Mad Scientist

"King Kong died for your sins!" That needs to be on a T-shirt. Or a bumper sticker. Something. Great promo.

Real Name: Chris (I know there's way too many of us; blame unimaginative parents) Characters Portrayed: Michael Alexander In SWF Since: June 2007 Real-Life Height: 5'9" Real-Life Weight: 200 lbs. Real-Life Age: 33 Real-Life Location: Easley, South Carolina Picture: Education: BA in History and Political Science, MA in Ancient History, JD Accomplishments Outside of SWF: Tricked the wife into marrying me; being a father (I forget the other stuff) Favorite Band: Linkin Park right now, but my musical tastes run the gamut; I have CDs of everything from South African tribal dances to Hank Williams to the aforementioned Linkin Park. Favorite Song: "She Blinded Me With Science" Favorite Movie: Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Honestly, I count this as one really, really, really long movie, with 1 year intermissions) - Yes, I'm that much of a fantasy lit geek. Virgin? Explain.: No. Married. Knocked up the wife. See above accomplishments. Accomplishments Within SWF: Uhm...not losing to the enhancement talent so far... Favorite SWF Moment: Right now, it was Alan Clarke's throwaway line to Tom Flesher during a recent promo - "Just kidding; Disney is all about Coca-cola." Favorite SWF Writer (All-Time): So far, the best matches I've seen have been Toxxic's and Clarke's. Haven't read enough yet to judge between the two. I'm really new, so I haven't seen a lot of the other folks people are mentioning. Favorite SWF Writer (Current): See above. Why You Joined The SWF: Saw someone mention it on the boards and found it at the bottom of the list. Read through a lot of the recent matches and promos, enjoyed the heck out of them, and wanted to get in on it. I'm also a bit of a wrestling geek...go figure.

Cool, I get the House of Marvelous this week! I'll endeavor not to suck at my first promo.

MANSON seems much more like someone who would use a very angry shade of red for his eyebeams. Or at least a really naughty scarlet.

Not a whole lot to add to what's already been said. I love FULMINATUS!'s concept. The match was very good, although it seemed a little light on the commentary at points, or at least lighter than the typical match I've read here so far.

Well, sort of. Law actually. Real estate law in particular. If you've seen the typical documents that are involved in your average real estate closing, cryptography isn't far off.

I was late, I'm afraid. I just sent it in a few minutes ago to the marker. My bad. Damn sneaky job caught up with me this week (last week or so of the month gets crazy).

Apologies about my late submission. I hope it did not screw things up too much. I just sent it to the marker a few minutes ago. *really not starting a late-match-submission trend...really*

That was some excellent first-person storytelling. I don't know how well it will transfer to the third-person match style that seems to predominate (at least for the almost-2 weeks I've been here). But very good inside-the-head writing. I like it a lot. Honestly, a dark match as a promo never occurred to me. Very cool idea, and I thought it was well executed. For whatever it's worth, you've got my newb kudos (or would that be kewdos?).

It is a cool way to intro a new character. I kinda wish I'd done something like that myself. Ah, well. Live and learn.

I made a serious effort to read the latest serious of matches before I wrote mine up. And the manatee match from the 13th Hour PPV was stuck in my mind. I just had to comment on it. Just the thought of someone wrestling in that kind of outfit...I had to comment on it in some way. And I'm really not any kind of ringer. Seriously. I know that of course that's exactly what I'd say if I was a ringer, but I'm being honest. I'm just a longtime wrestling fan. I had almost jumped into the SWF when I first joined SM forums back in '06, but had a ton of personal stuff pop up at once (new job, new town to move into, new baby to figure out - the diapers go on the bottom end of the baby, I discovered ) to get used into anything. I was barely able to post on the regular forums for a good long while, as my post counter indicates. I do take that as a compliment, though. I had meant to note that Tod has swung almost completely around from the force of his missed punch, but looking back I realize I forgot to write that part in. His swing and miss was supposed to end with him facing the ropes/turnbuckle, and the dragon suplex would therefore place him into the center of the ring. Thanks for the compliments, and I'll try and keep the good stuff up.

Anyone willing to give me a little feedback? Was the match on the mark, way off, close but no banana?

As one of the newbs (or is it n00bs? I can't keep up with this new-fangled leet-speak), I like the idea of a division where I can get in some practice without getting my fictional wrestling buttocks handed to me every week by all of the guys that have been in the game longer. And it makes a good building block for pushes and heat for us newbies. I'd like to keep it as a belt, because who wants to carry in a trophy for gloat-fest promos? Those things are heavy and unwieldy. It could make a good weapon in a Hardcore match though. Big, heavy, and eminently breakable...

