhead to make a formidable combination. Forcewave and Beachhead have fought their battles together, mainly going up against Python Viper, Lifeline and Salvo. These feuds were briefly curtailed when Python Viper and Salvo were both injured at the Royal Rumble (Python Viper by Beachhead and Salvo by a mutual screw-up in an elimination spot with Blowtorch), but both have returned since, and the battle was brought to a head in the six-man elimination match for the European Title at WrestleMania. Forcewave made it to the final two in the match, eliminating Lifeline and the then-European champion Python Viper, but finally fell to Salvo in the end. Despite his loss, Forcewave proved his mettle in the match and looks to have a bright future ahead of him. Name: Frag Viper Weight: 260 lbs Hometown: Long Island, NY Employed Since: League started (2001) Accolades: Hardcore champion; Tag Team champion (with Crazylegs); two-time European champion Finishing Move: Cannon Spike (jabs the cannon on the chin of his mask into a nerve on his opponent's neck, gradually causing unconsciousness; effect is similar to the Mandible Claw) Signature Moves: Double-arm DDT, pulling piledriver, snap suplex, powerslam, tree of woe, corner knee smash, headbutt Entrance Music: "FragMan" (Billy Gunn's "AssMan" music with significantly different lyrics) Alignment: Face Character Base: Frag Viper's moveset is based on Mick Foley's, the difference being that Frag Viper can use his hard metal mask for headbutting and the spike on it for his finisher. Frag Viper has always had trouble getting over, so suffice to say he doesn't have Foley's engaging personality. Bio: Frag Viper has his on times and his off times. He would spend a year as a mid-level wrestler and perhaps a titleholder, then a year as a jobber. He started out 2007 in an on time; he made his return to action at the Royal Rumble after going out with an injury and vacating the European Title in September 2006. Within a month of his return, he had won the European Title again, defeating Alley Viper at No Way Out. Frag Viper then held the title for an impressive six months before losing it to Beachhead when he was forced to defend while unfit to compete (he had been brutally beaten by Beachhead a month before). Though that feud continued briefly, Lifeline soon took Frag Viper's spot as Beachhead's main rival, and Frag Viper was left with only a tag team partner in Tunnel Rat (who had also had issues with Beachhead). Frag Viper hasn't really accomplished anything since then; he's mainly been relegated to job duty on Heat. Name: Gung-Ho Weight: 285 lbs Hometown: Fer-De-Lance, LA Employed Since: GIJCW invasion (2007) Accolades: N/A Finishing Moves: Recliner (Scott Steiner's modified camel clutch), Screwdriver (vertical suplex lift into inverted piledriver) Signature Moves: Belly-to-belly suplex, Flatliner, reverse DDT, Samoan drop, top-rope Samoan drop, bodyslam, powerslam, overhead press slam, elbowdrop, turning legdrop Entrance Music: "The Ho Train" (The Godfather's theme) Alignment: Heel Character Base: Gung-Ho is based primarily on Scott Steiner, sans dozens of crippling injuries. His moveset is similar, his build is similar, and his mannerisms are similar (kissing his biceps, doing pushups in the ring). He also shares Scott Steiner's love of the ladies, and has turned the presence of the word "ho" in his name into a clever play on that. Gung-Ho loves the hoes, y'all. Bio: Ring veteran Gung-Ho came as part of the GIJCW invasion. He was a fairly high-profile star in GIJCW, but the crowding of top stars in the invasion pushed him down the card a little. He's had decent feuds with Python Viper and Salvo, and was involved in the six-man European Title match at WrestleMania (though he was the first person eliminated). Gung-Ho is languishing in the undercard now due to the current surplus of heels, but when given a chance he can be pretty entertaining, so the brand split ought to be good for his career. Name: H2O (original name: Hydro Viper) Weight: 205 lbs Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI Employed Since: League started (2001) Accolades: N/A Finishing Move: Twist of Fate Signature Moves: Frog splash, missile dropkick, DDT, drop reverse DDT, huracanrana, Side Effect, gutwrench suplex, second-rope legdrop, dropkick Unique Moves: Clawslam (similar to a chokeslam, but done with a facial claw instead of a choke; probably most similar to Kenzo Suzuki's Setting Sun) Entrance Music: Monster Magnet "Live for the Moment" (Matt Hardy's theme) Alignment: Heel Character Base: After a few reinventions, H2O's basis is now Matt Hardy. He has most of Matt's moves, as well as the "reinvention of character" attitude Matt had when he first became VEEEEE-ONE-AHHHH. The major difference would be that H2O is smaller than Matt so he can better fit into the cruiserweight division. Bio: H2O was originally Hydro Viper #1, one-half of the Hydro Vipers with his brother, Hydro Viper #2 (clever, huh?). After spending many, many years as the GIJWF's designated jobbers, they rose to prominence with a few key wins, then sunk back into jobberdom. They, along with fellow jobber team the TARGATs, tried to reinvent themselves in early 2007, but that angle was cast aside once the invasion started and both teams were taken off TV and sent down to BCW. The Hydro Vipers returned to TV in early 2008 to take part in the Cruiserweight Challenge, a battle-royal-esque match to determine the #1 contender to the Cruiserweight Title and the final entrant into the Royal Rumble. Hydro Viper #1 didn't get the title shot, but he did get into the Rumble, and soon after, he and his brother made it known that they were coming after Python Officer's Cruiserweight Title belt. However, since both brothers wanted the belt, a series of miscommunications allowed Python Officer to escape with his title several times. Eventually, Hydro Viper #1 turned his back on his brother, leading up to a one-on-one match between them at WrestleMania 8, which #1 won (thanks to a handful of tights). Later that evening, Hydro Viper #1 gave an interview in which he cast off his association with his brother and changed his name to H2O, theorizing that since he is in a new stage of his career (he's never been a singles wrestler before), his name should reflect that, and he has gone from #1 to 2. H2O is now a top-level cruiserweight heel, and with Python Officer the only other credible heel cruiserweight, that makes the former Hydro Viper #1 a real threat to Crazylegs' belt. Name: Heat Viper Weight: 225 lbs Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Employed Since: Early 2006 Accolades: Hardcore champion; European champion Finishing Move: Walls of Flame (Walls of Jericho), Hot Shot (splash from the top rope) Signature Moves: Asai moonsault, hook kick, double powerbomb, dropkick, face crusher, Flashback, full nelson facebuster, flying clothesline, drop reverse DDT Entrance Music: Sevendust "Break the Walls Down" (Chris Jericho's theme from Forceable Entry) Alignment: Heel Character Base: Heat Viper's moveset is taken almost entirely from Chris Jericho, save his Hot Shot finisher and his hook kick. He doesn't seem to have anything close to Y2J's abilities on the mic, though (or at least hasn't gotten a chance to show them), so he stays on the undercard. He can pass as a cruiserweight, but he's pretty close to the borderline. Bio: After a big debut in early 2006 and a quick European Title win, Heat Viper hasn't done much. He briefly ascended out of undercard hell with a Hardcore Title win over Scrap-Iron at the very beginning of the invasion (and was the first GIJWF superstar to jump ship), but quickly lost the title right back, and all he had to show for it was an alliance with GIJCW wrestler Major Bludd (who helped him win the title in the first place). He hasn't really done anything since then, though he did survive getting "fired" at the end of the invasion when Major Bludd won one of the Immunity Battle Royals and then used his sponsorship to bring Heat Viper back. Name: Hydro Viper Weight: 200 lbs Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI Employed Since: League started (2001) Accolades: N/A Finishing Move: Vault Legdrop (leaps off turnbuckle in frog splash position, but then pulls out of that, leans back, and delivers a legdrop instead) Signature Moves: Twist of Fate, missile dropkick, dropkick, tornado DDT, drop reverse DDT, enzuigiri, huracanrana, running neckbreaker Entrance Music: "2Xtreme" (Jeff Hardy's theme) Alignment: Face Character Base: Hydro Viper (formerly Hydro Viper #2) is Jeff Hardy to H2O's Matt, minus the silly outfits, excessive face paint and frequent botches (and some of the more exciting moves, which were given to Ken Masters before I revamped Hydro Viper). One of the main things that differentiate the Hydros and the Hardyz is that Jeff (the face) was the prominent Hardy before the split, whereas H2O (the heel) was the prominent Hydro, so Hydro Viper is the underdog in this feud. Bio: Read H2O's bio; it's all pretty much the same, the only difference being that Hydro Viper (nee Hydro Viper #2) wasn't in the 2008 Royal Rumble. He's currently looking to atone for his loss to his brother at WrestleMania (even if it wasn't exactly a clean loss). Name: Iron Grenadier Weight: 250 lbs Hometown: Tempe, AZ Employed Since: League started (2001) Accolades: Two-time GIJCW Tag Team champion (with Ferret); three-time Tag Team champion (once with Iron Grenadier #2, twice with Ferret); three-time Intercontinental champion; World Heavyweight champion; 2003 Royal Rumble winner; 2003 King of the Ring Finishing Move: Powerbomb Signature Moves: Chokeslam, boot to the face, legdrop, vertical suplex, gutwrench suplex, powerslam, low blow Entrance Music: Jamie Noble's first WWE theme Alignment: Face Character Base: Iron Grenadier's moveset is based on that of Sycho Sid, but since Grenadier is significantly smaller than Sid, it's not quite the same. Grenadier is a lot more mobile in the ring, and though his moveset is pretty basic, he is very capable of getting a crowd worked up. Lately, he's been incorporating a bit of Eddie Guerrero's "lie, cheat, steal" attitude into his interviews and ring work, and even though he's only a tag team wrestler, the audience loves him. Bio: Iron Grenadier doesn't have the most electrifying moveset, but he can damn sure get a crowd electrified. Ever since he won the 2003 Royal Rumble when his last two opponents eliminated each other, he's had a reputation as a guy who's always in the right place at the right time. Iron Grenadier is a multiple-time Tag Team champion and a multiple-time Intercontinental champion, and he even spent a few months as World Heavyweight champion - he won the title in a triple threat match by pinning an opponent who had already been knocked out by the other competitor (again, in the right place at the right time). After he joined the Range World Order in 2004, he worked mainly as a tag team wrestler, with various partners, but his most successful run has been with Ferret as the New Enemy. Over the course of 2007, they had four Tag Team Title wins and defeated just about everyone that came at them. The duo finally lost the titles to Dee Jay and Steel Brigade of the Darkness in March and then subsequently lost to the Darkness in a six-man tag (with Psyche-Out as the New Enemy's partner), but they aren't through yet. The New Enemy could be the most formidable team in the GIJWF right now, and they're more than willing to lie, cheat and steal their way back to the titles. Name: Johnny Cage Weight: 230 lbs Hometown: Hollywood, CA Employed Since: Early 2007 Accolades: Tag Team champion (with Rock 'n Roll) Finishing Move: Shadow Kick (vicious charging side kick to the ribs) Signature Moves: Spinning martial arts kick, roundhouse kick, vertical suplex Unique Moves: Shadow Uppercut (charging uppercut), Split Punch (does the splits and punches his opponent in the balls), chin snapmare, Caged Heat (places opponent on turnbuckle, turns his back and grabs them under the arms, then flips them over onto their back), kangaroo kick (grabs opponent's arms, then jumps back and kicks them in the stomach with both feet) Entrance Music: Charlie Haas's current theme Alignment: Heel Character Base: Johnny Cage isn't really "based" on anyone except his counterpart in the Mortal Kombat games. Many of his moves are variations on the moves he uses in the games. Cage's attitude is similar to his attitude in the games as well; cocky, brash movie-star type (his gimmick is that he was an action star before joining the GIJWF, though in reality he was just a martial artist). Cage, like the other fighting game characters in the GIJWF, has a different style of wrestling because of his background, and Cage has gotten some heat backstage for his unwillingness to adapt his style and his cockiness, which seems to follow him backstage from the ring. Bio: Johnny Cage made an immediate impact in his GIJWF debut. He appeared at WrestleMania 7 and helped Rock 'n Roll turn on his tag team partner and friend, Ken Masters. Cage then became a part of the revival of D-Generation S as its only true new member (replacing Ken). He and Rock 'n Roll won the Tag Team Titles two months after Cage's debut and held them against all comers for six months, finally losing them to the New Enemy at Survivor Series. For betraying the GIJWF when D-S turned in May, Rock 'n Roll and Johnny Cage were "fired" when GIJCW lost at Survivor Series. They have made one appearance since, fighting for their jobs in a triple threat tag in the Royal Rumble, but they lost that match to the Bare Knuckle Squad. However, with the brand split approaching, Johnny is set to make his return to television. Name: Junkyard Weight: 190 lbs Hometown: Wichita, KS Employed Since: Late 2007 Position: Commentator Finishing Move: Spinning martial arts kick Signature Moves: Step-over face kick (used by Rico), roundhouse kick, thrust kick Entrance Music: "Somebody Call My Momma" (Ernest Miller's WWE theme) Alignment: Heel Character Base: Junkyard is a combination of Ernest "The Cat" Miller and Jonathan Coachman. He has the Coach's personality as a commentator and the Cat's moveset in the ring (including the totally unnecessary dancing). This rather limits Junkyard's wrestling abilities, since Ernest Miller is not exactly the most adept performer in the ring, but Junkyard doesn't wrestle very often, so it all