Handler Information

Handlers Name: Thomas McLaren

Handlers E-mail: [email protected]

Handlers ICQ or other IM source: N/A

Wrestler Information

Wrestlers Real Name: Sean Manuel

Wrestlers Ring Name: Synskin

Wrestlers Hometown: Bromley, England

Wrestlers Height: 5'11

Wrestlers Weight: 255 lbs

Managers Name: N/A

Wrestlers Entrance Music: Poison by Alice Cooper

Wrestlers Exit Music: N/A

Wrestlers Physical Appearance: Synskin has short black hair and his eyes are a colour that can't quite be determined. His hands are quite large due to his long fingers and along the knuckles they are covered with many small scars. He isn't very well-kept though as he is virtually a beacon for scruffiness, rumour has it his shirts have the power to untuck themselves. He can clean himself up when he has the time and can find the nailbrush though. A medium athletic build with wiry muscles. His compact size hides a lot of power.

Wrestlers Entrance Attire: Same as Match Attire

Wrestlers Match Attire:Synskin wears very baggy jeans that have suffered a lot of wear and tear over the years. On his torso he wears black t-shirts often with some kind of loud symbol on the front, from dragons to demons, he sometimes wears HiC merchandise as well though. He also has his hands taped all the way up to his elbows.

Wrestling Style: Brawling mixed with some karate and highflying skills. Can switch styles at times though. Specialises in hardcore combat.

Ring Entrance: One by one every light in the arena starts to go out apart from a bright light shining from underneath the runway. As smoke starts to jet out of the runway the silhouette of both Synskin and Mark Severed can be seen and "Poison" rocks the PA system. Synskin and Mark rush through the smoke and slide into the ring. If he is first in the ring he will sit up in the turnbuckle, waiting for his opponent to arrive. (note: On some occasions it may be stratted so Synskin arrives to the ring in the Battle Wagon, his armoured van instead.)

Wrestlers Finisher(s): AIDS (Active Involuntary Destruction Syndrome)

Description of Finisher(s): A pump handle into a wrist clutch piledriver.

Option Information

Title History: Title History: LWF Hardcore Championship (x2), LWF Intercontinental Title, ICW World Title, THW Hardcore Title, THW European title(Undefeated)

