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| The Patron Saint |
Posted: Mar 25 2008, 01:13 AM
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The Patron Saint Active aliases: "Technical Spectacle", "New Revelation", "Stunning Submissionist", "Psycho Killer", "Personal Jesus", “Paradigm of Professional Wrestling", "The Saint" Physical appearance:  Height: 6' 1" Weight: 231 lbs Hometown: New York, New York Billed from: New York, New York Birthdate: November 21, 1984 Entrance music: "Psycho Killer" by Talking Heads Personality: The paradigm of invidious consumption, showing off just to make others jealous and envious of his happiness. He has become a completely shallow human being, caring about no one other than himself and seeing others as only tools to be used. This facade of a suave gentleman fades once he gets angry, usually because of feelings that he is inadequate. Whenever in the ring, the true extent of his sadistic nature is seen, as he undergoes a complete transformation into a depersonalized animal. Has also been known to display humor backstage and in interviews, due to his annoyance and disgust with most of his fellow athletes. Competitive position: Main Event heel Finishing maneuver(s): Throat Slasher - arm-trap cutter (usually elevated) Not Safe for Wrestling (NSFW) - cut-throat crossface Rarely-used maneuver(s): Hotshot Slash - Back suplex side slam (His former primary finisher, used only as his last possible resort; always puts the opponent away.) Shooting Star Press (Another last resort maneuver; exclusive to the occasional high spot match.) Dragonlock - Grapevine anklelock (His former submisison finisher, hardly used due to the lack of leg-specific maneuvers in his arsenal.) Signature maneuver(s): Chinlock backbreaker Key lock Regal-plex Arm-trap neckbreaker Hangman's neckbreaker Fireman's Carry facebreaker Downward Spiral Johnny Saint special Air raid crash Exploder suplex Asai moonsault Various lariats Various uppercuts Front-facelock elbow smash onto knee High-knee charge to the corner, followed by an enzuigiri Wrestling style: European-style roughneck submissionist. Uses takedowns and forearms to wear down his opponent before using actual wrestling maneuvers to apply pressure to the upper body (mostly shoulders, neck and back). He never likes to let his opponent land on the canvas, preferring his bent knees as crash spots to inflict more damage. After undergoing some Muay Thai and Chun Kuk Do training, he's become a much more confident kicker, usually going for shots to the spine or to the head on a prone opponent. He still prefers strikes with his knees, but has lost the use of dropkicks; also prefers the use of chops and forearms over punches. The "European" element comes from the fact that he will finish an opponent with a lariat or roll-up just as likely as he would with a finishing or trademark maneuver. Wrestling attire: White wrestling tights - with red slogans - that stretch down to his black wrestling boots. Wears white elbow pads, each with a red "ΦΣΤ" insignia (or the letters NSFW) and frequently sports white tape around his wrists. During his entrance, wears a white hooded ring jacket with a red iron cross down the back; centered. Official merchandise: "Out of My Way" Official T-Shirt "Dragonlock" Official T-Shirt PWA Championship History: PWA World Champion (2) 1 - (04/07/08 - 07/20/08) 2 - (09/21/08 - 12/21/08) PWA Intercontinental Champion (3) 1 - (9/18/05 - 1/8/06) 2 - (1/29/06 - 5/21/06) 3 - (2/4/07 - 2/25/07) PWA World Tag Team Champion (3) 1 - (6/1/05 - 7/10/05) w/ Tom Tyco 2 - (9/4/05 - 1/1/06) w/ Zach Pendergrass 3 - (7/23/06 - 2/4/07) w/ Piccie Smalls PWA Hardcore Champion (4) 1 - (04/06/05 - 04/07/05) 2 - (04/10/05 - 5/01/05) 3 - (05/08/05 - 5/15/05) 4 - (06/22/07 - 07/18/07) PWA Classic Champion (1) 1 - (07/18/07 - 9/17/07) Other PWA Accomplishments: Winner in the PWA Hardcore Massacre Battle Royal Winner (2005) Winner in the PWA Three Hours of Power Tournament (2006) Runner-up in the PWA WrestleFest Rumble (2006) Runner-up in the PWA CUP II (2008) Roleplayer of the Month (June 2005) Roleplayer of the Month (September 2005) Roleplayer of the Month (October 2005) Roleplayer of the Month (November 2005) Roleplayer of the Month (December 2005) Roleplayer of the Month (March 2006) Roleplayer of the Month (April 2006) Roleplayer of the PPV (Extreme Destruction 2005) Roleplayer of the PPV (WrestleFest 2005) Promoer of the Month (June 2005) Promoer of the Month (June 2007) Match of the Month - Tommy Dragon vs. Showtime vs. P.Y (September 2005) Match of the Month - Tommy Dragon vs. Showtime (January 2006) Match of the Month - Tommy Dragon vs. ALX (May 2006) Match of the PPV - Tommy Dragon vs. Showtime (Extreme Destruction 2005) Match of the PPV - Tommy Dragon vs. P.Y (Three Hours of Power 2006) Artist of the Year (2005) Artist of the Year (2007) Artist of the Year (2008) Classic Champion of the Year (2007) Intercontinental Champion of the Year (2005) Intercontinental Champion of the Year (2006) World Champion of the Year (2008) Staff Member of the Year (2005) Staff Member of the Year (2008) Tag Team Champion of the Year w/ Zach Pendergrass (2005) Tag Team Champion of the Year w/ Piccie Smalls (2006) Tag Team of the Year w/ Piccie Smalls (2006) Voted Greatest Classic Champion in PWA History (2007) Voted Greatest Intercontinental Champion in PWA History (2007) Voted Greatest Tag Team Champion in PWA History w/ Piccie Smalls (2007) Voted Fourth Greatest Roleplayer in PWA History (2007) Voted Third Greatest Tag Team Competitor in PWA History (2007) Career Championship History: American Wrestling Alliance Heavyweight Champion (2) American Wrestling Alliance Tag Team Champion (1) American Wrestling Alliance National Champion (1) Insane Wrestling Association United States Champion (1) Insane Wrestling Association Television Champion (2) Dark Nemesis Wrestling Television Champion (1) Online Wrestling Federation National Tag Team Champion (3) Pelican Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Champion (1) Xtreme Sports Entertainment World Heavyweight Champion (2) Xtreme Sports Entertainment World Television Champion (1) Other Career Accomplishments: Winner of the American Wrestling Alliance National Tournament (2003) Winner of the American Wrestling Alliance Royal Rumble (2003) Winner of the American Wrestling Alliance Royal Rumble (2004) Winner of the Online Wrestling Federation Tag Team Grand Prix (2002) Winner of the Online Wrestling Federation Tag Team Grand Prix (2003) Stables/Tag Team History: (The Hotshot Corporation) - w/ Anthony Martin, Mark Hayden & New York Man [disbanded] Tommy Dragon, Tom Tyco [disbanded] (Marks of Perfection) - w/ Zach Pendergrass, ALX, Vulture [disbanded] (Sparkle Motion!)- w/ Piccie Smalls [disbanded] (Heaven and Hell) - w/ Showtime [disbanded] (Revolution Inc.) - w/ Kyle Rieger, Kalevala, Koda, Hellfire, Mario Woosey Notable Feuds: P.Y, Showtime, Deception, Sean Blake, Julio Guerrera, Piccie Smalls Allies/Friends: Casey Trained By: King Volcano, Tom Tyco Trained Wrestlers: Mike Constine, ALX Biography: Thomas Anthony Driver was born in New York, New York to Thomas Francis - a Coast Guard veteran and former amateur wrestling - and Elizabeth Ann Driver - a medical biller at the prestigious Lenox Hill Hospital on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. His uncle had already begun establishing himself in the Pelican Wrestling Federation as the monster King Volcano, but his family seemed reluctant in allowing their son to follow in the footsteps of his father’s eldest brother. He first became involved in wrestling following his enrollment in New York University, specifically when his parents refused to finance their seventeen-year-old son’s education. He began to rise in the local independent scene as Tommy Hollywood, attending a seminar presented by several established superstars in the business: specifically lectures given by Bret Hart and Chris Benoit in late-2001. Their words - and styles - would have a profound impact on the young athlete and would help shape his career as a technician. After continuing success in his hometown, Tommy would eventually be asked to join the Online Wrestling Federation. Though the company did not have a contract with any television stations, they were able to broadcast his matches on their website. As the fan favorite Tommy Hollywood, he would enter in the OWF Tag Team Grand Prix along with a fellow rookie Anthony Martin. The tandem were christened The Neo-Generation and defeated the Blaze Brothers, the favorites to win, to become the OWF National Tag Team Champions in a phenomenal ladder match. The match would later be awarded the tag match of the year, but their success was cut short early in 2003, when Anthony was severally injured in rematch against the Blaze Brothers. In order to avenge his loss, Tommy teams with the seemingly insane luchador - the Masked Maniac. At the same time, the company had allotted enough funds to hold it’s first Pay-Per-View event, OWF: In The House, and Tommy captured the titles for a second time. His second reign was much more successful than his first, even retaining the championships with Masked Maniac in the second OWF Tag Team Grand Prix. However, at the following show their reign would end when his cohort turned to join the partner-less Johnny Blaze to form the Kontrol Phreaks. His last run with the belts would come almost a year afterwards when he and Anthony Martin, as the reunited Neo-Generation defeated their arch-rivals the Blaze Brothers for a third and final reign. Within a month of being crowned champions, they lost to the current AWA Tag Team Champions, The Dark Church, in an extremely violent street fight. After losing, the Online Wrestling Federation and it’s titles were officially absorbed into the still-growing American Wrestling Alliance. Before the merger, Tommy had already made the trip over to the American Wresting Alliance, but as the American Crippler instead of his Hollywood-themed gimmick . While still employed under Online Wrestling, he would also made trips around the country as a member of the AWA roster. One of his first major moments with the organization came in mid-2003, when he would win the American Wrestling Alliance National Tournament that crowned him as the first-ever AWA National Champion. Only six months later, he would capture the AWA Heavyweight in the main event at All-Americana 2. In order to obtain contendership, the Crippler would enter first in the twenty person AWA Royal