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HANDLER INFORMATION
NAME - Warren
HOW'D YOU FIND OUT ABOUT LION'S ROAD? - Twitter
PREFERRED CONTACT METHOD - Contact me on Twitter @burningedwards
FIGHTER DETAILS
NAME - James Elijah Edwards
STAGE NAME- James Edwards
ALIAS - The Burning Heart
DATE OF BIRTH- 02/21/1995
PLACE OF BIRTH- Lexington, Kentucky
FIGHTING OUT OF- Lexington, KY
HEIGHT & WEIGHT - 5'9 and 204 pounds.
DEBUT YEAR- 2015
ALIGNMENT - Face
ALLIES- None
RIVALS- None
BIOGRAPHY - “Ain’t much to talk about,” is usually how James Edwards will reply when someone tries to dig up details about his past. Rumors, unconfirmed of course, suggest it wasn’t particularly pleasant, whatever happened birthed a highly individualistic, head-strong fighter. James burst onto the scene in Fight One in May 2015 with a quick, submission defeat. Over the next year he defied the odds and rose up the ranks, winning highly personal feuds against Corey Grant and Johnny A.M. When Fight Closed last summer, James was its final champion and capture four of the company’s five sanctioned championships.
During the rest 2016, James freelanced and fought in several promotions. Successful runs in North Atlantic Wrestling and Boardwalk Wrestling bookended a run in the Universal Wrestling League. Bitter wars with Ryan McCollum and Mark Smart cheapened a World Television Championship win, and James quietly exited the League in September 2016. Throughout the autumn and into the new year has been the most successful time in James’ career. He was the inaugural UKWF Broadcast Champion, won the rebooted Seattle Pro’s World Championship, and had a record-setting reign as Lion’ Road Iron Champion.
James' introduction to Lion's Road came in late 2016 via an impressive run through the Iron Road tournament as well as an upset win over Ben Chrenshaw for the Iron Championship. He quickly gained a reputation as a fearsome striker, but not without controversy. Much of James' tenure in the company and reign as Iron Champion was dogged by a career-ending kick to Johnny Ajax. Protest groups and loudmouth journalist Kenneth Starr called for his firing. As the months went by, James continued to win but watched his reputation take a hit. Burned out personally and professionally, James quietly exited LR for a three-month break following losses to Julian Cutlass and Corey Cruelty.
AESTHETIC DETAILS
CASUAL ATTIRE - At a show, James dressed for comfort: think loose fitting blue jeans and an assortment of different T-shirts.
RING ATTIRE - Long black tights with royal blue trim on the edges.
WALKOUT ATTIRE - On his way to the ring James will wear a hooded, beat up leather jacket with the words "Burning Heart" stitched on the back and a large feather in a plastic slip sewn on the front.
ENTRANCE DETAILS
WALKOUT SONG - "My Name is Human" by Highly Suspect
WALKOUT DESCRIPTION - The house lights go down, and the arena stays black during the garbled opening guitar rift, then, "Okay." Strobe lights move with the easy beat of the song. James appears at the top of the ramp with the hood on his ring jacket up. He takes a few moments survey everything before him. The hood goes down with the opening lyrics. Moving with the meandering pace of the music, his eyes never leave the ring. He laps the squared circle, slides under the bottom ropes, and bows martial arts style to all four corners before settling into his own.
FIGHTING DETAILS
SPORTSMANSHIP: Typically, James is a good sport who shakes hands with opponents he respects or shows him respect. He'll stare daggers at a heated rival rather than give their hand a shake. As far as listening to the refs he is compliant with their decisions, even when calls go against him, however, he will still wait until two or three to break a hold.
WEAPON OF CHOICE - He refuses to use them.
FIGHT STYLE - Already considered one of the most talented and hardest hitting strikers in the world barely two years into his career, James will always consider them his bread and better. The manner in which he uses them will depend on his mindset. When he is focused and calm, James will use heavy, well-timed blows to conserve energy and cause the most damage to his opponent. Not a particularly talented chain wrestled, there is nothing pretty about his ground game; he will latch onto a body part like a Doberman and stretch his foe for all they are worth. Submissions are his way of recovering after being rocked or to slow down large or faster opponents. Due to a dearth of athleticism, James' aerial moves take some time for him to set up and are usually only for last-ditch efforts when nothing else has worked. The newest addition to James arsenal is a variety of takedowns, martial arts throws, and flash pins for defensive or momentum shifting purposes. These are ugly as sin, but are designed to hurt more than anything because James always will put a little extra something on them.
