Post by Hanabi Nakada on Jul 14, 2024 16:24:10 GMT -6
OFFICIAL EWC PRIME CONTRACT
HANABI NAKADA
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Birth Name: Hanabi Nakada (previous life: AKYRA)
Wrestling Name: Hanabi Nakada (PL: Akira Nakano)
Nicknames: Indie Darling
Picture Base: Miyu Amasaki
Date of Birth: 12/25/2003
Height: 5’1”
Weight: 126 Lbs
Place of Birth: Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan
Billed From (if different from POB): Yokohama, Japan
CHARACTER INFORMATION
Character Disposition / Alignment: Chaotic Good
[CLICK HERE FOR IDEAS ON DISPOSITION]
Brief Explanation of Character's Gimmick: Up to now, she's been known only by rabid niche internet wrestling fans for her work on dojo shows and the Japanese indie circuit. They'll tell you Hanabi possesses incredible ring awareness and skill not usually found in a 20 year old. Not even one who came up in the dojo system in Japan from the age of 14. A very studious grappler with lots of respect for the past, she'll make off handed references to things that happened years before her birth as if she'd been a participant in them. Everyone's got their theories as to why, but she's well liked by her senpai and coaches for that reverence in a time where the industry is changing rapidly.
As a combatant she carries herself with an almost regal self confidence. From bell to bell she's a focused and highly serious competitor in a way that would get an older talent branded a “hell of a hand”. Hanabi understands that she's the future, and she's always looking to learn something from her opponents to make that future a bit brighter. Of course she knows how good she is for someone her age; she's liable to tell you as much with words tinged by a mix of justified confidence and annoying unfounded smugness. In EWC she's aiming to make herself the standard bearer for Joshi Puroresu pure and simple.
Ring Attire: Hanabi’s ring attire is always highly fashionable with a feminine flair. Typically this will be in shades of blue, pink and gold. Her current attire features this plus a half skirt over her trunks and a logo featuring her initials on her kneepads. For entrances she has a long navy blue coat with sky blue and gold trim and a matching luchador style mask styled after a tiger’s visage..
Backstage Attire: T-shirts or baseball jerseys with jeans or shorts and running shoes (casual). Slightly nicer hoodie with jeans or sparkly party dress (formal).
Manager: Rumored to be partially sponsored by the Saito Group
Stable/Faction Affiliation(s): N/A but looking
Known Allies: N/A in EWC
Known Enemies: N/A in EWC
THEME SONG & ENTRANCE
Theme Music: "Hero" - Miki Asakura
SHORT ENTRANCE: The familiar opening sting of ‘Hero” hits and lights in the colors of Hanabi’s gear dance about the stage in time to her music. Hanabi herself comes into view moments later with only the back of her elaborate entrance coat visible. At the first ‘Haas’ by the chorus she points a hand up to the sky, then turns at the hip to point down the camera. Brimming with a veteran’s confidence she marches down to the ring, her movements just a little awkward. Once at the ring she vaults over the top rope, removes her mask and points to the camera one more time.
MAIN EVENT / PPV ENTRANCE: The familiar opening sting of ‘Hero” hits and lights in the colors of Hanabi’s gear dance about the stage in time to her music.As the chorus starts we see a figure rise through the stage, head hung in silent contemplation. With the first high ‘Haa! Haa!’ Hanabi’s right hand shoots dramatically up into the air and she turns at the hip, bringing that arm down to point at the ring. Jets of golden pyro rise up behind her as she spins all the way around and strikes a similar pose with one hand on her hip and the other pointing. With that she walks to the ring with a veteran’s poise. Once at ringside she circles the ring itself, as if getting a more in depth look at it before the big match. Having duly sized things up she shoots up the ring steps and vaults over the top rope into the ring. In the center of the ring, she does another spin, removing her mask in the process. She finishes on a pose holding her mask up and pointing straight down the camera.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Tendency to Cheat (Delete ALL that do NOT apply):
- [x] Rarely (will fight dirty when nothing else works, but will never use weapons)
Favorite Match Types: Best 2 out of 3 falls, traditional singles contests, six person tags with trusted allies.
Least Favorite Match Types: Death Matches, Cage Matches (these in particular scare the crap out of her)
Favorite Weapon: Cheap moves (eye rakes etc), anything short of actual weapons.
Fighting Style: Joshi Puroresu, Technical Wrestling
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Ring Strategy: Hanabi approaches her matches as a perpetual David fighting an army of goliaths. Thus she aims to keep the pace of a match quick and impactful - her offense intersperses unpredictable high speed attacks and strikes with targeted offense and submission holds. It's all about keeping an opponent off balance, chopping away at them with each quickly calculated move. All of it building up to one of her finishers which are all the more effective after she's worn someone down and weakened their body with her 'Speed Run Queen's Road'.
