Post by Jman2k3 on Dec 9, 2017 7:49:37 GMT
Personal
Real Name: Michael Lee Best
Nicknames:
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Birthday: February 7th, 1986
Height: 6'0
Weight: 247 lbs
History
Biography: The son of famed Chicago wrestling promoter and HOW creator Lee Best, Michael Lee Best is a seasoned professional wrestling veteran who has been polarizing the opinions of the general public for over ten years. From a controversial reign as DREAM Wrestling Women's Champion to the High Octane Hall of Fame, Michael has made both a life and a career out of turning heads and shocking wrestling fans.
A veteran of the independent circuit, Michael truly began to gain traction as a member of James Wingate's DREAM Wrestling in 2008. The aforementioned reign as DWF Women's Championship made him a household name (albeit a despised one) to the casual wrestling fan, and his multiple reigns as DREAM World Champion cemented him as both a talented competitor and cunning strategist before he was legally old enough to rent a car. It was in 2010 that Michael made the jump to the big leagues-- High Octane Wrestling. It was at the Best Arena in Chicago that Michael Best discovered the identity of his biological father, and subsequently adopted the middle and surname by which he uses today both legally and professionally. Over the course of the next five years, he would rack up an impressive twenty championship reigns, win the Triple Crown of War Games, Solitary Confinement, and the LBI Final at March To Glory, and truly become a household name in professional wrestling. Love him or hate him, Michael Lee Best's name is one that you've heard before, and one that will rouse an opinion out of you one way or another.
In December 2014, Michael Best achieved a lifelong dream when he was inducted into the High Octane Hall of Fame by a panel of his peers. With nothing left to accomplish, he hung up his boots in April of 2015 to focus on the students at his wrestling school, FiveTime Academy. He now serves as the manager and mentor of one such student, Alexandra Beckman, as she climbs the ladder in the United Toughness Alliance.
Other Feds: High Octane Wrestling, DREAM
Other Fed Titles: 8x HOW World Champion, 5x HOW ICON Champion, 3x HOW LSD Champion, 2x HOW Tag Team Champion, 2x HOW HOFC Champion. 2x DREAM World Champion, 1x DREAM Tag Team Champion, 1x DREAM Women's Champion (Yes, seriously).
Other Fed Awards: HOW Hall of Famer, 2015 Class. OH AND HE TOTALLY WON BATTLEMANIA.
Quotes
I’m known for two things in this industry-- running my mouth, and backing it up
Behold, I bring you The Machine.
With the possible exception of a Chris Hopper debate on the role of women in wrestling, I have never seen someone put a human being to sleep as quickly as Alex Beckman.
To see Alex Beckman-- with a smile wider than Bobby Dean’s maternity jeans-- lock your neck up in a death grip sparks something within me that I’ve never felt before.
Wrestling Info
Alignment: Heel
Manager: n/a
Wrestling Style: Technical
Finisher: Trigger Warning
Finisher Description: Cross Rhodes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQTrlGtl7R8)
Setup Move:
Setup Description:
Special Moves: The Hall of Fameasser (Fameasser)
Five-Timeout (Triangle Choke)
The eMpire Strikes Back - Running Shining Wizard
Other Moves:
Strengths: -Strong technical wrestler. 10+ year wrestling veteran who owns and operates his own wrestling school in Chicago, Illinois.
-Cunning strategist. Excellent at getting into the head of his opponent, and will never pass up the opportunity to play mind games when it could get him ahead in a match or feud.
-Young enough to retain above average speed and stamina. His young start in the business has given him wisdom beyond his years, while still holding in the athletic prime of his life.
-MMA background and training. This adds some flavor and unpredictability to his offense, and makes him hard to gauge against more traditionally trained opponents. His submission holds are fast and aggressive, and his strikes are calculated.
Weaknesses: -"Salt In The Wounds" Syndrome. Will often risk the match by failing to properly cover an opponent, or choose to mock them instead of capitalizing on an advantage.
-Severe temper and maturity problems. Will argue with referees, bully anyone who displeases him, and use any political means necessary to get ahead.
-Never knows when to close his mouth.
-Poor sportsmanship and cowardice. Will take a cheap shot and then run away, talk a lot of smack and then back down from a fight, and slap a man in the face when he offers a handshake at the end of a hard fought match.
-Untrustworthy. Claims never to lie, but is very fond of loopholes. Very difficult to keep allies, partners, or anyone he might have to show real loyalty to.
