Post by djs on Feb 13, 2021 15:31:13 GMT -8
CHARACTER BIOGRAPHY
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Becky Lynch
BASIC INFO
Ring Name
Emery Layton
Birth Name
Emery Aibreann Layton
Nickname(s)
The She-King, Worst of the Pavees, The Journeylass, The International Woman
Sex
Female
Age
Assumed to be around 30, could be older.
Place of Birth
County Limerick, ROI
Currently Residing
Anywhere and Everywhere
Theme Music
"Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush
Height
5'6
Weight
135lbs
Alignment
Face
Debut Year
2007
Ring Attire
Brown/Black Waitcoat
Black Taped fists
Red & White-Spotted Romani Headscarf around her right arm
Weathered long Brown tights
Black Kneepads
Black kickpads
Black boots
Twitter Handle
@theemerylayton
Your Preferred OOC Name
Adam
PERSONALITY INFO
Gimmick
Emery is a scatty, eccentric Irish Traveller (or Pavee as she prefers) and a world-travelled wrestling veteran. She is good-natured, jovial and extroverted (if not sometimes a little overly-familiar) with a free-spirited attitude and confidence. But it’s not five years ago anymore- she’s older, wearier and a tiny bit wiser, while still being the dreadfully unorganised mess she’s always been. She has in the past been quite emotionally-driven and reckless, flaws that frequently form the route of most of her issues. Emery's wrestling career these days is motivated not so much by achievement anymore but by curiosity, testing her own personal limits, and any time she comes up against someone with hype or pedigree, it's like a red sheet in front a bull for her and she treats it as a personal challenge, unable to move on until she knows whether she could beat them. But ultimately, Emery is positive and brave, wandering through life as she perseveres and tries to do what she thinks is right.
Strengths
1. Speed: Emery is like a spitfire when she gets going- constantly moving, a ball of energy flying a hundred miles an hour and when she's on a roll, she can be very hard to stop.
2. Versatility: Emery's extensive travel and willingness to learn over the years means she can now wrestle various styles. She can go from lucha-libre-esque high-flying from one minute to old British "World of Sport" style grappling the next. Her versatility means she can competently wrestle with many different opponents.
3. Heart: Emery will try absolutely everything she can to not to give up, and will keep on fighting and trying to beat her opponent until she can take absolutely no more.
Weaknesses
1. Recklessness: Emery is as much an enemy to herself as she is to her actual enemies. Sometimes choosing to throw herself headfirst into situations rather than think rationally and consider the consequences of her actions, Emery is the prisoner of her own stubbornness, much to her own detriment as a person, and she can sometimes take things too far.
2. Past injuries: Emery has been doing this a very long time meaning she's got a few nagging injuries. She’s had various concussions over the years, she lost her hearing almost completely in her left ear and she's got a dodgy right shoulder after dislocating it twice in Japan. Mostly, these things do not cause a problem but can act as catalysts for bigger problems during matches.
3. Size: Em stands a 5'6, meaning she is quite short in comparison to a lot of her opponents. This means she can find herself overpowered against many bigger competitors. She will try, as is her M.O, but it isn't always going to work.
FIGHTING INFO
Fighting Style(s)
(delete the ones that do not apply)
- Brawler: Your character relies on striking to pummel their opponent into submission.
- High Flier: Your character uses their body as a projectile, throwing themselves from dangerous heights in new and creative ways to best incapacitate their opponents.
- Luchador: Your character relies on chain wrestling and spectacular sequences of offence to confuse their opponent and wow the crowd.
- Technical: Your character is well versed in various holds, takedowns and suplexes - giving them a strong, mat based style.
Finishing Move(s)
The Prikasa (Top Rope Diving Cutter)
Wuthering Heights (Double Somersault Smash)
Signature Moves
"Eat the Music" (Busaiku Knee Attack, usually proceeded by the Prikasa)
"Rolling the Ball" (Backflip-under-arm-to-Step Up Enziguri, usually to avoid some variation on a clothesline or lariat)
"The Kicks Inside" (Repeated Running Corner Dropkicks)
“Cloudbusting" (Running Hip Attack)
“Babooshka” (Pendulum Lariat)
Standing Moonsault Senton
Shining Wizard
European Uppercut
Dragon Sleeper
Springboard Dropkick
Preferred Weapon(s)
Ladders
Kendo Sticks
Preferred Match Type(s)
Singles Matches
TLC match
Iron Man match
No Disqualifications
Disliked Match Type(s)
Anything where she has to team up. She's not bad at them, just not had the best personal history with partners and is still a bit burned by it. Unless it’s someone she really trusts.
Why Your Character Competes
(Delete any which don't apply to your character)
- Experience: Your character wishes to learn and develop, to become a bigger and better competitor in the ring.
- Glory: Your character fights to win. Championship titles are their ultimate goal, and they see their in-ring success as the true path to legendary status.
- Passion: Your character competes because they love wrestling, they love the crowd and the adrenaline of performing.
Attitude Toward Teamwork
- Selective: Your character will team with a close circle of friends/allies, but not with those from outside their group.
Attitude Toward Cheating
- Occasional: Your character may be tempted to bend the rules a little here or there, but will generally avoid it if possible.
KNOWN RELATIONSHIPS
A.J. Morales - Estranged husband, abandoned her at her lowest point.
Stella Winters - Arch Nemesis
Kimitsu Zombie - Enemy
Minka Carter - Enemy
Yasuko - Former friend, bitter enemy
Serena Maxwell - Frenemy
Laurel Anne Hardy - Friend and heavy influence on Em’s career
Kelsey Spencer - Friend
Rebecca Saint - Friend
Owen Gonsalves - Former friend now…acquaintance?
Mara Jade Miller - Emeryville Pro graduate
The Losers Club - Trio of Emeryville Pro graduates
Nova The Soothsayer - Emeryville Pro graduate
Dasha Thane - Emeryville Pro Graduate. Betrayed Emery. Originally heel until double-turn with Em.
Adam Fenric - Former tag team partner, retired Em, now figure of her nightmares
CHARACTER HISTORY/BIO
Emery Layton is the only daughter in a large family of Irish Travellers. She ran away as a teenager and went on to become one of the top international talents of the last decade. With notable tenures in many promotions throughout Japan, Mexico, Europe and the US, Em has won titles and been the focal point of divisions and main event scenes across the entire globe. In 2018, Emery was put in a near-unwinnable position and, against her never-say-die nature, forced to give up her career by former partner Adam Fenric.
But retirement was not kind. Fenric never wrestled again after the match, and despite opening a training school, Emery still felt her career had been taken away for nothing. A betrayal by would-be protege Dasha Thane was the tipping point that caused Em to finally snap, returning to the ring as the brash, over-confident “Enemy of the World”.
A break in competition allowed Em to realise the error of her ways and address her issues with the aid of ongoing therapy. Now re-emerging as an amalgamation of all her past personas, Emery Layton is back one final time to make things right with those she let down, to be the best version of herself she can be and earn the right to end her career on her terms.