"Sacrificial Idol" Radu Matei

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[i][The house lights fade, leaving the arena in darkness.]

#SHAKE IT... like a ladder to the sun#

[Yeah Yeah Yeahs' ZERO starts to pump over the PA system.]

#Makes me feel like a madman on the run#

[The tron starts to show footage of the world champion's recent defences.  Black and white.  The amount of blood loss makes it look like an old horror film, but it does the trick working the crowd up into a frenzy.]

#find me never, never far gone...#
#So get your leather, leather...#
#LEATHER ON on on on...#

[The footage then cuts to the backstage, just as the champion throws a powder blue leather jacket over his vintage '86 DOA "To Hell and back" tee.  Not the best wrestling attire, but its a better look than the mass of bandages that give him a Mummy vibe.  As the music hits his cue, he starts pushing forwards towards the curtains.]

#You're a zerooooooooooooooOOOOOOoo#
#What's your name?#
#No one's gonna ask you#
#Better find out where they want you to GOOOOOOOooooooooo#
#Try and hit the spot#
#Get to know it in the dark#

[Purple spotlights search through the crowd, building a sense of anticipation. The audience cheer for the next participant, as repulsive as he is, he's oddly compelling.  The erratic movement of the lights start to circle closer together before eventually, the perfect circles of light connect into the body of a large centipede. The visual representation of the insect stalks over the crowd, before racing towards the entranceway. Hitting the black curtains, the purple lights seem to double up, and fold into themselves.]

#Get to know it whether you're a crime, crime, crime of love#
#Can you climb, climb#
#climb hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigher?#

[Rough hands swatting aside the curtain, the five-time SWAT Dixieland champion pushes his way out into the arena. Clenching his fists, Radu Matei starts to stalk down the aisle in sync with the music.  The audience approval seems to make the champion uncomfortable, though he could also be suffering from bruised ribs.[span style="font-size:13.3333px;"]][/span][/i][i]

#Shake it like a ladder to the sun#
#Makes me feel like a madman on the run#
#Know you're never, never far gone#
#So get your leather, leather, leather on-on-on-on-on#

[Are they trying to tear him apart like a burning effigy?  No.  These extended arms are looking for high fives.  Taken aback, the Beast of Dixie extends a hand to apprehensively slap one, then another.  This is new.  Getting into the spirit of it, Radu leans closer to the railings on his travels back and forth, slapping more hands on his way down the aisle.]

#You're a zerooooooooooooo#
#What's your name?#
#No one's gonna ask you#
#Better find out where they want you to goooooooooooooooooooooo#
#Try and hit the spot#
#Get to know it in the dark#
#Get to know it whether you're a crime, crime, crime of loooooooooooooooooove#
#Can you climb, climb, climb hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigher?#

[Arriving at ringside, the champion lifts the ring curtain to check on his bag of tricks.  Nothing has escaped.  Probably for the best.  Leaving the sack next to the ring steps, Matei slowly ascends to the ring.  Getting into the middle of the ring, he still seems uncomfortable, but throws a heavily bandaged arm up in the air to a massive pop from the crowd.  The Deathless has arrived.]
[/i]

Frank Salazar : [b]Introducing now, hailing from Sibiu, Romania.  Coming in at 6’2 and 234 pounds .... The Sacrificial Idol, Deathless, Unbreakable M, The Beast of Dixie ...RADU MATEI!!![/B]





Personal Information

Name: Benson
E-Mail Address: MAILER-DAEMON@seriously?.com


Wrestler Information

Name: Radu Matei
Nicknames: The Sacrificial Idol, Deathless, Unbreakable M, The Beast of Dixie
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 234lbs
Hometown: Sibiu, Romania
Birthday: 6/6/80

Pic Base:

Peter Stormare
Or if he's in the middle of a masochistic run...
Darkman


Physical Description:
His short platinum blonde perm is betrayed by his black 5'o'clock shadow. Caucasian. Cold blue eyes. Average physique. Scar tissue on his hands suggests a lifetime of barbwire matches. While usually covered by his ring gear, he has a full back tattoo of an Omukade (giant centipede yokai) devouring samurai, suggesting an unhealthy obsession with the Yakuza.