MOVESET DETAILS
SPECIAL MOVES -
1) The Violent Gospel (A running PK Kick to the head of a seated opponent. The most infamous kick in wrestling. It inadvertently ended one career and was almost banned in the Lion's Road promotion. No one gets up from the Gospel)
2) Myth's End (A two-sided move. Either a triangle choke or a Pentagram choke, essentially a reverse triangle, James strong legs, and grip make this submission lights out for even the best mat technicians, though he hasn't quite mastered it)
SIGNATURE MOVES -
1) Double Tap (Consecutive Spinning Back Fists)
2) Foxfire (Fisherman Brainbuster)
3) Night Comes to the Cumberlands (Takeover Sleeper Choke)
4) Pole Shift (Rebound Wheel Kick)
5) Hatchet (Downward Twisting Lariat into a Backbreaker)
6) Dragon Sleeper
STANDARD MOVES -
1) Strikes: In spite of his progression as a well-rounded wrestler career, James best friend on offense is his striking game. Well versed in a patient and methodical method, Edwards will make each hit count whether the opponent is standing, kneeling or laying prone on the canvas. He does not discriminate in which part of the body to use. Slaps, kicks, chops, knees, jabs, elbows, and headbutts are all in play.
2) Holds, Throws, and Pins: In an attempt to add an element of surprise to his attack, James is beginning to incorporate a variety of traditional Olympic wrestling takedowns, judo throws, jiu-jitsu grappling, Lucha style quick pins, and southern wrasslin' tosses. They are not pretty in the least bit but get the job done, and the sloppy nature of them often does as much damage as one of his famed strikes.
3) Suplex Variations
- German
- Dragon
- Backdrop
- Snap
- Tiger
- Butterfly
- Sambo
- Waist Lock
- Northern Lights
- Reverse Exploder
- Half Cut (Half-Nelson Suplex)
4) Submission Holds
- Single Leg Crab
- Standing Arm Triangle Choke
- Heel Hook
- Knee Bar
- Kimura
- Crossface
- Omoplata
- Front Guillotine
- Cravate
- Fujiwara Armbar
5) Aerial Moves
- Diving Headbutt
- Diving Double Knee Facebuster
- Diving Lariat
- Diving Leg Lariat
- Springboard Enzguri
- Springboard Forearm
6) Cutter Variations
- Rolling
- Cravat
7) Gourdbuster Variations
- Belly-to-Back
- Fireman's Carry
8) Reverse DDT
9) Ace Crusher
10) Snap Powerslam
11) Folding Powerbomb
12) Leaping Double Foot Stomp
13) Double Underhook Brainbuster
COUNTER MOVES -
1) Running STO
2) Foxfire
3) Night Comes to the Cumberlands
4) Superkick
NAME - Warren
HOW'D YOU FIND OUT ABOUT LION'S ROAD? - Twitter
PREFERRED CONTACT METHOD - Contact me on Twitter @burningedwards
FIGHTER DETAILS
NAME - James Elijah Edwards
STAGE NAME- James Edwards
ALIAS - The Burning Heart
DATE OF BIRTH- 02/21/1995
PLACE OF BIRTH- Lexington, Kentucky
FIGHTING OUT OF- Lexington, KY
HEIGHT & WEIGHT - 5'9 and 204 pounds.
DEBUT YEAR- 2015
ALIGNMENT - Face
ALLIES- None
RIVALS- None
BIOGRAPHY - “Ain’t much to talk about,” is usually how James Edwards will reply when someone tries to dig up details about his past. Rumors, unconfirmed of course, suggest it wasn’t particularly pleasant, whatever happened birthed a highly individualistic, head-strong fighter. James burst onto the scene in Fight One in May 2015 with a quick, submission defeat. Over the next year he defied the odds and rose up the ranks, winning highly personal feuds against Corey Grant and Johnny A.M. When Fight Closed last summer, James was its final champion and capture four of the company’s five sanctioned championships.
During the rest 2016, James freelanced and fought in several promotions. Successful runs in North Atlantic Wrestling and Boardwalk Wrestling bookended a run in the Universal Wrestling League. Bitter wars with Ryan McCollum and Mark Smart cheapened a World Television Championship win, and James quietly exited the League in September 2016. Throughout the autumn and into the new year has been the most successful time in James’ career. He was the inaugural UKWF Broadcast Champion, won the rebooted Seattle Pro’s World Championship, and had a record-setting reign as Lion’ Road Iron Champion.
James' introduction to Lion's Road came in late 2016 via an impressive run through the Iron Road tournament as well as an upset win over Ben Chrenshaw for the Iron Championship. He quickly gained a reputation as a fearsome striker, but not without controversy. Much of James' tenure in the company and reign as Iron Champion was dogged by a career-ending kick to Johnny Ajax. Protest groups and loudmouth journalist Kenneth Starr called for his firing. As the months went by, James continued to win but watched his reputation take a hit. Burned out personally and professionally, James quietly exited LR for a three-month break following losses to Julian Cutlass and Corey Cruelty.
AESTHETIC DETAILS
CASUAL ATTIRE - At a show, James dressed for comfort: think loose fitting blue jeans and an assortment of different T-shirts.
