Ian est arrivé à l'immeuble seulement une heure et demie avant le début du spectacle, et a immédiatement fait son chemin à la carte ce soir.
Rien.
"Allez!" Ian a posé ses mains fermement sur ses hanches, puis a jeté un coup d'œil à l'alignement du tournoi. Il a eu à battre Kid Neon, puis à perdre contre l'éventuel vainqueur dans son prochain match. Pas trop mal, avec le recul. Irritant, bien sûr, qu'Owen n'allait pas loin dans le Tourney, mais au moins il allait sur quelqu'un.
"Au moins, j'ai un tas de rendez-vous." En fait, Owen Sparks a été le personnage parfait pour travailler des spectacles en direct, car il lui a permis d'acquérir de l'expérience en voyageant dans le monde et en améliorant son talent. En fait, Kid Neon était un adversaire commun aux spectacles en direct, et les deux ont bien travaillé ensemble, leurs styles à rythme rapide mesurant assez bien.
Après avoir été avisé par un membre d'équipage, Ian est passé par un Sexton Love familier régurgiter son alcool, et dans une pièce avec un écran vert et une caméra. Le producteur s'est penché sur la caméra, essayant de regarder par la porte.
Est-ce que Sexton est d'accord? Sa question a rapidement été répondue avec une autre voix à l'extérieur.
Nom de Dieu, mec! Prenez un verre d'eau, nettoyez-vous et asseyez-vous!" Ian a regardé pour trouver Oscar essayant de tirer Sexton vers le haut.
Je suis sûr qu'il ira bien. » Ian répondit, se retournant vers le cameraman. Tu veux que je me réconcilie?
Le producteur a signalé à un jeune homme, qui a hésité à donner son script à Ian, en espérant qu'il ne le déchiqueterait pas cette fois-ci. Ian l'a pris gentiment, et s'est enfui pour faire trier sa peinture du corps.

Avant longtemps, Ian s'est rendu à la zone de maquillage, trouvant un siège devant un miroir. Il a pivoté son corps autour, et a trouvé un des artistes de maquillage près de lui. Hé, Tay, c'est ça? Tu veux bien peindre mon épaulette? Je dois filmer une de ces publicités en direct.


Zachary Hanson est entré dans le centre où le spectacle de la nuit a eu lieu, et a découvert que peu étaient encore arrivés. Certes, c'était tôt dans la journée, mais les pièces de l'anneau et de l'entrée n'avaient même pas encore été mises en place. Avant tout, Zack a laissé tomber son sac de gym et a aidé à faire ces choses. Il avait toujours été un travailleur dur, surtout, et simplement se tenir debout et regarder les autres faire le travail n'avait jamais fait partie de son style de vie.
Une fois que cela a été fait, Zachary est retourné derrière le rideau pour trouver la carte avait été mis en place, ainsi que le support pour un tournoi. Une fois que Zack a lu la première partie de l'émission, il savait pourquoi. Il s'est avéré que Drayden raccrocherait le championnat, et que le tournoi déterminerait le nouveau champion. Entrer dans les quatre derniers n'a pas été un exploit facile. Et même si la lutte n'est pas réelle, la montée vers le sommet l'est encore, et seul le travail acharné et le dévouement feront que cela arrive. Rhys a prouvé sa valeur. Ça devrait être bon de voir ce qu'ils font de lui comme champion.
Et avec ça, Zack est parti pour aller à la salle de gym locale, pour se préparer pour son match avec Caiten. Ce qu'ils ont dit de lui était vrai. Caiden était vraiment l'un des meilleurs, donc il a perdu au premier tour de ce tournoi était... étrange, vraiment. "Ce sera intéressant de voir ce que les créatifs veulent faire de lui. Je vais devoir parler à Kevin plus tard."
Zachary Wake
"Anyone who is too nice cannot be trusted. I'll leave them writhing in my wake!"