Wrestler's Ring Attire:
Powder blue leather jacket - looks like Kanada's AKIRA garb otherwise, vintage rock T-shirts, black jeans.  Grunge.  May have padded gear and a million bandages under this attire.  Kit may be padded to absorb punishment, and have sharp objects sown into it in ways that the referee can't find.

Wrestler's Backstage Attire:
Black dress shirt and pants, with a large white fur coat.

History:
Radu Matei was one of the most promising wrestlers to come out of Europe in the 90s, and was frequently the subject of rookie of the year polls. Then he went to SWAT Kyoto in 2001 which closed two months later. No one has seen him since. His return in SWAT XHF will be his first appearance back on the grid in almost two decades. His body suggests that the time was not spent in the passive reflection of retirement. All that is known is that he seems to be the five times heavyweight champion of a SWAT region that no one has heard of, Dixie, and he will kill you all.

SWAT Dixie - He has bragged about forcing his nemesis King Pear to go down for a ten count by inducing a diabetic coma with 200 twinkies.

Titles & Accomplishments:
SWAT World Champion (current & longest)
5 x SWAT Dixieland Heavyweight Champion

Alignment: Final Boss (though as of Night of Champions he is now SWAT's only baby face)

Psychological Make-up:
Radu has spent over fifteen years in hell, he got used to it, then it was all taken away from him.  He came to here to show the good people of SWAT the error of their ways, but along the way his revenge got side tracked.  Having found a new self-destructive purpose, Radu is now engaging in a suicide run to bleed until the SWAT World Title holds the prestige it had 15 years ago.

ENTRANCE THEME:


Yeah Yeah Yeahs' ZERO.

EXIT Theme:

Cannibal Holocaust theme by Riz Ortolani

Wrestler's Entrance:
[The house lights fade, leaving the arena in darkness.]

#SHAKE IT... like a ladder to the sun#

[Yeah Yeah Yeahs' ZERO starts to pump over the PA system.]

#Makes me feel like a madman on the run#

[The tron starts to show footage of the world champion's recent defences.  Black and white.  The amount of blood loss makes it look like an old horror film, but it does the trick working the crowd up into a frenzy.]

#find me never, never far gone...#
#So get your leather, leather...#
#LEATHER ON on on on...#

[The footage then cuts to the backstage, just as the champion throws a powder blue leather jacket over his vintage '86 DOA "To Hell and back" tee.  Not the best wrestling attire, but its a better look than the mass of bandages that give him a Mummy vibe.  As the music hits his cue, he starts pushing forwards towards the curtains.]

#You're a zerooooooooooooooOOOOOOoo#
#What's your name?#
#No one's gonna ask you#
#Better find out where they want you to GOOOOOOOooooooooo#
#Try and hit the spot#
#Get to know it in the dark#

[Purple spotlights search through the crowd, building a sense of anticipation. The audience cheer for the next participant, as repulsive as he is, he's oddly compelling.  The erratic movement of the lights start to circle closer together before eventually, the perfect circles of light connect into the body of a large centipede. The visual representation of the insect stalks over the crowd, before racing towards the entranceway. Hitting the black curtains, the purple lights seem to double up, and fold into themselves.]

#Get to know it whether you're a crime, crime, crime of love#
#Can you climb, climb#
#climb hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigher?#

[Rough hands swatting aside the curtain, the five-time SWAT Dixieland champion pushes his way out into the arena. Clenching his fists, Radu Matei starts to stalk down the aisle in sync with the music.  The audience approval seems to make the champion uncomfortable, though he could also be suffering from bruised ribs.]

#Shake it like a ladder to the sun#
#Makes me feel like a madman on the run#
#Know you're never, never far gone#
#So get your leather, leather, leather on-on-on-on-on#

[Are they trying to tear him apart like a burning effigy?  No.  These extended arms are looking for high fives.  Taken aback, the Beast of Dixie extends a hand to apprehensively slap one, then another.  This is new.  Getting into the spirit of it, Radu leans closer to the railings on his travels back and forth, slapping more hands on his way down the aisle.]

#You're a zerooooooooooooo#
#What's your name?#
#No one's gonna ask you#
#Better find out where they want you to goooooooooooooooooooooo#
#Try and hit the spot#
#Get to know it in the dark#
#Get to know it whether you're a crime, crime, crime of loooooooooooooooooove#
#Can you climb, climb, climb hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigher?#

[Arriving at ringside, the champion lifts the ring curtain to check on his bag of tricks.  Nothing has escaped.  Probably for the best.  Leaving the sack next to the ring steps, Matei slowly ascends to the ring.  Getting into the middle of the ring, he still seems uncomfortable, but throws a heavily bandaged arm up in the air to a massive pop from the crowd.  The Deathless has arrived.]



