Post by Lone Gunman on Nov 1, 2001 13:57:52 GMT -6
From Wikipedia:
John Taylor (born January 1, 1971), better known by his ring name “Lone Gunman” Lord John Taylor is a retired American professional wrestler. Taylor is best remembered for his work with GroundZero Global (GZG) promotions Hong Kong Wrestling Federation (HKWF) and GroundZero Wrestling 2K1 (GZW2K1). An intensely private man, very little is known about his personal life. He revealed in late 2010 that he is married and the couple have a young son together.
Name: John Taylor
Nickname: “Lone Gunman”
Date of Birth: 1st January, 1971 (40 years old)
Hometown: Rapid City, South Dakota
Height: 6’4
Weight: 244lbs
Theme Music: "In The Event That Everything Should Go Terribly Wrong" by Every Time I Die
John Taylor is the quintessential lone wolf in GroundZero Global history. Throughout his career, any meagre alliances have been fleeting and short-lived. Taylor is not easy to get along with, being equal parts arrogant and stubborn. Highly outspoken, he has found himself at odds with just about every Globalstar he has ever encountered at one point or another. Taylor is confident and self-assured, and occasionally highly self-critical. He has been known to dwell on and obsess over minute details of his performance weeks, months or years after the fact. He is at heart a perfectionist, but enough of a realist to know that total perfection is ultimately unobtainable. Therein lay the greatest conflict of his career, an internal rivalry within himself whereby he strove for a perfection that on some level he knew he could never achieve.
Career Highlights:
GZW2K1 Light Heavyweight Champion
GZW2K1 World Heavyweight Champion (2)
HKWF World Heavyweight Champion
CCW Unified World Heavyweight Champion (simultaneously held GZW2K1 and HKWF World titles)
GZW2K1 Wrestler of the Year 2004
GZW2K1 Wrestler of the Month (3)
2004 Lord of the Coliseum
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Primary Finisher:
The Silencer
Setup for regular Sharpshooter. Attacker steps over victim's left leg with his right leg, grabbing said leg with his right arm in the process. Differs from Sharpshooter in that attacker doesn't grab victim's free right leg at the same time, opting to catch it between the thigh and calf of his right leg whilst turning victim onto victim's stomach and fully locking on the hold. When locked in, attacker should have victim's left leg secure with attacker's right arm, and victim's right leg should be trapped inside attacker's right leg, appearing to 'bisect' victim's own left leg. This move will render victim's lower body completely immobile, with all the pressure concentrated on victim's left knee area due to the other leg being simultaneously trapped. Attacker's left leg should be free, allowing him to secure and immobilise victim's right arm, if necessary to prevent victim from reaching ropes. In general, if Taylor locks this in, he won't let go.
Set-Up
This can vary, as Taylor will generally go for the Silencer whenever an opportunity presents itself. His preferred set-up is a swift toe kick to the opponent's shin, hooking something of a drop toe hold as they fall, and rolling into the Silencer, one leg already clamped down. Taylor will often use a dragon screw leg whip if too tired to perform the more energetic modified drop toe hold. Once in a blue moon, he will execute a victory roll from the top rope and move in for the Silencer.
Signature Moves:
Infiltration
A string of varying submission holds on an opponent in quick succession, generally to embarrass an opponent by proving his technical superiority. Depending on match, can be simple or very complex. Taylor generally won’t hold each hold long enough for opponent to tap out, but will usually finish with an attempted Silencer.
Multiple Chop Blocks
Anywhere from three to ten, in quick succession. Used mostly against larger opponents, with the idea being to frustrate them rather than to do much serious damage. Depending on opponent’s reaction, Taylor may sometimes go straight for the Silencer after connecting with a series of chop blocks.
