[center][img]https://s.nano-banana-ai.studio/nanobananaai/20260204/cml7ddudq003jc4gcpp980bo1/result_0.png[/img][/center] [center][color=f7941d]Gerald Shaw[/color][/center] [color=f7941d]WRESTLER PROFILE[/color] Ring Name: Gerald Shaw Nickname(s): Tōgyū (闘牛) or Bull Sumo in English, he doesn't like being called Togyu but probably would if he knew what it means Billed From: Texas Height: 6'6 (actually 6'3) Weight: 340 pounds (actually 260) Age: 45 Appearance/Pic Base: A lot of Stan Hansen, a little Steve Williams Text Color: Mid Orange f7941d [color=f7941d]CHARACTER[/color] [color=f7941d]Alignment: [/color] Heel but views himself as a Face because he's showing Japan what true power looks like and representing the United States just super well. Arrogant, a little botch prone. [color=f7941d]Gimmick: [/color] In short, a capable but prideful American Hoss with a temper that screws him over. [hider=In Less Short] Promoted, at least initially, as a big acquisition from AmeriPro. Was actually a High MidCard to Low Main Event star in AmeriPro. Strong fundamentals but not a lot of moveset diversity beyond some brawling and power moves. Couldn't really set himself apart from his big man contemporaries in AmeriPro. In Fighting Spirit Pro, easy to hate, easy to want to see beaten by Japanese fan favorites. Viewed as a threat but not yet really Main Event. Popular foil for rising stars and always hoping to get the push to the Main Event. Shaw prides himself on being a warrior and taking and delivering stiff shots. He views it as part of the Old School and himself as an Old School stalwart. Fully expects himself to rise to the top. Resents the need for a translator and views himself as above the smaller wrestlers. Clearly the Heavyweight Division is the main attraction in Shaw's mind. Tends to get gassed as a match wears on, leading him to want to end it quickly and resort to cheap shots and heel tactics as the match wears on and he starts to lose steam. That's where he got the nickname, stomping around like a bull during difficult matches. Just started using a Moonsault as a Finisher, used to a Big Boot (Greetings from West Texas). Manager/Interpreter "Mr. Watanabe" has to remind him sometimes that the Big Boot is no longer a Finisher so he has a fairly common spot of a Big Boot into the Moonsault, sometimes missing it due to the time delay. The actual wrestler is a competent professional and a safe worker, but he plays the character up to make up for his limited moveset and advancing age. He does absolutely legitimately want to become Champion. [/hider] [hider=Sample Promo:] Gerald Shaw is seen standing back stage flexing and adjusting the many tassels on his vest, worked up and very clearly waiting for his Interview to begin. The Interviewer (in Japanese) introduces him to the crowd and congratulates him for a significant performance before asking him about his latest match, a defeat, and how he intends to overcome that competitor in their rematch. His Translator translates it perfectly into English. Gerald Shaw has until now been standing relatively calmly waiting for the translation. Gerald Shaw responds to his interpreter, yelling at him in an overblown 80s Promo sort of way, directly in his face. [color=f7941d]I'll tell you what Brother! Fighting Spirit Pro-Wrestling is about to have a new Champion. Gerald Shaw. Me. And You, You tell them Mr. Watanabe, you tell them, you tell Super Matsuda once I get my hands on that FSP Heavyweight Championship belt it's gonna stay here. RIGHT HERE.[/color] [i]slaps his sides to indicate where the belt will go and turns his attention to the camera, yelling at it now[/i] [color=f7941d]Texas Baby. Longhorns. OORAH. I'M COMING FOR IT.[/color] [i]stomps around, grabbing the interviewer by his shirt until his translator politely brushes his hands away and straightens out the interviewer's collar, apologizing for him. Both shake their heads as Gerald Shaw is still yelling at the camera[/i] [color=f7941d]And who's gonna stop me? Send em! Who is big enough to hold me back? Who? Bring em out. Send em. SEND EM GODDAMIT. MURICA![/color] [i]Crowd Boos[/i] [/hider] [color=f7941d]ENTRANCE:[/color] [color=f7941d]Entrance Theme:[/color] https://soundcloud.com/texas-condor-kick/generic-wrestling-rock-theme I imagine he walks out at about :06 when the guitar starts up [color=f7941d]Entrance Description: [/color] Gerald Shaw comes out at a brisk walk, pointing and yelling in English. Self aggrandizement. Challenges to his current competitor. Receives mostly mild boos. His interpreter comes out shortly afterward and there are cheers. This is the crowd recognizing the masked "Mr. Watanabe" as Haruto Watanabe and cheering him. Jack Hansen takes this to be the Americans in the crowd cheering over the people booing him and gets very pumped up. [color=f7941d]MOVESET[/color] Wrestling Style: A Brute. Powerhouse Grappling and Brawling with a bit of Generic Big Man. Nothing too complicated but manages to make things look impactful whether delivering or taking the moves. Finishers Lonestar Lariat : Stan Hansen Lariat [hider=Example][img]https://i.imgflip.com/bomdf.gif[/img][/hider] Amarillo Airstrike : Moonsault, usually from a Turnbuckle but does a sort of Cartwheel/Splash when exhausted and calls it the same thing [hider=Example, Couldn't find Bam Bam's so imagine that but with more setup time and not so agile][img]https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/126/086/621.gif[/img][/hider] Signature Moves Greetings from West Texas : Big Boot (used to be a Finisher) San Antonio Slamma : Spinebuster Frontier Justice : Backbreaker The Long Way Around : An Oklahoma Stampede as done by Steve Williams Other Common Moves Sidewalk Slam Repeated Clubbing Blows Release German Suplexes in a Series Hip Drop