Post by akanekoshiba on Jan 2, 2020 14:59:53 GMT -5
Ring Name: Akane Koshiba
Nicknames: A.K
Twitter Handle: @ak_Koshiba
Age/DOB: June 18th, 1990
Height: 5’1
Weight: 115lbs
Birth Place: Tokyo, Japan
Current Residence: Tokyo, Japan
Alignment: Honorable Tweener (Leaning Face)
Gimmick: A cold but honorable woman who values family and honor over everything else. As fierce as she is in the ring, this seems to intensify when she is fighting to protect or aid someone she cares about; most importantly, her sister, Azumi.
What Type Of Contract Are You Seeking: Permanent
Entrance Theme: “Eye Of The Storm" by Godsmack
Entrance Description: The opening rif to Godsmack's "Eye of the Storm" tears through the arena as the name “KOSHIBA” appears on the video wall. As the guitar picks up, the lights dim down and begin to flash across the stage. During the riff, a silhouette walks out onto the entryway, before turning with their back towards the camera. As the lyrics to the song begin, the lights illuminate the figure on the entryway as she turns partially to look down at the ring, revealing the figure as Akane Koshiba. She turns towards the ring, dramatically flinging the open end of her long coat behind her as she stares daggers down the walkway.
Announcer: “Making her way to the ring at this time...from Japan...AKANE...KOSHIBA!!!!”
Akane makes her way down the walkway, with a look on her face that says she’s all business and ready to go to war. As she reaches the ring, she ascends the steps and climbs the ringpost to the top turnbuckle as the lights begin to flicker inside the ring again. Up here, she opens her arms out slowly in a challenge to all comers before sliding her coat down her shoulders and letting it fall to the floor. Akane then dips forward and does an impressive roll across the mat to the center of the ring, before hopping up to her feet and pulling her aviator goggles off from around her neck and lets them drop to her corner. She immediately moves to her corner then, waiting for the match to start.
Favorite type of match: Submission, Last Person Standing
Least favorite type of match: Handicap, Cages
Favorite Weapon: N/A
Professional Wrestling Debut
Independent Circuit: 2008
Professionally: 2012, Japan - UJPW
2020, U.S - DPW
Finishing Moves:
Teru Bozu
(Lotus Lock)
Trademark/Signature Moves:
AK-47
(A fast series of strikes consisting of palm strikes, kicks and elbows to the opponent’s torso, legs, face and neck. She delivers 44 of these in rapid succession. Akane then hits a spinning back elbow (45), then a pele kick (46). As the opponent is sitting up on the mat, she comes off the ropes for a brutally stiff sliding forearm (47). She usually gives a blood curdling scream of rage as she comes in with the forearm.)
Common Moves:
1. Running Swinging Neckbreaker
2. Superkick
3. Yakuza Kick
4. Slingblade
5. Exploder Suplex
6. Aikido throws
7. Sliding Forearm
8. Slingshot Hurricanrana
9. Armbar out of a powerbomb attempt
10. Knife Edge Chops
11. Turnbuckle Thrust-Hesitating Dropkick
12. Octopus Stretch
13. Footstomp to an opponent caught up on the turnbuckle
14. Switchblade Kick
15. Running Back Elbow
16. Rolling Leg Scissors
17. Suicide Dive
18. Guillotine
19. Hammerlock STO
20. Shining Wizard
21. Triangle Choke
22. Fujiwara Armbar
23. Stepover Wheel Kick
24. Shoot Kicks
25. Judo Hip Throw
26. Ankle Pick
27. Dropkicks
28. Pop-Up Knee Strike
29. Flying Cross Armbar
30. Cannonball Senton (Corner and Apron)
In-Ring Strengths:
SEASONED: At only 28 years old, Akane has already been competing inside a ring for over a decade. She started training for wrestling under her uncle at the age of 12 and made her debut on the independent circuit at the age of 18 as many wrestlers in Japan tend to do. At 22, she moved from the indies to the pro circuit. Akane has years of experience under her belt and is still in her prime. She knows her way around the ring, the tools of the trade and has impeccable ring awareness.
