Character BasicsImage (1-4): Picbase Thomas Middleditch
Real Name: Ned Logan Matthews
Ring Name: Ned Matthews
Nickname(s): The Nerd
The Geek
Height: ( 6 ft 3
Weight: (160 lbs)
Sex: male
Billed From: Silicon Valley, San Francisco California
Years Pro 17
PersonalityStrength(s): Pro since 1999 at 13, like being born with a 190 IQ, he is naturally talented in the ring
To fans not literally he seems superhuman in his resilience and durability, he feels pain very much so but the times he will kick out of something or just keep getting up is admirable to making him look like a lunatic.
Weakness(es): He's to nice/friendly, he's naturally a pacifist
His size like him is akward, he's tall but skinny
Gimmick: prodigy gifted kid who threw it all away to be a pro wrestler
Alignment: babyface,
Physical DescriptionGeneral Description:
Ring Gear: white tuxedo shirt or sweater-vest with suspsenders, corduroy pants, velcro sneakers
Backstage Gear: (collared t shirts corduroy pants, velcro sneakers)
Entrance DetailsEntrance Description:He jogs out in white tuxedo shirts with suspenders, corduroy pants and velcro sneakers. He makes his way down the aisle politely and sincerely shaking hands with all fans one by one on each side of the aisle. He jogs up the steels steps he flings himself into the ring with a front flip followed by a front handspring(popularized by Tajiri, Neville, Super Crazy, British Bulldog, Ultimo Dragon, Kalisto style) and pulls on his suspenders outward but reacts in shock/mild pain as they return and hit him in the nipples.
In-Ring DetailsWrestling Style: he trains in various MMA styles, martial arts from karate to kungfu to capoeira and amateur wrestling. Since becoming pro at 13, he's continued training and honing his craft. He started his training in the UK in England learning the British style that focuses on cruiserweight and catch wrestling, he continued to learn the European style. He toured Mexico and Peurto Rico learning lucha libre and also toured in recent years in Japan learning both the strong style and super junior style of puroresu.
At heart matching his personality he is a pacifist, he has made a name for himself as an independent scene star through his style of clever to comedic trickery, reversals and evasions.
Favourite Match(es): iron man
Favourite Weapon(s):n/a
Finishing Move(s) (1-4)1. 1.
Absolute Address
Description:
Stardust's Dark Matter
youtu.be/zqQ1_s_2TcA
2. Epic Algorithm
Description:
slingshot springboard or standing/running front flip codebreaker
3.Data Compression
Description: Cradle Back to Belly pile driver
youtu.be/WnYIBsLzes0
Signature Moves (2-8):
1. backslide driver( sometimes preceded by an arm trap swing neckbreaker to hangman position turned into the backslide driver) It's also sometimes preceded by a rolling front chancery Luke Harper Gator Roll style.
2. Ranhei( created by Madoka, popularized by Kofi Kingston as the SOS) +
AJ Style's calf crusher/slicer combo
3. diving middle turnbuckle rope 720 DDT( moonsault-tornado DDT dropped into a reverse DDT Hold + split leg drop( Matt Sydal's Slice, Melina's Primal Scream across throat combo
4. - kungfu legsweep( - Arm Twist/Middle Kick/Leg Sweep/Leg Drop/Running Elbow Drop
youtu.be/s1s6gKIeSjA or just a normal legsweep.
5. running corkscrew SSP( usually done after either of the two leg sweep variants above)
6.Mushroom stomp/standing jump double foot stomp to on-coming opponent from running/rebound: youtu.be/WPEenJsAktE
7. R Truth's Lie Detector + kip up combo
8. Sling Blade
general moveset-
STO variants, arm wringer takedowns, arm drags and hip tosses, amateur wrestling and MMA takedowns, dragon screw leg whip.
Known Associates (tag partners, faction members, managers, etc)
Biography/History(Born with an IQ of 190 but torn between his interest for pro wrestling and coding/ computer science. Raised by overly pushy parents, his family and educators planning his future for him. After graduating college at 12 he was able to emancipate himself from his parents completely and went to Wales in England at the combat sports performance center " Fight Zone". He shocked everyone with his natural speed which had been honed through dealing with bullies and being a pacifist a heart his bread and butter was the trickery of out smarting opponents and creating an arsenal from reversals. He made his pro debut at 13 in 1999 and has focused on learning various styles.