Been a long time since I uploaded anything to the Ol' Workshop, and that remains the case, but in the meantime, here are some of the wrestlemans that I've either started but never finished or just never bothered to upload in the meantime:
Representing local blood-n-guts backyardish fed Extreme Wrestling XTREME and making occasional appearances in STRUGGLE Pro, due to the indyness of it all:
TONY UNITY - EWX founder and occasional competitor. Made a shitload of money in the nineties hardcore scene as the founder of Unity United Records, home of such bands as Bloodpunch, Punched Face, Face Fister, Reversed Front, Bloodfucker, Punchblood, Violentator, and The Russell Kubiak Trio. No one knows what made him get into ultra violent wrestling, but some have pointed toward a 1996 incident when he jumped on stage in a floor-length raccoon coat and threw an entire honey baked ham at the head of Karl from Earth Crisis, causing him to get jumped by like forty vegans and possibly suffering severe brain damage.
SECRET PETE - EWX's man of mystery who is never seen without a gimp suit on, but usually has regular clothes on over it, which is even freakier than just a gimp suit. Rumors of his true nature range from being in the Witness Protection Program to just being a damn pervert. Despite mutual violent asshole status, really seems to have it in for STRUGGLE top heel President Evil, but then again, so does everyone else.
UNCLE SMELLY - Representing EWX, a damn near feral old drunk who sleeps in a dumpster. Somebody once saw him driving around town in a damn Escalade, but whether he stole it or just has the means to live indoors but just loves garbage remains a mystery.
MORBID MANUEL - "The Death Metal Dad" is an EWX mainstay with a penchant for crazy ass deathmatches. Just because you're pushing forty and have a cushy office job, a nice house, and three kids, it doesn't mean you can't still get BRUUUUUTAAAALLLUUUURRRRGGGHHHHBLUUUUGGHHHHHHRRGGGBRRGHL
Representing The Hoss Dojo, where Tri-State Area legend Ol' Ross Gracie tries and mostly fails to create the superstars of tomorrow:
SWEET BROWN SUGAR DISCO DYNAMITE MAMA FOX - Hoss Dojo trainee who combines karate expertise with an encyclopedic knowledge of 1970s Blaxploitation cinema. Is almost ready for real competition, but Hoss refuses to recommend her for hire by STRUGGLE until she comes up with a shorter ring name.
LOUIS VAN LEEUENHOEK - Extreme germaphobe who hopes to overcome his fears via pro wrestling. His refusal to actually touch his opponents is considered a detriment to his success in the ring. One way or another, he's either going to start a new, productive life or just end up with MRSA.
THE DREAD LOBSTER - Hoss Dojo trainee, Rastafarian, and former award-winning seafood chef. Extremely talented athlete with a lot of potential, but his diet consisting of almost entirely fish and various crustaceans has raised serious concerns about the potential for mercury poisoning.
BROCCOLORD - Just a dude who loves broccoli on a "deadly obsession" level, and will defend its honor through violent acts. Is obviously completely batshit bonkers, which potentially makes him a good fit for STRUGGLE Pro.
DEANDRA "THE DEMOLISHER" STROYER - Former collegiate powerlifter who had her Olympic hopes dashed by several failed drug tests and an even greater number of failed math tests. Not the most skilled, swift-moving, or cardiovascularly well-trained wrestler, but immensely strong. In the words of Ol' Hoss himself, she's "greener'n grass and dumber'n hell." Hoss has always had a way with words; a poet if there ever was one.
THE HARBINGERS (HARBINGER CALAMITY AND HARBINGER DOOM) - A couple of pale, skinny weirdos who won't shut up about some sort of terrible catastrophe that is about to hit the Tri-State Area; the rise of a Red King who brings only death and pain to the world of professional wrestling. Eh, it's probably nothing.
BUSINESS CLOWN - HE'S NOT CLOWNING AROUND ANYMORE.
Representing Hyper Pro Wrestling MOSES, which has just signed a talent-exchange deal with our beloved STRUGGLE Pro:
KAZUSHI MAEDA - Legendary competitor, currently with Japan's Hyper Pro Wrestling MOSES group, and soon to be part of a STRUGGLE Pro talent exchange. 20-plus year career has included multiple world championships, including a two year run with Olive Japan's Quadruple Crown. Former mixed martial arts fighter who quit the sport after deciding that MMA competitors were "weak babies who were too scared to get hit with a chair." An angry, violent man, who is rumored to have never actually smiled.
