Post by Matt Pulver on Jun 29, 2018 16:38:57 GMT -5
Handler Info
NAME - Johnny
PREFERRED METHOD OF CONTACT (e.g. PM on boards, DM on Twitter) - PM on here
Identification Info
STAGE NAME – Matt Pulver
REAL NAME – Mattias Pulver
NICKNAME(s) – "Magnificent", "Matt Wrestling", "The Swedish Wrestling Machine", "The Man of a Thousand Holds"
DATE OF BIRTH – December 10th 1995
PLACE OF BIRTH – Leksand, Sweden
FIGHTING OUT OF – Bloomington, Minnesota
HEIGHT and WEIGHT – 5 ft 10 & 190 lbs
DEBUT YEAR – 2013
BIOGRAPHY – A pro wrestling fan from a young age, Matt started training BJJ and Amateur wrestling in his younger days in Leksand, Sweden. At age 16 he moved to Minnesota to begin professional wrestling training. After a year on the local indie scene, he moved to Tokyo to further his training. In May 2016, he moved back to the States to work for Lion's Road. In his first year in Lion's Road, he made himself a name as a skilled and resilient fighter who could hang with the best of them, specifically through his gruelling matches with the likes of Ben Chrenshaw and Alexander Irvine.
When Lion's Road entered a working agreement with MAX-Japan, Matt jumped on the opportunity to once again wrestle in Japan. In 2017 he won the Sword of Lite tournament and became the inaugural MAX-J Junior Heavyweight Champion. Being a gaijin and a man of honor, he's naturally found himself in a rivalry with the Demon Brigade.
PAST INJURIES – He's had some minor neck injuries, but nothing that has affected him long-term at this stage of his career.
Social Info
CONTRACT or FREELANCE? - FREELANCE
ALIGNMENT – Face
ALLIES –
RIVALS – The Demon Brigade (especially GRIM)
Physical Info
EQUIPMENT/APPEARANCE – Keita Yano-style spandex suit that goes down to just below the knees (in various combinations of blues, yellows, purples, blacks, whites and turquoise), black knee pads and white/black wrestling shoes.
WALKOUT ATTIRE – Nothing special, sometimes a Lion's Road t-shirt, a MAX-J t-shirt or the t-shirt of a fellow wrestler he respects.
CASUAL ATTIRE – T-shirt and track pants or gym shorts.
WALKOUT THEME – “Heart of a Champion (Instrumental version)” by Nelly
WALKOUT DESCRIPTION – The instrumental of Nelly’s “Heart of a Champion” begins playing and as the beat kicks in, Matt Pulver steps out onto the ramp, checking his wrists and warming up a bit. He keeps his eyes focused on the ring as he walks down the ramp with the determined steps. Once he reaches the ring, he quickly steps through the middle and top rope and raises an arm to the audience. He backs into his corner, rolling his wrists, checking the ropes, stretching his legs and just warming up in general as he waits for the match to start.
Fighting Info
FIGHTING STYLE –
-Technical wrestling - His main assets are his speed and chain-wrestling-savvy, which take the form of lightning-quick transitions and reversals. Will often try to catch opponents off-guards with complex pinning combinations or stretches, especially less grappling-savvy opponents.
-Submission - He has many effective holds in his arsenal, which he often set up with his aforementioned chain wrestling sequences. During matches he’ll often pick an arm or a leg on the opponent to work over with various holds, to wear them down for a submission attempt. With large opponents, kick-specialists and flyers, he generally targets the legs - and with power-based opponents, boxers and submissions specialists he generally target the arms.
-Striking -He is very resilient and can take a beating, and will not shy away from using strikes when needed. While they're not the strongest part of his game, he has learned how to pick his moments to make his strikes count, focusing more on precision rather than raw power.
SPORTSMANSHIP – Holds sportsmanship and honor very highly, so will shake hands (unless there's a lot of animosity between him and his opponent) and will always try to play within the rules. He always seeks decisive victories and doesn't want to win by doctor stoppage, and will usually try to decline the win or offer a rematch.
FINISHING MOVES –
1. Matt Trap II (Dos Caras Clutch)
2. Pulverizer (Sol Naciente/Sol Naciente Kai) - Rarely used but highly effective submission finisher
SIGNATURE MOVES –
1. Bridging German Suplex, sometimes preceded by a Chaos Theory-style Oklohoma Roll, or transitioned into a Super Delfin-style reverse rolling prawn hold, or executed with a Straight Jacket for added leverage
2. Matt Trap (He grabs opponent's both wrists, crosses the arms, steps over the arms and, with his back turned and the arms still grabbed, performs a victory roll, transitioning into a Delfin Clutch)
3. Cross Armbreaker, often as a counter or a transition from other moves
4. Triangle Choke, sometimes transitioned into a modified frankensteiner with the hold still locked in
5. Bridging Northern Lights Suplex, sometimes rolled into another Northern Lights or transitioned into a Cross Armbreaker
6. A Wrinkle In Time (Single-leg Boston Crab) - Adopted from Ben Chrenshaw
STANDARD MOVES –
1. Rolling Heel Hook
2. Kneebar
3. Bow-and-Arrow Hold
4. Kimura, sometimes with headscissors (AT Lock)
5. Half-hatch Suplex, sometimes with a float-over into a pin or a hold
6. Guillotine Choke
7. Modified Octopus Stretch, sometimes with a double wrist-lock or an added leg-lock
8. Short Arm Scissors
9. Omoplata, usually combined with a neck crank, a leg lock or some sort of arm lock on the free arm
10. Crucifix Pin
11. Gannosuke Clutch
12. Standing Double Foot Stomp, usually to an arm or a leg, sometimes preceeded by a Victory Roll
13. Dropkick, sometimes to a knee or a shoulder
NAME - Johnny
PREFERRED METHOD OF CONTACT (e.g. PM on boards, DM on Twitter) - PM on here
Identification Info
STAGE NAME – Matt Pulver
REAL NAME – Mattias Pulver
NICKNAME(s) – "Magnificent", "Matt Wrestling", "The Swedish Wrestling Machine", "The Man of a Thousand Holds"
DATE OF BIRTH – December 10th 1995
PLACE OF BIRTH – Leksand, Sweden
FIGHTING OUT OF – Bloomington, Minnesota
HEIGHT and WEIGHT – 5 ft 10 & 190 lbs
DEBUT YEAR – 2013
BIOGRAPHY – A pro wrestling fan from a young age, Matt started training BJJ and Amateur wrestling in his younger days in Leksand, Sweden. At age 16 he moved to Minnesota to begin professional wrestling training. After a year on the local indie scene, he moved to Tokyo to further his training. In May 2016, he moved back to the States to work for Lion's Road. In his first year in Lion's Road, he made himself a name as a skilled and resilient fighter who could hang with the best of them, specifically through his gruelling matches with the likes of Ben Chrenshaw and Alexander Irvine.