HIGH SPEED: At 5’1” and 115lbs, Akane makes up in speed for what she lacks in sheer power. She can suplex and body slam most of her opponents like the rest of them but she excels in keeping the match going at a fast pace. Stiff strikes and jaw dropping aerial maneuvers are the cornerstone of her arsenal. Once she really gets going, she becomes a little blur of...well, whatever color her ring gear is for the night. This can make it harder for opponents, especially the slower ones, to keep up.
...BUT I GET UP AGAIN: As a student of Japanese puroresu, Akane can be somewhat of a little damage sponge when taking on the majority of her Western opponents. Simple fact: Japanese wrestling tends to be stiffer and harder than that in America. Even modern adaptations in the U.S don’t quite match up to a good old fashioned, Strong Style knee to the ribs or forearm across the jaw. Akane’s small size is deceptive here. She’s tiny but she can eat shot after shot, calling her opponent to do better before it finally eventually starts to wear on her. More often than not, however, Akane will turn a series of strikes made on her into an exchange.
In-Ring Flaws:
CAGED ANIMAL: A little known fact about Akane (something only her sister would know) is that she suffers from claustrophobia. While this might seem to have no effect on her wrestling ability, it actually results in her not faring so well in enclosed matches (cage, hell in a cell, elimination chamber. War Games wouldn’t be as bad but she’d still show effects.) When her phobia starts kicking in, she becomes less focused and more reckless. Any sense of strategy goes out the window and she moves more to panicked brawling, leaving someone of her size less effective in the ring.
WEAKNESS IN NUMBERS: Another side effect of how her claustrophobia effects her in-ring performance. Akane cannot handle multiple opponents on her own, despite the fact that she will absolutely try to. It’s not hard to gang up on and overwhelm her, however, forcing her into that unfocused state. She does better with groups if she has a partner watching her back.
KAMIKAZE GIRL: The higher the stakes of the match, the more reckless Akane can become, putting herself in harm’s way just as much as her opponent. In other words, she will climb the highest point she can physically dive off of, throwing caution to the wind and not taking into consideration what damage it may cause her in addition to her opponent. While these moments make for some memorable spots, if she miscalculates and doesn’t hit her mark, or if the opponent moves, it can cost her the match.
Wrestling Style: Strong Style, Technical Submissionist with a heavy influence of Judo and BJJ.
Wrestling Attire: See image above. Varies in color pattern. For her entrance gear, she wears a knee length pilot's coat and aviator goggles around her neck. A very subtle nod to her favorite video game character.
Picture Base: Kairi Sane (Lucha Underground & Kabuki Warriors)
Can You Help Write Matches: I can summarize in a pinch but I also run my own fed so no promises.
Your OOC/Handler Name: V
Biography: The older sister of the undefeated “Angel of Death” Azumi Koshiba, Akane trained with Azumi from the age of 12. While Akane grew into a force to be reckoned with, her younger sister was on a whole other level. Akane and Azumi both garnered high success in their home country, winning multiple accolades. While Akane has not gone undefeated like her younger sister, she has built a name for herself on the Joshi scene all the same.
After Azumi vacated the UJPW Women’s Champion, the title was put up for grabs in a round robin tournament of two blocks. Akane came in hot and was tearing through the opposition. She won her block with a clean sweep and was set to go onto the finals in January when DPW Genesis took place in December. In support of her sister whom had traveled abroad to expand her horizons, Akane watched Genesis only to witness what she deemed a disgusting display of cowardice and Azumi was viciously attacked by The Coven. Honoring family over awards and titles, Akane announced her suddenly withdraw from the tournament and breaking her contract from UJPW. She contacted Judas Lasher immediately and demanded to be put in touch with Lara Blackheart. Azumi was ready to take on her enemies alone...but Akane wasn’t going to sit back and let her sister do such a thing….