In-Ring Strengths: 20 years old with 20 years of experience - Hanabi has a strangely advanced level of ring awareness and know-how that's routinely helped her get the upper hand against established stars and veterans. She talks like she's seen a lot of things many, many times before.
Frantic pace - Hanabi is extremely quick and agile, making her simultaneously hard to catch and capable of turning momentum on a dime with timely dramatic maneuvers.
Technical fury - Maybe it's that odd in ring maturity or just years grinding away in dungeon like dojos, but Hanabi has gotten pretty good at surgically taking opponents apart with targeted attacks.
In-Ring Flaws: Prolonged adjustment period - Hanabi may be pretty ring smart and skilled, but she shows flashes of still adjusting to her body as it is. In desperate moments she'll dig too deep and try to break out moves her compact frame can't handle.
Small Package - Let's face it, Hanabi is in fact one of the smallest wrestlers signed to a contract anywhere in EWC. This can lead to some struggles against the wide variety of bigger, stronger opponents especially if they dictate the pace of the match.
(Don't) get cocky, kid - She's known to let her ring knowledge get the better of her at times and takes her foot off the pedal. This then leads her to fall into a slow, methodical pace better suited to a larger, more powerful wrestler.
WRESTLING INFORMATION
Pro Debut: 12/26/2017
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Finishing Moves:
1. HA★NA★BIIIII!
Moonsault flip double knee drop from the top rope
2. Last Train Home
End of Days chained into kneeling Dragon Sleeper
SF. Zangyaku Koui Teate
Top Rope Spanish Fly
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Signature Moves: Minimum of two (2), maximum of five (5)
1. Handspring evasion dropkick w/kip up ala IYO SKY/Io Shirai
2. Nande ane?!
O’Connor Roll chained into German Suplex w/bridge pin
3. Y Burn Kick
Tiger Feint Kick/619
4. Firecracker
Spontaneous Sweet Chin Music
5. Painmaker
Spinning arm trap takedown/sit down STO
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Common Moves Minimum Five (5) | Max Twenty (20)
1. High Angle Dropkick
2. Springboard/Missile Dropkick
3. Rising shotei palm strike
4. Handstand double knee drop
5. Busiaku Knee Strike
6. Basement dropkick
7.. Sitout Full Nelson bomb
8. Japanese arm drag
9. Bulldog variations
10. Snap brainbuster
11. Sleeper Hold
12. Step up Enzuigiri
13. German Suplex variations
14. Slingblade
15. Running somato
16. "Double underhook backbreaker
17. Spike DDT
18.. Strike combos (punches/kicks)
19. Snapmare into flipping neck snap (ala Mr. Perfect)
20. Flapjack
MINI BIOGRAPHY
At just 20 years old, Hanabi Nakada’s made a name her herself through skill and ring savvy that seems to be quite beyond her years. Across the Japanese indie scene she’s held her own with and even beaten some notable veterans of the Joshi world. Though known to the outside world by her small but dedicated online fan base, clips of her matches have begun to go viral. Everyone’s an expert, and everyone has a theory as to how she’s doing what she’s doing. Some point to the mentorship of respected veteran Sawa Nakada, or to natural athleticism. The truth is complicated.
The truth is Hanabi wrestles like she’s done this before because she has. In a way. Since childhood she had memories of another life, one spent in grinding, respected anonymity on the indie scene. That her was a student of the game too, a veteran who gained respect and skill through working her ass off every day. Despite a few international tours the big chance never came. Time wore down the body and by 2003 the end was nigh. Her past self couldn’t keep up as well, injuries took their toll, but was still taking any bookings that were offered. At least until being hit by a truck en route to one of those shows.
And then that her woke up and was.. Well, her. Twenty years of in ring experience stored in her memory, ready to be accessed when the time came. Luckily her mom was a fan of the sport and was all in on Hanabi beginning training. At 14 Hanabi made her debut by taking a veteran to a 5 minute time limit draw. She had to retool the knowledge she had to compensate for being smaller and quicker, and that's still a bit of a struggle for her. Yet six years later she’s seen as an up and comer, a future star, the face of the new generation of Joshi Puroresu. If only they knew.
NOTES / ACHIEVEMENTS
Any Championships, tournaments, winning streaks, or notable achievements in the EWC go here.
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OOC: ABOUT YOU THE HANDLER
Your First Name: GP
e-Fed Experience: Years
e-fed Staff Experience: No
Are you willing to opt-in & write matches from time to time?: Possibly
Would you like to be considered for helping with creative writing (e.g. EWC Magazine)? Maybe
How did you find us?: Already here, replacing Jakucho Akechi with Hanabi.