-Prior injuries. History of concussions; twice severely torn left rotator cuff.
-Daddy's Boy. Son of HOW creator Lee Best. Spent the last five years getting his own way in High Octane Wrestling under his father's protection. This is not to say that his accomplishment's are due to his father's influence-- it just means that he has never had to clean up his own messes.
NAME: Michael Lee Best
NICKNAME: Mike Best
DATE OF BIRTH: 02/07/1987
PROFESSIONAL DEBUT: 2005
HEIGHT: 6'0"
WEIGHT: 247lbs.
BILLED FROM: Chicago, Illinois
WRESTLING STYLE: MMA / Dirty
ALIGNMENT: Heel
ENTRANCE MUSIC: "Me Too" by Meghan Trainor
PICBASE: Colton Donovan
TWITTER HANDLE: @hofmikebest
PERSONALITY DESCRIPTION
Michael Lee Best is what happens when you buy privilege in bulk and smash it into an ultra competitive, overconfident athlete.
He is an adult toddler. The consummate crybaby trust fund kid. The asshole that never loses at Monopoly, because if he's not winning, he'll flip the board and hit you in the face with it.
He doesn't lie, he manipulates the truth until he's technically being honest. He doesn't cheat, he bends the rules until they snap back and poke his opponent in the eye while the referee isn't looking. He doesn't lose, he gets cheated by a system that is holding him back for being white/rich/male/pretty/successful/etc. He doesn't back down from a fight, he makes a strategic exit that is all part of the master plan.
He is hypocrisy incarnate.
The bastard child of one of the most controversial wrestling promoters of all time, Michael inherited his father's love for attention at literally any cost. Unfortunately for the world around him, Mike has also successfully backed up the trash he's talked just often enough to make him believe his own hype.
Outside of the ring, he is the King of the World and the Master of the Universe. His ego cannot be reasoned with, his legacy cannot be tarnished, and what he can't win in quality he will win in sheer quantity. He will not back down from a challenge as long as he reasonably thinks he can win, and his pride and arrogance often dictate that he absolutely thinks that he can win.
Inside the ring, he is a predator. A submission and striking machine, who keeps his cool under pressure-- at least so long as the chips aren't down. The second the grand plan begins to unravel, and it often does, the little kid that flips the Monopoly board comes out to play. He'd throw a baby in front of a chair to protect his own face, and there is absolutely nothing he will not to do ensure a victory-- there's no such thing as cheating in a fight, at least as long as you don't get caught. If he can't win, he'll run. If he can't run, he'll hide. And if he can't hide, he'll beg for mercy and offer you a mortgage on his beach house.
As a champion, Michael Best has no qualms about trying to earn a disqualification. Early. Often. With glee.
He'd bring a shotgun to a knife fight, and then kill your dog with it so you couldn't stab him through your tears.
APPEARANCE DESCRIPTION
Mike Best is that douchebag who spends forty minutes looking like he just got out of bed.
His hair is disheveled and "just so". Never clean shaven, he's always hanging out somewhere between a five o'clock shadow and the dastardly beard of midnight. His eyes are piercing, equal parts charismatic and a little bit evil. If the smirk on his face was paid by the hour, it would collect overtime every single paycheck. In short, he looks the bad guy in any movie where the bad guy's name is "Chad".
He's muscular, but not ripped-- his body was born and bred for Mixed Martial Arts, not bodybuilding. Despite eleven years in the business, he has no tattoos and considers it a point of pride. His chest is shaved, as is presumably the rest of his body hair below the neck. Any visible scars have had money thrown at them until they faded away under the careful watch of plastic surgeons. He is vain and his appearance reflects this in every way.
Outside the ring, it's rare to see him without a tie and suit-coat-- while the High Octane Amex may have been cancelled some time ago, he sees no reason to dress like a savage. High end watches, slacks, and shoes make the man-- why entice women to sleep with you by having a good personality, when you can just throw money at them until they let you have sex with their faces? If he's wearing a t-shirt, the odds are good that he's selling it on his website, and he's going to tell you where you can buy it.
Inside the ring, Michael wears a pair of black and #970000 red MMA style trunks, with designs that often change at his whim and expense. His red boots and elbow pads match, as do his thin knee pads.
