Eric Dane Jr.

Brief History:Eric Dane Jr. has no history so to speak. He’s had just enough training to be a danger to himself and others, and he’s using his Dad’s name to get himself booked and tolerated. His father, a double-digits World Champion and successful founder and former promoter of DEFIANCE, has had nothing to do with his son's training and only barely tolerates the boy using his name. It is assumed that a fair amount of guilt over not being around for most of the kid’s childhood is the only reason that The Only Star hasn’t sued his son, Braxton, for use of his name and other copyrights. Young Braxton, the newly minted Eric Dane Jr., has made it known that he plans on being a bigger star than his father ever dreamed of being and rubbing it in the old man’s face at every possible opportunity. Gimmick: The kid is a monolith of ego. And for no real good reason. He figures based on his last name and the potential that nobody sees in him but himself, he should be treated like a star. He’s neither likable enough to be cheered nor proficient enough at his craft to be respected, so he’s taken to going out of his way to do the most ridiculous shit possible when it comes to getting attention. Seriously.   Ring Attire: Traditional silver trunks with his name written across the butt in bold blue print with various sized stars emblazoned across them. Medium-high wrestling boots, silver, with EDJ pressed on the outside and stars on the inset. He also tapes his wrists and fingers meticulously, but not so much for function than for how “fuckin’ cool” it looks.Entrance Attire:Any combination of sequined headbands, wrap-around sunglasses, feather boas, capes, robes, and leather jackets. Also sometimes a scarf and/or a peacoat. Occasionally, depending on the setting, he’s prone to an overly ornate walking stick. Wrestling Style: Flippy-Doo Bullshit mixed with wanna-be Strong Style. He jumps off of pretty much anything, is particular to the many variations of the Shooting Star, and considers himself an adept striker. He isn’t, really, he’s not even stiff, but he thinks he is. It’s really kind of funny. This isn’t to say he won’t headbutt himself bloody just to give you a concussion as well. Three Weaknesses:  Inexperienced - Past his initial run in the failed HOSS promotion out of Mobile and a semi-successful tour of Canada shortly thereafter, the kid has virtually zero ring time. Lack of Conditioning - He’s got wrestling in his genes, but he doesn’t exactly even lift, bro. The kid’s got “Dad Bod” at 23 years old. Also, What is cardio? He doesn’t know. Overconfident - He really believes that his shit doesn’t stink. It does. Three Strengths: Branding - His dad’s name has opened some doors for him so far. Relentless - He tends to just never stop, like a cockroach, he just keeps coming back. Management - Angus Skaaland is the brains of this operation. ‘Nuff said.   MOVESET Ten regular moveset moves: Space Driving Tiger Flop Springboard Anything Avalanche Anything Tope Con Everything All sorts of Knees, flying and otherwise Chops (knife-edge, Overhand, Mongolian) Elbows (rolling, roaring, and otherwise) Headbutts Cannonballs Every Suplex in that “Top 50 Suplexes” YouTube video   2-5 trademark moves: Shooting Star Press Shooting Star Knees Shooting Star Legdrop Shooting Star Senton Springboard Shooting Star Standing Shooting Star NepoDriver (rope-assisted stuff piledriver) Finishing Move: SD2 (Stardriver II) Top Rope Turnbuckle Brainbuster. The SD2 was Eric Dane Sr.’s MDK finisher. "MDK" Finishing Move: SD3 (Stardriver III) Shooting Star DDT, where he launches himself in a Shooting Star at a standing opponent and catches the head, then uses gravity and inertia to drive it into the mat. This one requires a fair bit of timing, and he will only pull it out when he is positive he will hit it. That is to say all the freaking time because he’s a cocky shit and he thinks he’ll never miss. Spoiler: he does.