When Lion's Road entered a working agreement with MAX-Japan, Matt jumped on the opportunity to once again wrestle in Japan. In 2017 he won the Sword of Lite tournament and became the inaugural MAX-J Junior Heavyweight Champion. Being a gaijin and a man of honor, he's naturally found himself in a rivalry with the Demon Brigade.
PAST INJURIES – He's had some minor neck injuries, but nothing that has affected him long-term at this stage of his career.
Social Info
CONTRACT or FREELANCE? - FREELANCE
ALIGNMENT – Face
ALLIES –
RIVALS – The Demon Brigade (especially GRIM)
Physical Info
EQUIPMENT/APPEARANCE – Keita Yano-style spandex suit that goes down to just below the knees (in various combinations of blues, yellows, purples, blacks, whites and turquoise), black knee pads and white/black wrestling shoes.
WALKOUT ATTIRE – Nothing special, sometimes a Lion's Road t-shirt, a MAX-J t-shirt or the t-shirt of a fellow wrestler he respects.
CASUAL ATTIRE – T-shirt and track pants or gym shorts.
WALKOUT THEME – “Heart of a Champion (Instrumental version)” by Nelly
WALKOUT DESCRIPTION – The instrumental of Nelly’s “Heart of a Champion” begins playing and as the beat kicks in, Matt Pulver steps out onto the ramp, checking his wrists and warming up a bit. He keeps his eyes focused on the ring as he walks down the ramp with the determined steps. Once he reaches the ring, he quickly steps through the middle and top rope and raises an arm to the audience. He backs into his corner, rolling his wrists, checking the ropes, stretching his legs and just warming up in general as he waits for the match to start.
Fighting Info
FIGHTING STYLE –
-Technical wrestling - His main assets are his speed and chain-wrestling-savvy, which take the form of lightning-quick transitions and reversals. Will often try to catch opponents off-guards with complex pinning combinations or stretches, especially less grappling-savvy opponents.
-Submission - He has many effective holds in his arsenal, which he often set up with his aforementioned chain wrestling sequences. During matches he’ll often pick an arm or a leg on the opponent to work over with various holds, to wear them down for a submission attempt. With large opponents, kick-specialists and flyers, he generally targets the legs - and with power-based opponents, boxers and submissions specialists he generally target the arms.
-Striking -He is very resilient and can take a beating, and will not shy away from using strikes when needed. While they're not the strongest part of his game, he has learned how to pick his moments to make his strikes count, focusing more on precision rather than raw power.
SPORTSMANSHIP – Holds sportsmanship and honor very highly, so will shake hands (unless there's a lot of animosity between him and his opponent) and will always try to play within the rules. He always seeks decisive victories and doesn't want to win by doctor stoppage, and will usually try to decline the win or offer a rematch.
FINISHING MOVES –
1. Matt Trap II (Dos Caras Clutch)
2. Pulverizer (Sol Naciente/Sol Naciente Kai) - Rarely used but highly effective submission finisher
SIGNATURE MOVES –
1. Bridging German Suplex, sometimes preceded by a Chaos Theory-style Oklohoma Roll, or transitioned into a Super Delfin-style reverse rolling prawn hold, or executed with a Straight Jacket for added leverage
2. Matt Trap (He grabs opponent's both wrists, crosses the arms, steps over the arms and, with his back turned and the arms still grabbed, performs a victory roll, transitioning into a Delfin Clutch)
3. Cross Armbreaker, often as a counter or a transition from other moves
4. Triangle Choke, sometimes transitioned into a modified frankensteiner with the hold still locked in
5. Bridging Northern Lights Suplex, sometimes rolled into another Northern Lights or transitioned into a Cross Armbreaker
6. A Wrinkle In Time (Single-leg Boston Crab) - Adopted from Ben Chrenshaw
STANDARD MOVES –
1. Rolling Heel Hook
2. Kneebar
3. Bow-and-Arrow Hold
4. Kimura, sometimes with headscissors (AT Lock)
5. Half-hatch Suplex, sometimes with a float-over into a pin or a hold
6. Guillotine Choke
7. Modified Octopus Stretch, sometimes with a double wrist-lock or an added leg-lock
8. Short Arm Scissors
9. Omoplata, usually combined with a neck crank, a leg lock or some sort of arm lock on the free arm
10. Crucifix Pin
11. Gannosuke Clutch
12. Standing Double Foot Stomp, usually to an arm or a leg, sometimes preceeded by a Victory Roll
13. Dropkick, sometimes to a knee or a shoulder