CRAWDAD HOSHINO - Rising potential superstar for Hyper Pro Wrestling MOSES, one of very few co-ed Japanese promotions. Skilled at pretty much every aspect of pro wrestling, from technical wrestling to aerial acrobatics. Also, is just absolutely, apocalyptically bad at speaking English, and no amount of effort from her MOSES colleagues has been able to get through to her that a Crawdad isn't actually a kind of flower. Doesn't appear to be stupid or anything, but definitely seems to be a bit… off. Coming soon to STRUGGLE Pro as part of the STRUGGLE/MOSES talent exchange.
DAI CHUNGUS - Totally a brand new, original wrestler, and not just a lazy re-skin of El Grande Chungus.
SARGENT MOSES - High-flyer and living mascot for Japan's Hyper Pro Wrestling MOSES promotion, who is hugely popular for his zany antics. Secretly, a bitter drunk who hates his role in the company, and is just biding his time until his contract runs out and he can sign with View Japan.
TOSHIYO NAKANO - Ten-year veteran, who has always been a solid performer, but has never really risen above mid-card status, mostly coasting off her ever-so-slight resemblance to her older cousin, Yumiko La Grange (née Nakano), hence her similar moveset and color scheme. Recently divorced and hoping to get back into the dating scene, which absolutely terrifies her cousin Yumiko, seeing as she's heading to the Tri-State Area soon for a run in STRUGGLE Pro.
Finally, coming soon to a STRUGGLE Pro Wrestling ring near you:
DOCTOR REVEREND BILLY WAYNE HUMBLE - The charismatic founder of Humble Ministries, he has made millions of selling his cure-all Miracle Elixir (which seems to mostly consist of tap water, turpentine, and for some reason, lemon pepper) to a nation of dupes. Now, he's a wrestler for some reason, I guess. Denies being a cult leader, despite totally being a cult leader.
IVAN GROZNY, SENIOR - Founder and CEO of Grozny Enterprises, as well as one of the greatest villains of the old Tri-State Wrestling Alliance (TSWA) in the 1980s, as "Ivan the Awful." Officially retired from wrestling, but hasn't ruled out maybe getting in a six-man tag or two. Now, in addition to running his lucrative importing/exporting business - which is totally legit, and not a Russian mafia front, seriously you guys - he's focused on guiding the young wrestling careers of his three adult children, Dimitri, Ludmilla, and Ivan Jr.
VLAD THE BULL - Bodyguard to Ivan Grozny, as well as his personal enforcer for when business dealings (which are totally legal, seriously) go wrong. Despite his massive size and capacity for extremely violent acts, is generally an aggressively friendly, good-natured doofus, which makes it really awkward when he has to break a dude's legs. Wants to try his hand at wrestling, but Ivan has discouraged it, mostly because he knows damn well that Vlad would show up in a red, hammer-and-sickle emblazoned singlet as a joke.
DIMITRI GROZNY - Tied for oldest of the three Grozny kids with his twin sister Ludmilla, (well, I mean, I guess one had to come out first, but that seems nitpicky) is an incredibly-talented all-around performer, seemingly already performing on a heavyweight championship level, but tends to stick to tag team matches with his sister, because I dunno, twins can be weird sometimes.
LUDMILLA GROZNY - Twin sister of Dimitri, and probably not quite as championship-ready, but still cocky as as all hell, like her brother. Tall, lanky frame leaves her vulnerable to power wrestlers, but also combines with kickboxer-ish tendencies to dominate opponents with a reach disadvantage, which would be damn near all of them, if she'd do more singles matches.
IVAN GROZNY JUNIOR - Youngest of the Grozny kids, and theoretically the most physically gifted, but is generally kind of an impulsive idiot who makes a lot of dumb mistakes in his matches. If he can ever get the mental aspect of wrestling down, he'll be unstoppable, but for now, he's just a rookie with potential.
Expect me to finish and/or upload all of these sometime in mid 2027.