6'3" - 264lbs | 10 Years of Experience
|Birth Name|
» Zachary Hanson
|Hails From|
» Melbourne, Australia
» April 25, 1988 (29)
|Fighting Style|
» Zachary is rather simple in fighting, as his character focuses more on his natural charisma and way with words. Think Bobby Roode. He uses all the easily identifiable moves, sans high-flying and acrobatic styles. He likes to trash talk while in submissions/rest holds, and enjoys playing with the crowd's emotions, sometimes letting the face seem like they're going to get off a big move and then striking with a low blow when the ref isn't looking. He doesn't mind playing dirty, as it is just a means to an end, the end being the AWE Championship.
|Signature Moves|
» Eye Gouge
» Rope Hung Forearms but with his opponent one the other side of the barricade so the crowd can watch up-close.
» Liontamer
» Stalled Suplex
|Finisher|
» Sitout Electric Chair Facebuster
» Electric Chair off of the Top Rope (For the big matches)
|Theme|
» Is this epic enough?
|Gimmick|
» Zachary's gimmick is that he is the dirty heel that the fans love to hate. His promo work after 10 years of experience leads to him being able to play with the crowd and improv when they start chanting something. He purposely riles them up by beginning every promo acting as a face would, then insulting his rival at the time, which easily gives him some heat.
|Face or Heel|
» Natural Heel
|Backstage Rep|
» Zack is a well-respected and valuable member of the backstage crew, not just because of his in-ring work, but from the years of respect he's gained helping out the back. Each night he gets in early, leaves late and makes sure everyone does their bit in helping the show run smoothly. Whenever he's got spare time he sits down with creative to see where they think his character should be headed, and always tries to help them decide on the best choice for Wake.
As such, Zack understands and is confident in the booking decisions in relation to his character, whether it be win, lose or draw. He's fine with helping the young ones get over, since he has been there, and will do everything in his power to help them succeed. Zachary cares deeply about the business, and it shows.
|Other|
» In his time Zachary has had many shots at the big one, the AWE Championship, but has always come up short in the big matches. The closest he got to officially owning the belt was when he knocked out the referee, allowing him to strike his then-rival Drayden down with weapons. However, the decision was reversed, causing quite the stir-up and made his and Drayden's rivalry all the better.
» Zachary is a former three-time AWE Intercontinental Champion, and all three of those runs were quite meaningful, helping Zachary ascend to the upper-midcard rather quickly. The last of these runs ended around 9 months ago, but all of them lasted over 3 months. Since then, Zachary has taken a bit more of a back seat, returning to the midcard, but still making (failed) attempts at championships every now and again. When he isn't being used in storylines or championship matches, Zachary is the perfect guy for a 3-Way/4-Way #1 Contender Match (Think of Sami Zayn/Baron Corbin, in this respect).
» Zachary also had an short stint as AWE Tag Team Champion in a time when the tag division was particularly weak, teaming with a rather eccentric fellow named Senji Veryhurt, a stereotypical strong style Japanese wrestler.
» Face Claim: Ryan Botha
» ff0000


Owen Sparks
"I'm the spark of light in the darkness. The AWE title is as good as mine!"

5'9" - 178lbs | 1 Year of Experience
|Birth Name|
» Ian Owen Hamilton
|Hails From|
» Cincinnati, Ohio
» September 14th, 1998 (19)
|Fighting Style|
» Since he really has only just begun, Owen hasn't developed a broad moveset, but is leaning towards a risk-taking grappler/high flier, with little time for technical/brawling styles. Owen isn't what one would call a polished or magnificent wrestler, but he shows promise in the moves he can do well. Before entering his angle with Zachary Wake, Owen was very much a "Five Moves of Doom" type wrestler, and since the story has started, Wake has been helping Owen to expand his moves.
|Signature Moves|
» Flying Cross Body
» Step-Up Enziguri (Usually as the opponent is standing on a turnbuckle)
» Bridging German Suplex (To pin)
» Still growing, so a fourth move will come eventually.
|Finisher|
» Shocker (Monkey Flip into Crossface)
» Sparkling Brilliance (Swinging Backbreaker into Standing Backsault)
|Theme|
» Mmm, Electric Guitars
|Gimmick|
» Owen is the happy-go-lucky new babyface, both in-character and out, really. He is excited to be wrestling in any promotion, and shows great promise. He adds a new move to his arsenal every match, and is meant to portray a growing and changing wrestler-in-training. However, though he is a face, Sparks has recently become the apprentice to Zachary Wake, a heel who doesn't mind cheating to win. And it seems like Owen may soon adopt his teacher's philosophy in an attempt to stop his shaky win:loss ratio.
He's still developing his skills on the mic, but like all young wrestlers, he has some semblance of a natural charisma that is being pushed to be honed through promos either just before or after his matches.
|Face or Heel|
» Babyface
|Backstage Rep|
» Since he is relatively new to AWE Ian hasn't build himself a reputation quite yet. As such, only a few wrestlers really know Ian, and can put up with his slightly cocky attitude. He knows he isn't the best as that is just ignorant, but knows that he was picked up by AWE after only 1 year in the business meaning that the scouters either overestimated his talents, or they know that he has a lot of room to grow. Ian likes to believe it's the latter.
Regardless of wrestling talent, Ian is loyal to his close buddies, and is constantly trying to improve himself - both physically and mentally - through the help of those friends. He recognizes that there is a lot to be improved about himself, but can't pinpoint those problems by himself. As such, he often finds himself being arrogant to others, and potentially racist at times if he isn't careful.
Despite these flaws, there's a reason Ian nails the happy-go-lucky gimmick: It still comes to him naturally.
|Other|
» Owen Sparks is currently participating in an angle/feud with Zachary Wake in an attempt to help get Owen over with the crowd, by having Owen have a moral conflict between doing what's right, and doing what needs to be done for him to win. Zachary is trying to persuade Owen to cheat so he can get his wins up.
» Nickname(s): The Spark of Brilliance
» Face Claim: George Blagden
» DAA520