Damn, I'm outta touch then. I've been watching TNA for a while, which was my first real exposure to Daniels. I had never seen him use that move before; mostly I'd seen him use the Angel's Wings and the BME. He needs to use it a helluvalot more then. It's way cooler than the Angel's Wings. At least to me, anyway. Daniels calls that move the Last Rites, and it has been one of his three finishers for a while now. Did anyone see on Impact that they advertised a match at the PPV with Senshi in it? I think it was one of the tag matches, but there is nothing about it on TNA's website. Speaking of TNA's site, although nothing was mentioned on Impact, the Wycheck/Storm match has been changed to Jerry Lynn/Frank Wycheck vs. Ron Killings/James Storm. It makes no sense at all to have either Lynn or Killings in the match, but it'll at least be better than a 1 on 1 contest. EDIT: Senshi is Rhino's new partner according to the Slammiversary preview topic.

Yeah, that angle with Storm and Wycheck is another bungle waiting to happen. Storm is being actively wasted in stupid go-nowhere feuds. Same story for Harris. TNA really doesn't know what to do with them now. Sad, as both of them are excellent performers. Jarret really needs to stay the heck away from the title. For both his sake and for TNA. For the title picture they need to give the belt to either Joe or Styles. But I also have the same feeling you do about Jarrett stepping in for the "against all odds"/"overcoming personal tragedy" title win, which is both hackneyed booking and a cheapening of the actual tragic family loss Jarrett has suffered.

Finally got the chance to watch TNA for this week. I was impressed. Not that it takes much to impress me as it regards TNA's TV show anymore, but it was actually pretty good. The show structure and the wrestling was solid. Cornette plays an excellent GM for TNA, and his actions make a lot of sense most of the time. Dutt's promos are actually fairly decent now. I still want to see him as the heel version of his guru gimmick though. Talk about peace, love and harmony, then hit somebody in the face with a spinning heel kick and go after people with chairs. I'm annoyed that LAX seems to be completely out of the title picture now. This feud with Hector Guerrero would be an interesting aside to them challenging for the title, but they lost the title in what for them was talked up as TNA throwing 3D at them until 3D finally won. They went from a megapush as a tag team that beat all comers to a couple of guys that are chasing a member of the Spanish announce team (at least I thought that's what Hector was) and getting beaten up by two random guys from the midcard roster (Rhyno and Harris). Those guys are way too entertaining to watch not be on TV. And where the heck were Sabin and Shelley? No X-division match at all? That's a serious example of TNA ignoring their greatest asset as a wrestling promotion, and their best repository of raw talent. I know they only have so much time, but that means that you lead with your best stuff and fit in the extraneous junk (i.e., VKM, Basham/Damaja, 3D) as an afterthought at best. Also, I'm liking the Sting/Daniels storyline. I see it as some sort of Star Wars deal, especially with Daniels almost quoting Vader from Episode 3 with that "You're either with me or against me." Sting's obviously in the Obi Wan role, with Daniels playing dark mirror. There's also a lot of ambiguity in Sting's character (the uberbabyface goody-good that carries around a baseball bat) that Daniels should be capitalizing on, calling him a hypocrite for pretending to be the pristine good guy for the fans while always having the bat around. I don't think TNA will ever go for that semi-cerebral of a storyline, but I'd love to see it. And I marked out BIG TIME for Daniels' use of the ol' "Roll of the Dice." I LOVE that move. That should be his new finisher, as it sort of mocks Sting's "Scorpion Death Drop" with its initial setup.

Hi, guys. Just wanted to introduce myself, and this seemed like the right forum for it. I just hope I can keep up with things. Old school wrestling geek slowly getting back into it. I'm looking forward to getting my quasi-authorial BUTT handed to me for a while.

Not related to Pretzler that I know of. Of course, I wouldn't admit it if I was, would I?

I gotta agree. Unwieldy, yes, but definitely catchy.

Thanks folks! My intention is to stick around until I've far outlived my welcome and my usefulness. Can't wait to lose my first match.