Rumble, eliminating five superstars while competing in the match. Also adding to this win was the fact he would pin then-current champion and growing adversary "Pure Heat" Antonio Blaze. His reign at the top would last a record breaking five months before Johnny Blaze, the previous champion’s brother, would capture the belt in a surprise challenge. The stress of being heavyweight champion had taken their toll on the young athlete and the loss would eventually make him snap, becoming a sinister heel whose mission was to injure everyone in his path. Around this time, he recruited the retired Masked Maniac’s partner Replay and re-christened him as Mike Hollywood. Together, the team would put an up-and-coming tandem called the Speed Demons on the shelf, as well as torment champion Johnny Blaze. Although they would win the AWA Tag Team Championships, the Crippler was focused solely on holding the primary title in the company. After two failed attempts at regaining his title, the American Crippler was humiliated when his own apprentice captured the title at Americana 3 - one year to the day from his own reign. The month previously, the Crippler had won his second AWA Royal Rumble and planned on facing the weakened Blaze following his match with Hollywood. He attempted to go through with his plan, but was defeated by the newly-crowned resilient champion. Mike’s reign was a short one, at the following month’s event the Crippler rolled-up his partner to begin his second run with the title. He once again ready to carry the company on his shoulders, but support fell through and the American Wrestling Alliance folded. At the final show, the American Crippler outlasted nineteen other superstars in a special battle royal in his first, last and only defense. At the end of the night, he laid the belt down in the center of the squared circle before walking away to join a rather unorthodox organization. For weeks, Xtreme Sports Entertainment television had been interrupted by segments featuring an unknown warrior who claimed he wanted to bring real wrestling to the hardcore-based company. The man turned out to be Tommy, under the name Bionic Wolverine, and he would constantly attack representatives of other sporting federations in an attempt to prove himself the greatest athlete in the world. After two months with the company, he would be granted a shot at XSE World Heavyweight Title at the very first show of 2004. The Bionic Wolverine would defeat “Awesome” Mark Constantine in a barbed-wire ladder match following a suicide headbutt from the outside into the ring. Not only would this award him the championship, but show that the technically-trained wrestler could compete in unfamiliar environments like the rest of his extreme peers. During his first reign, the Bionic Wolverine would unify the heavyweight belt with the XSE World Television Championship - then held by the record-breaking champion Nitro Boy. He would defend the title seven times in a period of four months before losing to the newly-returned Mark Constantine in a sixty-minute iron man match. It wasn’t long before his second reign began, with Mark leaving once again - this time permanently due to injury - and forcing a special tournament. After competing in four brutal rounds, including a Brawl of the Year winning semi-final bout with Nitro Boy, the Wolverine defeated Andre Hawk to win back the strap. Shortly after winning, he was contacted by an affiliate of Constantine’s, who persuaded him to join the recently reincarnated promotion Pelican Wrestling Federation - longtime rival of Pojo Wrestling. Tommy would hold the belt for a month before losing to Nitro Boy in their third and final match, competing until multiple incidents in PWF caused the superstar to put his young career on hold. With his uncle King Volcano a veteran of the company, Tommy would settle in quickly in order to fill the athlete’s rather large shoes. His success in Pelican was much different than his previous endeavors, as he would remain titleless for the majority of his stay with the company. While beating several of the organization’s notable contenders, he was consistently denied shots at the championships due to the reluctance of the established champions to defend. When he was finally awarded a shot at the World Heavyweight Title, booking decided that his win would only come about through a disqualification. Following this controversy, another match was booked and this time Tommy, whose gimmick was that of a masked half-Irish, half-Asian (despite lacking any blood from this line) known as the Genex Dragon, defeated Matt Van Dam. The next night, the referee determined that Van Dam’s foot was under the rope and so the title would be vacated. In the championship tournament for the belt, Tommy was eliminated in the first round when he walked out on opponent Ron “Big Bad” Gambino. Disenfranchised with the business, Tommy took a break for several months and focused on school work. After achieving his bachelors degree in an intensive program, he came across an ad for the Pojo Wrestling Alliance and decided to look into the prospect of competing there. This post has been edited by Tommy Dragon on Jul 12 2009, 04:10 AM |
     
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