“The People’s G.O.A.T.” James Raven

RING NAME: James Raven

NICKNAME(S): The Peoples G.O.A.T.

HEIGHT: 6’ 3”

WEIGHT: 222 lbs.

DATE OF BIRTH: 4/15/1990

HOMETOWN: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

RESIDING FROM: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

PIC BASE: Ryan Reynolds

THEME SONG: "Bleed it Out" by Linkin Park

ENTRANCE DESCRIPTION (OPTIONAL): The lights in the building dim, the fans buzzing in their seats as they munch on overpriced concessions and await what’s coming next. After a few long moments of near silence, a recognizable guitar riff begins to blare over the sound system and drag the fans up to their feet. A light fog creeps out from behind the curtain, silver and blue spotlights swirling together at the top of the stage.

“NOW HERE WE GO FOR THE HUNDREDTH TIME!”

The crowd leap and dance in unison as “Bleed it Out” by Linkin Park plays and signals the arrival of The Peoples G.O.A.T., a small shower of silver and blue sparks spraying into the spotlights as James Raven steps through the curtain with an ear to ear grin. The lights in the building return full blast as the spotlights and sparks disappear, Raven making his way slowly down the ramp, bobbing his head to the music and staring at the ring with determination. He reaches the steel ring steps and pauses for a moment before bounding up the steps in two paces, then leaping over the top rope from the apron into the ring.

James makes his way to each of the four ring posts, standing on the middle rope to pose for the fans before dropping down to his corner and stretching out for his bout.

CHAMPION ENTRANCE DESCRIPTION (OPTIONAL): That’s a bit presumptuous, don’t you think?

CHARACTER DISPOSITION:

Ruthless Heel/Tweener, and we’ll see where it goes? Thanks snookums.

TENDENCY TO CHEAT:

Rarely

MOTIVATION TO COMPETE:

Glory; you just want to win and nothing else matters to you

Gold; you only care about winning Championships and being the best

Other; to build a Legacy in wrestling, beyond just himself and his own accomplishments

GIMMICK: The People’s G.O.A.T. and co-founder of Legacy. Raven is a multi-time Hall of Famer and world champion, generally respected around the sport. After a decade of playing by the rules and constantly fighting for the respect and adoration of fans and peers, he has decided to align himself with people that encourage him to start making his own rules and taking what he deserves instead of settling for what he’s offered.

FAVORITE MATCH TYPE: Tag team, Submission only, Iron man, Ladder matches… anything that relies on technical wrestling and aerial ability which he has in spades.

LEAST FAVORITE MATCH TYPE: Xtreme rules, First Blood, Inferno… anything that relies on brawling or gimmicks of some sort.

WEAPON OF CHOICE: A chair will do just fine.

1. Springboard Corkscrew Elbow
2. Flying Elbow Drop
3. Springboard Crossbody
4. Dropkick
5. Swinging Neckbreaker
6. Various DDTs
7. Various Suplexes
8. Running Lariat
9. Arm Drag Takedown
10. Heel Hook
11. Kimura Lock
12. Guillotine Choke
13. D'arce Choke
14. Suicide Dive
15. Flying Knee

1. The F.Y.S.
(Superkick)
2. The Divebomb
(Spear)
3. The Ravensault
(Top Rope Springboard Moonsault)

1. The Flight of the Raven
(RKO)
2. The Ravenlock
(Triangle Choke)

Born to a well known Toronto doctor (Jonathan) and a socialite philanthropist (Martha), James is the middle of three children. At the age of 17 he moved to the United States with his older brother T.J. who was a wrestler signed with the developmental brand of the XWF, and watched from ringside as his brother suffered a career ending injury in March of 2007. James ultimately signed with the XWF in his brothers place and rose through the ranks, surpassing his brothers accomplishments within three months and winning his first World title when he was 19. James spent the next several years becoming the face of the XWF, and working with many affiliated companies including TWC, WGWF, and HWO. He was eventually inducted into the Halls of Fame for all four companies after compiling a combined record of 200+ wins and less than 50 losses, and collecting countless awards and championships along the way. He has owned federations, GM'd for multiple companies, run businesses (including the HILITE FC gym in Toronto, the Toronto Frost womens football team, and Ravens Nest Media) and is a legitimately self made millionaire. He was married once to former wrestler Mia Sanchez, but the two divorced in 2012. He has a 12 year old son named Tyler who spends half the year in Toronto with James, and half the year in Phoenix, Arizona with his mother. In the MMA world he is a Jiu-Jitsu black belt and 4-0 inside the cage.

A lot of stuff. Four time Hall of Famer, and a bunch of title belts and tournaments and awards that nobody honestly cares about and that’s fine.

SUPPORTING CAST

1. NAME: Betsy Granger
RELATION: Partner
2. NAME: Tyler Raven
RELATION: Son
3. NAME: Jeremy Silver
RELATION: Agent
4. NAME: Shawn Warstein
RELATION: Stablemate
5. NAME: Big Shank
RELATION: Former tag partner, retired Legend
6. NAME: Probably a bunch of other characters depending on my moods.
RELATION: And you won't do shit about it

NAME: Travis

AGE: is just a construct

EXPERIENCE: Longer than I probably should have been

TWITTER HANDLE: @jamesravenxwf

ARE YOU ABLE TO WRITE MATCHES FROM TIME TO TIME? Meeeeeh not unless it’s an extreme emergency

DO YOU GFX OR MAKE VIDEOS? Not well

HOW DID YOU FIND US? Constant harassment

WHAT'S YOUR FONT COLOR? Dodgerblue #1e90ff