(Recent edit: 8/23/2007, for new aka) Smarks Board Name: godfish Wrestlers Name: Michael Alexander, also known as (in some cases only by self-reference) the Professor of Pain, the Mad Scientist of the Mat, the Evil Genius, The Most Scientifically Scintillating Superstar Ever to Enter the Squared Circle, the Eidolon of Excellence Height: 5’11” Weight: 221 lbs. Hometown: Greenville, South Carolina Age: 30 Face/Heel: Heel tendencies, but could play a reasonable anti-babyface Stable: No Stable per se, but has taken to tagging with MANSON, dubbing themselves "Slaughterhouse/Five" Ring Escort: None Weapon(s): Typically avoids them, but will occasionally make use of a steel chair or sledgehammer at need; enjoys incorporating weapons in hardcore matches into submission-style maneuvers (i.e., using a Singapore cane for leverage in a choking STF) Quotes: “Wrestling is not simply a battle of strength, but also one of wits; in this case, you are simply outmatched.” “You will be outwitted, outwrestled, and quite simply outclassed by The Most Scientifically Scintillating Superstar Ever to Enter the Squared Circle.” "Scientific curiosity is a dangerous thing...especially when you are its subject." Looks: Alexander is of medium height with a good physique, if not a lot of obvious power. He keeps his black hair cut very short, and sports a close trimmed goatee without a mustache. In the ring he wears classic style dark blue tights with asymmetrically aligned designs in white resembling a mixture of geometry and Celtic knot art. His boots are white with dark blue trim. Ring Entrance: “Dread Rock” by Paul Oakenfold begins to play, and the a video montage of Alexander’s previous in-ring exploits interspersed with Da Vinci’s “Vitruvian Man” highlighting the areas that the various moves depicted injure on his opponents. The lights in the arena flicker in time with the Smarktron. ***FUNYON INTRO*** Alexander steps out onto the stage, and the flicker lighting stops dead. He gazes out over the crowd, smirks, and makes his way to the ring, trash-talking to the crowd. He will roll into the ring, taking up a position in his corner and stretch, adjusting his boots, apparently disinterested in his opponent or the crowd, while smirking to himself. Stats: ¯¯¯¯¯ Strength: 4 (reasonably strong light heavyweight; can probably reliably lift anyone up to about 250 lbs. for lift/suplex/slam moves) Speed: 5 (quick for his size, but nowhere near a lot of the cruiserweights; his speed really comes out in chain wrestling more so than actual movement or crazy flippy stuff) Vitality: 5 (tough guy to put down and keeps himself in good shape; a good finisher will put him down, but he will rarely go down to much less than that) Charisma: 6 (something about him resonates with fans; comes off as an old school heel that you love to hate - Carlito in his early heel incarnation is similar to his appeal, but he comes off much more like Lance Storm's "serious" phase) Style: Technical wrestler with little tiny bit of luchador thrown in...and maybe a touch of puro...just a very little touch, mind you. Signature moves: Release Dragon Suplex Whiplash (HHH-style facebuster in which Alexander hangs on to the opponent’s head, stepping over and turning himself around and shifting into a Side Russian Leg Sweep, normally rolling over into pin) Dragon Wing (Chickenwing combined with a Dragon Sleeper; can either remain standing with the move, using it as a submission, or drop backwards, turning it into a reverse DDT/armbreaker combination) Ouroboros (Spinning Toe Hold combined with a Front Facelock- basically he spins his opponent's leg around to the full torque, scissoring the opponent's leg between his own, then he will reach over and pull the opponent's head into a front facelock, usually rolling over to the side while keeping the opponent's leg pinioned and the head in the facelock; he will use this as a weardown hold most of the time, but it could be used as a submission if need be) Ouroboros II (Single Leg Crab/Headscissors - basically, he applies a single leg crab as normal, but pulls almost into a "Lion Tamer" stance, with the inside of one of his knees right beside his opponent's head; he then rolls to one side and during the roll hooks his opponent's head into the headscissors while still maintaining his hold on the halfcrab. This causes no small amount of pressure to the leg, the back, and the neck. He usually uses this as a weardown hold, although it could be used to garner a submission) Foucault’s Pendulum (Catatonic into a backbreaker) Shining Heel-kick Enzuigiri (Shining Enzuigiri using the heel of the foot for the actual kick; basically he combines a spinning heel kick with a Shining Enzuigiri) Tope-style Legbreaker (placing a fallen opponent's leg on the bottom rope, he steps to the outside and stands on his opponent's ankle or calf as it rests on the bottom rope; after a bit of showboating perhaps, he will spring over the top rope and deliver a double stomp to his opponent's exposed leg, usually around the knee area) Inverted Dragon Screw (basically a normal dragon screw, except he lifts the leg from behind his opponent and it ends up with the opponent hitting the mat face down; loves to use this as a setup from the Gordian Knot) The Crucible (Airplane Spin into a flapjack - he basically flings the opponent off his shoulders during the spin, but holds on to one of his opponent's legs and falls backward, dropping his opponent on his face) Common moves: Mad Mat Skills (Alexander prides himself on mat wrestling with good reason; this is his strong suit - he can go hold for hold with anyone, and will do it to start out almost any match, given the opportunity.) Running knee lift Rolling neckbreaker Suplexes Dropkick to Knee Chopblock (often from the second rope/turnbuckle) MMA-style leg kicks Drop Toehold Flying Forearm Smash Head scissors armbar (Stranglehold Alpha) Jumping Knee Drop (usually to the chest, neck, or head) Spinning Back Elbow Springboard Calf Kick Spin Kick to the Gut Armbars Legbreakers Leglocks of various sorts Improvised Weardown Holds for whatever body part he’s working on (using the ropes or turnbuckles for extra leverage or damage) Chain Wrestling (loves to string moves together and combine them for extra effect) Dickish heel moves (slaps to the face, slaps to the back of head, a bootwash here or there) Mocking (he'll