works out. Junkyard is not an actual G.I. Joe figure; he is part of a line of cheap G.I. Joe knockoffs called The Corps. The figures are constructed essentially the same, with the G.I. Joe figures being a little more flexible. Bio: Junkyard made his first GIJWF appearance shortly before the 2008 Royal Rumble, looking to gain a spot in the Rumble just as Cobra Commander was trying to claim the final spot. A match was made between the two, and Junkyard won not-so-cleanly. Though he was eliminated from the Rumble without getting a single move in (unless you count dance moves, of which he had more than anyone else), his rivalry with Cobra Commander continued. A few weeks later, Junkyard and Cobra Commander were involved in a tag match, which was really just a setup to get Cobra Commander beaten up by Beachhead and Forcewave. With Cobra Commander out of action, Junkyard took his place as RAW's color commentator. However, Cobra Commander returned at WrestleMania and defeated Junkyard one-on-one. Though beaten, Junkyard doesn't seem ready to give up his commentator spot just yet. Name: Ken Masters Weight: 220 lbs Hometown: San Francisco, CA Employed Since: Late 2001 Accolades: Current Undisputed World Heavyweight champion; two-time Tag Team champion (with Rock 'n Roll); World Heavyweight champion; first-ever Undisputed champion Finishing Move: Swanton Bomb Signature Moves: Thrust kick, twisting bodyblock (Whisper in the Wind), huracanrana, tornado DDT, monkey flip, Dragon Twist (reverse Twist of Fate), armdrag, spinning heel kick Unique Moves: Hadoken (double palm strike to the chest), Dragon Punch (charging uppercut), Hurricane Kick (jumping spin kick to the head), shoulder toss (throws opponent to turnbuckle, then throws them over his shoulder as they stumble out) Entrance Music: Rob Zombie "Never Gonna Stop" (Edge's old theme, but with "SHOOOOORYUKEN!" at the start instead of "You think you know me") Alignment: Face Character Base: Ken Masters is based on his counterpart in the Street Fighter games, though he's got Jeff Hardy in him too (the parts of Jeff that made you think he was a credible contender). Ken's attitude is all "believe in yourself and you can do anything," which he sort of proves by going from jobber to World champion in under two years. Bio: Ken Masters is a true underdog success story. Just two years ago, he was the weak link in D-Generation S, and he realized it was time for a change. So he beefed up his moveset, adding such devastating moves as his thrust kick and Swanton Bomb. Within a month of his reinvention, he and Rock 'n Roll won the Tag Team Titles, and basically lorded over the belts for the span of a year (they were without them for several months after losing them to the Outlawz, but eventually won them back with a victory over Air Cobra). However, after Ken spent several months being scouted by the Street Fighters, Rock 'n Roll decided Ken was pulling him down and he turned on Ken at WrestleMania 7, costing the pair their Tag Titles. Rock 'n Roll then formed a new team with Johnny Cage, and Ken became the sworn enemy of his new friends in D-Generation S. After blowing through three of the group's members, he set his sights on Storm Shadow and relentlessly pursued him for months. Ken Masters and Storm Shadow had a series of fantastic matches on PPV, including a steel cage match at Judgment Day (which Storm Shadow won), a ladder match for the GIJWF World Heavyweight Title in the main event of SummerSlam (which Storm Shadow won), and an encounter in the War Games match at No Mercy that saw both competitors stretchered out after Ken broke them both through the ring after a Swanton Bomb from the top of one of the cages. After the invasion ended, Storm Shadow was still the champion, but had turned face, and he elected to defend his title against Ken at Armageddon. Ken won the match, but found out too late that it was because Metal-Head had attacked Storm Shadow while both he (Ken) and the ref were down. Ken then went on to defeat new GIJCW World Heavyweight champion Night Creeper in the main event, in a tremendous display of courage, to become the first-ever Undisputed World Heavyweight champion. Since then, Ken has successfully defended his title against a number of competitors, including victories over Night Creeper at the Royal Rumble and in a Casket Match at No Way Out. Ken faced perhaps his biggest in Altitude at WrestleMania 8, but once again Ken managed to come out with the title. Now the World champion heading into the brand split, is there anything Ken Masters can't do? Name: Laser Viper Weight: 225 lbs Hometown: Austin, TX Employed Since: League started (2001) Accolades: Three-time Tag Team champion (with Downtown) Finishing Move: Laser Dropper (Rocker Dropper) Signature Moves: Enzuigiri, dropkick, missile dropkick, flying clothesline, spinning heel kick, Sharpshooter, huracanrana, Victory Roll Entrance Music: Owen Hart's old old old theme (the one in the "WWF Raw" video game for Super NES) Alignment: Face? Character Base: Laser Viper is kind of based on Owen Hart (some of his moves) and kind of based on Billy Gunn (his attitude and his placement in the Outlawz tag team). Right now, I'd say he's more Owen, with Billy's finisher and pretty much no heat going in. Bio: Laser Viper started his career as a singles wrestler, but it wasn't until he formed the Outlawz with Downtown that he started to shine. The duo dominated the tag division for almost a year with their opponent-aggravating tactics (this team was a bit of a rip-off of the New Age Outlaws, as you might guess) and their unorthodox finisher maneuver (which entailed sandwiching the opponent's head between a Laser Dropper and a Downtown raised boot), winning the Tag Team Titles twice. However, once the tag division started to gain some steam, the Outlawz were lost by the wayside. They made a brief comeback in which they beat the dominant team of Rock 'n Roll and Ken Masters for the Tag Team Titles, but then lost the belts in short order to Lightfoot and Alley Viper. The Outlawz continued to slip further and further down the card until being taken off TV altogether and sent to BCW at the very beginning of the invasion in 2007. Laser Viper has returned to TV just in time for the brand split, though I haven't a clue what I'm going to do with him at this stage; I just needed one more guy for the angle. Name: Law Hometown: Houston, TX Employed Since: League started (2001) Position: GIJWF owner, former commentator Finishing Move: Stunner Signature Moves: N/A Entrance Music: "No Chance in Hell" (Vince McMahon's theme) Alignment: Heel Character Base: Big surprise here. Law is the Vince McMahon of my GIJWF. He was the first G.I. Joe figure I ever owned, so I figure that gives him the right to be the boss. Plus, Law really can't wrestle because his figure broke years ago and was repaired long before G.I. Joe repair was common knowledge; he's missing a leg and his torso is held to his one remaining leg with superglue. So needless to say, he's not a very mobile guy. Law has all of heel Vince's mannerisms; the cocky swagger, the ruthlessness, and a seemingly endless rivalry with Shockwave (my circuit's version of Stone Cold). Though the Law character still has both legs, the story is that one of his legs isn't in good repair, so he walks with a limp. Since Law owns the company, he makes most of the decisions related to booking, hiring and firing, etc. Bio: For many years, Law was just a simple commentator, choosing not to reveal his status as the owner of the GIJWF. However, in 2005, he began to take a more active role, forming a Corporation and letting people know that they had better not cross the boss. Within a few months, he had led Python Viper to the World Heavyweight Title, and his reign of terror on the GIJWF began in earnest. Over the next few years, the Corporation repeatedly altered itself, but Law remained at its head the entire time. In late 2006, though, he got a surprise; Toxo Viper, Law's longtime associate, had managed to buy a controlling interest in GIJWF stock, and Law was forced to share his power. That went on for several months until the night after WrestleMania 7, when Law defeated Toxo Viper in a no-DQ match after some interference from Psyche-Out (who was just looking to get himself fired) to win back all of Toxo Viper's stock. Toxo Viper was crafty, though; before the match, he sold all his stock to the Triumvirate, who owned GIJCW, and so Law was left with nothing while his biggest rivals now owned a sizable share in his company. This was the beginning of the invasion (though, in "reality," the GIJWF had simply bought out GIJCW), and Law, in order to protect his creation, did the unthinkable and turned face. After the invasion ended, though, he was back to his old tricks, hailing Night Creeper as the GIJWF's savior (Night Creeper had actually been on GIJCW's team at Survivor Series, but he attacked his partner, Storm Shadow, when Storm Shadow accidentally got him eliminated) despite the fact that it was Shockwave who won the match for Team GIJWF. Law organized a unification of the two leagues' World Heavyweight Titles, and although he succeeded in getting the belts off both Storm Shadow and Shockwave, he ended up with Ken Masters as the Undisputed champion instead of his chosen one, Night Creeper. Since then, Law has sought to get the title off Ken, and has also sought to get Storm Shadow out of the GIJWF once and for all, including putting Storm Shadow in the Royal Rumble with the stipulation that he had to win to keep his job, and Storm Shadow won the Rumble. Law did manage to get the WrestleMania title shot away from Storm Shadow by forcing him to defend it against Altitude and then sending Night Creeper to cost Storm Shadow the match. However, everything went to hell when Toxo Viper returned, appointed as a consultant by the GIJWF board of directors to keep Law's ego in check. Toxo Viper made a career match between Storm Shadow and Night Creeper at WrestleMania (previously, the stip had been that Storm Shadow had to win to keep his job, but Toxo Viper made it so the same was true for Night Creeper) and then made a no-DQ match between Law and Shockwave for the event (Law had begun feuding with Shockwave again because of his costing Shockwave the GIJCW World Heavyweight Title against Night Creeper at Armageddon). Though he brought in Road Pig, Alley Viper and Blizzard to interfere against Shockwave, Shockwave still won the match after delivering three Shockwave Stunners. Beaten but not out of the game yet, Law's rivalry with Toxo Viper will soon reach new levels when he says "This town ain't big enough for the both of us," causing the GIJWF to split in two... Name: Lifeline Weight: 245 lbs Hometown: Seattle, WA Employed Since: Early 2006 Accolades: GIJCW United States champion; two-time Intercontinental champion Finishing Move: Red Crossface (Crippler Crossface) Signature Moves: Full nelson suplex, powerslam, arm grapevine, leg grapevine, arm scissors, neckbreaker, backbreaker, Dragon Sleeper, various and assorted chain-wrestling maneuvers Unique Moves: Neck Realignment (lifts opponent up for a powerbomb, but moves his hands up to opponent's chest while they're on his shoulders and drops them into a piledriver from that position. This move is VERY dangerous, so he seldom uses it, and when he does it is ALWAYS to put someone out of action; he almost broke Annihilator's neck legit the first time he used it Entrance Music: (Hed) Planet Earth "Blackout" (no real wrestler uses this, but it has the same "heart monitor slowing and stopping" effect at the beginning that Tazz's entrance music did, and Lifeline had previously used Tazz's music) Alignment: Face Character Base: One of the most technically sound wrestlers in the GIJWF, Lifeline is probably based more on Chris Benoit than anyone else. He does more chain wrestling and weardown holds than anyone else in the GIJWF, plus a decent number of interesting submission holds. He's also known for his ability to cripple other wrestlers, though he doesn't do that too much now that he's a face. Bio: Lifeline returned to the GIJWF after a four-year absence in 2006, and after a couple of months as a boring babyface, he turned heel and joined the Corporation as the bodyguard of World Heavyweight champion Python Viper. At WrestleMania 6, he developed a reputation: During a match with Annihilator, he countered a huracanrana with his Neck Realignment move and legitimately dropped Annihilator on his neck, nearly breaking it and putting Annihilator on the shelf for five months. From that point on, Lifeline was feared as one of the most brutal competitors in the GIJWF, and his Neck Realignment was a menace to all. He became a face when the invasion began in 2007, and after spending a month or so off TV, he returned to oppose the equally vicious Beachhead in September, quickly winning the GIJCW United States Title from him. Though he lost that title a month later to Spearhead (thanks to Beachhead's interference), Lifeline continued feuding with Beachhead and Forcewave with his newfound ally Python Viper (with whom he had been feuding prior to the invasion; Lifeline turned on his former ally at SummerSlam 2006). Lifeline was supposed to move on from that angle in early 2008, but was thrust back into it when Python Viper and Salvo (the new enemies of Beachhead and Forcewave) both went out with injuries. At WrestleMania 8, Lifeline was involved in the six-man elimination match for the European Title, and he made Gung-Ho tap out to his dreaded Red Crossface before being eliminated himself by Forcewave. Lifeline doesn't really have much of an angle now, but he's still one of the GIJWF's top superstars and is waiting for his big break into the main event. Name: Lightfoot Weight: 240 lbs Hometown: Wichita, KS Employed Since: Mid-2005 Accolades: Hardcore champion; Tag Team champion (with Alley Viper); Intercontinental champion; World Heavyweight champion; longest-reigning Intercontinental champion in GIJWF history; most titles ever held at once by a GIJWF superstar (three in 2006: Hardcore, Tag Team, and Intercontinental); year-long undefeated streak Finishing Move: Olympic Slam (Angle Slam), Foot Locker (elevated single-leg crab; one-legged version of the Lion Tamer, used - I think - by Lance Storm when he was in WCW, calling it the Canadian Maple Leaf) Signature Moves: Light Landing (Death Valley Driver), release