Drake Munday

[drakemunday]

Wrestler's Name: Drake Munday

Alias(es): The Dynamite Dynamo, The Century
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 239 lbs

Entrance Music: "Mighty And Superior" Conflict
Hometown: Green Bay, Wisconsin

Wrestling Style: (please select 3 at the very most - and try make them compliment each other)
Speedy / Some Technical / High Flying /
Profile:
Drake Munday never wanted to be a wrestler, he wanted to be a fireman. But sometimes, fate gives you an orange when you wanted lemonade. Drake teamed with his older brother Jamie for a number of years until injury took his brother out of wrestling for good. Drake has had success in numerous feds including OWF, OSW and NLW. Injuries followed him everywhere he went and a truly major title eluded him. Drake decided to drop everything and join a new federation to start anew. Maybe here he shall finally complete his ambition of being recognised as more than just another high-flier.
Entrance(s):
The opening notes of Conflict's "Mighty And Superior" echo across the arena and as the song goes into full flow, Drake Munday slowly walks on to the stage with a grin that lets everyone know that he is proud to be here.
Drake hurries down the stage, momentarily pausing to exchange words with a young fan who is wearing some of his merchandise before being ushered onwards by a security guard.

Drake, in his own time, makes it to the ring and climbs the steel steps. He poses on the turnbuckle as the fans cheer before forward flipping and landing on his feet in the centre of the ring with a gleam in his eye.
Normal Moves :
Baseball Slide
Springboard Back Elbow
Enziguri
DDT
Spear
Knee Lift
Drop Toe Hold
Mounted Punch Flurry
Boston Crab
Back Club
Clothesline
Springboard Bulldog
Schoolboy Roll-Up

Signature Move(s) :
Soar Of The Century - Cross Body
Munday Blues- Flying Calf Kick
Finishing Move(s) : The Darkness - RKO
The Gesture Of Friendship - Figure Four Leglock

Taunts:
The Randy Orton Signature Taunt of which a manner in which to describe eludes me.
A string of backflips around the ring
Known To Dislike:
People who throw the fan's support back in their faces.
Has Teamed With:
Jamie Munday - Indies
Specter - OWF
Angel - OWF

Has Feuded With:
Joe Cool- OWF
Specter - OWF
Porta Prince - OWF
Chase Johnson - OWF
The Rattlesnake - OSW
Greg Jackson - NLW

Debut: June 2007

Favourite Weapon: Sledgehammer

Titles Held:
OWF Network Champion
OWF Tears Champion
OWF Lilyass Champion
OSW Television Champion


Trivia:
Drake Munday believes the more passion you show for what you do, the better you will be at it.
Went through a period in 2009 where if it hadn't been for Valtiel, Specter or Darkstar (presumably a different Darkstar) his wrestling career may be over by now.

Alignment: Face

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[JubsFromTheBlock]

Hey there chappy - I wanna start off by saying that please don't get angry or upset if any of what we say comes over as harsh or nasty - it's not intended and sometimes the typed word can blunten your intent, haha.

From that, however, I've got mostly good to say! I liked your profile, ticks all the right boxes from the off.
I am going to be totally straight up with you though (and it's something I meant to say in my PM and forgot), would you be at all interested in being a face?

I can't force it on you, but currently the fed is a bit heel heavy and by coming in as a good-guy you would find it much easier to steal some spotlight from everyone else, as it were .

Outside of that the only problems I have is that Orton as the character base is no good, just unfortunately one of our guys already uses him (the pain of picking the popular ones, eh ) and although I personally don't have a problem with the RKO I'm not sure if any of the other trainers might have an issue?
I'm trying to think if somebody else uses it - a former, pretty important fed member did and I remember discussing it with somebody else and I can't remember if they ended up taking it on or not...

The Shooting Star Press/Dragonrana don't really fit in with the rest of your move list which is much more grounded and closer to technical than highflying so I feel it's a bit of a jump from nothing to some of the most impressive moves out there, y'know?

That would be an easy switch to a face character though, to take up a more high flying character if that's something you'd maybe be interested in?

As I say though, on the whole, absolutely great but I would like you to consider the suggestion and wait for another trainer to agree/disagree with me about the move issues I have.

Lastly, it's really strange you seem to have come across a different Darkstar, haha.

[Megz]

You know who I can picture here... Kazarian. Not really a high flyer but altheltic enough to do the spring boards and launch himself at stuff. That's the kind of moveset I'd be looking for with the set up of this guy.

Given that clearly he's come here as a heel I don't see how the character is really going to work "as is" but drop all the over cockyness for a simpler fan favourite crowd pleaser and he;d woprk just as well.

So yeah agree about the rana and SSP, I think by now we can be fairly sure Drake isn't coming back so the RKO could be freed up and that's about it. Very good profile.

[drakemunday]

In other feds I've had Munday as a face so it's possible, but I'm much more comfortable as a heel. When I was a face, I didn't do a lot to change it just happened naturally. But if you REALLY REALLY want me to, and you bat your eyelashes and say pretty please with a cherry on top...I guess I'll be a face. :/

I used to switch my moveset around from being predominately dirty to high-flying depending on what disposition I was, though admittedly I've never been an out-and-out flier.

I could probably take out the Dragonrana and the Shooting Star Press used to be a third finisher I'd use on really special occasions so I guess that doesn't need to be there either.

Any other moves I need to get rid of?

[Megz]

maybe take the rana from the normal moves and replace it with another springboard move. Maybe a springboard legdrop or crossbody.

[drakemunday]

Okay, got that. Tryna think what kind of good guy stuff I can do...I haven't been a face in years.

[Megz]

I always think a good starting point is the "guy out to get his opportunity" which always goes down well. The easiest way I find is to simply let yourself get taken advantage of (hay, careful!) by a heel. you know show them trust and respect and then have them spit it back in your face. Then we all know we'#re supposed to like you so if you wander into cokcyness a bit after that it's not so bad.

[drakemunday]

There you go, I'm so babyface I make John Cena look like a mass murderer.

[Megz]

Can I have your autograph mister?

[drakemunday]

Of course you can kid...why not have one of my wristbands as well.

[Darkstar]

Yeah, I'm seeing potential.

[JubsFromTheBlock]

I LOVE a cross body block! I love it, love it, love it so can totally get behind this call!

Mister, I've got a good feeling about this and would love you to head on over to the first task .

If you're wanting to use a backstage announcer our main folk are Todd Grisham, Josh Matthews or Christy Hemme.

If you're not sure on what we're looking for (although, by the looks of it you're not going to struggle) the best way to get an idea is to have a read around other people's stuff .

I'm really looking forward to seeing this - the first task is always where we get a real feel for the character!!

[Darkstar]

One, minor, thing to consider is your finishers. Both are impact finisher done with your foe in the same position and will lead to one being generally used over the other. I'd change one to a move that required a different set up. But thats not a 'must' thing, just an idea to mull over.

[JubsFromTheBlock]

I'd suggest, as an easy solution, switching the cross body and TiP (although that might just be my bias and love of old school moves being used as genuine finishers ).