Post by Loki on May 23, 2014 15:28:34 GMT -5
Real Name:
Brandon Thomas Noble
Ring Name:
Loki
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
Irish/English
Age/D.O.B:
39, July 23, 1981
Billed From:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hometown:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Resides:
Greenville, South Carolina
Height/Weight:
6'0"//220 lbs
Hair Color/Eye Color:
Brown//Blue
Alignment:
Face//Neutral
Character Base Pic:
Entrance Song:
Hross by Skáld
The throaty growl of "Hross" by Skáld begins as the tron flickers to life with snow. ᛚᚢᚴᛁ flashes in white letters across the snow-flecked screen before the runes begin to flicker, alternating between the Nordic symbols and Loki. As the heavy strings take over Loki stands on the stage, black hood pulled up. Fog and snow envelop the stage as he makes his way slowly down the ramp.
As he gets to the bottom of the ramp, Loki stops and surveys the crowd for a moment before climbing the stairs and entering the ring. He circles the ring before exploding off the ropes, crosses the ring, and leaps onto the middle rope, throwing back his hood just as the music picks up.
The music starts to fade as Loki removed the black leather jacket and throws it out of the ring. Retreating to the corner, he readies himself as he awaits his opponent.
Born and raised in Minneapolis Minnesota, Brandon started wrestling in Jr. High School. As he grew older his abilities grew with him and by his Sophomore year he led his high school wrestling team to the State Finals competing in the 189 weight class. Brandon would go on to win the State Championship his Junior and Senior year before accepting a wrestling scholarship to the University of Minnesota. While at U of M, Brandon won two national championships before graduating. Unable to find work after college, Brandon fell back on his wrestling abilities, finding a small independent federation operating right in Minneapolis.
During his time with the Western Wrestling Alliance, Brandon fleshed out his technical skills, wrestling under the moniker “The Minnesota Kid.” In late 2004 Brandon was scouted by PCW talent scouts and made his official Pure Class Wrestling debut in April of 2005 as Loki “The Angel of Death”. His first year there saw him win the PCW North American Championship as well as the now defunct CWF World Heavyweight Championship. His second year in PCW brought him even more success as he captured the PCW International Title from The Prophet. Even bigger though, was his engagement and marriage to Barbara “Whisper” Galvin. Loki left PCW shortly before the birth of their child and dropped out of sight, making on last appearance in the second annual Icemann Invitational Tournament, showing up in the corner of the rookie, James Keenan to give him the psychological edge over his opponent.
After that final appearance, Loki fell of the radar again. But in 2011 with the imminent reopening of Pure Class Wrestling, Brandon “Loki” Noble surprised the wrestling world by resigning. His second run with the company was arguably more successful, as he went on to capture the World Title two on two separate occasions. He also successfully led Team Walker, consisting of Lantlas, Nacho Grande, and Justin Kaard in a War Games match against Team Marshall, consisting of Stormm, Non Compis Mentis, Loco, and Jason Willard to decide who would control PCW.
What happened after the match sent shock-waves through the PCW Universe. With his teammates celebrating the hard fought victory, Loki turned his back on the PCW faithful and attacked his teammates. This led to a showdown between Loki and Lantlas for Loki's World Title. Loki was unable to overcome his rival and lost the world title. Before their rematch, Nacho interjected himself into it, calling for his own revenge against the fallen angel. Lantlas would emerge victorious again but the bad blood between Loki and Nacho would continue.
Building up to the match between the two, Loki was hounded by a man wearing Nacho Grande's mask. Nacho's proclamation of innocence proved well-founded as the masked man turned out to be Justin Kaard, the third member of Loki's former team. Kaard viciously attacked Loki and left him bound to the ring, crucified. Unable to defend himself, Loki was brutalized with a chair by Kaard.
Brandon was gone for nearly two years before reappearing in the PCW radar. After coming back to the active roster, Brandon is looking to make waves in PCW again. A brief run saw Loki run afoul of Grimm and after a horrific shoulder injury in a buried alive match Brandon hung up his boots, seemingly for good. He accepted a position as the PCW President and was largely absent from day to day operations. After many years Brandon decided it was time to give it one last go.
(Submission/Technical) Loki's style is submission based wrestling. Every move is designed to lead into another with strings of moves being used to set up for various submission holds. Loki is not one for trash talking or cheap shots, instead preferring to wear down his opponents with submissions.
The longer a match goes, the more comfortable Loki is in it. Extended stays in various submissions lead to weakened opponents who make mistakes. Loki knows that time is on his side.
