[4] Height: 200 lbs
[5] Weight: 6’1”
[6] Date of Birth: August 17, 1978
[7] Actual Hometown: New York City, NY
[7a] Hometown as announced when wrestling: New York City, NY
[8] Heel or Face (no neutrals or tweeners): Face
[9] Any trademark weapons/foreign objects? (optional):
[10] Manager/Valet with description (optional):
** Appearance Info **
[1] Describe your wrestler's physical appearance(i.e., race, hair color,
scars, facial hair, physical built, etc.): Caucasian male, mid-30's. He has short brown hair and is always smiling because he's just that kind of guy. Outside of the ring, The Biz is known to dress casually when not in action. Typically, he would be seen in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt with black boots.
[2] Describe your wrestler's ring attire: To the ring, he wears a pair of black tight shorts (similar to boxer briefs) and black wrestling boots. On the back of the shorts it says "The Biz" in white font. He also sports black kickpads over the boots.
[3] Does your wrestler wear or carry anything that he leaves at ringside
when wrestling? A black hoodie that is unzipped as he heads to the ring, hood over his head.
[4] Write out your wrestler's entrance to the ring as it would appear
before a match:
[The lights go out as the opening chords of “Miseria Cantare (The Beginning) by AFI plays over the PA system]
<COMMENTARY>
[As the beat pulses, so do the lights in the building and the crowd sings along…]
# Love … your hate
# your … faith lost
# You … are now
# one … of us
# Love … your hate
# your … faith lost
# You … are now
# one …. of us
[The lights come up and standing at the top of the entrance ramp is Mike `The Biz’ Bisignano. He has short hair and is wearing a plain black hoodie, a pair of black UFC style tight shorts, and black wrestling boots. On the back of the shorts it says "The Biz" in white font. He also sports black kickpads over the boots.The hood is pulled over his head hiding his head.]
<COMMENTARY>
[The fans are bopping their heads and smack the metal guardrails to the beat as the 'The Biz' smacks hands with a few of them as he begins to walk down the aisle to the ring.]
# Nothing from nowhere, I'm no one at all
# Radiate, recognize one silent call
# As we all form one dark flame... Incinerate
[The Biz stops in mid aisle and stares at the ring. He pulls the hood off his head before moving forward towards the ringside area.]
# Nothing from nowhere, I'm no one at all
# Radiate, recognize one silent call
# As we all form one dark flame
# As we all form one dark flame
# As we all...
[Once he reaches the ringside area, 'The Biz' smacks hands with some more of the fans. He proceeds to remove the hoodie and hands it to a ringside attendant before he climbs on the ring apron.]
# Love … your hate
# your … faith lost
# You … are now
# one … of us
[He then gets up on the top turnbuckle and looks out at the fans as the music fades. He then does a back flip landing on his feet and leans back into the corner awaiting the start of the match.]
Steve Horton: In the ring at this time… he hails from New York, New York and weighed in tonight at two hundred pounds even…. He is….
“THE BIZ” MIKE BISIGNNNANNNO!!!!
***HUGE CROWD POP!!!!***
** In-Depth Info **
[1] What makes this character unique? If you don't know about The Biz, you better study this sport a little bit better. He's worked his way up from the indy scene to the majors (Shootfire Pro), even working as management in SPW. He pulled off one of the biggest surprises in the business - he faked his own death back in 2009 in order to take a step back and observe without interruption. That right there shows he can't be trusted - one minute he's your ally and the next you are face down on the canvas with his boot on top of your skull.
[2] Wrestler's attitude/personality: All-around good guy, veteran in the sport and willing to share knowledge with the younger members of the CWF roster.
[3] How many years of professional wrestling experience does your
wrestler have? (pro/non pro?) 10
[4] Strength and weaknesses. Please include a balance of strengths and
weaknesses.
Strength: Veteran, Determination, Charismatic
Weakness: Ring rust, sometimes too dangerous, not always a team player
[4] Summary of experience/history. Please be descriptive. This is
important:
The Biz has been in this business since the mid 2000's as he worked his way up through the Independent scene culminating in a TV title run in Vegas Xtreme Wrestling. From there, he joined WILD and first came to SPW as the leader of the WILD invasion and as that promotion's Champ, he led the charge against SPW stalwarts like Larry Gionet.