German suplex, overhead belly-to-belly suplex, DDT, savate kick, piledriver, dropkick, huracanrana, triple vertical suplex, moonsault, top-rope armdrag Entrance Music: "Medal" (Kurt Angle's theme) Alignment: Face Character Base: Duh. Lightfoot is based on Kurt Angle. He wasn't always, though, and some of the moves he used before being Anglicized (zing!) are still in his moveset (DDT, piledriver, savate kick, etc.). The other major difference is that Lightfoot uses the Foot Locker instead of the Ankle Lock, since Annihilator already uses the Ankle Lock. Lightfoot's attitude and mannerisms are pretty much the same as face Angle's, though obviously he doesn't have any gold medals (though I still let him call his finisher the Olympic Slam). Bio: Lightfoot started out as just another goon for the Corporation, but he eventually became much more. Lightfoot went an entire year from his debut without being defeated ONCE in the GIJWF, but his push really didn't start until he won the Intercontinental Title from Python Crimson Guard in April 2006. Within a few months, he came within inches of being crowned King of the Ring (he lost in the finals - his first loss ever - to Crazylegs), held three titles at once (he won the Hardcore and Tag Team Titles within a few weeks of each other, while still holding the IC), and eventually got a push to the top of the card (headlining 2006's October In Your House against World Heavyweight champion Shockwave). Though he lost two of his titles in September 2006 and later lost the Intercontinental in December, Lightfoot was still going nowhere but up. Just three weeks after dropping his Intercontinental Title to Tunnel Rat, he won a six-man Hell in a Cell match at In Your House December to score the World Heavyweight Title. He lost that title two months later, but remained one of the GIJWF's top stars, and played a major role in the invasion, taking the nigh-unstoppable GIJCW World Heavyweight champion Metal-Head to the limit on several occasions. Shortly after the invasion ended, Lightfoot was turned on by longtime ally Range Viper and the two of them began a heated feud. That feud came to an end at WrestleMania 8, when Lightfoot forced Range Viper to tap out in a submission match. Lightfoot is going to be a major catch for whoever getts him in the brand split. Name: M. Bison Weight: 255 lbs Hometown: Now residing in Thailand Employed Since: Mid-2001 Accolades: N/A Finishing Move: Dominator (inverted powerbomb used by Faarooq) Signature Moves: Psycho Crusher (running diving shoulderblock), top-rope double stomp, vicious kicks to the ribs and face, vertical suplex, powerslam Unique Moves: Devil Fist (leaps off turnbuckle, turns a flip and clotheslines opponent on the way down; he uses this in Street Fighter 2), Dictator Kick (flying scissors kick used by Bison in SF2; executed similarly to Chris Jericho's standing enzuigiri), body throw (throw used by Bison in SF2) Entrance Music: Funaki's theme Alignment: Face Character Base: M. Bison is, of course, based on his SF2 character. He's got a tiny bit of Faarooq in him (the Dominator and the powerslam), but that's it. His kicks are the staple of his offense - these devastating side kicks are considered the best kicks in the business. He has passable mic skills, but doesn't get much chance to use them because he got pushed way too hard way too early in his career and Law is afraid he'll screw up if he's given too big a role. Like all the other fighting game characters, his style is a little different from the wrestlers' styles, but since he's been in the GIJWF for over seven years, he seems to have the wrestling style down pat. Bio: After a serious overpushing as a top-level heel shortly after his hiring, M. Bison was more or less relegated to sidekick. He was one of the Range World Order's designated jobbers for several years, and has been a tag team wrestler ever since the RWO was disbanded, teaming first with Iron Grenadier and then with Vega once the partnership with Grenadier broke down. Bison and Vega, known collectively as the Street Fighters, have come within a hair of winning the Tag Team Titles on several occasions, but have never managed to succeed. They've had feuds with the New Enemy, Rock 'n Roll and Johnny Cage, and the Bare Knuckle Squad over the past year, but ever since the invasion ended, there has been a flux of tag teams and the Street Fighters have gotten pushed aside a bit. Both men seem to be building singles careers on Heat, so it's not known how much longer their partnership will last. Name: Major Bludd Weight: 240 lbs Hometown: Sidney, Australia Employed Since: GIJCW invasion (2007) Accolades: N/A Finishing Move: Bludd-Bath (Alabama Slam) Signature Moves: Dropkick, elbow strike, second-rope elbowdrop, vertical suplex, powerslam Entrance Music: "How Do You Like Me Now?" (Hardcore Holly's theme) Alignment: Heel Character Base: Major Bludd is based on Hardcore Holly. He has a limited moveset, works too stiff sometimes, and has zero heat - Hardcore Holly in a nutshell. The action figure has a spike that comes out of one of the elbow pads, so Major Bludd uses that elbow for a lot of striking attacks. Very exciting. Bio: Major Bludd was the first GIJCW wrestler to actively interfere in a GIJWF match, costing Scrap-Iron the Hardcore Title against Heat Viper in April 2007, though Scrap-Iron won the title back shortly after. Major Bludd continued to team with Heat Viper after that point and didn't really accomplish anything. He had a brief and uninteresting feud with Colonel Courage just before the end of the invasion, and got his job back by winning one of the Immunity Battle Royals, but has done nothing of note since except lose in a Tag Team Turmoil match at Armageddon and get eliminated first from the Royal Rumble. Major Bludd is seen as past his prime and not that great in the ring, but is kept employed because he can be interesting every once in a blue moon. Name: Metal-Head Weight: 295 lbs Hometown: Annapolis, MD Employed Since: GIJCW invasion (2007) Accolades: GIJCW World Heavyweight champion; long undefeated streak Finishing Move: F-5 Signature Moves: Death Metal (Brock Lock), Multiple powerbomb, multiple rib breaker, overhead belly-to-belly suplex, release German suplex, spinebuster, bear hug, running lariat, powerslam, Russian neck drop, press slam, legdrop Unique Moves: Running head kick (kicks opponent in the midsection, bounces off the ropes, and kicks them in the top of the head with the flat of his boot) Entrance Music: "Next Big Thing" (Brock Lesnar's theme) Alignment: Heel Character Base: Yup, you got it. Based on Brock Lesnar. High-impact moveset, total monster in the ring, doesn't talk much. Metal-Head is part of a stable right now, so he never has to talk, and he doesn't have Brock Lesnar's whining, so I guess you could call him the perfect Lesnar. Bio: Metal-Head came into the GIJCW invasion as the league's World Heavyweight champion, and he was NOT the kind of guy you want to have as your opponent's champion (he was also undefeated at the time). Metal-Head seemed totally unbeatable, blasting through everything the GIJWF had to offer in his first few months, including several PPV title matches with Lightfoot, Crazylegs and Range Viper. Finally, Metal-Head's undefeated streak and title reign came to an end at the hands of Shockwave at No Mercy, but he remained a vicious monster. Though he was "fired" when GIJCW lost at Survivor Series, Law brought him back to cost Storm Shadow the World Heavyweight Title at Armageddon. Shortly thereafter, Metal-Head joined forces with Altitude and Vapor and formed the Future. The group has been dominant ever since, and Metal-Head showed that dominance at WrestleMania with a victory over Duke. The Future is a hot prospect going into the brand split, and Metal-Head could be the group's most vicious wrestler. Name: Mr. Bushido (original name: Shadow Ninja Bushido) Hometown: Hokkaido, Japan Employed Since: GIJCW invasion (2007) Position: Backstage executive, former member of the Triumvirate (in-storyline owners of GIJCW) Entrance Music: N/A Alignment: N/A Character Base: Mr. Bushido really isn't based on anyone. His only role has been as big boss of GIJCW, and now he isn't even on TV anymore, so he doesn't need a base. He is Bushido Jr.'s father. Bio: Mr. Bushido was essentially the leader of the Triumvirate, the group that "owned" GIJCW (the members of the Triumvirate were said to be equal, but Mr. Bushido came off as the leader because he did the most talking). Mr. Bushido stayed locked in battle with GIJWF owner Law until the invasion ended at Survivor Series. When that happened, he was "fired" by Law and hasn't been on TV since. He currently has a position as a backstage executive. Name: Mr. Creeper (original name: Shadow Ninja Night Creeper) Hometown: Tokyo, Japan Employed Since: GIJCW invasion (2007) Position: Backstage executive, former member of the Triumvirate (in-storyline owners of GIJCW) Entrance Music: N/A Alignment: N/A Character Base: No basis, really. Just another member of the Triumvirate who isn't on TV anymore. He is Night Creeper's father. Bio: Mr. Creeper was another member of the Triumvirate when the GIJCW invasion started. It was his presence that caused Night Creeper to take some time off at the beginning of the invasion (in-storyline, of course; Night Creeper actually needed to deal with some nagging injuries), and that eventually inspired Night Creeper to turn his back on the GIJWF and join GIJCW shortly before the end of the invasion. He was "fired" by Law after GIJCW lost at Survivor Series and has been working backstage ever since. Though he is fine as a booker, he is not one of the more popular backstage executives because he (for obvious reasons) favors his son, who has a decent amount of backstage pull already. |
| Snabbit888 | Posted on 12/02/04 at 21:40:47 For the love of all things holy, please tell me you'll send me these exports. :) |
| Pulsar | Posted on 12/02/04 at 21:43:02 I wet myself in joy reading these and remembering this crap. THANK YOU! |
| AllPowerfulGARTH | Posted on 12/02/04 at 22:39:13 I'll send out the exports eventually, but all in good time...they're going to be a lot more of a bitch to create than the profiles were...just sayin'. |
| Snabbit888 | Posted on 12/02/04 at 23:33:19 Oh, I was under the assumption you had the exports made already and thus were making the profiles now. My mistake. |
| AllPowerfulGARTH | Posted on 12/03/04 at 05:47:22 Name: Mr. Slice (original name: Slice) Hometown: Jonestown, U.K. Employed Since: GIJCW invasion (2007) Position: Currently Law's assistant, former member of the Triumvirate (in-storyline owners of GIJCW) Finishing Move: N/A Signature Moves: N/A Entrance Music: "It's All About the Money" (Ted DiBiase's theme) Alignment: Face Character Base: Mr. Slice isn't really based on anyone, since he doesn't wrestle and his personality isn't reminiscent of anyone else's. Besides his on-camera role, Mr. Slice is one of the company's bookers, though not one of the more powerful ones. Bio: Mr. Slice was a member of the Triumvirate, the group that owned GIJCW (in-storyline anyway). When GIJCW was defeated, Law fired the two other Triumvirate members (Mr. Bushido and Mr. Creeper), but kept Mr. Slice because he was impressed with Mr. Slice's admission that he'd stab Law in the back first chance he got. Mr. Slice was the only hope for face wrestlers over the next few months, occasionally booking midcard matches while Law ruled the main event. Now that Toxo Viper has been brought in as a consultant to oppose Law's iron fist, Mr. Slice hasn't really been the focal point of anything. He's still Law's assistant, but since face wrestlers have someone else to help them, he doesn't have much to do. Name: Night Creeper Weight: 305 lbs Hometown: Death Valley, CA Employed Since: League started (2001) Accolades: Tag Team champion (with Storm Shadow); Intercontinental champion; GIJCW World Heavyweight champion; seven-time World Heavyweight champion; winner of the 2004 Royal Rumble; more World Heavyweight Title wins than anyone else; longest reign as World Heavyweight champion; more WrestleMania main events than anyone else Finishing Move: Tombstone Signature Moves: Chokeslam, big boot, flying clothesline, running DDT, sidewalk slam, spinning heel kick, choke lift, legdrop, chokehold, powerbomb pin, rope walk (Old School) Entrance Music: Finger Eleven "Slow Chemical" (Kane's theme) Alignment: Heel Character Base: Night Creeper is a slightly smaller, more agile version of the Undertaker. Moveset differences aside, he's almost exactly like the Dead Man. He's perpetually at the top of the card, he hardly ever loses, and he's pretty much the only guy in the GIJWF with some sort of backstage pull. Night Creeper has also got a little Kane in him; he uses Kane's pyro and music for his entrance. The major difference between Undertaker and Night Creeper, though, is the fact that Night Creeper is willing to look weak on occasion; his current heel persona has some innate cowardice to it, something I doubt 'Taker would ever allow. Bio: Night Creeper has done it all in the GIJWF. He has been a top star in the since the league began, and is one of the GIJWF's two most legendary competitors (the other being Storm Shadow). His accolades should speak for themselves; the man is a seven-time World Heavyweight champion, eight if you count his brief reign with the GIJCW title. After losing his seventh World Heavyweight Title to Range Viper at WrestleMania 7, Night Creeper took a different approach toward the invasion: He left. Unwilling to betray either the company that had made him famous or the company co-owned by his father (Triumvirate member Mr. Creeper), he took some time off to think. In reality, he was off TV to have surgery on some nagging injuries, but whatever. Night Creeper returned in October with his decision - he shocked the world by joining forces with GIJCW. Though the GIJCW team (of which he was a member) lost at Survivor Series, Night Creeper was actually honored afterward by Law, as he attacked his teammate Storm Shadow when Storm Shadow accidentally got him eliminated. This cemented Night Creeper's role as a top heel. Night Creeper had a brief feud with Shockwave, leading up to a GIJCW World Heavyweight Title match at Armageddon, which Night Creeper won with Law's help. However, Night Creeper failed to win the title unification match against Ken