Post by Lowri Moss on Mar 27, 2016 22:00:09 GMT
NATALIE McKINLEY
Wrestler Name: Natalie McKinley
Ring Name: Natalie McKinley
Nickname(s): None
Gender: Female
Picbase: Sophie Arvebrink
D. O. B.: 30th June 1992
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 147lbs
Years Pro: 1
Accolades/Accomplishments: SCW Bombshell Roulette Champion
Hometown: Cardiff
Billed From: Cardiff
Entrance Theme: "Undegpedwar" by Y Niwl
Entrance Description: "Undegpedwar" by Y Niwl begins to play over the PA system, and through the curtains - and out onto the stage - walks Natalie McKinley, who is greeted by a cheer. Natalie takes a moment to scan the crowd, before making her way towards the ring, and as she does so, she slaps the hands of some of the fans that reach out to her. After arriving at the ringside area, Natalie leaps up onto the ring apron, and steps through the ropes. Natalie then walks to the center of the ring, from where she again surveys the crowd, before turning her focus towards her opponent, as she awaits the start of the match.
Personality: A personal trainer turned professional wrestler, Natalie is ambitious but inexperienced - see Strengths/Weaknesses for more information on her traits.
Alignment: Face
Allies (if any): None
Rivals (if any): None
Strengths (2 or more):
Self-motivated and determined: having opted to pursue a career as a professional wrestler, Natalie is determined that she will not languish, and that she will instead go on to be successful in her chosen profession;
Hard-working: whether she is competing in the ring, or training in the gym, Natalie is dedicated and committed, working as hard as anyone, both to make the most of what ability she has, and to try to better herself;
Persistence/resilience: able to cope with disappointment, Natalie will remain enthusiastic after suffering a set back, and attempt to bounce back quickly, aiming to overcome whatever obstacles she encounters.
Weaknesses (2 or more):
Left shoulder: the one obvious chink in Natalie's armour, she has previously dislocated her left shoulder, which resulted in her being forced to miss a few months of action at the time, and has increased her suspectibility to suffering a further injury to that particular shoulder;
Inexperience: having only wrestled twenty matches - prior to appearing in the United Kingdom Wrestling Federation - Natalie is still lacking in experience, and so is susceptible to making beginner errors;
Unpolished: as a consequence of her rawness, Natalie does not possess the finesse or proficiency that the vast majority of her contemporaries have, instead having a limited skill set, which is still some way off from being honed.
Preferred Match Type(s): Regular rules, submission.
Least Favourite Match Type(s): Hardcore - although Natalie has had success in hardcore matches, she prefers not to have to use weapons.
Wrestling Style: Powerhouse
Finisher(s) (max. 2 + desperation/big match finisher):
Taff Valley driver (Death Valley driver)
Winds of Change (Fireman's carry double knee gutbuster)
Signature Moves (at least 1):
Cradle piledriver
Fairy tale trap (arm trap cross-legged STF)
Moveset:
Capture suplex
Cobra clutch slam
Delayed vertical suplex
Discus clothesline
Fisherman DDT
Gorilla press drop
Half nelson backbreaker
Pumphandle neckbreaker
Short-arm elbow smash
Sleeper suplex
Tiger suplex
Wheelbarrow facebuster
Biography:
Natalie McKinley started lifting weights in July 2010. Soon afterwards, to complement her weightlifting, Natalie took up wrestling training, as a form of cardio exercise.
In the summer of 2013, having graduated from university, Natalie began work as a personal trainer. Although happy in her job, Natalie harboured ambitions of becoming a professional wrestler, and the following April, she had a chance encounter with the now-retired Simon Jones, who agreed to help her to get her break in wrestling. On Simon's recomendation, Natalie was signed by Sin City Wrestling (SCW), making her debut in August 2014, but she left just six weeks later, after only three matches.
Natalie returned to the ring in November, in a promotion called Frontier Grappling Arts. Before long though, Natalie found herself wanting to go back to SCW, and in February 2015, after five matches in FGA, she rejoined the SCW roster. Just four weeks after her re-debut, Natalie won the first title of her career: the SCW Bombshell Roulette Championship; she held the title for two months before losing it.
In mid-June, while lifting weights, Natalie dislocated her left shoulder. Although sidelined due to injury, Natalie would still attend some SCW shows, and was even at ringside for the main event of their August supercard. However, after interfering in the main event of that show, Natalie was barred indefinitely from SCW, and so once her shoulder had fully healed, her return to the ring instead came in the joshi puroresu promotion Seishin; she made her debut in Japan in October, and competed in four matches there, before Seishin closed its doors at the start of 2016.
The closing of Seishin coincided with Natalie being allowed back in SCW, but despite her suspension having been lifted, she has continued to not be booked by the promotion. Natalie reacted to this by looking for work elsewhere, and after considering her options, she has now decided to accept an offer to appear in the United Kingdom Wrestling Federation.