RING ATTIRE - Long black tights with royal blue trim on the edges.
WALKOUT ATTIRE - On his way to the ring James will wear a hooded, beat up leather jacket with the words "Burning Heart" stitched on the back and a large feather in a plastic slip sewn on the front.
ENTRANCE DETAILS
WALKOUT SONG - "My Name is Human" by Highly Suspect
WALKOUT DESCRIPTION - The house lights go down, and the arena stays black during the garbled opening guitar rift, then, "Okay." Strobe lights move with the easy beat of the song. James appears at the top of the ramp with the hood on his ring jacket up. He takes a few moments survey everything before him. The hood goes down with the opening lyrics. Moving with the meandering pace of the music, his eyes never leave the ring. He laps the squared circle, slides under the bottom ropes, and bows martial arts style to all four corners before settling into his own.
FIGHTING DETAILS
SPORTSMANSHIP: Typically, James is a good sport who shakes hands with opponents he respects or shows him respect. He'll stare daggers at a heated rival rather than give their hand a shake. As far as listening to the refs he is compliant with their decisions, even when calls go against him, however, he will still wait until two or three to break a hold.
WEAPON OF CHOICE - He refuses to use them.
FIGHT STYLE - Already considered one of the most talented and hardest hitting strikers in the world barely two years into his career, James will always consider them his bread and better. The manner in which he uses them will depend on his mindset. When he is focused and calm, James will use heavy, well-timed blows to conserve energy and cause the most damage to his opponent. Not a particularly talented chain wrestled, there is nothing pretty about his ground game; he will latch onto a body part like a Doberman and stretch his foe for all they are worth. Submissions are his way of recovering after being rocked or to slow down large or faster opponents. Due to a dearth of athleticism, James' aerial moves take some time for him to set up and are usually only for last-ditch efforts when nothing else has worked. The newest addition to James arsenal is a variety of takedowns, martial arts throws, and flash pins for defensive or momentum shifting purposes. These are ugly as sin, but are designed to hurt more than anything because James always will put a little extra something on them.
MOVESET DETAILS
SPECIAL MOVES -
1) The Violent Gospel (A running PK Kick to the head of a seated opponent. The most infamous kick in wrestling. It inadvertently ended one career and was almost banned in the Lion's Road promotion. No one gets up from the Gospel)
2) Myth's End (A two-sided move. Either a triangle choke or a Pentagram choke, essentially a reverse triangle, James strong legs, and grip make this submission lights out for even the best mat technicians, though he hasn't quite mastered it)
SIGNATURE MOVES -
1) Double Tap (Consecutive Spinning Back Fists)
2) Foxfire (Fisherman Brainbuster)
3) Night Comes to the Cumberlands (Takeover Sleeper Choke)
4) Pole Shift (Rebound Wheel Kick)
5) Hatchet (Downward Twisting Lariat into a Backbreaker)
6) Dragon Sleeper
STANDARD MOVES -
1) Strikes: In spite of his progression as a well-rounded wrestler career, James best friend on offense is his striking game. Well versed in a patient and methodical method, Edwards will make each hit count whether the opponent is standing, kneeling or laying prone on the canvas. He does not discriminate in which part of the body to use. Slaps, kicks, chops, knees, jabs, elbows, and headbutts are all in play.
2) Holds, Throws, and Pins: In an attempt to add an element of surprise to his attack, James is beginning to incorporate a variety of traditional Olympic wrestling takedowns, judo throws, jiu-jitsu grappling, Lucha style quick pins, and southern wrasslin' tosses. They are not pretty in the least bit but get the job done, and the sloppy nature of them often does as much damage as one of his famed strikes.
3) Suplex Variations
- German
- Dragon
- Backdrop
- Snap
- Tiger
- Butterfly
- Sambo
- Waist Lock
- Northern Lights
- Reverse Exploder
- Half Cut (Half-Nelson Suplex)
4) Submission Holds
- Single Leg Crab
- Standing Arm Triangle Choke
- Heel Hook
- Knee Bar
- Kimura
- Crossface
- Omoplata
- Front Guillotine
- Cravate
- Fujiwara Armbar
5) Aerial Moves
- Diving Headbutt
- Diving Double Knee Facebuster
- Diving Lariat
- Diving Leg Lariat
- Springboard Enzguri
- Springboard Forearm
6) Cutter Variations
- Rolling
- Cravat
7) Gourdbuster Variations
- Belly-to-Back
- Fireman's Carry
8) Reverse DDT
9) Ace Crusher
10) Snap Powerslam
11) Folding Powerbomb
12) Leaping Double Foot Stomp
13) Double Underhook Brainbuster
COUNTER MOVES -
1) Running STO
2) Foxfire
3) Night Comes to the Cumberlands
4) Superkick