Masters later in the evening. Night Creeper tried (unsuccessfully) to take the title from Ken for the next few months, but after he cost Storm Shadow his Royal Rumble title shot at No Way Out, a match between the two of them seemed inevitable. After the return of Toxo Viper, the match was made a Hell in a Cell career match (fitting, since Night Creeper and Storm Shadow had been in the first-ever Hell in a Cell match). After an incredible match, a little involvement from Law allowed Night Creeper to seal Storm Shadow's fate and end his illustrious career. With Storm Shadow out of the picture, there may be no one who can oppose Night Creeper now. Name: Night Viper Weight: 375 lbs Hometown: Columbia, SC Employed Since: League started (2001) Accolades: European Title Finishing Move: Night Fall (flying headbutt) Signature Moves: Tombstone piledriver, Jackhammer, spear, powerbomb, powerslam, legdrop, big splash, running lariat, press slam, front slam, sidewalk slam Unique Moves: Boot to the chest (same as a big boot, but slams his foot into the opponent's chest instead) Entrance Music: Kid Rock "American Bad Ass" (Undertaker's old theme) Alignment: Face Character Base: Night Viper's character is all over the board. His moveset combines Bam Bam Bigelow, Kane, Goldberg, Kurrgan and Gangrel, and biker Undertaker. Tying it all together, though, is his 350-pound frame, which pretty much limits him to big guy offense, no matter how varied the moves are. His gimmick is kind of like Bikertaker's, in that he uses Bikertaker's first entrance theme and comes to the ring on a motorcycle, but he doesn't have nearly the push. Bio: Night Viper was a jobber for a long time. Then, in 2004, he suddenly developed a push as a monster heel and basically destroyed all his competition for a sizable period of time. He had notable high-card feuds with Psyche-Out and Night Creeper and eventually recruited underlings in the form of Outback and Power Viper (the stable was kind of like the Brood, right down to the music). Eventually, he formed the Unholy Alliance with Range Viper and kicked ass with that gimmick for awhile, but that ended when Night Viper's push fizzled and Range Viper's shot forward, leading to Range Viper turning on his partner. Night Viper returned with his biker gimmick and had a brief top-level feud with Range Viper before sinking back into the midcard. For about a year now, he's been feuding with the New Crew and subsequently its offshoot Plan B, and not doing much else. Hopefully the brand split will give him a chance to move back up the card a bit. Name: Nunchuk Weight: 205 lbs Hometown: Brooklyn, NY Employed Since: GIJCW invasion (2007) Accolades: N/A Finishing Move: Moonsault into legdrop (2 Cold Scorpio used to use this) Signature Moves: Savate kick, roundhouse kick, DDT, huracanrana Entrance Music: "What About Me?" (Raven's theme) Alignment: Heel Character Base: Generic cruiserweight martial artist. Bio: Nunchuk came to the GIJWF as part of the GIJCW invasion, but he didn't really accomplish anything and got sent off TV when the invasion ended, purportedly having been "fired." He's coming back as part of the brand split to beef up the cruiser division a bit. Nunchuk is good in the ring, but nothing about him really stands out so far. Name: Outback Weight: 250 lbs Hometown: Big Piney, WY Employed Since: League started (2001) Accolades: Two-time Tag Team champion (with Power Viper) Finishing Move: Down Under (Rock Bottom) Signature Moves: Running kneelift, shoulderbreaker, running legdrop, powerslam, vertical suplex, piledriver, DDT, kneedrop Unique Moves: Hiptoss into lariat (throws opponent to ropes, lifts them for a hiptoss on the way back and then hits them with a lariat halfway through the hiptoss), flying stomp (jumps off the top rope and delivers a one-footed stomp to the opponent's ribs) Entrance Music: Steve Blackman's old theme Alignment: Face Character Base: Sadly, Outback was originally based on the Rock. This was back when the Rock hadn't gotten his big push yet (but after he turned heel) and Outback DID have a big push. Unfortunately, Outback's push didn't work out so well, so now he's kind of a midcard tag-team-wrestler version of the Rock. Bio: Outback spent several years as a jobber extraordinaire, but caught his big break when he turned heel and joined forces with Night Viper during Night Viper's monster push in 2004. Outback was a key part of Night Viper's feuds with Psyche-Out and Night Creeper, and when Power Viper joined forces with Night Viper in early 2005, the two began teaming up and had a pretty successful run in the GIJWF's tag team division, scoring the Tag Team Titles on two occasions. Even after Night Viper stopped paying attention to the duo, they remained one of the GIJWF's premier teams, still calling themselves by their original stable name (the Night Shift). Though they've been kept in the tag team picture pretty consistently since coming together as a team, the Night Shift haven't really gotten much of a push for awhile; mostly they've just been used to put over up-and-coming teams (Rock 'n Roll & Ken Masters, the Wild Boyz, the Darkness). Hopefully the brand split will give them a chance to break out of the surplus of tag teams. Name: PCG (original name: Python Crimson Guard) Weight: 215 lbs Hometown: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Employed Since: Late 2003 Accolades: European champion; three-time Intercontinental champion Finishing Move: Crimson KnockOut (TKO) Signature Moves: Moonsault, top-rope legdrop, frog splash, spinning heel kick, piledriver, DDT, huracanrana, face crusher, elevated hiptoss, knife-edge chop, flying clothesline Unique Moves: Somersault kick (runs at opponent, uses one arm for a handstand and flips forward, kicking opponent in the face), corner crash (with opponent downed in the turnbuckle, charges at them and does a somersault to crash back-first upside-down into opponent) Entrance Music: "The Ultimate" (Ken Shamrock's theme) Alignment: Face Character Base: Like his trainer Crimson Guard, he's a combination of cruiserweight, technician and martial artist, and isn't really based on anyone. He uses his left arm for most of his attacks because it has a steel rod in it, the product of an injury suffered years ago. Bio: PCG has gone by Python Crimson Guard for the better portion of his career. He was part of the Python Patrol, possibly the league's first stable, at its very inception (along with Python Trooper and Python Officer), but left the company in early 2002. He returned in late 2003 with a steel rod in his arm and won the Intercontinental Title in his first match back, beating his former tag partner Python Officer. PCG hovered around Intercontinental Title territory for a few years, up until the end of his third reign (wherein he lost the title to Lightfoot). PCG then took a back seat to his ally Tunnel Rat, who would eventually wrest the IC title away from Lightfoot. However, jealous of his ally's success, PCG turned on him in late 2006 to join forces with his one-time mentor, Crimson Guard (it was at this point that he started going only by PCG, since it would be kind of awkward to have a Crimson Guard and a Python Crimson Guard). After a series of great IC title matches with Tunnel Rat, PCG came out on the losing end, and was quickly pushed aside once the invasion started. The inception of a cruiserweight division has given PCG some new purpose, but since there are so many faces in the cruiser division already (PCG turned de facto face because he was on the GIJWF side of the invasion) he hasn't really gotten a chance to stand out. The brand split ought to change that. Name: Power Viper (original name: Eco-Warrior Toxo Viper) Weight: 250 lbs Hometown: Charlotte, NC Employed Since: Mid-2004 Accolades: Three-time Tag Team champion (with Outback); European champion; Intercontinental champion Finishing Move: Pedigree Signature Moves: Running kneelift, shoulderbreaker, vertical suplex, DDT, superplex, kneedrop, inverted atomic drop Unique Moves: Hiptoss into lariat (same as Outback's), coconut crush (raises knee, grabs opponent's head, and slams head into knee) Entrance Music: Steve Blackman's old theme Alignment: Face Character Base: Power Viper was given a lot of Triple H's moves back when both Power Viper and Triple H were midcarders. Since then, Triple H has gotten much bigger, while Power Viper...um...hasn't. Essentially, Power Viper has HHH's moves, but Altitude has HHH's attitude and push. Power Viper's name was changed because, when my brother first obtained the figure, we didn't know who it was, so that name was made up on the spot. Power Viper is Toxo Viper's son, though he has never been acknowledged as such on-camera. Bio: Power Viper was pretty much a perpetual midcarder for the first few years of his GIJWF career. He got the occasional push, as his runs as Intercontinental and European champion prove, but for the most part he was relegated to a sidekick role. He left the company for a brief period of time in 2004 due to a contract dispute, but returned a few months later. Upon his return, he allied himself with Psyche-Out, helping Psyche-Out defeat Frag Viper in the finals of the 2004 King of the Ring tournament. He remained Psyche-Out's ally until he turned on him in early 2005 to join forces with Night Viper and Outback. Since then, he and Outback have been teaming as the fairly successful Night Shift. It's clear that Power Viper has the bigger push (probably because he's Toxo Viper's son), as evidenced by the fact that he has been in the past two Royal Rumbles whereas Outback has not, but they are mostly fairly even. Name: Psyche-Out Weight: 240 lbs Hometown: San Francisco, CA Employed Since: League started (2001) Accolades: Two-time Tag Team champion (once with Shockwave, once with Python Trooper); European champion; Intercontinental champion; World Heavyweight champion; 2004 King of the Ring; 2005 Royal Rumble winner Finishing Move: Triple German suplex, Rings of Psyche-Out (Rings of Saturn) Signature Moves: DDT, reverse DDT, snap suplex, People's Elbow, second-rope forearm, figure-four leglock, top-rope DDT, piledriver, release German suplex, short clothesline Entrance Music: "Hitman" (Bret Hart's theme) Alignment: Face Character Base: Psyche-Out is a combination of various old-school wrestlers (Ric Flair, Jake Roberts) as well as some newer ones (Chris Benoit, Perry Saturn). He's semi-retired right now, so he's sort of got that "grizzled veteran" attitude and mannerisms. Bio: Psyche-Out's career has been filled with dizzying highs and crushing lows. He's been an upper-midcarder, a frustrated European Title contender, the World Heavyweight champion, the league's number-one babyface, a top heel, and a man on an endless losing streak. Psyche-Out's losing streak started in late 2006 and carried on into 2007. After losing to Scoop (albeit by a fluke) - the league's number-one jobber - Psyche-Out went to quit, but was told the paperwork would take a long time to complete. So instead, he elected to get himself "fired" by interfering in a match between Law and Toxo Viper for total control of the GIJWF (the stipulation being that if anyone interfered, that person would be immediately terminated) and costing Toxo Viper the match. Psyche-Out returned in December, though, encouraging Dee Jay to not quit as a result of Dee Jay's own losing streak. Psyche-Out helped Dee Jay finally get a win, but Dee Jay soon turned on him to join forces with Colonel Courage. Psyche-Out went off TV for a brief period after that, but was then granted a one-night-only return by Mr. Slice, who had him replace Outback in the Royal Rumble when the Darkness beat up Outback backstage before the match. Psyche-Out was then kicked back off by Law, but returned when consultant Toxo Viper rehired him (since he was the one who fired him, under the stipulation, he was the only one who could rehire him) and teamed with the New Enemy against the Darkness. The Darkness won that match, but Psyche-Out had the last laugh, standing tall in the ring after clearing the Darkness out of it post-match. Though Psyche-Out is still technically considered an active wrestler, he is pretty much retired and has a spot on the booking squad, so he won't be seen on TV often (at least not in a wrestling role). Name: Python Officer Weight: 165 lbs Hometown: San Diego, CA Employed Since: League started (2001) Accolades: Cruiserweight champion; Tag Team champion (with Saw Viper); Intercontinental champion Finishing Move: Python Pop (West Coast Pop) Signature Moves: 619, springboard legdrop, top-rope huracanrana, drop reverse DDT, DDT, huracanrana, bulldog, missile dropkick, flying cross body, springboard plancha, inside cradle, springboard seated senton splash, enzuigiri to the face Unique Moves: Springboard tornado reverse DDT (essentially the same as a springboard tornado DDT, but actually twists around behind opponent once he applies the front facelock and delivers a drop reverse DDT instead) Entrance Music: "Enough is Enough" (Owen Hart's theme) Alignment: Heel Character Base: Python Officer is based on Rey Mysterio moves-wise, but since he's a heel, his attitude is quite different. Since he's such a little guy, his attitude would probably be similar to that of the current heel Spike Dudley. The "weaselly little guy" schpiel really gets over with the crowd, which is why Python Officer has had no trouble being a very effective heel. Bio: Though he'd been pushed before (most notably during his brief Intercontinental Title reign in 2003), Python Officer's greatest achievement as a character really came during the past year. After spending more than a year and a half teaming with Saw Viper as Air Cobra, he turned on his partner and joined forces with the invasion (and more specifically, with new tag partner Spearhead). Right off the bat, Python Officer made it to the finals of the King of the Ring tournament, finally losing to Rock Viper in the end (but, impressively, taking down Ken Masters and Duke en route, even if neither victory was even remotely clean). In October, he defeated Countdown to win the Cruiserweight Title, starting a seemingly endless run with the belt. Every challenger came close, only to be beaten by a cheap tactic or a Spearhead run-in. Crazylegs gave Python Officer a few good runs leading up to the end of the invasion (Python Officer was kept officially employed after the invasion because