*****Valkyrie's Wings (Rings of Saturn)
++Loki's primary submission finisher. He has become very adept at catching his opponents in it out of nowhere.
*****Ragnarok (Angel's Wings)
++Not every match can be ended with a submission. While not a true "desperation finisher" Loki knows that this will end a match quickly.
*****Whisper's Wrath (T-Bone Tazplex)
*****Broken Convictions (Fisherman Buster)
*****Alpha Breaker (Double Underhook Backbreaker)
*****End Times (Dragon Screw Neck Whip)
**** Stiff punches and kicks
**** Dropkick to the knee
**** Various Suplex Variations (stalling, fishermen, t-bone, belly-to-belly, etc)
**** Various Slams (Scoop, Sidewalk, Full Nelson, etc)
**** Pumphandle Variations (Slam, Drop, Fallaway)
**** Powerslam Variations (Running, Sitout, etc)
**** Spinebuster Variations (Lifting, Spinning, Sitout, etc)
**** Powerbomb Variations (Basic, Sit-out, Running, Etc)
**** Basic Mat Wrestling
**** Basic Submission Wrestling
***** Normal
***** Submission
***** Ironman
***** Hardcore
***** Tag Team
***** None. Loki would rather use his own skill to win a match.
***** Technical Skill
***** Experience
***** Endurance
Despite being out of the ring for almost several years, Loki still has excellent conditioning. This enables him to keep going beyond what most people are able to do.
***** Strength
***** Age
***** Stubbornness
++ 2X PCW North American Champion
++ 1x PCW International Champion
++ 1x CWF World Champion
++ 2x PCW Heavyweight Champion
++ PCW Rookie of the Year
++ First PCW Triple Crown Champion
ATTIRE:
Entrance:
For his entrance Loki wears a black hooded jacket with the hood up over his normal wrestling gear.
In Ring:
In the ring Loki wears red trunks with black wings on the back side. He also wears black boots, and matching black knee and elbow pads.
Outside of the Ring:
Outside of the ring, Brandon wears tailored jeans with button down dress shirts. His footwear varies from old school Converse to black Italian leather shoes, depending on what he’s doing.
ENTRANCE:
The throaty growl of "Hross" by Skáld begins as the tron flickers to life with snow. ᛚᚢᚴᛁ flashes in white letters across the snow-flecked screen before the runes begin to flicker, alternating between the Nordic symbols and Loki. As the heavy strings take over Loki stands on the stage, black hood pulled up. Fog and snow envelop the stage as he makes his way slowly down the ramp.
As he gets to the bottom of the ramp, Loki stops and surveys the crowd for a moment before climbing the stairs and entering the ring. He circles the ring before exploding off the ropes, crosses the ring, and leaps onto the middle rope, throwing back his hood just as the music picks up.
The music starts to fade as Loki removed the black leather jacket and throws it out of the ring. Retreating to the corner, he readies himself as he awaits his opponent.
BIOGRAPHY:
Born and raised in Minneapolis Minnesota, Brandon started wrestling in Jr. High School. As he grew older his abilities grew with him and by his Sophomore year he led his high school wrestling team to the State Finals competing in the 189 weight class. Brandon would go on to win the State Championship his Junior and Senior year before accepting a wrestling scholarship to the University of Minnesota. While at U of M, Brandon won two national championships before graduating. Unable to find work after college, Brandon fell back on his wrestling abilities, finding a small independent federation operating right in Minneapolis.
During his time with the Western Wrestling Alliance, Brandon fleshed out his technical skills, wrestling under the moniker “The Minnesota Kid.” In late 2004 Brandon was scouted by PCW talent scouts and made his official Pure Class Wrestling debut in April of 2005 as Loki “The Angel of Death”. His first year there saw him win the PCW North American Championship as well as the now defunct CWF World Heavyweight Championship. His second year in PCW brought him even more success as he captured the PCW International Title from The Prophet. Even bigger though, was his engagement and marriage to Barbara “Whisper” Galvin. Loki left PCW shortly before the birth of their child and dropped out of sight, making on last appearance in the second annual Icemann Invitational Tournament, showing up in the corner of the rookie, James Keenan to give him the psychological edge over his opponent.
