Jonathan Sanders - Guest Contract

PICTURE BASE: SPENCER CHARNAS OF "ICE NINE KILLS"

PROFESSIONAL STATS.

PERFORMER NAME: JONATHAN SANDERS

ALIAS/MONIKER: "THE LOST CAUSE"
"THE SNAKE OF EDEN"
"THE OUTSIDER"
"THE HORSEMAN OF PLAGUE"
"THE MESSIAH OF THE DAMNED"

BILLED FROM: TORONTO, ON CANADA

HEIGHT: 6'01"

WEIGHT: 185 LBS

PROFESSIONAL DEBUT: ~June 2011

REPRESENTING: PWS: APEX

ENTRANCE THEME: "BLOOD PIGS" by OT3P

ENTRANCE DESCRIPTION

"TRAITORS!

BREEDERS!

TRAITOOOOORS!"



With that resounding, throaty scream, "Blood Pigs" begins in earnest and the lights dim and begin to strobe in time with the music. Around the 0:15 mark, when the rhythm changes and the whispered repetitions of "Blood Pig" begin, the lights cease strobing and return to a bluish, moody version of "normal". At this point Sanders steps through the curtain, clad in his typical wrestling gear of baggy black shorts (a la classic CM Punk), a black t-shirt (usually his own merch or a band shirt) and black boots bearing the anarchy logo and the peace sign overlapping in white. Standing on the entrance stage for a long minute, he glares around at the audience with a resentful, bitter sort of energy, then takes a moment to adjust his wrist-tape (always dyed to look like blood-stained bandages over self-harm wounds) before beginning a slow walk towards the ring. He usually walks with purpose, but not quickly, and his eyes remain fixed firmly on the ring, full of malice and contempt. He'll occasionally crack a wicked smirk at audience members who heckle him, as though feeding on their negativity, before rolling into the ring and kneeling, his dark eyes scanning around with violent anticipation. The young man then rolls each wrist in turn, wincing in pain with the action, though it seems to bring him some modicum of sadomasochistic pleasure as well, as an evil grin blooms across his features. From there he'll peel off the shirt, discard it haphazardly, then slowly stand and make his way to the far corner, briefly testing the ropes with one pull. He then lowers himself to a seated position in the corner a la Raven as he awaits his opponent, grinning his sardonic grin all the while. If entering second, he'll still do this, glaring defiantly as if daring them to make the first move.

ALIGNMENT

HEEL

GIMMICK

Throughout the entirety of human history, including all that is yet even to be, there exists no greater ball of rage and hatred than the monster called Jonathan Sanders. A child of abuse and neglect, he is no stranger to the darker side of human nature, and has grown up with firsthand knowledge of precisely how cruel this world can be. Jonathan has internalized a lot of this darkness, though early on he tried to hide it. When he broke into the business he tried to be the people's hero, to put on a brave face and be the champion they always wanted...but the fans never really accepted him. After so many failures to get over and mounting frustration that his dreams may not come true, Jonathan retreated into his mind and gave in to those darker urges. His depression took hold and turned, as depression often does, into a deep and all-consuming rage. Having cast aside any desire to be loved and accepted by his fans, Sanders has embraced the darkness he fought so long to suppress. He has finally given himself willingly and completely to his demons, taking every ounce of self-loathing, sorrow and pain he felt based on his childhood traumas and losses in wrestling and directing them all outwards. A being of surpassing nihilism, unrelenting anger and a supremely cynical mind, the self-styled "Lost Cause" delights in feeling pain as well as inflicting it, and he will not rest until everyone around him has experienced his torment. 

RING PSYCHOLOGY (IN-RING ATTITUDE)

This dark attitude extends to more than just Jonathan's fashion sense, as his in-ring work has taken on a rougher, more sadomasochistic bent as well. Jonathan is never content to simply WIN matches, but seeks to inflict as much agony as possible on his opponents as well as himself. Utilizing anything and everything at his disposal, with little regard for his own physical wellbeing, Jonathan Sanders has one goal when he steps between the ropes: to make the entire world hurt as badly as he does. In terms of actual STYLE, think Darby Allin or early Jeff Hardy meets PAC; an incredibly daring, suicidal "emotional hardcore" high-flyer with a mean, mean brutal streak and some technical skill to back it up.

WRESTLING STYLE

HARDCORE: Your character loves nothing more than swinging a chair/bat/random item at their opponent.

HIGH FLYER: Your character uses their body as a projectile, throwing themselves from dangerous heights in new and creative ways to best incapacitate their opponents.