he was the Cruiserweight champion), and at Armageddon, Crazylegs seemed to have the match in hand when Python Officer feigned an injury to get a cheap win. When a beating from Python Officer, Spearhead and Blowtorch put Crazylegs out of action in January, Python Officer had some brief battles with SBC and the Hydro Vipers, but seemed to be unstoppable until Crazylegs returned with a vengeance. Not helping matters was the fact that Mr. Slice banned Spearhead and Python Officer from interfering in each other's matches, with the penalty being the forfeiture of BOTH of their titles. Finally, at WrestleMania 8, Crazylegs succeeded in taking the Cruiserweight Title away from Python Officer, but since Python Officer is still mad over, he's not about to just let the belt slip away from him. Name: Python Trooper Weight: 220 lbs Hometown: Jacksonville, FL Employed Since: League started (2001) Accolades: Tag Team champion (with Psyche-Out); European champion; Intercontinental champion; World Heavyweight champion; 2001 Royal Rumble winner Finishing Move: Curtain Call Signature Moves: Razor's Edge, fallaway slam, butt-bump, bulldog, front-layout suplex, Shattered Dreams, back suplex, back superplex, flying clothesline, low blow Entrance Music: "Wreck" (Mick Foley's theme) Alignment: Face Character Base: Python Trooper has a little of Razor Ramon and a little of Goldust in her, but - as you might ascertain from that last sentence there - Python Trooper is a HER, so her moveset is kind of Chyna-esque. I've had to revamp her a lot over the years to make her moveset more credible; women in the wrestling business are not as strong as I originally thought them to be. Thus, the Chyna-ization of her moveset; she's strong enough to hang with the boys, but you can tell she kinda struggles every time she has to lift someone heavy. She used to be a much bigger star than she is now (she was the Royal Rumble winner and eventual World Heavyweight champion in 2001...you live you learn), but since she's one of only two women on the GIJWF roster, she's still wrestling men. Her gimmick is something along the lines of, "Hey! I can still fight just as well as the guys! But please, nobody remember my thoroughly unrealistic first few years in the league!" Oh, and if you're curious, I decided to make Python Trooper a chick way back in the day when I got the figure because of the soft, feminine eyebrows. I figured she was SUPPOSED to be a chick, and once I found out the truth it was too late to change her back in my mind. Bio: Though she was a main eventer and a major player in her early years (damn me and my unhealthy attraction to continuity!), Python Trooper's last year has only recently gotten interesting. She was taken off TV and sent down to BCW shortly after the invasion began, and made her return as a surprise entrant into the 2008 Royal Rumble. She spent a brief period of time in a half-hearted feud with the Future (usually as the tag partner of someone more important), but for the last month her battle has been with Spearhead. After she scored several victories over Intercontinental champion Spearhead in non-title matches, he finally agreed to give her a title shot, but with one special stipulation. He sees the Intercontinental Title the same way he sees women - as property. So he would put his property on the line against Python Trooper, but she would have to match his property with property of her own: herself. After some light cheating, Spearhead won the match to retain his title and obtain Python Trooper as his property. Python Trooper now finds herself in an unpleasant spot going into the brand split. Name: Python Viper Weight: 270 lbs Hometown: Cleveland, OH Employed Since: League started (2001) Accolades: European champion; two-time Intercontinental champion; three-time World Heavyweight champion; 2005 King of the Ring Finishing Move: Python Driver (Michinoku Driver) Signature Moves: Python Bomb (Baldo Bomb/Derailer), one-armed chokeslam, top-rope legdrop, piledriver, huracanrana, elevated hiptoss, knife-edge chop, top-rope dropkick, face crusher Entrance Music: "Big" (The Big Show's theme) Alignment: Face Character Base: Entirely original character. Python Viper uses his right arm for most of his attacks because, like PCG, he has a steel rod in it thanks to an arm injury suffered years ago. Though he hasn't had much of a chance to show it lately, Python Viper has great charisma; he was the GIJWF's top heel for almost an entire year (2005-2006) and handled that role quite capably. He's a face now, and is enormously popular despite his midcard status. Bio: Python Viper has spent time as a high-level face and a high-level heel, but his big break came in 2005 when he won the King of the Ring tournament. Guaranteed a World Heavyweight Title shot because of his victory, he took the shot the next night and shocked the world by turning heel and winning the title with the help of Law's Corporation, instantly making him the Corporation's top star and the company's top heel. He had a few brief losses of the title, but he remained the company's champion and number-one heel until losing the title to Shockwave at WrestleMania 6. After a few failed attempts to regain the title, Python Viper underwent a face turn after SummerSlam 2006 when his one-time bodyguard Lifeline turned on him. After a long and violent feud with Lifeline, Python Viper soon found himself a focal member of the GIJWF's battle against the invasion. However, with a surplus of main eventers, Python Viper soon found himself pushed down the card and into an uninteresting feud with Gung-Ho. After that ended, he sort of did nothing for a few months until joining forces with his former adversary Lifeline against Beachhead and Forcewave. Python Viper soon began a fierce rivalry with Beachhead that resulted in Python Viper winning the European Title at the Royal Rumble, but unfortunately, Python Viper was injured by a botched Undertow during the match. He returned to defend the European Title in a six-man elimination match at WrestleMania and was originally slated to retain (in addition to this being his first real defense, Python Viper had an impressive 6-1 record at WrestleMania events), but the general feeling was that he had returned from injury too soon and thus was given a countout loss in the match (thanks to interference from Beachhead, whom he had already eliminated), with the belt going to Salvo in the end. Python Viper is expected to take some more time off to heal up, but he once he's fully healthy, he should be back in a big way. Name: Range Viper Weight: 330 lbs Hometown: Las Vegas, NV Employed Since: League started (2001) Accolades: Three-time Tag Team champion (with Salvo); Intercontinental champion; three-time World Heavyweight champion; 2002 and 2007 Royal Rumble winner Finishing Move: Re-Arranger (Last Ride) Signature Moves: Jackknife powerbomb, big boot, sidewalk slam, gutwrench suplex, Snake Eyes, powerslam, body toss, choke lift, giant swing, Boston crab, boot choke Unique Moves: Ragdoll slam (lifts opponent from the front, as in a belly-to-belly, but then catches them and slams them straight down on their back, as in a front slam), swinging vertical suplex (hefts opponent for vertical suplex, then swings them back once, forward once, then smashes them back again), Highrise Suplex (elevated back suplex, named during his long-ago partnership with Rock Viper), axe legdrop (lifts leg high into the air, then delivers a legdrop), raised back kick (picks up downed opponent by the legs, holds them as high as possible in that position, and gives them a vicious kick to the back) Entrance Music: Kevin Nash's 2003 WWE theme Alignment: Heel Character Base: Range Viper is based on Kevin Nash, but without the injuries, old age and shoddy ring work. With an arsenal of high-impact (and in some cases, original) moves and a seven-foot, 300-plus-pound frame, Range Viper is one of the most dangerous men in the GIJWF. When he revamped his moveset to include some submission holds (for his submission match with Lightfoot at WrestleMania), he became even MORE dangerous. In addition to his ability to work a good match despite his size, Range Viper is also talented on the mic, and has been the GIJWF's number-one heel on several occasions. Bio: Range Viper has always been a dangerous force in the GIJWF, as evidenced by his World Heavyweight Title reigns, his Royal Rumble victories, and his leadership of the GIJWF's first big stable, the Range World Order (mid-2002 to late 2005). Range Viper's push tapered off a bit toward the end of the RWO, but it kicked back into gear when he abandoned the RWO and joined forces with Night Viper. After spending several months as a top heel, his push got even bigger when he turned on Night Viper. As the months went on, Range Viper developed into the company's number-one heel, winning the 2007 Royal Rumble and then beating Night Creeper for the World Heavyweight Title at WrestleMania 7. As the GIJWF's champion, Range Viper was then thrust into the role of the league's number-one defense against the GIJCW invasion, which started shortly thereafter. However, since he had spent his entire career as a heel, Range Viper had a tough time serving as the company's top face and dropped his title to Storm Shadow at Vengeance (in July). He had a decent feud with Metal-Head over the GIJCW World Heavyweight Title, but eventually sank down to face #3 or #4 (with Shockwave and Ken Masters becoming the top faces). After the invasion ended, Range Viper quickly turned heel again, beating up former ally Lightfoot after perceiving teamwork as the reason why his success had been limited the past few months. Range Viper spent several months feuding with Lightfoot, culminating in an intense submission match at WrestleMania 8, which Lightfoot won. Range Viper may have lost that match, but he's still one of the GIJWF's top superstars, and he can only improve once the brand split takes effect. Name: Recoil Hometown: Fashion Island, WA Employed Since: League started (2001) Position: Backstage executive Finishing Move: Spinning martial arts kick Entrance Music: The Steiner Brothers' WWF theme Alignment: Face Character Base: Not really based on anyone. He was mainly a technical wrestler during his in-ring career, with some martial arts thrown in. Nowadays, he does most of his work backstage, but he isn't above the occasional appearance on TV to pop the crowd (kind of like what Sgt. Slaughter - the real-life one - does, except Recoil never wrestles). Bio: Recoil was one of the GIJWF's bigger stars when the league started. He made it to the finals of a tournament for the vacant Intercontinental Title in 2001, but lost to Night Creeper in the championship match at WrestleMania 1. He was then embroiled in a feud with Alley Viper for a while. After a year of decent matches, though, Recoil's age and injuries started catching up to him. In his final match, he faced World Heavyweight champion Range Viper in the main event of In Your House April 2002 and lost, suffering a brutal "career-ending" beating afterward. Recoil has been kept on as a backstage executive, though, and is now Law's right-hand man and more or less the backstage leader. He makes occasional TV appearances, including (most recently) opening WrestleMania 8 by singing the national anthem. Name: Repeater Hometown: Cumberland, RI Employed Since: League started (early 2001) Position: Play-by-play commentator for RAW Entrance Music: Original RAW theme Alignment: Face Character Base: Based on Jim Ross, although he doesn't get quite as indignant at the heels (not to the point where he's annoying, anyway) and he doesn't use as many Oklahoma expressions (what with him being from Rhode Island and all). Repeater is used only as a commentator because the action figure was lost many years ago, and I needed a commentator, so I just picked a guy who couldn't really ever wrestle. Bio: Repeater started out as a backstage interviewer for several years, but moved up to RAW commentator when Law took a more active role as the GIJWF's owner. He's been RAW's play-by-play voice since early 2005, putting up with Cobra Commander for three years. When Cobra Commander was taken off TV with a worked injury, Repeater was forced to deal with Junkyard as his new broadcast partner, but with Cobra Commander's return and victory over Junkyard at WrestleMania, it's looking like he might not have to deal with Junkyard any longer. Name: Road Pig Weight: 350 lbs Hometown: Goblu, MI Employed Since: Late 2008 Accolades: N/A Finishing Move: Hog Waller (front overhead backbreaker; A-Train's "Train Wreck") Signature Moves: Bicycle kick, Vader attack, avalanche, big splash, powerslam, body press bomb, headbutt Unique Moves: Falling double chokeslam (grabs opponent in a choke lift, then falls forward onto his stomach with the opponent under him), spinning side slam (spinning Bossman Slam; Heidenreich recently used this to beat Shannon Moore) Entrance Music: A-Train's theme Alignment: Heel Character Base: Big, fat, hairy, disgusting pro wrestler becomes big, fat, hairy, disgusting G.I. Joe character in this fusion of Road Pig and A-Train. Road Pig has most of A-Train's moves (though the Derailer is modified because Python Viper uses the original version) as well as A-Train's trouble with charisma. Luckily, he hasn't had to speak for himself yet. Bio: Road Pig made his GIJWF debut as a surprise entrant in the Royal Rumble. Unfortunately, an influx of hosses at that time left him without a real place in the GIJWF, and he was relegated to squashing cruiserweights on Heat for a month or two. Law hired him as a goon shortly before WrestleMania in an attempt to take out Shockwave ahead of time (which failed). Law then decided to use Road Pig to try and wrest the Hardcore Title away from Blowtorch and gave him a match with the massive Hardcore champion at WrestleMania, which Road Pig lost (his first loss in the GIJWF). Road Pig was also used in an attempt to stem the tide in Law's favor during the Law-Shockwave match, but was fought off by Shockwave and then banned from the building by Toxo Viper as a result. However, Law still seems to have a special place in his heart for the big lug, so expect to see him continue to hang around Law in the future. Name: Rock 'n Roll Weight: 340 lbs Hometown: Malibu, CA Employed Since: League started (2001) Accolades: Three-time Tag Team champion (twice with Ken Masters, once