REGULAR ENTRANCE DESCRIPTION
"Me Too" by Meghan Trainor begins to blare over the sound system, and the lights dim down to a pale red hue around the arena. The booing begins almost immediately, and continues as Michael Lee Best steps through the entrance way wearing a black t-shirt over top of his ring gear-- the logo on the shirt is simply white text that reads "Michael Lee Best Is My Favorite Wrestler." He stops at the top of the stage, pointing at the shirt and grinning into the camera.
POWERS: "Making his way to the ring, from Chicago, Illinois... standing at six foot two and weighing in at two hundred forty nine pounds..."
Michael slaps himself on the chest three times, pointing out into the crowd and nodding his head as he makes his way smoothly down the ramp, reacting almost as if he's being cheered instead of universally reviled. He reaches the ring, rolling under the ropes and onto the canvas. As he stands, he dusts off his t-shirt and makes a big deal about quickly spit shining his wrestling boots.
POWERS: "...the bastard child of God Himself... Michael... Lee.... BEEEEEEEESSSSSTTTTT!"
Michael steps into his corner, pulling the t-shirt over his head and tossing it ringside, careful not to let any of the greedy fans get their hands on free merchandise. He stretches in his corner, limbering up his knees and shoulders as he waits for the match to begin.
CHAMPION ENTRANCE DESCRIPTION
"Me Too" by Meghan Trainor begins to blare over the sound system, and the lights dim down to a pale red hue around the arena. The booing begins almost immediately, and continues as the (INSERT HERE) Champion, Michael Lee Best, steps through the entrance way. The (INSERT HERE) Championship slung over his shoulder, he arrogantly stops at the top of the stage, pointing at the shirt and belt and rambling trash talk into the hard camera.
POWERS: "Making his way to the ring, from Chicago, Illinois... standing at six foot two and weighing in at two hundred forty nine pounds..."
Michael slaps himself on the chest three times, pointing out into the crowd and nodding his head as he makes his way smoothly down the ramp, reacting almost as if he's being cheered instead of universally reviled. He reaches the ring, climbing slowly up the ring steps and carefully taking off his belt as he steps into the ring, admiring his own reflection in the plate.
POWERS: "...the (INSERT HERE) Champion... Michael... Lee.... BEEEEEEEESSSSSTTTTT!"
Michael steps into his corner, handing his championship off to the referee. He stretches in his corner, limbering up his knees and shoulders as he waits for the match to begin.
MOVESET
STANDING
Corner Step-Up Enzuigiri
Step-Up Enzuigiri
Standing Dropkick
Short Arm Clothesline
Arm Drag
Shining Wizard
Lifting Knee Strikes (Against Ropes)
Corkscrew Enzuigiri
Superkick
Snap DDT
Spinning Spinebuster
Wrestling Takedowns (Double Leg, Single Leg, etc)
Suplex Variations (Northern Lights, Belly To Belly, etc)
Sprawl Takedown Escape
European Uppercut
Running Knee Trembler
MMA Elbow Strikes
MMA Knee Strikes
MMA Style Punches
GROUND
Running Knee Drop
Crossface Punches
Running Chest Kick
Kimura Lock
ARMBARS (Fujiama, Knee, Cross, etc)
Chokes (Guillotine, Shoulder, D'arce, etc)
Crossface Chickenwing
Punches To Back Of The Head
Kick To The Ribs/Head
AERIAL
Diving Crossbody
Springboard Dropkick
Standing Pele Kick
SIGNATURE MOVES
Heel Tactics / Low Blows
Arrogant Fanfare During Matches
Besterectomy (Running Kick To The Teeth)
Besticular Cancer (Running Kick To The Groin)
The Hall of Fameasser (Fameasser)
Haritsuke Armbar (Crucifix Driver Into Armbar)
The eMpire Strikes Back - Running Shining Wizard
G.O.A.T Slapped (A haymaker or clothesline with the G.O.A.T Gauntlet)
Hartisuke Armbar (Crucifix Driver Into Armbar)
FINISHING MOVES
Trigger Warning (Cross Rhodes - www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQTrlGtl7R8)
Hashtag Machine (Shining Triangle Choke)
- Variations include standing triangle choke and counters from powerbomb, leg submission, and top rope attack.)
CHARACTER BACKGROUND
The son of famed Chicago wrestling promoter and HOW creator Lee Best, Michael Lee Best is a seasoned professional wrestling veteran who has been polarizing the opinions of the general public for over ten years. From a controversial reign as DREAM Wrestling Women's Champion to the High Octane Hall of Fame, Michael has made both a life and a career out of turning heads and shocking wrestling fans.
