John Carmichael updates
Dec 24, 2021 15:51:53 GMT -5
Post by Johnny Karma on Dec 24, 2021 15:51:53 GMT -5
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WRESTLER'S FULL NAME:
...is something you're never going to know
WRESTLER'S RING NAME:
John Carmichael
WRESTLER'S NICKNAME:
The Man Who Does Not Give A Damn, The Backbone of FGA
D.O.B.:
November 21st, 1989
HEIGHT:
6'1"
WEIGHT:
233lbs
ALIGNMENT:
2
BILLED FROM:
Queens, NYC
PRO DEBUT:
July 16th, 2010
PICBASE:
LA Knight/Eli Drake
MANAGER:
N/A
MOVESET
WRESTLING STYLE:
1. Methodical
2. Laconic
FINISHING MOVES:
1. Bloodline - (swinging lifting single underhook DDT, aka swinging DNA Driver)
2. 27 Club - (jumping tombstone)
TRADEMARK MOVES:
1. Queens Road (clothesline to the back of the head followed by a running lariat)
2. Life's A Bitch - pop up sitdown powerbomb
3. Salt of the Earth - tilt-a-whirl over the shoulder powerslam
4. Khartbreyk - rope hung swinging neckbreaker
5. Tahara - full nelson slam over the knee
COMMON MOVES:
STRIKING
- Sucker Kick (Carmichael tosses his weight belt to the opponent, and when they're distracted blasts them with a big boot)
- Pay Attention (haymaker to an opponent stepping though the ropes)
- Repeated knees to the midsection of a cornered opponent
- Arm wringer followed by shoulder block to the shoulder
- Standing dropkick
GRAPPLING
- Spite (fireman's carry into backbreaker)
- Fresh Meadow (swinging rib breaker)
- One Way Trip (knee to the gut followed by a snap DDT)
- Bitter Taste of Failure (belly to back superplex dropped onto the top turnbuckle)
- Tahara (full nelson slam over the knee)
- Divorced From Reality (single arm DDT)
- Half nelson suplex
- Double underhook suplex
- Fisherman's suplex
RUNNING
- Punch Drunk (running European uppercut in the corner followed by a running knee strike to the downed opponent)
- 718 (with an opponent lying on the ropes, Carmichael runs in and swings a knee through the ropes to knee them in the head)
- I Am Wrestling (Mr Wrestling II knee lift)
- Running dropkick to a seated opponent's shoulder
GROUND
- Yankees Still Suck (snap arm wringer to a face down opponent)
- Jumping knee drop
- Indian deathlock
- Figure four leglock
AERIAL
- Kiss The Dirt (diving bulldog)
- Armaros (diving back elbow from the second rope to a seated opponent)
- Diving elbow bat to an opponent's shoulder
ENTRANCE & ATTIRE
ENTRANCE MUSIC:
"When the Music's Over" by The Doors
RING ATTIRE:
Carmichael keeps it simple: a pair of jet black tights with "Carmichael" written down his leg in athletic gold in a script font down to a pair of old school black wrestling boots with white trim and a white weight belt with a black trim with "Carmichael" written across the back, and other than that he keeps things simple with white athletic tape on both wrists and a black elbow pad on his right elbow
For his entrance he wears a simple black leather jacket that's draped on his shoulders, while backstage he tends to wear the same jacket over a crisp white dress shirt that's untucked and has the top couple of buttons undone coupled with a pair of jeans and a pair of Chelsea boots
RING ENTRANCE:
CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRANCE:
CHARACTER BACKGROUND
PERSONALITY:
Driven by years of pent-up frustration, Carmichael is focused on teaching not only his opponents but also those watching who took him for granted for far too long a timely lesson, and that lesson is what happens when you think that you're better than him or, worse, assume that somebody else is better
STRENGTHS:
1. Wrestling Brain: Nobody can deny that he has always been smart and efficient in the ring, and able to think on the fly - the question is how that will be twisted to hurt opponents rather than merely overcome them as he did in the past.
2. Resilient: It has always taken a hell of a lot to put him down, as he;s been able to weather so many of his opponent's best shots and keep on fighting
3. Freedom: He genuinely doesn't give a damn what people think of him anymore, as he is done with that, which means he has no issue with going that little bit too far to prove a point
WEAKNESSES:
1. Lone Wolf: He's always gone it alone, and takes on too much, and for the first time ever he really is alone. Time will tell if he can operate like this
2. Spite: Carmichael is content to rub the fans' noses in the fact he's picking apart their favourites, which can potentially leave him open
3. Crusading: Carmichael is far more focused on whichever member of the roster he wishes to make an example of than he is on winning championships, although that may partly be down to working on the basis of eliminating any potential competition
TAUNTS/MANNERISMS:
1. Tapping himself on the chest with his index finger a couple of times
2. Wiping the hair out of his eyes before flicking the sweat in his opponent's direction
Allies & Foes:
ALLIES
1. Me
2. Myself
3. I
4.