with Johnny Cage); Intercontinental champion Finishing Move: Rocker Bomb (Vader Bomb) Signature Moves: Powerdriver (sit-out powerbomb), Rockersault (moonsault), front slam, bicycle kick, big splash, legdrop, back suplex, Vader attack, avalanche, press slam, powerslam Unique Moves: Vertical plunge suplex (lifts opponent up for vertical suplex, but then just drops them behind him instead of falling with them) Entrance Music: Charlie Haas's current theme Alignment: Heel Character Base: Rock 'n Roll is basically a lighter version of Vader. Though he's reasonably over with the crowd, he's spent much of his career as either a jobber or a tag team wrestler because anytime he's pushed as a singles wrestler it ends in disaster. His schtick doesn't get the same kind of crowd reaction it used to because Rock 'n Roll is getting on in the years (he's the GIJWF's second-oldest active wrestler, behind Duke) and his gimmick has never really changed. Bio: Rock 'n Roll's career had a few highlights, but it wasn't until he joined D-Generation S in early 2004 that people started to take note. After a year or two as one of D-S's lower-ranked wrestlers, he and Ken Masters won the Tag Team Titles in early 2006 and suddenly began to completely dominate the tag division. They lorded over the Tag Team Titles for a year (though they lost them once in the interim), with their reign coming to a crashing end at WrestleMania 7 when Rock 'n Roll, convinced that he couldn't trust Ken anymore, turned on him and cost the team their tag titles. Rock 'n Roll then joined forces with newcomer Johnny Cage, and when D-Generation S re-formed in the next few weeks (the stable had essentially disbanded when Altitude left the group in September of 2006), Rock 'n Roll & Johnny Cage became the group's NEW formidable tag team. They defeated the New Enemy to win the Tag Team Titles at Judgment Day and held them all the way to Survivor Series (defeating almost all of the GIJWF's most notable teams), where they lost them in a title unification match to the New Enemy (who had become the GIJCW Tag Team champions). Rock 'n Roll & Johnny Cage were "fired" because of GIJCW's loss at Survivor Series, though they made an appearance fighting for their jobs at the Royal Rumble (but lost to the Bare Knuckle Squad). The two are set to return to TV as part of the brand split. Name: Rock Viper Weight: 400 lbs Hometown: Miami, FL Employed Since: League started (2001) Accolades: Three-time Hardcore champion; Tag Team champion (with Blizzard); European champion; two-time Intercontinental champion; World Heavyweight champion; first-ever European champion; only Five-Star Champion (having held all five major titles) in GIJWF history; 2007 King of the Ring Finishing Move: Rockslide (overhead press into spinebuster; Goldberg used this on occasion) Signature Moves: Banzai Drop, Rock Man Slam (Bossman Slam), press slam, Gorilla Press, big splash, sitdown splash, legdrop, inverted piledriver, powerbomb, powerslam, vertical suplex Unique Moves: Roundhouse kick (not really "unique" per se, but since Rock Viper is such a big fella, this move usually connects with the opponent's chest instead of their head), Highrise Suplex (elevated back suplex; named during his long-ago partnership with Range Viper), Elevator (Gorilla Press from the top rope) Entrance Music: "If Ya Smell..." (The Rock's theme) Alignment: Face Character Base: Rock Viper is a big, big mofo, so his moveset reflects that: power moves and squash-under-400-pound-weight moves. Rock Viper differentiates himself from most of the hosses on the GIJWF roster by having a very diverse moveset and being fairly agile for a man his size (the roundhouse kick and Elevator are good examples). Rock Viper was just a big monster for a long time, but for the past year he's taken on a lot of the elements of the Rock's personality. Now, in addition to his big-guy moveset, he has the Rock's mannerisms; the victory pose, the raised eyebrow, and mic skills that, while not as good as the Rock's (but whose are?), are still pretty impressive. Bio: Rock Viper was the biggest man in the GIJWF for many years, and while bigger isn't always better, it certainly hasn't hurt in Rock Viper's case. He has won all five of the GIJWF's major titles (obviously he's never won the recently-instated Cruiserweight Title, but he's just a tad above the weight limit) and has, at one point or another, beaten just about everybody there is to beat. He was a heel and a member of the Corporate B-Team going into 2007, but after he lost to Duke at Backlash, he turned over a new leaf. Duke graciously offered his respect after the match, and Rock Viper took it, turning face in the process and getting a chance to unleash some of his natural charisma. After a brief feud with Plan B, Rock Viper entered the King of the Ring tournament and won it, taking down Python Officer in the finals. His victory guaranteed him a World Heavyweight Title shot, and he took that shot at Unforgiven, main-eventing the pay-per-view against Storm Shadow. Storm Shadow won the match after some light cheating, but Rock Viper was once again cemented as a major player. Rock Viper was a part of the War Games match at No Mercy and was a member of Team GIJWF at Survivor Series. He was a bit player in the brief feud between Duke and the Darkness afterward, but was given another chance to shine in March when he and Duke began feuding with the Future. In the opening match of WrestleMania, Rock Viper beat Future member Vapor to show everyone that this 400-pounder still has plenty of fight left in him. Name: Ryu Weight: 215 lbs Hometown: Kyoto, Japan Employed Since: GIJCW invasion (2007) Accolades: N/A Finishing Move: Dragon Bomb (Senton bomb done Sean O'Haire-style) Signature Moves: Spinning thrust kick, F-Ryu (F-U), monkey flip, huracanrana, tornado DDT, drop reverse DDT, spinning heel kick, flying clothesline Unique Moves: Hadoken (double palm strike to the chest), Hurricane Kick (jumping spin kick to the head), shoulder toss (throws opponent to turnbuckle, then throws them over his shoulder as they stumble out) Entrance Music: X-Factor's theme (but it begins with "Hey yo you dealin' with the Bare Knuckle" instead of "Hey yo you dealin' with the X-Factor") Alignment: Heel Character Base: Ryu is based on his counterpart in the Street Fighter universe. He also has a lot of Ken Masters' moves, the story being that they trained together in Japan, so logically their movesets would be similar in the G.I. Joe world as well as the Street Fighter world. Bio: Ryu first showed up on GIJWF TV at SummerSlam 2007, when he and tag partner William F. Guile (known as the Bare Knuckle Squad) cost the Street Fighters their match against D-Generation S. After a brief feud with the Street Fighters (which the Bare Knuckle Squad won, in the process gaining Sonya Blade as a valet when she turned on her previous allies the Street Fighters), the Bare Knuckle Squad challenged the New Enemy for the GIJCW Tag Team Titles at No Mercy, but were unsuccessful. The duo survived their match at Survivor Series, but were then "fired" when GIJCW lost the invasion. They returned at the Royal Rumble to fight for their jobs in a triple threat tag match and won, getting their jobs back. Though they haven't been defeated since their return, the Bare Knuckle Squad haven't really had much to do because of the abundance of tag teams. Hopefully the brand split will give them a chance to shine. Name: Salvo Weight: 280 lbs Hometown: Arlington, VA Employed Since: League started (2001) Accolades: Current European champion (second time); Hardcore champion; three-time Tag Team champion (with Range Viper); World Heavyweight champion Finishing Move: Pearl River Plunge (double underhook sitout powerbomb) Signature Moves: Spear, spinebuster, suplex lift into powerslam, bicycle kick, running lariat, powerslam, back suplex, short clothesline, vertical suplex Entrance Music: "Pearl River Rip" (Ahmed Johnson's theme) Alignment: Face Character Base: Salvo was originally based on Ahmed Johnson, who was pretty popular when Salvo's base was created. However, the years haven't been kind to ol' Ahmed, so Salvo has adapted his style over the years to include a number of power wrestling moves (he's got a little Goldberg in him, too). As for his personality, think Ahmed Johnson with mic skills and a voice that can be understood without sophisticated translating equipment. Uh, in other words, not much like Ahmed at all. Salvo is fairly over with the crowd because of his experience, but he hasn't improved much over the years and is starting to get kind of dull. Bio: Salvo was one of the GIJWF's major players in its first few years, both as a face and as a heel. However, over the past few years, his role has diminished a bit thanks to the unchanging nature of his character. He was involved in a feud with Alley Viper over the European Title at the start of 2007, but when Frag Viper returned to action, he became Alley Viper's main rival while Salvo was just a bit player in the feud. After being relegated to Heat for a long time during the invasion, his role increased a little when he was put into a feud with Gung-Ho toward the end of the invasion. After that, he began feuding with Beachhead and Forcewave, but just as that feud was starting to pick up steam, Salvo was injured in his elimination from the Royal Rumble. The injury was minor, though, and Salvo returned from it in March just in time to be placed in the six-man elimination match for the European Title. In the end, Salvo defeated Forcewave to win the title, making him a valuable titleholder going into the brand split. Name: Saw Viper Weight: 210 lbs Hometown: Lincoln, NB Employed Since: League started (2001) Accolades: Tag Team champion (with Python Officer); two-time World Heavyweight champion Finishing Move: 450 Splash Signature Moves: Springboard tornado DDT, drop reverse DDT, dropkick, powerbomb, split legged moonsault, armdrag, spinning heel kick, Rocker Dropper, Northern Lights suplex, savate kick, enzuigiri, victory roll Unique Moves: Sawblade Uppercut (running backhand uppercut) Entrance Music: "On the Edge" (Edge's theme) Alignment: Face Character Base: Saw Viper is very lightly based on 2 Cold Scorpio, but mainly he's just a miscellaneous cruiserweight/martial artist. His gimmick is generally that of an underdog, but he's been doing that so long that it's gotten old, so Saw Viper isn't exceptionally over these days. Bio: Saw Viper has had his good days (he's a two-time World Heavyweight champion, though one was only for a few minutes and the other was for less than a day), but in all, he tends to be at the bottom of the card. He was part of the Air Cobra tag team with Python Officer going into 2007, but Python Officer turned on him shortly after the invasion started. That kicked off a brief an uninteresting feud, which Python Officer won in about a month. Since then, Saw Viper has been jobbing hardcore in the cruiserweight division. If he's lucky, things might get better once the brand split goes through. |
| AllPowerfulGARTH | Posted on 12/03/04 at 05:48:04 Name: SBC (original name: Star Brigade Countdown) Weight: 205 lbs Hometown: Plainfield, NJ Employed Since: GIJCW invasion (2007) Accolades: Cruiserweight champion Finishing Move: Communication Breakdown (Falcon Arrow) Signature Moves: Missile dropkick, dropkick, top-rope huracanrana, enzuigiri, DDT, swinging neckbreaker Entrance Music: DDP's WWE theme (except instead, it starts "Yo! It's me, it's me, it's S-B-C") Alignment: Face Character Base: SBC is sort of a generic cruiserweight (it seems I have a lot more cruiserweights than cruiserweight bases...), though his moveset is similar to Countdown's because they are basically the same figure, just in different colors. SBC's mic skills are not unimpressive, but he hasn't really had much chance to use them lately. SBC is Countdown's brother. Bio: SBC came into the GIJWF as the GIJCW Cruiserweight champion. Immediately upon his arrival, he pulled his brother Countdown out of a match, vowing to turn Countdown into a REAL wrestler instead of the dancing jobber he was. SBC accomplished that quite well, but in doing so, he also vowed to eliminate Scoop (Countdown's tag team partner, dancing fool and king of all jobbers) so as to eradicate what was left of Countdown's dancing jobber days. Grateful though he was for SBC's help, Countdown wouldn't let SBC hurt his best friend and turned against him. Countdown managed to beat SBC for the Cruiserweight Title a few weeks later and successfully defended it in a rematch at Unforgiven. In the coming weeks, Countdown would lose the title to Python Officer thanks to interference from the much bigger Spearhead, and an indignant SBC joined forces with his brother to even the odds. SBC even took on Python Officer for the Cruiserweight Title at No Mercy, but was unsuccessful. For the next few months, SBC remained one of the cruiserweight division's top stars, but his feud with Python Officer was eclipsed when Crazylegs entered the picture. Since then, SBC's only major accomplishment was winning the Cruiserweight Challenge in January, ensuring him another Cruiserweight Title shot at the Royal Rumble, but he lost once again. Now he heads into the brand split hoping for a bigger role. Name: Scoop Weight: 155 lbs Hometown: Chicago, IL Employed Since: League started (2001) Accolades: Tag Team champion (with Countdown) Finishing Move: Scooperkick (weak Superkick that generally won't take down an opponent unless it's done several consecutive times) Signature Moves: The Worm, roll up, face crusher Unique Moves: Weak DDT (positions opponent for a vertical suplex, can't lift them, then hits them with a DDT instead), weak piledriver (strains to lift opponent for piledriver, then barely manages to connect with it) Entrance Music: "Bangin' it" (Scotty 2-Hotty's theme) Alignment: Face Character Base: Clearly, Scoop has a few of Scotty 2-Hotty's moves, but those are the only things that differentiate him from, say, Duane Gill. Scoop is a jobber extraordinaire, an owner of an arsenal of lackluster moves and possibly the worst win-loss record in GIJWF history. He's crappy as a wrestler, but he's got that underdog charm and some spiffy dance moves, so the fans like him (in small doses). Bio: Scoop has been the King of the Jobbers in the GIJWF for many years. The one highlight of his career for many years was a fluke victory over