do his best to make fun of his opponent when he thinks he's got the advantage) Rare moves: Tornado DDT from the turnbuckle Blackout (Cobra Clutch with a body scissors) Superfly Splash Missile Dropkick Suicide Plancha Finishers: The Gordian Knot (primary finisher) (Reverse Indian Deathlock; he begins this typically with a drop toe hold or inverted dragon screw, leaving his opponent face down, then rolls up, folds his opponent’s legs into the position around his leg and drops backwards, his body forming roughly a thirty degree angle with his opponent’s body) Event Horizon (Spinning Blue Thunder Bomb; usually turns this into a pinning combination) DELENDA EST (*RARE*; this is what he'll do if he's looking to send a message, and that message is that he really, really, seriously doesn't like you - it's a super tiger driver ('91). Yes, that's right. The opponent is seated on the top turnbuckle. Alexander climbs up, facing him, and underhooks both arms in the standard tiger driver position, then lifts his opponent up and falls backwards from the turnbuckle, bringing his opponent down to land on his neck and shoulders between Alexander's extended legs. Needless to say, this move is not pleasant for anyone involved, thus it is something that is rarely used in any normal context. Not something that anyone kicks out of, needless to say.) Notes: Michael Alexander is a classic superior heel. He acts and carries himself as if he knows that he is better than his opponent and anyone else that he encounters; his favorite vehicle for this is to make obscure references and mock those who miss them. If he is beaten, he will rationalize that he made an error, not that his opponent was good enough to beat him independently. Alexander will apply classic submissionist tactics in most of his matches, working on a chosen body part (usually a leg to set up his favorite finisher, but will also work his opponent’s weak or strategic points if he feels the need (i.e., if his opponent’s most dangerous moves make use of his shoulder or arm, he will focus on that, trying to remove his opponent’s strengths or capitalize on a weakness). He will mix up his basic tactics with a mix of heelish humiliation moves (like slaps to the head while applying an arm bar), kicks and stomps, and an occasional high kick or acrobatic move to keep his opponent off-guard and rattled. Against an opponent on roughly his same scale (cruiserweight up to a heavyweight), he will be a little more willing to go mano-a-mano, but will not desert his basic strategy. Against a big man or a very powerful one, he will add in a few more high impact moves like high kicks, flying forearms, diving lariats, and dropkicks to help wear down his opponent to allow him to implement his basic submission style without risking being caught in a dangerous situation where he may be overpowered. Alexander loves to play mindgames as well. He is not above threatening a manager to distract his opponent, nor will he hesitate to take any advantage offered to him to score a win. Alexander considers each match to be an extremely physical game of chess, and he believes it’s foolish to pass up any advantage offered. He will not stoop to using the classic "foreign object," though, as he feels this to be an admission of his difficulty with his opponent (this will not stop him from making the most of a hardcore match; it just means he doesn't pack his trunks with brass knuckles or the like). His main flaw in many matches is his overconfidence. Alexander, if he feels his opponent is broken down sufficiently, will waste time either berating/mocking him or mocking the crowd and/or ringside managers/valets. This can allow him to be blindsided if his opponent is able to capitalize. If his opponent catches him in this way once, Alexander will be wary for the remainder of the match, refocusing himself if the lapse did not allow his opponent to hit a finisher and/or get a quick pin. Bio: Michael Alexander was born in the upstate of South Carolina. He has an MA in History and is very well-read. He had some training in Juijitsu but did not pursue competition. Alexander got into wrestling at an early age by watching old Jim Crockett NWA shows both locally and on TV. He began his wrestling career training in both Canada and Mexico. Obviously, the Canadian training forms the roots of his current style. He has taken a tour of Japan as well. He has worked mostly independent promotions up until this point in his career, with no mainstream exposure in the United States or Europe. ------------------------------------------------------ Tag Stats for Slaughterhouse/Five (MANSON and Alexander). Weight: 451 lbs. Alignment: Heel Entrance: The arena lights drop, cueing a guttural, distorted warbling from the speakers, which brings the fans up to their feet as tension builds, when… "ATTACK!" Devin Townsend's 'Ziltoidia Attaxx!!!' kicks off, the thick, heavy tune accompanied by flashing strobes and spotlights which roam the arena. The SmarkTron lights up with images of Vitruvian Man interspersed with shots of MANSON and Michael Alexander. "People of Earth… we are your Ziltoidian overlords… …resistance… is futile…" The crowd boos as the two enter the arena, with Michael Alexander taking the lead and MANSON following behind. While Alexander berates those ringside, MANSON follows along silently, his eyes darting around the arena and chains rattling nonetheless. They roll into their ring, and while Alexander immediately moves on to their corner, the Messiah pulls out the metal bat from beneath his cloak. He begins stomping about the ring, the bat held high in the air until the referee calms him down, convincing him to drop it to the outside while Alexander watches the antics with a bemused smirk on his face. Finally MANSON backs away, discarding the mask and cloak, as well, placing both over the post and preparing for the match. Double Team Moves: OMEGA Point (Gamengiri/Heel Kick Enzuigiri; basically MANSON kicks them in the face or side of the head, and Alexander kicks them in the back of the head, AT EXACTLY THE SAME TIME) Magnum Opus (Flapjack/Enzuigiri; MANSON lifts them up, and Alexander kicks them in the back of the head, and MANSON drops them on their face) Psychotic Break (Chopblock/Lariat; Both men charge an opponent from opposite sides, with Alexander hitting a chopblock and MANSON hitting his lariat)