List up to three strengths your character possesses:
1. His pain threshold is MUCH higher than anyone you got...
2. Creative sadist.

List up to three weaknesses:
1. High risks.
2. Good. Surely there is a lower power at work against him?
3. 194. Far from being paranoid, Radu's past is out to get him.


Wrestling Style: UNIQUE (Hardcore brawler / Memphis heel - but his matches usually see him absorbing large amounts of punishment before firing back with head dropping - so at it's heart, ALL JAPAN King Road's style)

LVL 18

Daredevil - 2 (3)
Lucha Libre/High Flying - 0 (2)
Technical - 3 (5)
Submission - 2 (4)
Power - 2 (4)
Martial Arts - 0
Cheating - 5 (6)
Brawling - 4 (6)
Escapability - 3 (5)
Stamina - 4 (6)
Ring Awareness - 4
Team Work - 1 (3)

[radu]

Moves

15-20 Moves Your Wrestler Uses:
1. Low Blows (all variations)
2. Chokes (all variations)
3. Eye Gouges (all variations)
4. Biting (all variations)
5. Fish Hooking
6. Chop Block (all variations)
7. Fistful (tights, hair pull, testicular claw, you name it - fistful)
8. Hangman
9. Senton (all variations)
10. Stomps (all variations)
11. Kneelift (all variatoins)
12. Punches (all variations)
13. Thrust kick to the head
14. Cobra Clutch
15. Spinning Drop toehold
16. Bulldog
17. Wheelbarrow Piledriver
18. Axe Bomber
19. Tornado DDT
20. Release Belly-to-belly suplex

Signature Moves:
(These are moves that your character does better than anybody else. I.E.- Ox Baker's heart punch.)
1. Centipede Effect Suplex - Release Delayed Standard Suplex (he gets them up, he holds it, he thinks about it, then he just drops them to fall on their heads)
2. 100 Blows - A series of strikes - round houses, bolo punches, jabs, knife edge chops, forearm shots, bionic elbows, all done with such speed that you'd think he had a hundred arms... the audience are welcome to count along.  Opponent usually bails or dies before we can get to 100.  If we ever hit the full 100 that's probably a finisher.
3. Forearm smash - draws blood (he has sharp shit in his coat that pat downs can't find)

4. Aculeus Strike '01 - Mule kick catching opponents trying to hit him with flying moves

5. Asian Mist

6. Omukade Crush: Abdominal Stretch pivoted into a crossbody block / avalanche depending on ring positioning.

7. CWM Special: Jumping Backdrop Driver

8. Creep Crawl: Running Shoulderblock into rolling inside cradle

Signature Spots
(These are crowd-pleasing spots or set-up spots that are unique to your character. I.E. - Flair flipping over the ropes after getting thrown into the corner.)
1. Catches opponent going up top, hooks a dragon sleeper on them pulling them into a tree of woe.
2. Has either a box at ringside, or produces a large bag... like Jake Robert's bag there is definitely something offensive in there that his opponent does not want touching them.  He'll frequently go to the bag / box and tease opening it to freak them and the referee out.

3. He will burn a Jeff Gordon poster!!!  ...many of his cheap heat moves that worked in the south, don't translate to international markets, enraged he'll DDT his opponent into the flaming NASCAR merchandise.

4. Has been known to produce mice, rats, spiders, and other insects and leave them on his opponents when they're unconscius.

Primary Finisher's Name: Bed Bugs Bite

Primary Finisher's Description: Fallaway sleeperhold drop (impact)

Other Finishers:

Secondary Finisher: Omukade Press - Jumping double stomp to the face/chest with enough force that it almost looks like a senton, but he just took his opponent's head off.  Matei ends up on top for the pin.

Submission Finisher: Centipede Lock: Octopus Hold in the ropes (5 count to break or get the submission)

Flash Finisher: Aculeus Strike II - Like a baseball pitcher following through on a swing, from behind - Radu punches downwards catching his opponent in the back of the leg with a chopblock that sends them falling backwards (presumably into him).  At the same time as he punches downwards, Radu brings his left leg up with the motion... as the opponent falls back, he catches the base of their skull with his left heel for a kick.  For a second his body resembles a scorpion, stabbing his opponent in the head with a stinger.  While complex, this brutal strike comes out of no where and can lead to quick finishes.