Night Creeper, who got too cocky during a match. Scoop began teaming with Countdown as the Underdogs in 2006, and the duo actually won the Tag Team Titles by sheer luck, though that reign only lasted perhaps a month. Scoop went back to super-jobber status when Countdown was taken off television by SBC, but through sheer luck (once again), he beat Nunchuk to receive a shot at SBC's Cruiserweight Title at SummerSlam. SBC easily won that encounter, but when SBC instructed Countdown to turn his back on Scoop the next night, Countdown wouldn't do it and he attacked SBC instead. Scoop was a bit player in that feud, as well as in the following feud between SBC/Countdown and Python Officer/Spearhead. After that point, Scoop hasn't really done anything. He's still teaming with Countdown, but neither has really accomplished anything in the last few months. Will Scoop accomplish anything after the brand split? Uh, probably not. Name: Scrap-Iron Weight: 215 lbs Hometown: Boston, MA Employed Since: Late 2006 Accolades: Three-time Hardcore champion Finishing Move: Five-Star Frog Splash Signature Moves: Roundhouse kick, flying kick, huracanrana, DDT, drop reverse DDT, spinning heel kick, Rolling Thunder, standing moonsault, spinning legdrop, dragon screw kick, springboard dropkick, Iron Buster (Van Daminator) Entrance Music: Breaking Point "One of a Kind" (Rob Van Dam's theme) Alignment: Face Character Base: Scrap-Iron has RVD's moves and general attitude, but he's smaller than RVD. That's pretty much the only difference. Bio: Scrap-Iron came to the GIJWF as part of the New Crew, and after a few uninteresting months there, he ended up winning the Hardcore Title from fellow New Crew member Big Boa (albeit after many other title changes in the same night) in the Hardcore Affair at WrestleMania 7. Scrap-Iron lost the belt shortly after to Heat Viper, but then won it right back. Around King of the Ring, Scrap-Iron started suffering repeated injuries to his ribs (thanks mostly to the 450-pound Bazooka), but despite this, he defended his title against Big Boa at King of the Ring. Scrap-Iron's ribs couldn't take the match, though, and Big Boa ended up winning the title. Scrap-Iron returned two months later at SummerSlam and won a six-man elimination tag as the sole survivor, then beat Big Boa for the Hardcore Title at Unforgiven. Scrap-Iron would hold the title until December, when he pissed off Law and was forced to defend against Blowtorch, a match Scrap-Iron soundly lost. Since then, Scrap-Iron hasn't had much to do, but the brand split might give him a chance to shine. Name: Shockwave Weight: 250 lbs Hometown: Dearborn, MI Employed Since: Late 2001 Accolades: First-ever Hardcore champion; two-time Tag Team champion (once with Psyche-Out, once with Crazylegs); GIJCW World Heavyweight champion; four-time World Heavyweight champion; winner of the 2006 Royal Rumble Finishing Move: Shockwave Stunner (Stone Cold Stunner, duh) Signature Moves: Stungun, Lou Thesz press, piledriver, flying clothesline, backbreaker, second-rope forearm, second-rope clothesline, repeated stomping, spinebuster, superplex, Sharpshooter Entrance Music: "I Won't Do What You Tell Me" (Stone Cold Steve Austin's theme) Alignment: Face Character Base: Yup. Shockwave is based on Stone Cold. All the moves of pre-neck injury Stone Cold, all the attitude of Stone Cold as well, and the Rock's punch-punch-spit in hand-punch combo for good measure. Shockwave has been the GIJWF's most reliable worker for years, though Ken Masters is starting to rival him on that, and he is also one of the most popular. Bio: Shockwave bounced between face and heel for his first few years in the GIJWF, but once he turned face to rival Law's Corporation in 2005, he became one of the league's biggest stars. He won the 2006 Royal Rumble and won the GIJWF World Heavyweight Title numerous times in 2006, then started out 2007 feuding with a returning Storm Shadow after Storm Shadow returned to TV after six months gone to stop Shockwave from winning the Royal Rumble. As soon as that feud ended (with Storm Shadow winning a last-man-standing match at WrestleMania 7), Shockwave became a focal point of the GIJCW invasion. He spent a few months feuding with his brother Forcewave, and then after defeating Forcewave in a strap match at SummerSlam, he went on to feud with Metal-Head, eventually winning the GIJCW World Heavyweight Title and handing the monster his first loss at No Mercy. Shockwave was the sole survivor of the ten-man elimination match for total control at Survivor Series, pinning GIJWF World Heavyweight champion Storm Shadow in the end. Shockwave was passed over by Law when it came time to recognize the man who saved GIJCW in favor of Night Creeper, and so Shockwave began a feud with Night Creeper. At Armageddon, Night Creeper beat Shockwave (with some help from Law), taking his title and putting him out of action with a top-rope Tombstone. Shockwave then returned at the Royal Rumble by beating up Heat Viper and taking his spot, eliminating Law's assassin Vapor from the Rumble and making it to the final four. Shockwave battled with the Future for awhile, defeating Vapor at No Way Out, and then set his sights on Law, with whom he had been more or less feuding for the past three years (the Austin-McMahon of the GIJWF). At WrestleMania 8, Shockwave fought off three people hired by Law to take him out, and defeated the owner of the GIJWF with a Shockwave Stunner. Shockwave will be a VERY hot commodity going into the brand split. Name: Sonya Blade Weight: 170 lbs Hometown: Atlanta, GA Employed Since: Late 2006 Accolades: N/A Finishing Move: Scissor Slam (handstand huracanrana) Signature Moves: DDT, roundhouse kick, huracanrana, low blow, spinning headscissors Unique Moves: Blade Runner (elevated spinning heel kick), Scissor Lock (twists opponent's neck with legs; the Sonya character used this to kill Kano and Ermac in the MK movies), Scissor Throw (Stratusphere) Entrance Music: "Don't Mess With" (Victoria's theme) Alignment: Heel Character Base: Just based on her character in the Mortal Kombat games. Hasn't really had any opportunities to use a mic. Bio: Sonya made her GIJWF debut in late 2006 as a valet for the Street Fighters. She also did some wrestling on occasion, but mostly she was an accessory for tag matches and such. She had a decent match with Rock Viper at WrestleMania 7, but she (unsurprisingly) lost. Once the invasion started, she more or less faded out of the picture until reappearing at Unforgiven to turn on her former allies and join forces with the Bare Knuckle Squad. She was with them for two months, but was then "fired" once GIJCW lost the invasion. Though the Bare Knuckle Squad managed to win their jobs back at the Royal Rumble, Sonya was not with them. She'll be back in time for the brand split, though. Name: Spearhead Weight: 280 lbs Hometown: St. Louis, MO Employed Since: League started (2001) Accolades: Current Intercontinental champion (second time); Tag Team champion (with Spearhead #2); GIJCW United States champion Finishing Move: Spearhead Driver (Rikishi Driver), Big Boot (running, Test-style) Signature Moves: Gutwrench suplex, vertical suplex, powerbomb, powerslam, boot choke, sidewalk slam, Snake Eyes, overhead gutbuster, back suplex Unique Moves: Axe legdrop (lifts leg high in the air before delivering a legdrop) Entrance Music: Test's new, remixed theme Alignment: Heel Character Base: Spearhead is based on Test, mostly. He's got a few other moves in him, but mostly Test's. His personality is also very Test-ish, but he's much more over. Try to think of him not as the Test you know (e.g. awkward and uninteresting), but as the Test I know (possessing limitless quantities of awesomeness). Bio: Spearhead started out as a jobber in the tag team division teaming with his brother, Spearhead #2 (Spearhead was known then as Spearhead #1). The duo finally starting getting a push in 2005, even spending a few months as the Tag Team champions, but Spearhead #2 abruptly quit the GIJWF in July 2005 and Spearhead #1 was left alone. Spearhead then spent awhile as a boring babyface, but around the start of the GIJCW invasion, Spearhead turned heel, joined forces with GIJCW (and Python Officer in particular), and started pursuing the Intercontinental Title, then held by Tunnel Rat. After a few failed attempts, Spearhead took the belt from Tunnel Rat at King of the Ring and started feuding with Duke. Despite the two's limitations, Spearhead and Duke had a fantastic match at SummerSlam, which Duke won. Spearhead spent a little while as a side player in the Cruiserweight Title picture, then the night after No Mercy, he beat Lifeline for the United States Title with some help from Beachhead. In a unification match at Survivor Series, Spearhead beat IC champion Duke to win the unified IC belt. Spearhead spent most of his time since then getting involved in Python Officer's matches and helping him retain his Cruiserweight Title. But in February, Mr. Slice made a ruling that if either man interfered in the other's match, both would forfeit their titles. Spearhead managed to overcome the odds and win a Triple Threat match against Range Viper and Lightfoot at No Way Out, and then at WrestleMania 8 he went up against Python Trooper, whom he had been demeaning for some time. Spearhead made a deal with Python Trooper where he would put his property (the IC title) on the line against Python Trooper's property (herself). Spearhead managed to win the match, so going into the brand split, he is not only the Intercontinental champion, but he also has Python Trooper as his property. Name: Steel Brigade Weight: 300 lbs Hometown: Chicago, IL Employed Since: GIJCW invasion (2007) Accolades: Current Tag Team champion (with Dee Jay) Finishing Move: Brigade Dog (bulldog from the turnbuckle; used by Crash Holly) Signature Moves: Sky High, bulldog, legdrop, big splash, back suplex, belly-to-belly suplex, piledriver, running powerbomb, headbutt Entrance Music: "The Real Deal" (D'Lo Brown's theme) Alignment: Heel Character Base: Steel Brigade is mainly based on D'Lo Brown, but his finisher is different because Crazylegs already uses the Lo'Down. He also uses D'Lo's mannerisms in the ring, though he doesn't talk much so his mic skills are more or less undetermined. Bio: Steel Brigade came to the GIJWF as part of the GIJCW invasion and was a decent midcarder for a short while, but soon got injured and went off TV. He got a pay-per-view match shortly after his return facing Scrap-Iron for the Hardcore Title at No Mercy, but it was just a throwaway match and Steel Brigade lost. He was "fired" after the invasion, but returned in January, sponsored by Colonel Courage. Steel Brigade joined forces with the Darkness (yes, I realize there's no way to know his race because you can't see his skin, but eh) and in just over a month, he and Dee Jay captured the Tag Team Titles. The Darkness defeated the New Enemy and Psyche-Out at WrestleMania and are still going strong into the brand split. Name: Storm Shadow Weight: 240 lbs Hometown: Classified Employed Since: League started (2001) Accolades: Two-time Tag Team champion (once with Night Creeper, once with Altitude); European champion; two-time Intercontinental champion; five-time World Heavyweight champion; 2001 King of the Ring; winner of the 2008 Royal Rumble Finishing Move: Superkick (Sweet Chin Music-style, but not called that because I don't like the name) Signature Moves: Flying forearm, spinning heel kick, moonsault bodyblock, piledriver, dropkick, flying cross body, German suplex, huracanrana, Rocker Dropper, running bulldog, DDT, enzuigiri Unique Moves: Somersault elbowdrop (leaps off the turnbuckle, turns a flip, and drops an elbow on the opponent's chest) Entrance Music: "Sexy Boy" (Shawn Michaels' theme) Alignment: Face Character Base: Storm Shadow is based on Shawn Michaels, but because of his Ninjitsu background, he's got some martial arts moves too. Storm Shadow has some high-flying maneuvers in him for sure, but because of his back problems, he's been wrestling a more mat-based style of late. Storm Shadow is extremely over with the crowd and is one of the GIJWF's biggest legends, rivaling Night Creeper for #1 of all time. His mic skills are unmatched save perhaps by Shockwave, and like Shawn Michaels, he can pump any match full of feeling. Too bad he's just recently retired, huh... Bio: Storm Shadow has been one of the GIJWF's major players for years. His accomplishments in the league are only rivaled by Night Creeper's. He made his mark at the first-ever GIJWF pay-per-view, pinning Night Creeper to win the World Heavyweight Title at the 2001 Royal Rumble. His electrifying in-ring style has captivated crowds, but lately, he's been having some back problems that have hampered him a little. He started out 2007 by making his return after a six-month absence at the Royal Rumble, sent as an assassin by Law to take Shockwave out of the Rumble. He went on to beat Shockwave in a Last Man Standing match at WrestleMania 7, then re-formed his old stable D-Generation S in April, drawing the ire of D-S castoff Ken Masters. The two had a spectacular steel cage match at Judgment Day, and then Storm Shadow went on to participate in the ten-man tag main event between GIJCW and GIJWF, wherein he turned on his GIJWF comrades and joined forces with GIJCW. Storm Shadow was now hated even more than he was before. He won a 20-man battle royal the next night to receive a World Heavyweight Title shot, and though he was unable to capture the title from Range Viper at King of the Ring, a rematch at Vengeance was successful and Storm Shadow - a GIJCW sympathizer - was holding the GIJWF's top title. At SummerSlam, Storm Shadow came out on top in a jaw-dropping ladder match with Ken Masters in the main event, then went on to beat Rock Viper at Unforgiven. He was involved in the War Games match at No Mercy, but was stretchered out when Ken Masters smashed both himself and Storm Shadow through the ring with a Swanton Bomb from the top of the cage. Storm Shadow led GIJCW into battle at Survivor Series, and was the last member of his team eliminated in the main event (thanks in part to Night Creeper). The next night, Law's degradation of Storm Shadow's entire career and his fawning over Night Creeper led to Storm Shadow turning face. This drew the full ire of Law, and he rehired Metal-Head to cost Storm Shadow his