5.
FOES
1. Chandler Scott
2. Izzy Anders
3. Fujiko Mine
4. Cordy Stevenson
5.
FGA CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD:
FGA World Championship x1
Pride Champion x2
ADDITIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD:
2017 Gold Rush Rumble
BACKGROUND:
In January of 2020, Johnny karma was brutally murdered in the centre of an FGA ring - not by an assailant, but by the obnoxious sense of entitlement of the FGA fanbase, who cast him aside because they had a new shiny toy to play with. In that moment, the years of toil and sacrifice boiled up as he realised there was only two options available to him: walk away, or tell the fanbase the harsh truths they were so determined to avoid.
For a few weeks he remained silent, until one day he resurfaced and took out Izzy Anders, and that's when his outlook became clear: having suffered for so long at the hands of those the fans now cheer as if those years of suffering never happened, it is time for those pent-up frustrations to be unleashed upon those who caused them, one false idol at a time.
WRESTLER'S FULL NAME:
...is something you're never going to know
WRESTLER'S RING NAME:
John Carmichael
WRESTLER'S NICKNAME:
The Man Who Does Not Give A Damn, The Backbone of FGA
D.O.B.:
November 21st, 1989
HEIGHT:
6'1"
WEIGHT:
233lbs
ALIGNMENT:
2
BILLED FROM:
Queens, NYC
PRO DEBUT:
July 16th, 2010
PICBASE:
LA Knight/Eli Drake
MANAGER:
N/A
MOVESET
WRESTLING STYLE:
1. Methodical
2. Laconic
FINISHING MOVES:
1. Bloodline - (swinging lifting single underhook DDT, aka swinging DNA Driver)
2. 27 Club - (jumping tombstone)
TRADEMARK MOVES:
1. Queens Road (clothesline to the back of the head followed by a running lariat)
2. Life's A Bitch - pop up sitdown powerbomb
3. Salt of the Earth - tilt-a-whirl over the shoulder powerslam
4. Khartbreyk - rope hung swinging neckbreaker
5. Tahara - full nelson slam over the knee
COMMON MOVES:
STRIKING
- Sucker Kick (Carmichael tosses his weight belt to the opponent, and when they're distracted blasts them with a big boot)
- Pay Attention (haymaker to an opponent stepping though the ropes)
- Repeated knees to the midsection of a cornered opponent
- Arm wringer followed by shoulder block to the shoulder
- Standing dropkick
GRAPPLING
- Spite (fireman's carry into backbreaker)
- Fresh Meadow (swinging rib breaker)
- One Way Trip (knee to the gut followed by a snap DDT)
- Bitter Taste of Failure (belly to back superplex dropped onto the top turnbuckle)
- Tahara (full nelson slam over the knee)
- Divorced From Reality (single arm DDT)
- Half nelson suplex
- Double underhook suplex
- Fisherman's suplex
RUNNING
- Punch Drunk (running European uppercut in the corner followed by a running knee strike to the downed opponent)
- 718 (with an opponent lying on the ropes, Carmichael runs in and swings a knee through the ropes to knee them in the head)
- I Am Wrestling (Mr Wrestling II knee lift)
- Running dropkick to a seated opponent's shoulder
GROUND
- Yankees Still Suck (snap arm wringer to a face down opponent)
- Jumping knee drop
- Indian deathlock
- Figure four leglock
AERIAL
- Kiss The Dirt (diving bulldog)
- Armaros (diving back elbow from the second rope to a seated opponent)
- Diving elbow bat to an opponent's shoulder
ENTRANCE & ATTIRE
ENTRANCE MUSIC:
"When the Music's Over" by The Doors
RING ATTIRE:
Carmichael keeps it simple: a pair of jet black tights with "Carmichael" written down his leg in athletic gold in a script font down to a pair of old school black wrestling boots with white trim and a white weight belt with a black trim with "Carmichael" written across the back, and other than that he keeps things simple with white athletic tape on both wrists and a black elbow pad on his right elbow
For his entrance he wears a simple black leather jacket that's draped on his shoulders, while backstage he tends to wear the same jacket over a crisp white dress shirt that's untucked and has the top couple of buttons undone coupled with a pair of jeans and a pair of Chelsea boots
RING ENTRANCE:
The arena lights dim as the unmistakable sound of Ray Manzarek's keyboard intro to When the Music's Over fills the arena, and as it builds The Lizard King himself speaks
[div align="center"][font color="CFB53B"]Yeah, c'mon[/font][/div]
The intro continues to build and build, to the point where it starts to feel more than a little self-indulgent that the crowd are being kept waiting that little bit too long in a darkened arena, that is until the song decides it's had its fun and kicks into gear
[font size="5"][div align="center"][font color="CFB53B"][b][i]YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!![/i][/b][/font][/div][/font]
And as the dirtiest of Bobby Krieger riffs rings out across the arena we see John Carmichael standing at the top of the ramp with his eyes closed and head tilted back for a second as he lets his arrival wash over those in the crowd and their immediate response wash right past him like water off a duck's back until he's good and ready and decides to start strolling to the ring