Full Wrestler Bio: Childhood to Early Teens: Synskin's was christened Thomas Manuel and was raised from a middle class background, his childhood, was fairly uneventful until his Primary School years. There the few friends that he had all abandoned him over time as they would prefer to be involved with what the majority were doing. He didn't feel the need to do so but as a result isolated himself from others. This negative feelings towards Synskin only got worse once he reached secondary school this abuse had begun to escalate against him and his only retaliation against the physical and verbal abuse was to fight back. The system was against him though as his 'take no shit' attitude landed him in trouble with the teachers. Soon he hated everything about his school, and had to fight every single day, any way possible. In some cases he even took makeshift weapons like chairs or scissors to his class mates. He was actually a good school pupil and quite intelligent, but know he was forced to take anger management classes and was placed under constant scrutiny of the administration, even requiring a police escort to school for the safety of others. This did nothing to help him as he became the school 'sickhead' and was isolated even further.
Later Teenage Years to Adulthood: Soon Thomas had lost all faith in things that seemed to be constants when he was young, his parent's marriage was collapsing around them, the stress resulting in his mother to have a nervous breakdown and become an alcoholic, his school grades were slipping due to stress from his school environment and he did more fighting than learning anyway. He dropped out of school during the beginning of his AS levels. He soon regretted this decision though as one of his main goals was to avoid dying as an insignificant figure in history but to become a star, or even better a legend, he know thought that this path was shut off from him. He meandered with little hope for a while, leaving home and living in a busted up property where he rented a room. It was at this point in his life that he took to constructing an autobiographical film of his own life by constantly recording himself on a busted up camera he got for a birthday once. Synskin had taken various jobs over the years that didn't exactly give him the best pay but soon he realised
Small Time: When Thomas Manuel started off in the wrestling business, after his initial training, in the Indies under the name Synskin. He took on a kind of cocky persona, always cutting his opponents off at the knee with his insults, humiliating them through practical jokes while breaking them with his fired-up brand of aggressive brawling. This made him stand out a little amongst is co-workers, especially when he scored himself the European championship. However management in the region was extremely poor as owners swapped. Meanwhile Synskin who was currently undefeated just flew under the radar of the powers-that-be for that week. Illogical angles, self-serving booking and power struggles were all rife in these federations which couldn't even keep a name for a month. Desperate for attention Synskin tried acts such as burning down the commissioner's office and stealing the TV-vans but even these actions got lost amongst the backstage chaos. He quickly realised that there was no way he could get himself where he wanted, at this level.
The Sickness: In order to break out of the nonsensical way things were being run in the Indies Synskin made a gut decision and resigned (after burning down the TV vans) and made his way to the ESW as a low-level competitor. Though to some he was just known as the guy who got knocked out the ring every day in more and more brutal ways, Synskin's most memorable exploit in ESW was his upper-card feud with Jonny Storm, in which Synskin decided to wage a head-on psychological war against Jonny Storm. He was pissed off with everyone else having so much while he had so little and eventually, mainly due to his jealousy of Storm because of his girlfriend. This madness took the form of Synskin maimed Storm's girlfriend onstage before his very eyes. Mysterious phone calls, death threats, sabotage and other mind games were used in this feud. Synskin was also unhappy with the company as he was always trying to screw it over to make extra bucks, whether he was illegally selling bootleg merchandise (thus eating into the ESW's actual merchandise sales), dropping smoke bombs at random, attacking the staff or destroying hotel rooms so he can make off with the mini-bar. When the company collapsed due to undisclosed reasons Synskin returned to England to try his chances there.
Get this sh*t cracking: In England he managed to get in touch with his local branch of the AOWF, called the BWA. Though they were currently closing down they were able to transfer Synskin to their over sees sister company LWF. Seizing this opportunity, Synskin's attitude changed a lot upon arriving at Liberty Wrestling. Not only was it a renewed drive to make an impact and get himself seen but also he no longer was as aggressive and anti-social as he used to be. When before he would try and do everything possible to bring down the system he was working with it. Ever since he had been given a small job to hand out leaflets for shows he had been putting in as much effort as possible to work with the company. He held his own autograph sessions to promote the shows and himself, wrote articles for wrestling magazines, and even appeared on a British TV show during his LWF career. At his debut his first match was cancelled, which upset Synskin but it could have been a blessing in disguise as he was placed in the finals of a hardcore title tournament and gave it his all in the Forty-Seven Chairs match to leave with the hardcore title.
Stanford and Synskin connection: During his first hardcore title reign through bizarre circumstances Synskin got himself connected with technical wrestler and head of the anti-hardcore movement, Ray Stanford. This bizarre alliance between 'the hardcore junkie' and "Mr. Hardcore=Retardcore" seemed very unlikely but Stanford and Syn seemed to have a good work relationship, though in promos where they talk to each other their personalities and views clearly clashed with each other. However their first act as a team proved to be a success as they teamed with Kevin Merrix to take down the team of Don Mega and the newly formed Charms, and they even managed to hold their own against Seraphim though they lost. This team wasn't to last forever though as forever though as instead of their personalities it was their egos and ambition clashing that brought the teams downfall. After Synskin lost his hardcore title to Protean he was given a shot to the then-called Eurasian title...which Stanford had at the time. Though Stanford had a plan that allowed both of them to leave the match and save face (The plan was Stanford would knock Synskin over with a finger poke to win the title) Synskin decided that he would much rather go with the gold. After a brutal match Synskin his custom-piledriver, AIDS off the top rope and injured Stanford in the process. Though Synskin had now captured half of the company's gold (which he lost next match to female competitor Frost) his relationship with Stanford was never the same.
Bouncin' back: Synskin had eventually hit a low point. He had gathered up a vast amount of enemies; Don Mega, Ray Stanford and Protean to name a few, he had lost all of his titles, he was losing matches left right and centre in the tour of Europe at the hands of the Charms and he seemed to have hit a rough spot in his career. However it was at this time that he made an alliance with Mark Severed as his manager and this, along with a modification job from hell on an old mini van, and Synskin, after some sole-searching in the desert, threw himself back into the fray. This seemed to provide him the step in the right direction as he re-claimed his hardcore title in a triple threat match which say the defeat of both Protean and Ray Stanford (albeit with the help of a car hitting Protean). Victorious, he took some time off to face some troubles on the home front (Synskin was being sued for personal injury) this forced him to miss a match against his old rival Don Mega. This was made up though in a no-holds barred wrestling match on Alcatraz Island to settle it once and for all. Synskin remained aggressive through the match even though he had been busted open and bleeding badly. The match as supposed to settle the beef once and for all, but it could just be a temporary calm.
TV-MA: Whether or not Synskin is holding a belt as you read this he has made himself a new ally, another clashing alliance as he is now a member of the stable TV-MA, joined by the glamorous Hollywood Big-hitter Corey Lazarus, who clearly clashes with Synskin who has yet to get a real taste of success. This relationship lasted until LWF went on a temporary hiatus. Synskin then started to accept other independent bookings from other companies till he got hired by High Impact Competition. To know what happens after this point requires some kind of a time machine.
Mark Severed's History: Severed has spent his whole life as a slacker with no direction. His aims revolved around working in a fast food restaurant and getting high. But one day he got so stoned that by the time he finally recovered he woke up one morning to find himself laying in a dumpster outside a set of offices with a Masters Degree in Production, $14.75 in cash, a Reese's Peanut Butter cup, a packet of condoms...used and a pay check from a wrestling company. Apparently in the daze he got himself hired.
He performs numerous odd jobs for the company from production to fetching Shawn Twilight his morning bagel to organising PR events such as autograph signings. At one of these events, the Dirty Promo he helped Synskin organise a public interview and autograph signing. However he never left Synskin's side since as he feels that Synskin needs Mark Severed's services more than anyone. Though Synskin's machismo and paranoia of people stops him from calling Mark Severed a friend, it is unlikely that he has ever had a truer pal than Mark as he always has Synskin's back, even though Synskin may lose his nerve with Mark's stoned goofball antics.
Did you know?
Synskin hasn't had a meal that didn't involve putting powder into boiling water in over a year and a half. Ramen noodles are the thinking man's cocaine. Jobs that Synskin has held before entering wrestling included bagging groceries, a male stripper, bodyguard, front man for a short-lived punk band, clerk at a video store, and fry cook, among others careers. Synskin's middle name is Sean.

Wrestlers Web Page: N/A

List of Moves Wrestler is most likely to Perform: Roundhouse kick
Spinning heel kick
Chops to the chest
Straight out beating the shit out of them with his fists possibly martial arts style
(note: Synskin hates Submission moves and only uses ones that are illegal) Groin claw (illegal move)
Throttle(illegal move)
Stand on throat (illegal move)
Blatant Choke (illegal move)
Cobra clutch
Spinebuster
Drop toehold into turnbuckle,
Running body slam
Fireman's carry to backbreaker
Running powerbomb
Face-first Piledriver
Powerplex
Slingshot backbreaker
Top Rope Samoan drop
Front Russian Legsweep.
Leaping elbow drop
Flying martial arts kick,
Flying Cross body Block
Moonsault