OH LOOK, IT'S MORE NEW STUFF, SUCH AS HISTORICAL FIGURES WHO HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AROUND, YET YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT THEM UNTIL JUST NOW FOR SOME REASON
(L-R: Regular, alternate, street fight, modern)
The massive lumberjack BIG FRENCHY TABARNAK was one of the most hated villains up in Canada back in the 70s, before becoming one of most hated villains in the Tri-State Area back in the 1980s. He was quite possibly even worse behind the scenes, with his legendary substance abuse spilling over into televised wrestling events, such as the time a completely-zooted Frenchy pledged to shoot himself in the left foot if he didn't win his upcoming match against Memphis King, and demonstrated how serious he was by pulling out a revolver and shooting himself in the right foot, on live television in front of a horrified studio audience. He was fired immediately. These days, an elderly Frenchy runs a small gift shop in a quiet tourist town in the mountains of Quebec, where he was accepted with open arms by the local community, mainly because they were afraid of him, before being accepted with open arms for real, once they figured out that he had actually mellowed out quite a bit.
FINISHER: Canadian Backbreaker
ENTRANCE THEME: None.
(L-R: classic, classic entrance gear, modern, modern entrance gear)
Hoo boy. With his fabulous sideburns, glittering crown, and spotless blue suede shoes, MEMPHIS KING was an almost unreal money-drawing attraction in the Memphis territory back in the early 80s, until all of a sudden, he just kind of left and people stopped talking about him, almost as though pretending he was never there. He kept popping up in other regions, and the same cycle of superstardom and sudden disavowal kept happening, until he finally settled down in the Tri-State Area, where he never rose to his previous heights, but had a solid career deep into the 1990s. As for his current whereabouts, well, he's still active, although he probably should have retired twenty years ago. You see, he's kinda desperate for money these days... Because... Well... You know, he's had a lot of legal problems, including several lawsuits and being legally barred from coming within 100 yards of any school, public library, playground, church, dog park, cemetery, steel mill, or furniture store in the area. The less said about why, the better.
FINISHER: figure Four Leglock
ENTRANCE THEME: "Blue Suede Shoes" by Elvis Presley
(L-R: Early career, 90s Japan, STRUGGLE, modern)
Starting out in the late 1980s, UK import JUDITH PRIEST combined what was considered freakish athleticism for the time with a heavy metal aesthetic that should've led to superstardom. Problem was, women's wrestling in the States was absolutely on its ass at the time and stayed that way for a while, so she was just kind of a sideshow attraction until finally establishing herself as a star gaijin in Olive Japan Women's Wrestling throughout the late 1990s. Eventually, she was lured back to the US by famed scumbag promoter Steven T. Ruggle, where she helped establish the women's division of the original version of STRUGGLE, becoming its first champion, under a more rough and gritty "Painkiller" persona. After nearly having her arm ripped out of the socket by First Lady Evil, she took the hint and retired, but never fully left the business, helping Sir Lord Neville Devonshire train the next generation of UK wrestlers.
FINISHER: Electric Eye DDT
THEME: "Ram it Down" by Judas Priest
MOVING ON TO MODERN TIMES>>>>>>>
A hot new tag team that's been making waves in the indies, THE IDEA MEN (COLLIDER and ACCELERATOR) have used the influence of their diabolical manager, MOTHER BRAIN, to confound their foes with a combination of technical expertise and rampant cheating. And in case you got the crazy idea that this is all just a pale imitation of STRUGGLE legends The Think Tanks, well, that's pretty much exactly what they are. Mother Brain (whose name sounds a lot less weird now that she's in her 40s) was actually one of the earliest members of the Think Tank, where she eventually became the ex-wife of Brain God, the Calculation Master himself. As a singles wrestler, she was somewhere just outside the "big four" of Yumiko Nakano/La Grange, Judith Priest, Minerva, and Lady/First Lady Evil, as she could generally hold her own, but could never get the job done in matches for the championship. Without getting into details, she eventually had a less-than-amicable split with Brain God and the Think Tank, and the existence of the Idea Men seems like her latest attempt to get one over on the bobble-headed super-genius. While the Idea Men lack the brute strength of the genuine article, they more than make up for it in sheer rule-breaking ruthlessness.
ENTRANCE THEME: "Astronomy Domine" by Voivod
Also, here's what Mother Brain looked like, about 15-ish years ago:
Finally, recent EWX addition FREDDY 4 BLOOD (real name: Frederick Bahorsky) was once the frontman of local hardcore punk heroes Out 4 Blood, until his drug abuse, possibly-related penchant for severe head injuries, and declining mental health got him booted from the band, who somehow ended up evolving into that weird kind of twee indy rock where dudes over-pronounce the letter R. But that's not what I'm talking about right now. Anyway, Freddy's downward spiral continued, until he was living under an overpass when he wasn't in jail, and became an internet meme based on his bizarre, rambling Facebook posts. Eventually, EWX head honcho Tony Unity, himself being a veteran of the scene, took pity on the dude and gave him a job in the Unity United Records offices, where he immediately freaked out, spin-kicking anything and everyone in sight, basically crowd-killing a place of serious business. A frustrated Unity then just gave up and said "fuck it, throw him in the ring and see what happens" and thus began the wrestling career of Freddy 4 Blood.
ENTRANCE THEME: "Short Fuse" by 25 Ta Life
There were more new peoples, I'm sick of typing, so you'll have to wait. Tune in next time to find out about Morrison Mack, El Hombre Condenado, and K-Rabs.