Biz would be chief antagonist, disrupting Culture Shock's main event and
upcoming Conquests. He went to war with Shootfire Pro Wrestling, however when WILD folded, Biz was able to negotiate his press into a huge signing deal, shocking the federation and riling up fan protest. Biz would eventually take a young "Sanguine" Sammy Knight under his wing and lead them both into his first SPW World Championship, namely the Red Devils as World Tag Team Champions. However when Biz and AJ Black decided to form the Black Mass at Charity Carnage of 2007, Biz was shocked to see Sammy come down to try to stop them. Biz had no choice but to attack Knight and feuded with him up through when he became the CEO of SPW, finally being removed from position after using his power to try and hold Sammy down. Suffering a neck injury, Biz was forced to leave Shootfire Pro but came back to stand in Sammy's corner against Victor Frost at Charity Carnage one year later.
Full circle, this man's short but extraordinary career earned him respect and a place in the SPW Hall of Fame. After his untimely passing in 2009, Mike was bestowed a posthumous World Championship by SPW.
It has since then been revealed that The Biz faked his own death and he returned to in professional wrestling a year later to showcase his talents once more, his antics financed by the large amounts of donations made to his
"memorial benefit fund".
He returned to SPW after that but not for long as they closed their doors due to financial issues. The Biz went back to PVW and worked a strange “double identity/split personality” gimmick as both himself and then with a mask on as ‘The Dragon Kid’.
His time spent in PVW was a short run as the company went under and The Biz left the “business” for real world obligations.
Now in 2014, he has decided to come back to pro wrestling for a third time to answer the call of the fans who have spoken his name in different areas of the Internet asking “Will The Biz ever wrestle again?”.
Accolades:
* SPW Posthumous World Heavyweight Champion
* SPW World Tag Team Champ (with Sammy Knight)
* SPW CEO
* SPW Hall of Fame
* 2x VXW TV Champ
* Undisputed WILD Unleashed Champ
* #35 out of Top 200 (EWRT Year End Awards - 2005)
* #34 out of Top 200 (EWRT Year End Awards - 2006)
* #25 out of Top 200 (EWRT Mid-Year Awards - 2007)
* #13 out of Top 200 (EWRT Year End Awards - 2007)
* Top Heel of the Year (EWRT - 2006)
* Top Cruiserweight of the Year (EWRT - 2006)
* Finisher of the Year (Staten Island Spike) (EWRT - 2006)
* Feud of the Year (Biz vs Gionet) (EWRT - 2006)
* Match of the Year (Biz vs Gionet) (EWRT - 2006)
* Top Cruiserweight of the Year (EWRT - 2007)
* Top Tag Team of the Year (The Red Devils) (EWRT - 2007)
* Finisher of the Year (Staten Island Spike) (EWRT - 2007)
* Feud of the Year (Red Devils vs Wild & Starring) (EWRT - 2007)
* Match of the Year (Biz vs Gionet vs Adam Lazarus - #1 Contender Triple
Threat) (EWRT - 2007)
* #16 out of Top 50 (JTF! Squaretablammies Mid Years - 2008)
** Wrestler Make **
[1] What is the name of your wrestler's finisher? The Bizness End
[2] Description of the finisher: Uranage into a Jumping Skullbreaker
[3] What are the situations in which your wrestler could perform the
move? Opponent running at him or pretty much out of nowhere surprising the opponent as they are standing up.
[4] How can it be countered? Elbow to the head or reversal
[5] What is your wrestler's overall style (examples: technician, brawler,
high flyer, luchador, fighter, shooter, etc)? May use primary and secondary.
Primary: All-Arounder
Secondary: Shooter
[8] List 10 (or more) non-basic moves that your wrestler will use
regularly (and ones which fit his style!): (keep in mind it's going to be the desciptive tool to understand your wrestler.)
* Spinning leg lariat
* Savate Kick
* Springboard side kick
* Monkey flip
* Hotshot
* DDT
* Side Russian legsweep
* Somersault slam
* Standing moonsault
* Slingshot legdrop
* Jumping sidekick
* Fujiwara armbar
* Bow & Arrow
* Single leg takedown into a grapevine
* Surfboard
* Rolling bodyscissors cradle
* Springboard moonsault
* Springboard crossbody press
* Superplex
* Wrist cluch & elbow
* Bridging grounded double chickenwing
* Dragon suplex
* Top rope belly to back suplex
* Release underhook suplex
* German suplex
* Tiger suplex
* Series of knees to the head
* Triangle choke
* Guillotine choke
Signature Maneuvers:
- Bizness Just Picked Up: Crossface Chickenwing
- Dragon Hook: Biz forces his opponent into a kneeling position and grips them in an inverted facelock, but then stands on the backs of their calves and pulls up with everything he's got.
- Go To Hell: Double underhook into a flip over the opponent's body, spiking
their head down to the mat
- Series of elbow strikes to downed opponent's head
- Holding a submission in the ropes till the four count
- Anaconda Vice
- STO... flips sideways and grabs the opponent in a dragon sleeper.