[div align="center"][font color="CFB53B"]When the music's over
When the music's over, yeah
Turn out the lights
Turn out the lights
Turn out the lights
Yeah[/font][/div]
Taking his time as he walks down the ramp, Carmichael makes sure that anyone and everyone within earshot who wants to say anything to him is met with a condescending look to remind them of their place in relation to his, namely he's the guy they paid to see while they're people who can shout a lot but nothing else
[div align="center"][font color="CFB53B"]When the music's over
When the music's over
When the music's over
Turn out the lights
Turn out the lights
Turn out the lights[/font][/div]
Once he makes his way to ringside, Carmichael climbs the ring steps and walks along the apron, coming to a halt halfway along where he turns to face the crowd before he slowly raises his right arm, taking his time to milk the crowd response before doubling down on riling them up by raising the index finger on his hand even more slowly, and judging by the look on his face he's loving every second of taking up their time before he steps between the ropes into the ring
[div align="center"][font color="CFB53B"]When the music's over
When the music's over
When the music's over
Turn out the lights
Turn out the lights
Turn out the lights[/font][/div]
Once inside the ring Carmichael simply shrugs the leather jacket off of his shoulders and folds it over his arm for a moment before shoving it into the chest of the referee and turning his back on him, and once he's done that Carmichael climbs the nearest turnbuckle and climbs to the middle rope where he stands, not to pose or appeal to the crowd but just to make sure that they know he's there and he's the focus of their attention
[div align="center"][font color="CFB53B"]For the music is your special friend
Dance on fire as it intends
Music is your only friend[/font][/div]
For a split second the song cuts out, and in that second Carmichael hops off the turnbuckle and walks to the middle of the ring, where he once again stands with no pose or appeal, just a spotlight which is on him the entire time
[div align="center"][font color="CFB53B"]Until the end
Until the end[/font][/div]
Finally Carmichael drops to a knee and lowers his head, knowing what's coming
[div align="center"][font color="CFB53B"]Until the...[b][i]END[/i][/b][/font][/div]
Right on cue with that Jim Morrison bellowing that last word, Carmichael once again raises his right arm and with it the index finger on his hand, at which point he raises his head to reveal the look of the cat who got the canary, or more accurately somebody who is looking the crowd in the face and outright laughing in their faces knowing they can't and won't do a damn thing about itCHAMPIONSHIP ENTRANCE:
The arena lights dim as the unmistakable sound of Ray Manzarek's keyboard intro to When the Music's Over fills the arena, and as it builds The Lizard King himself speaks
[div align="center"][font color="CFB53B"]Yeah, c'mon[/font][/div]
The intro continues to build and build, to the point where it starts to feel more than a little self-indulgent that the crowd are being kept waiting that little bit too long in a darkened arena, that is until the song decides it's had its fun and kicks into gear
[font size="5"][div align="center"][font color="CFB53B"][b][i]YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!![/i][/b][/font][/div][/font]
And as the dirtiest of Bobby Krieger riffs rings out across the arena we see John Carmichael standing at the top of the ramp with his eyes closed and head tilted back for a second as he lets his arrival wash over those in the crowd and their immediate response wash right past him like water off a duck's back, and once that's out of the way he lowers his head and simply looks at the title belt around his waist before looking at the crowd, and after shaking his head in disbelief that they're still acting salty he decides to start strolling to the ring
[div align="center"][font color="CFB53B"]When the music's over
When the music's over, yeah
Turn out the lights
Turn out the lights
Turn out the lights
Yeah[/font][/div]
Taking his time as he walks down the ramp, Carmichael makes sure that anyone and everyone within earshot who wants to say anything to him is reminded that there's a title belt around his waist and there's a good reason why it's there, so it doesn't matter what they think
[div align="center"][font color="CFB53B"]When the music's over
When the music's over
When the music's over
Turn out the lights
Turn out the lights
Turn out the lights[/font][/div]