ATTITUDE TOWARDS CHEATING

BLATANT

ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT DO

Jonathan will never, under ANY circumstances, show any respect or reverence for his opponent or the "traditions" of professional wrestling. He is the world's biggest iconoclast, and things like handshakes or awards ceremonies are largely antithetical to him.

ACHIEVEMENTS

PWS: APEX COLLATERAL DAMAGE CHAMPION (1x - February 2021 - December 2021)
PWS: APEX MALE SUPERSTAR OF THE YEAR 2021
PWS: APEX "SHOCKING MOMENT OF THE YEAR" 2021 (Jointly held with fellow PWS wrestler Mike Hawk)






MOVESET.

FINISHING TECHNIQUES

1. TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SOUL - CORKSCREW MOONSAULT (performed from absolutely anywhere)

2. THE GREAT DEPRESSION - ANACONDA VICE (barbed wire or weapon-assisted when possible)




SIGNATURE TECHNIQUES

1. SHOT OF SEROTONIN - STIFF-AS-FUCK PELE KICK

2. CRY FOR HELP - SPRINGBOARD SHIRANUI

3. DOPAMINE DEFICIENCY - DRAGON SLEEPER/OCTOPUS STRETCH COMBO

4. DOWNWARD SPIRAL - SATELLITE HEADSCISSORS TAKEDOWN (often used as set-up for finishers or other big moves)




BASIC MOVESET

DROPKICK (Many variations - Moonsault, Shooting Star, Springboard, Top Rope, etc.)

FLOAT-OVER REVERSE DDT (typically transitions into "Dopamine Deficiency" signature move)

HURRICANRANA/POISONRANA (Used Interchangeably)

TORNADO DDT (Springboard, Diving, Running, etc.)

SPINNING ELBOW (R-Truth style)

ASAI MOONSAULT (always to the outside a la Ultimo Dragon)

SPRINGBOARD ENZUIGIRI

ROLL-THROUGH CROSS ARMBREAKER

450 LEGDROP (Standing, Diving, etc.; always targets the throat specifically)

FLYING DOUBLE-KNEESTRIKE

SHOOTING STAR PLANCHA

"SUICIDAL TENDENCIES" - TOPE CON HILO/TOPE SUICIDA

TOP-ROPE HANDSPRING DOUBLE FOOT-STOMP (usually aims for the arm or throat)





CHARACTER BACKGROUND.

BIOGRAPHY

Most of this is mentioned in "gimmick". Jonathan grew up in a broken home, with an abusive, alcoholic father and a mother who loved him deeply but was too badly broken to oppose their oppressor or get her son out of the house. His earliest memories are dark, bitter things, full of the pain and terror which would come to define his entire adult life. Through all the pain and torment, however, there was a single shining light: professional wrestling. John loved wrestling, finding solace in the larger-than-life characters and dramatic storytelling during his more-difficult periods of strife, and falling deeply in love with the idea of the business. It should come as no surprise, then, that the first place he went after running away at the age of 16 was the local wrestling academy. Training was incredibly taxing on Sanders' mind as well as his body, the mounting stress of being left to forge his own path ahead with no alternative only serving to exacerbate his existing emotional issues. Still, he was able to keep his demons in check and finally break into the business just two years later at the ripe old age of 18. Working a variety of small, independent federations through North America for quite some time in his early years, John found virtually no success, his mental health worsening with each defeat but never quite boiling over. It wasn't until he finally started seeing some exposure, landing a gig in the lower-midcard of a nationally-syndicated promotion, that things really grew dire.  Sanders' seemingly-insurmountable losing streak continued until finally he started no-showing events, failing to turn up for three incredibly important matches in a row. When fans finally DID see him again, he was sporting a new look, wearing all black, sporting "guyliner" with a fringe and the Japanese kanji for "Pain" tattooed down the back of his neck, and calling himself "The Lost Cause". Since then he has been able to channel this darker character into mainstream success, breaking onto the scene in SPECTACULAR fashion in PWS: Apex, winning their Collateral Damage Championship in his first Pay-Per-View match with the company. He has also gathered like-minded forgotten or lost souls within the promotion - Tyson Sykes, Alexander Lyons and the mysterious giant known only as Dionysus - to form a group known as "ANTITHESIS". These four blood-brothers claim to be the antithesis to not only traditional professional wrestling, but to the WORLD ITSELF, and they seek - through their combined misanthropy and shared love of violence and destruction - to burn this broken system to the ground, and build a new one on its ashes.






HANDLER INFORMATION.

NAME: JOSH

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