No Respect Finisher (saved for no shows, pricks, and generally people Radu doesn't feel deserve the effort): ATARI Centipede - Radu runs back and forth into the ropes, rebounding again and again, before hitting a spinning elbow.

[radu]

Tag Team Section

Is your wrestler part of a Tag Team? ANZAC

Tag Team Name: Risky Business

Tag Team Partner: Mystery Man

Tag Team Finisher: Dirty Business Driver

Description of Finisher: ??? chokeslams opponent into a jumping kneelife by Radu.

Specialty Moves:
1. Back in Business - Radu hits a reverse bulldog, while ??? catches the opponent with a crossbody block
2. Risky Repeater - ??? Irish whips opponent into a forearm smash by Radu... holds onto the arm and pulls the opponent back, repeating the processes up to 10 times.
3. Risky Retribution - Radu locks on the Centipede Lock in such an angle that it turns into the tree of woe, ??? poses - standing on opponent's crotch.  The referee doesn't know who to give a five count to first, and if their opponent's partner tries to break it up, they will have the referee escort them away.  This can be held for HOURS.

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Manager/Valet's Section

Does your wrestler have a BODYGUARD? Yes

If so, what is his/her name? Oxanna Willie

Describe your manager: Male.  Rough, tough, Alabama brawler.  Wears expensive gunmetal grey suits over white wife beaters that most likely come from Walmart.  Thinning hair.  Dirty blonde.  Permanent five'o'clock shadow.  Knockout punches with a passion for bruising kidneys and permanently damaging eyes.  His first name is Willie, with his moniker coming from his hometown - the neighbourhood of Oxanna in Anniston, Alabama.

Does your manager interfere? No.

If so, how?  Oxanna is an enforcer / bodyguard - think Big Daddy Cool if he was a shooter that just liked ripping people's eyes out of their socket.  If anyone strats to interfere in a Radu match, Oxanna is there to RIP THEIR EYES OUT OF THEIR SOCKET.  He won't interfere in the match, because Radu can hold his own... if Radu couldn't, Willie wouldn't be there.  Radu takes on the opponent, Willie destroys everyone else.

What's the backstory on the relationship?  Mysterious, but it seems that he is a former wrestler of SWAT Dixie region.  He is no longer active as a wrestler, as in his own estimation he would be disqualified in under a minute, but is scary enough that Radu came to him for extra muscle.  The two are united in their discomfort over references to the "194" a SWAT Dixie angle that signifies something they feel is better left buried.

[radu]

SWAT Classic:
Tag Partner: Lucky Linda LaFey
Team Name: SWAT Classic
Team Entrance:

("Ready to Go" by Republica starts to pump over the PA system, as green and white search lights weave through the crowd.  Over the SWATron highlights of the 2019 match of the year play - showing the next team murder one another in violent bursts that make them seem larger than life.)

#It's a crack, I'm back yeah standing#
#On the rooftops shouting out,#
#BABY I'M READY TO GOOOOOOOOOOOO#

(As the song hits a high point, orange and blue fireworks burst from the stage.  Worked up into a frenzy, the crowd scream their approval as Lucky Linda LaFey and "The Sacrificial Idol" Radu Matei push through the curtains.  The two wear green and white variations on their usual outfits to reinforce their team dynamic despite their substantial single successes.  Flashbulbs go off throughout the arena as the two start to make their way down in sync with the music.  Linda is the more positive of the two, happily slapping fans hands, while Matei reaches out for a few, but still finds the prospects of being a fan favourite odd.)

Frank Salazar: At this time, please put your hands together in welcoming...

"Lucky" Linda La Fey

"The Sacrificial Idol" Radu Matei...

Please put your hands together for...


T H E

S W A T

C L A S S I C ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

(As the two arrive at ringside yellow and white streamers are thrown at the ring.  The sheer quantity of the ribbons give Matei is former Dark Man appearance - only for another round of fire to set them ablaze.  Small, controlled fires, soon burn the paper away from the ring, leaving only SWAT Classic to confront their opponents.)