A veteran of the no-name professional MMA Circuit, and the lower level independents, Michael truly began to gain traction as a member of James Wingate's DREAM Wrestling in 2008. The aforementioned reign as DWF Women's Championship made him a household name (albeit a despised one) to the casual wrestling fan, and his multiple reigns as DREAM World Champion cemented him as both a talented competitor and cunning strategist before he was legally old enough to rent a car. It was in 2010 that Michael made the jump to the big leagues-- High Octane Wrestling. It was at the Best Arena in Chicago that Michael Best discovered the identity of his biological father, and subsequently adopted the middle and surname by which he uses today both legally and professionally. Over the course of the next five years, he would rack up an impressive twenty championship reigns, win the Triple Crown of War Games, Solitary Confinement, and the LBI Final at March To Glory, and truly become a household name in professional wrestling. Love him or hate him, Michael Lee Best's name is one that you've heard before, and one that will rouse an opinion out of you one way or another.
In December 2014, Michael Best achieved a lifelong dream when he was inducted into the High Octane Hall of Fame by a panel of his peers. With nothing left to accomplish, he hung up his boots in April of 2015 to focus on the students at his wrestling school, FiveTime Academy. He served as the manager and mentor of one such student, Alexandra Beckman, on her short but famous undefeated rise in the United Toughness Alliance, but the itch brought him back to professional wrestling at the end of 2016.
He looks to begin again in 4CW, to see if the wrestling world has truly left him behind.
PREVIOUS CHAMPIONSHIPS
2015 HOW HALL OF FAMER ✪
9x Former HOW World Champion ✪
7x Former HOW ICON Champion ✪
3x Former HOW LSD Champion ✪
2x Former HOW HOFC Champion ✪
3x Former HOW Tag Team Champion ✪
2x Former DREAM World Champion ✪
2x Former DREAM Tag Team Champion ✪
1x Former DREAM Women's Champion ✪
2012 HOW RATR Solitary Confinement Winner ✪
2010 HOW Wrestler Of The Year ✪
2012 HOW Wrestler Of The Year ✪
2019 HOW War Games Winner (Sole Survivor) ✪
2014 HOW War Games Winner (Sole Survivor) ✪
2013 2nd Place HOW War Games Finalist, 2013 ✪
2012 3rd Place HOW War Games Finalist, 2012 ✪
2011 2nd Place HOW War Games Finalist, 2011 ✪
2011 LPW Reign Supreme Champion (Representing HOW) ✪
2015 Battlemania Winner Because That Shit Was Rigged And You Know It ✪
2005 Winner Of The "If You Keep Track Of Awards Beyond Two Companies Ago You're A Cunt" Award ✪
HANDLER INFORMATION
NAME: Mike
AGE: 29
EXPERIENCE: Too long. It's been too long.
PREFERRED METHOD OF CONTACT: Twitter. PM. Text, if you've got it. Send a pigeon, if you don't.
OCW Bio
Wrestler's Name - ”The Zero Chill Hero” Mike Best / Michael Best / Michael Lee Best
Height - 6'1"
Weight - 225lbs.
Entrance Theme - "Everybody Loves Me" by OneRepublic
Custom Ring Entrance -
"Everybody Loves Me" by OneRepublic begins a slow beat over the sound system, erupting into it's acoustic jam as a very hostile crowd heralds the arrival of HOW Hall of Famer Michael Best. As always, a small but vocal minority of 35 year old white men rise up in cheers, the crowd at war as the always polarizing wrestling veteran steps out slowly onto the stage, making his way toward the ramp.
As he saunters toward the ring, Mike makes a big show of making sure the camera gets a good zoomed in shot as he flips the bird, displaying his Hall of Fame ring prominently.
He smirks out into a jeering crowd as he approaches the apron, rolling under the bottom rope and standing to his feet in the ring. He slowly makes his way toward his corner, stretching and preparing for the beginning of the match as his music begins to quiet and fade away.
Gender - Identifies as a black attack helicopter, but with a penis.
Hometown - Chicago, IL
Why is your character a wrestler - Michael Best is the heir apparent to High Octane Wrestling, a position he's been groomed for over the better part of a decade. Prior to that, he was a wrestler on the indies, and before that, an amateur wrestler in highschool. The business is in his blood, and even when wrestling wasn't paying the bills, Mike Best could usually be found working out and taking amateur MMA fights in gyms across Chicago. He loves the attention, he loves the competition, and he loves to prove he's the best, by any means necessary. And often to a fault.