Once he makes his way to ringside, Carmichael climbs the ring steps and walks along the apron, coming to a halt halfway along where he turns to face the crowd before he slowly raises his right arm, taking his time to milk the crowd response before doubling down on riling them up by raising the index finger on his hand even more slowly, and judging by the look on his face he's loving every second of taking up their time before he steps between the ropes into the ring
[div align="center"][font color="CFB53B"]When the music's over
When the music's over
When the music's over
Turn out the lights
Turn out the lights
Turn out the lights[/font][/div]
Once inside the ring Carmichael simply shrugs the leather jacket off of his shoulders and folds it over his arm for a moment before shoving it into the chest of the referee and turning his back on him, and once he's done that Carmichael climbs the nearest turnbuckle and climbs to the middle rope where he stands, not to pose or appeal to the crowd but just to make sure that they know he's there and he's the focus of their attention
[div align="center"][font color="CFB53B"]For the music is your special friend
Dance on fire as it intends
Music is your only friend[/font][/div]
For a split second the song cuts out, and in that second Carmichael hops off the turnbuckle and walks to the middle of the ring, where he once again stands with no pose or appeal, just a spotlight which is on him the entire time
[div align="center"][font color="CFB53B"]Until the end
Until the end[/font][/div]
Finally Carmichael drops to a knee and lowers his head while unfastening the belt from around his waist, knowing what's coming
[div align="center"][font color="CFB53B"]Until the...[b][i]END[/i][/b][/font][/div]
Right on cue with that Jim Morrison bellowing that last word, Carmichael once again raises his right arm but this time with the title belt firmly in his grasp which he raises with relish, at which point he raises his head to reveal the look of the cat who got the canary, and more than anything else at this exact moment in time that cat is holding the proof of the canary's demise and it;s not like anyone can do anything about itCHARACTER BACKGROUND
PERSONALITY:
Driven by years of pent-up frustration, Carmichael is focused on teaching not only his opponents but also those watching who took him for granted for far too long a timely lesson, and that lesson is what happens when you think that you're better than him or, worse, assume that somebody else is better
STRENGTHS:
1. Wrestling Brain: Nobody can deny that he has always been smart and efficient in the ring, and able to think on the fly - the question is how that will be twisted to hurt opponents rather than merely overcome them as he did in the past.
2. Resilient: It has always taken a hell of a lot to put him down, as he;s been able to weather so many of his opponent's best shots and keep on fighting
3. Freedom: He genuinely doesn't give a damn what people think of him anymore, as he is done with that, which means he has no issue with going that little bit too far to prove a point
WEAKNESSES:
1. Lone Wolf: He's always gone it alone, and takes on too much, and for the first time ever he really is alone. Time will tell if he can operate like this
2. Spite: Carmichael is content to rub the fans' noses in the fact he's picking apart their favourites, which can potentially leave him open
3. Crusading: Carmichael is far more focused on whichever member of the roster he wishes to make an example of than he is on winning championships, although that may partly be down to working on the basis of eliminating any potential competition
TAUNTS/MANNERISMS:
1. Tapping himself on the chest with his index finger a couple of times
2. Wiping the hair out of his eyes before flicking the sweat in his opponent's direction
Allies & Foes:
ALLIES
1. Me
2. Myself
3. I
4.
5.
FOES
1. Chandler Scott
2. Izzy Anders
3. Fujiko Mine
4. Cordy Stevenson
5.
FGA CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD:
FGA World Championship x1
Pride Champion x2
ADDITIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD:
2017 Gold Rush Rumble
BACKGROUND:
In January of 2020, Johnny karma was brutally murdered in the centre of an FGA ring - not by an assailant, but by the obnoxious sense of entitlement of the FGA fanbase, who cast him aside because they had a new shiny toy to play with. In that moment, the years of toil and sacrifice boiled up as he realised there was only two options available to him: walk away, or tell the fanbase the harsh truths they were so determined to avoid.
For a few weeks he remained silent, until one day he resurfaced and took out Izzy Anders, and that's when his outlook became clear: having suffered for so long at the hands of those the fans now cheer as if those years of suffering never happened, it is time for those pent-up frustrations to be unleashed upon those who caused them, one false idol at a time.
