Rhys Townsend

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Personal
Real Name: Rhys Townsend
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Hometown: Llanelli, Wales
Birthday: 07/18/1993
Height: 6'1
Weight: 275 lbs
History
Biography: Rhys Townsend is a young professional wrestler hailing from the town of Llanelli, on the south west coast of Wales.

Unlike many other professional wrestlers, Townsend did not spend years grinding away on the independant circuit, before he got his big break - before he had even wrestled his first match at the local bingo hall, he found himself with a High Octane Wrestling contract. Entering that federation at the young age of 18, after a little bit of a stumble at the start of his career, he found his break in HOW's annual LBI tournament, advancing to the final. He found himself in a Number One Contenders match, despite losing in the LBI final, which led to him winning his first World Championship within six months of entering into the business. From there, he went on to cement himself as a main eventer in HOW, winning five World Championships and engaging in many heated rivalries, most notably with Mike Best. He also formed Ground Zero with John Sektor and Evan Ward, and gave HOW one of it's longest lasting stables, with the group picking up three Tag Team Championships along the way, as they pushed their professional wrestling is a sport mantra. He also pulled double duty, and became the first person in HOW history to compete for two Championships in one night, winning them both. His win/loss record was among the best in the federation, and his week-to-week consistency was among the best, though his PPV record left something to be desired.

Having eventually won his 5th World Championship, he found himself wanting to see if he really was as good as HOW had led him to believe, and so he started talking to James Wingate about joining UTA. After a few months of talks, he eventually signed, and as he enters his fifth year in the business, he is excited about testing himself on the worldwide stage that is the UTA.
Other Feds: HOW
Other Fed Titles: 5x HOW World Champion, 1x HOW ICON Champion, 3x HOW Tag Team Champion
Other Fed Awards: 2011 HOW Wrestler Of The Year, Most Wins in a Year (27, HOW)

Wrestling Info
Alignment: Face
Manager: n/a
Wrestling Style: Power/Technical
Finisher: The Single Leg Crab of Doom~!
Finisher Description: Single Leg Boston Crab (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V03iKopvN0k)
Setup Move: Das Suplexen
Setup Description: Stalling German Suplex - Townsend will roll through the suplex, grabbing a leg before he locks in the Single Leg. If he has time before the suplex, he will point up to the sky, in tribute to Michael DeNucci.
Special Moves: The Sublimation - Wrist Clutch Exploder Suplex (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCM9A1eVEVI) (Townsend will also use this as a finish as well as the Single Leg.)
Other Moves: Striking

Knife Edge Chop
Elbow Strikes
Roaring (Spinning) Elbow
Headbutt

Front Grapple

Belly to Belly Suplex
Head and Arm Suplex
Snap Suplex
Powerbomb
Exploder Suplex

Rear Grapple

Inverted Exploder Suplex
Blue Thunder Bomb
Half Nelson Suplex
Tiger Suplex
Dragon Suplex

Submissions

Boston Crab
STF
Front Facelock
Surfboard
Bearhug (Will often turn this into a belly to belly suplex)

Ground Strikes

Knee drops
Headbutt

Running Strikes

Lariat
Elbow Strike
Headbutt

Top Rope (If Townsend is up on the top rope, he's very likely to have a look of trepidation all over his face.)

Double Axe Handle
Strengths: His temper - Calculation and planning are normally the order of the day with Rhys. But, sometimes, he gets mad. And when he gets mad, he forgets about things like...the rules...his allies...pain. Trying to stop him when he's gotten mad can be like trying to stop the Incredible Hulk.

His intelligence - Before matches, assuming he hasn't underestimated his opponent, Townsend will head into the match with Plan A through Plan Z. He is also very good at controlling the pace of the match.

Prodigy - Having entered the business at 18 years old, by the time he reached the age of 22, he had cemented himself as one of the greatest wrestlers that had ever been seen in Chicago, with five World Championships to his name. He'd be the first to tell you that there's still a lot about the professional wrestling business that he is still yet to learn, but he learns it at a prodigiously fast rate.

Outsized Strength - While he isn't the biggest of wrestlers, he's certainly one of the strongest. His strength is far beyond what you would expect for someone his size, and he's not afraid to use it.

Gas Tank - Townsend's figurative gas tank is huge. He is obsessive about keeping himself in the best condition possible as a professional wrestler, and so his cardio is superb. Wrestling for an hour or longer is not something that would faze him whatsoever.
Weaknesses: His temper - While Townsend is normally a calculating wrestler, if, or perhaps more aptly, when he gets enraged, all thoughts of, well...thinking go out of the window. He will show scant regard for the rules, or for his allies, and will just look to annihilate everything and everyone around him. He also smokes a lot of weed to keep his temper in check, so if someone took his stash earlier in the night...

Speed - He's slow as shit, and not particularly agile. So if someone has the wherewithal to make him chase them, well, it's likely to lead to him losing his temper.

Ego - Despite only being 22, Townsend achieved almost unmatched success during his time in Chicago. So, he can be prone to underestimating his opponents, and not scouting them as thoroughly as he should.

Prior Injury - Townsend suffered a knee injury a few years back - and then he wrestled through the injury. While the knee no longer troubles him, it's safe to say that it's not in as good condition as it could be.

Narrow Focus - While he may be possessed of a good wrestling mind, and is a good strategist, once he has set his goal, or his target, he often focuses in on that at the expense of everything else.
Entrance Music: Sylosis - Empyreal
Ring Entrances: Sylosis' Empyreal starts to thunder it's way around inside the arena, as it heralds the arrival of Rhys Townsend. He walks out onto the stage, pausing to adjust the towel hanging around his shoulders, barely even acknowledging the fact that he's in an arena full of wrestling fans, instead, just staring straight down at the ring.

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His focus on the ring is absolute as he walks down the ramp, never taking his eyes off it, his facial expression of pure focus never wavering.

Announcer: Introducing at this time, coming to us from Llanelli, Wales...

He stops at the bottom of the ring steps, still completely oblivious to anything that is not the wrestling ring, as he stares up at the ringpost. He pauses for a second, seemingly murmuring something to himself, before he walks up the ring steps.

Announcer: Standing at six feet, one inch, and weighing in at two hundred fifty two pounds...

He finally looks out at the crowd, completely unfazed by their reaction to him, as he wipes his boots on the apron. He steps through the middle ropes, glancing quickly at the ring announcer and referee.

Announcer: This...is....RHYS! TOWNSEND!!!!

He barely acknowledges the announcer's call, merely nodding his head, as he walks over to one of the turnbuckles. The towel comes up and over his head, casually hanging it over the turnbuckle.

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Townsend rolls his wrists, before he runs through one final check of his ring gear, making sure that it's all just the way he wants it, before he turns back towards the center of the ring, ready for his match.

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