Wrestling Style/Resemblence - Mixed Martial Arts / Technical Striker
Trademark Maneuver(s) -
STRIKING:
Short Arm Clotheslline
Standing Dropkick
Low Leg Kick
Knee Trembler
Knee To Face (Downed Opponent)
Running Knee Drop
Crossface Punches (Ground)
Running Chest Kick
MMA Knee Strikes
MMA Style Punches
WRESTLING MANEUVERS
Corner Step-Up Enzuigiri
Step-Up Enzuigiri
Corkscrew Enzuigiri
Double Leg Takedown
Belly To Belly Suplex
Belly To Back Suplex
Northern Lights Suplex
Snap Suplex
All the fucking suplexes
Arm Drag
Snap DDT
Spinning Spinebuster
Standing Headlock
Full Weight Lariat
Russian Leg Sweep
Working Limbs / Rest Holds
ARMBARS (Fujiama, Knee, Cross, etc.)
Guillotine Choke
Rear Naked Choke
Kimura Lock
HEEL MOVES
Low Blows
Punches To Back Of The Head
Kick To The Ribs / Head (Downed Opponent)
Distraction
Illegal Pins
Arrogant Fanfare / Showboating Pins
Eye Rake / Gouge
SIGNATURE MOVES
Hashtag Machine - Triangle Choke / Shining Triangle
The Maul of Fame - Repeated mounted punches with his Hall of Fame ring on
I Kneed A Hero - Running Shining Wizard
Hartisuke Armbar - Crucifix Driver Into Armbar
eMpire of the Son (Alternate Finisher) - Cross Rhodes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km75j1aWA74)
Set up to Finisher - Anything that knocks the opponent to their knees, or makes them get up to their knees. Running start.
Finisher - I Kneed A Hero - Running Shining Wizard
Alignment - Rapist Level Heel / Hero to White Males 35+
HOW
Entrance Theme: “Everybody Loves Me” by OneRepublic
Entrance Description: “Everybody Loves Me” by OneRepublic begins a slow beat over the sound system, erupting into it’s acoustic jam, heralding the arrival of the SON OF GOD, Michael Lee Best. The always polarizing wrestling veteran steps out slowly onto the stage, making his way toward the ramp.
As he saunters toward the ring, Mike makes a big show of making sure the camera gets a good zoomed in shot as he flips the bird, displaying his Hall of Fame ring prominently. He approaches the apron, rolling under the bottom rope and standing to his feet in the ring. Michael slowly makes his way toward his corner, stretching and preparing for the beginning of the match as his music begins to quiet and fade away.
Finishing Move: I KNEED A HERO!
Description: A running shining wizard that collides with an opponent who is seated or on their knees.
Signature Move: Hashtag Muted, The ELL OH ELBOW
Description: Standing Superkick, Mounted position 12-6 elbows until his opponent stops breathing, or at least moving.
Moveset Standing:
All The Fucking Suplexes (Belly-To-Belly, Belly-To-Back, Snap, Northern Lights, etc.)
MMA Style Strikes (Punches, Elbows, Knees and High/Low Kicks)
Standing headlocks, rest holds, and technical submissions.
Technical Slams (Russian Legsweep, Spinning Spinebuster, etc.)
Illegal holds, eye-rakes, low blows, etc.
Moveset Opponent Grounded:
ARMBARS (Fujiama, Knee, Cross, etc.)
The Maul of Fame – Mounted punches with his Hall of Fame ring
Ground Chokes
Sasori-Gatame (Sharpshooter)
Ground & Pound / MMA mount and submission transitions
Moveset Running:
Running full-weight lariat
The FiveTime-Out (Shining Triangle Choke)
Running Snap Dropkick
Running Knee Strike
The Jesus Complex – Crucifix Driver w/ Pin
Moveset Corner:
Knife Edge Chops
Step-Up Enzuigiri
Mounted Corner Punches
Running baseball slide/dropkick
Body / High Kicks
Moveset Top Rope:
Mike Best does his best not to ascend the top rope, but could throw an elbow drop or full body splash in a pinch.
Moveset Outside The Ring:
Outside striking
Opportunistic use of the environment/weapons
Slams on the exposed concrete or guardrails