title at Armageddon. Law tried to fire Storm Shadow, rationalizing that there was nothing left for Storm Shadow to do, but Storm Shadow talked Law into entering him in the Royal Rumble (since Storm Shadow had never won the Rumble). Despite Law entering Vapor as an assassin (just as he entered Storm Shadow as an assassin the year before), Storm Shadow won the Rumble, last eliminating Altitude. Controversy struck, though, when video footage showed that Storm Shadow's feet had touched the ground first, but not at the same time. Storm Shadow was forced to defend his title shot against Altitude at No Way Out, and he lost thanks to Night Creeper's interference. Law then tried to fire Storm Shadow AGAIN, but Storm Shadow insisted that another thing he'd never done was beat Night Creeper at WrestleMania (he's lost to him at WrestleMania twice). Law made the match, and with some additions from the returning Toxo Viper, it was made a Hell in a Cell match (Storm Shadow and Night Creeper were in the first HITC match ever) with both men's careers on the line. Law made a timely appearance and saw to it that Storm Shadow lost, ending his career, but Storm Shadow got the last laugh with a final Superkick on Law. Storm Shadow is now officially retired, but he's still employed by the GIJWF. He will play mainly a backstage role, but may make the occasional TV appearance. Name: TARGAT #1 (original name: TARGAT) Weight: 280 lbs Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA Employed Since: League started (2001) Accolades: Tag Team champion (with TARGAT #2) Finishing Move: TARGAT Device (Doomsday Device) Signature Moves: Flying clothesline, neckbreaker, gutwrench suplex, tilt-a-whirl backbreaker, big splash, running lariat Entrance Music: "Beer Money" (The A.P.A.'s theme) Alignment: Face Character Base: TARGAT #1 is basically a generic power wrestler. The TARGATs team is based on the Legion of Doom, but as individuals, they're very different. Plus they have no push and have had no heat for years. Bio: The TARGATs were a jobber team for a long time, then got a decent push in 2004 that saw them winning the Tag Team Titles. They were the champions for a brief period and remained toward the top of the tag division for about a year, but then sank back to the bottom of the card. Just as they seemed to be on the cusp of getting over again, the GIJCW invasion started and they were shipped off to BCW. They'll be returning for the brand split. Name: TARGAT #2 (original name: TARGAT) Weight: 285 lbs Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA Employed Since: League started (2001) Accolades: Tag Team champion (with TARGAT #1) Finishing Move: TARGAT Device (Doomsday Device) Signature Moves: Powerslam, neckbreaker, gutwrench suplex, tilt-a-whirl suplex, big splash, running lariat Entrance Music: "Beer Money" (The A.P.A.'s theme) Alignment: Face Character Base: TARGAT #2 is a generic power wrestler, like his brother. He's a little bit bigger than TARGAT #1, but in terms of moveset, push, heat, etc., they're pretty much the same. Bio: See TARGAT #1's bio. The TARGATs have been teaming together since the GIJWF started and really have no highlights as separate workers. Name: Toxo Viper Hometown: Charlotte, NC Employed Since: League started (2001) Position: GIJWF Executive Consultant; backstage executive Finishing Move: Figure-Four Leglock Entrance Music: "I'm Back" (Eric Bischoff's theme) Alignment: Face Character Base: Toxo Viper doesn't wrestle, but he used to a long time ago. He has had one match since being prominently featured on TV, and his moveset is most similar to Ric Flair's; lots of eye pokes and low blows, with the figure-four as a finisher. His mic skills are similar to Flair's as well, though he usually stays on topic and doesn't have any of Flair's "Ramblin' Ric" moments. Bio: Toxo Viper was just one of Law's stooges for a long time, and only appeared on TV every once in a blue moon. However, he made his TV return in a big way in late 2006 when he announced that years of clever investing had allowed him to purchase 52% of the GIJWF's stock, giving him a controlling interest in the federation. He and Law warred for several months, coming to a head in a no-disqualification match the night after WrestleMania 7. Unfortunately for Toxo Viper, earlier in the night, he had blown off Psyche-Out when Psyche-Out asked to quit the GIJWF (he was in the middle of a monumental losing streak). Psyche-Out, dissatisfied with Toxo Viper's ignoring him, took advantage of a match stipulation that said anyone interfering would be fired, and attacked Toxo Viper to lose his job AND cost Toxo Viper his controlling interest. Toxo Viper would not be deterred, though; he suspected Law would screw him out of his share in the GIJWF, and just before the match, he sold 50% of his 52% to the Triumvirate, the owners of GIJCW. This led immediately to the GIJCW invasion. Toxo Viper, however, was gone from TV. He returned just before WrestleMania 8, hired by the GIJWF board of directors as an executive consultant to counteract Law's recent abuses of power. Toxo Viper has been given an amount of authority equal to Law's, and he was responsible for much of the WrestleMania card. Now, the battle between him and Law will split the league in two. Name: Tunnel Rat Weight: 225 lbs Hometown: Brooklyn, NY Employed Since: League started (2001) Accolades: Hardcore champion; Tag Team champion (with Crazylegs); two-time Intercontinental champion; World Heavyweight champion; 2002 King of the Ring Finishing Move: Shooting Star Press Signature Moves: Supersault (Marc Mero's "Merosault"), DDT, Samoan drop, piledriver, huracanrana, dropkick, springboard dropkick, flying sunset flip Entrance Music: Crash Holly's theme Alignment: Face Character Base: Some of Tunnel Rat's moveset is taken from Marc Mero, but it's undergone some adjustment over the years. Though his role on TV is fairly limited right now, Tunnel Rat can be pretty charismatic when he wants to be. He's one of those guys who has a lot of dizzying highs and crushing lows, though. Bio: Tunnel Rat started out 2007 as the Intercontinental champion, embroiled in a feud with his former tag team partner PCG (and also, to a lesser extent, Crimson Guard and Blizzard). Tunnel Rat successfully retained his title in a fantastic ladder match against PCG at WrestleMania 7, and then entered a feud with a newly-heelified Spearhead. Tunnel Rat managed to keep the title away from Spearhead for awhile, but finally Spearhead managed to capture the gold at King of the Ring. Tunnel Rat then went on to feud with Beachhead for a little while after he rescued Frag Viper from a brutal Beachhead beating. This kept Tunnel Rat in a decent role until Lifeline took over as Beachhead's main rival, and then Tunnel Rat sort of faded into the midcard. He hasn't really done anything important since October or so. He still teams with Frag Viper on occasion, and also shows up in the cruiserweight division every now and then (though he's right at the weight limit), but hopefully the brand split will give him a role of more importance. Name: Vapor Weight: 335 lbs Hometown: La Jolla, CA Employed Since: GIJCW invasion (2007) Accolades: N/A Finishing Move: VaporBomb (stiff running powerbomb) Signature Moves: VaporLock (standing Dragon sleeper), chokeslam, big boot, top-rope clothesline, sidewalk slam, inverted suplex, choke lift Entrance Music: "You're Gonna Pay" (Undertaker's generic biker theme) Alignment: Heel Character Base: Vapor is part Kane and part biker Undertaker; basically he has everything from these characters that Night Creeper and Night Viper don't have. Vapor has decent in-ring charisma because he's a monster heel, and he doesn't ever talk, so he's sorta got a mysterious edge to him. Bio: Vapor came to the GIJWF as one of the major players in the GIJCW invasion. He had a lot of matches with the major GIJFW talent, and though his win-loss record there wasn't exceptional (he had a tendency to face guys who needed to look good before losing to Metal-Head), he still remained close to the top of the card throughout. When GIJCW lost at Survivor Series, Vapor was "fired," but Law brought him back as an assassin to stop Storm Shadow from winning the Royal Rumble. Law's plans were stymied when Shockwave returned and entered the Rumble himself, eliminating Vapor, but the very next night, Vapor joined forces with Altitude and Metal-Head to form the Future. He lost to Shockwave at No Way Out, and then lost to Rock Viper at WrestleMania, but is still regarded as very dangerous - and that's just by himself. As part of the Future, he's downright deadly, and will make a huge impact in the brand split. Name: Vega Weight: 195 lbs Hometown: Madrid, Spain Employed Since: Late 2006 Accolades: N/A Finishing Move: Top-rope German suplex Signature Moves: Top-rope clothesline, top-rope flying kick, flying clothesline, tornado DDT, drop reverse DDT, German suplex, spinning heel kick, roundhouse kick, rolling clothesline Unique Moves: Top-rope body press (like a flying splash, but onto a standing opponent; Vega does a similar move in the Street Fighter games) Entrance Music: Funaki's theme Alignment: Face Character Base: Vega's moveset is based on that of his Street Fighter counterpart. He hasn't had much opportunity to showcase a personality, though, since he's just been tagging with M. Bison since his debut. Bio: Vega debuted in late 2006, joining forces with M. Bison to assist Bison in his feud with the New Enemy (M. Bison and Iron Grenadier had been tag team partners just prior, but had recently split up). The feud between the New Enemy and the Street Fighters continued on for several months (Sonya Blade joined up with the Street Fighters during this period as well), up until the GIJCW invasion, when the New Enemy turned face and the feud went sort of defunct. The Street Fighters had a brief feud with Rock 'n Roll & Johnny Cage when that team gained the GIJWF Tag Team Titles, culminating in a match at SummerSlam where the D-Generation S team won thanks to interference from the debuting Bare Knuckle Squad. The Street Fighters faced off with the Bare Knuckle Squad at Unforgiven, and the Squad won when Sonya Blade switched sides and left behind the Street Fighters. The Street Fighters have had the occasional moment in the sun since then, but haven't done a whole lot in the past few months. Perhaps the brand split will change that. Name: Wild Bill Weight: 260 lbs Hometown: Brady, TX Employed Since: GIJCW invasion (2007) Accolades: Two-time GIJCW Tag Team champion (with Wild Weasel) Finishing Move: Walk on the Wild Side (3-D) Signature Moves: Neckbreaker, second-rope neckbreaker, powerslam, legdrop, DDT Unique Moves: Bill Fold (sit-out Curtain Call) Entrance Music: Saliva "Turn the Tables" (the Dudley Boyz' theme from Forceable Entry) Alignment: Heel Character Base: Wild Bill's based on D-Von Dudley, and his team with Wild Weasel, the Wild Boyz, is based on the Dudley Boyz. They've got the mannerisms, the double-team moves, even the tendency to "Get the tables!" The only main difference between the two teams is their accolades; the real-life Dudley Boyz are something like 10,000-time tag champions, whereas the Wild Boyz are a little newer to the business. Bio: Wild Bill, as one-half of the Wild Boyz, came into the GIJWF as the GIJCW Tag Team champions, so they had a big role right away. They started off feuding with the New Enemy, who were the GIJWF Tag Team champions at the very start of the feud but soon lost the belts to Rock 'n Roll & Johnny Cage. The Wild Boyz lost their titles to the New Enemy the night after King of the Ring, won them back at SummerSlam in a Tables Elimination match, and then lost them to the New Enemy again. The Wild Boyz remained close to the top of the tag team division thereafter, and even got a match against three of the GIJWF's best (Range Viper, Lightfoot and Crazylegs) teaming with Vapor at No Mercy. They were "fired" when GIJCW lost the invasion, and though they had a chance to win their jobs back at the Royal Rumble, the Bare Knuckle Squad won that match. They'll be returning for the brand split. Name: Wild Weasel Weight: 300 lbs Hometown: Brady, TX Employed Since: GIJCW invasion (2007) Accolades: Two-time GIJCW Tag Team champion (with Wild Bill) Finishing Move: Walk on the Wild Side (3-D) Signature Moves: Weasel Bomb (Bubba Bomb), powerbomb, belly-to-belly suplex, headbutt, big splash, atomic drop Entrance Music: Saliva "Turn the Tables" (the Dudley Boyz' theme from Forceable Entry) Alignment: Heel Character Base: Wild Weasel is the Bubba Ray Dudley of the Wild Boyz' Dudley basis. Same mannerisms, same double-team moves, same table fixation, different accolades. Bio: See Wild Bill's bio up there? Wild Weasel's is basically the same. They've been teaming together since their GIJWF debuts. Name: William F. Guile Weight: 250 lbs Hometown: San Angelo, TX Employed Since: GIJCW invasion (2007) Accolades: N/A Finishing Move: Overhead backbreaker from the second rope (similar to a back superplex, but once the opponent is over his head, Guile just drops off the turnbuckle to his knees) Signature Moves: German suplex, side kick, powerslam, fireman's carry, roundhouse kick, atomic drop, backhand punch, running knee strike, backbreaker Unique Moves: Reverse overhead backbreaker (just like his finisher, but from the ground; lifts opponent like for an atomic drop, then drops to his knees and racks opponent's back over his shoulder), Flash Kick (falls backward and kicks up into opponent's face; think only a half-backflip instead of a full one) Entrance Music: X-Factor's theme (altered as detailed before with Ryu) Alignment: Heel Character Base: Yep, based on his Street Fighter counterpart. He's a little bigger in my GIJWF universe than he is in the SF games, though. Guile hasn't really had a chance to talk yet, but his in-ring charisma is decent. Bio: See Ryu's bio...Guile's is pretty much the same, as they've been a team since they first showed up in the GIJWF. |
| Snabbit888 | Posted on 12/04/04 at 22:12:26 Show me some title histories, fool! :) |
| AllPowerfulGARTH | Posted on 12/05/04 at 00:15:23 A post on title histories, I think, will be one of a few more "GIJWF Time-Wasters" I intend to post while I finish my exports...so expect it soon. Very soon. |
| Snabbit888 | Posted on 12/05/04 at 00:27:25 I'm ambitious, so I expect to see it in the past! Think about that one! |