Shelly is simply awesome. Why doesn't this guy get any kind of decent push? Great in-ring ability, excellent workrate, funny as heck on the mike...what else do you need? Is it just all backstage politicking?

Raven isnt on the booking committee and dont ruin his good name by throwing him in with them. As for Dixie, she did come off very well and her defending of Russo was very admrable. TBH, her admitting of the crowds chants came off even better. Shows that at least they're listening, even if there not doing anything about it. The booking committee is Jarrett, Russo and Dutch Mantel. Jarrett is the head of the committee, but all three of them have input. At least as of a few weeks ago, Russo was mainly responsible for the writing of Impact, although for the last couple of weeks Mantel has been 'making the final calls' of what goes into Impact. However, Jeff's wife has taken a turn for the worse lately, so the booking is mainly just Russo and Mantel for obvious reasons. While Cornette, Raven, etc can pitch ideas, it all comes down to the aforementioned trio of Jarrett, Russo and Mantel. Raven is absolved then if he isn't one of the final decision-makers. Jarrett should know better, but if Mantell has final say, then the blame is all his.

I hate to say it, but I loved that guitar shot. And Joe's look of utter disbelief afterward. I just wish that Jarrett wouldn't have had that weird "I just finished a really great joint" grin on his face the whole time.

The only problem is that if she believes that she really is "competing" with the WWE, she's possibly delusional. Is she in a better position than promotions like ROH? Certainly. But she competes with the WWE only in the most basic sense - that they are both wrestling promotion business. You might as well say that the shrew competes with the shark, since they're both predators. Her defense of Russo is actually reasonable. The booking committee itself deserves more of the blame than simply one member of it. The basic purpose of a committee is to temper the bad tendencies or ideas that show up, hopefully coming up with something better than one individual could have done. That does not seem to be happening. It's not just Russo that's screwing things up, if any of the most egregious offenses were his brainchildren, it's the whole booking committee not doing its job. Mantell is a problem too. I'm surprised that Jarrett, Raven, and Cornette, all of whom I would have thought understood the business better, and who are also supposedly part of the booking committee, are letting a lot of this stuff go.