After that final appearance, Loki fell of the radar again. But in 2011 with the imminent reopening of Pure Class Wrestling, Brandon “Loki” Noble surprised the wrestling world by resigning. His second run with the company was arguably more successful, as he went on to capture the World Title two on two separate occasions. He also successfully led Team Walker, consisting of Lantlas, Nacho Grande, and Justin Kaard in a War Games match against Team Marshall, consisting of Stormm, Non Compis Mentis, Loco, and Jason Willard to decide who would control PCW.
What happened after the match sent shock-waves through the PCW Universe. With his teammates celebrating the hard fought victory, Loki turned his back on the PCW faithful and attacked his teammates. This led to a showdown between Loki and Lantlas for Loki's World Title. Loki was unable to overcome his rival and lost the world title. Before their rematch, Nacho interjected himself into it, calling for his own revenge against the fallen angel. Lantlas would emerge victorious again but the bad blood between Loki and Nacho would continue.
Building up to the match between the two, Loki was hounded by a man wearing Nacho Grande's mask. Nacho's proclamation of innocence proved well-founded as the masked man turned out to be Justin Kaard, the third member of Loki's former team. Kaard viciously attacked Loki and left him bound to the ring, crucified. Unable to defend himself, Loki was brutalized with a chair by Kaard.
Brandon was gone for nearly two years before reappearing in the PCW radar. After coming back to the active roster, Brandon is looking to make waves in PCW again. A brief run saw Loki run afoul of Grimm and after a horrific shoulder injury in a buried alive match Brandon hung up his boots, seemingly for good. He accepted a position as the PCW President and was largely absent from day to day operations. After many years Brandon decided it was time to give it one last go.
Ring Style:
(Submission/Technical) Loki's style is submission based wrestling. Every move is designed to lead into another with strings of moves being used to set up for various submission holds. Loki is not one for trash talking or cheap shots, instead preferring to wear down his opponents with submissions.
The longer a match goes, the more comfortable Loki is in it. Extended stays in various submissions lead to weakened opponents who make mistakes. Loki knows that time is on his side.
FINISHING MANEUVER(ES):
*****Valkyrie's Wings (Rings of Saturn)
++Loki's primary submission finisher. He has become very adept at catching his opponents in it out of nowhere.
*****Ragnarok (Angel's Wings)
++Not every match can be ended with a submission. While not a true "desperation finisher" Loki knows that this will end a match quickly.
SIGNATURE MANEUVERS:
*****Whisper's Wrath (T-Bone Tazplex)
*****Broken Convictions (Fisherman Buster)
*****Alpha Breaker (Double Underhook Backbreaker)
*****End Times (Dragon Screw Neck Whip)
FAVORITE MOVES:
**** Stiff punches and kicks
**** Dropkick to the knee
**** Various Suplex Variations (stalling, fishermen, t-bone, belly-to-belly, etc)
**** Various Slams (Scoop, Sidewalk, Full Nelson, etc)
**** Pumphandle Variations (Slam, Drop, Fallaway)
**** Powerslam Variations (Running, Sitout, etc)
**** Spinebuster Variations (Lifting, Spinning, Sitout, etc)
**** Powerbomb Variations (Basic, Sit-out, Running, Etc)
**** Basic Mat Wrestling
**** Basic Submission Wrestling
FAVORITE MATCHES:
***** Normal
***** Submission
***** Ironman
LEAST FAVORITE MATCHES:
***** Hardcore
***** Tag Team
FAVORITE WEAPONS:
***** None. Loki would rather use his own skill to win a match.
CHARACTER STRENGTHS:
***** Technical Skill
In addition to holding three major singles titles in PCW, Loki is also a very accomplished amateur wrestler. Winning two national titles has improved his mat skills leaving few people that can keep up with him in pure mat wrestling.
***** Experience
Loki is one of the last "PCW" originals, with over fifteen years of experience to his name.
***** Endurance
Despite being out of the ring for almost several years, Loki still has excellent conditioning. This enables him to keep going beyond what most people are able to do.
CHARACTER WEAKNESSES:
***** Strength
While more than capable of holding his own, Loki cannot match many of the larger wrestlers in strength. In a contest against a larger opponent, Loki has to rely on his technical abilities and not fall into tests of strength.
***** Age
Loki is one of the older members of the roster, making him more prone to injury.
***** Stubbornness
Loki doesn't always know when to quit. This, along with his age, can lead to injury.
WRESTLING ACHIEVEMENTS:
++ 2X PCW North American Champion
++ 1x PCW International Champion
++ 1x CWF World Champion
++ 2x PCW Heavyweight Champion
++ PCW Rookie of the Year
++ First PCW Triple Crown Champion