'Hardcore Legacy'
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Wrestler Name: Todd Bishop
Hgt: 6'4" Wgt: 253 lbs.(Will be 268 lbs when he returns, buffer) Hometown: South Bend IND, fighting out of Phoenix AZ Wrestling Accomplishments:2X NJPW World Champion, 4X NJPW Time Tag Team (2X's with Catus Jack, 2X with Sparrow Jinn), Former RWF TV Champion, 2X CWF American States Champion (Never lost title), 2X IGA World Heavyweight Champion. Favorite Wrestling Moves: T-Bone Suplex, Belly to Belly Suplex, Double Leg, Leg drop, Top Rope Moonsault, Top Rope Elbow Drop, Figure 4 Leg Lock, Rolling Double Arm Bar Finisher (And Description): Edgecrusher DDT, The Bishop Hammer, The Bishop Driver, Spinning Crucifix Bomb Brief Background History (shorter the better): Bishop spent the first 5 years of his career in Japan (95-00), under the tutelage of names like The Great Muta, Mick Foley, and Mitsuharu Misawa. He broke in the states in 2000 in the now defuct RWF. While there he made friends with a grappler known as Tommy Danger, a man he still stands by to this day. He joined a group known as C2K, and shortly there after captured the Television title from a hardcore grappler by the name of Zack. He held the title for 5 months before losing it in winner takes all, title for title Corporate ladder match. (To then RWF European Champion Malkav.Currently wrestling in the IGA under the name Anatole Lee). After taking some time off from an injury, Bishop returned to the RWF, only to see it's structure falling. Always being one for business savy manuvers, Tommy and Bishop jumped ship and where two of the first stars signed by the CWF. While in the CWF, Todd managed to capture his biggest prize since being in the States in the American Heavyweight Championship. He defended the title often and well, but the CWF seemed doomed to finical failure, and soon closed there doors as well. It was only a few weeks off for Bishop before he recieved a call from the International Grappling Association's Trevor Wincott. A deal was quickly worked out, and Todd was soon Main Evetning there events. On August 25, in the Fort Knox Arena in Kentucky Todd Bishop realized his truest dream, to attain a World title that was recognized across the globe. A stunning victory over then IGA Champion Matt Allen, Bishop managed to dethrone the Champ by throwing him off the top of a 25 foot scaffold. After winning the title, Todd defended it frequently and doggedly, losing it briefly to a monster by the name of The Nightslaker in a screw job set up by his current nemisis Jazz Madison. He regained the World title 3 weeks later from the Nightslaker in what will be remembered as one of the most brutal matches of all time. A Japanese Death Match. Todd then lost the IGA World title on March 4th in Prague, Czech Republic at International Incident to one of his arch rivals, Sean Smith. 5 Things wrestler likes ~ Candi Caine (Valet), The IGA World title, Hurting Jazz Madison, Hurting any Dynasty member, Training. 5 things wrestler dislikes ~ Jazz Maddison, Liars, Jazz Madison, Sean Smith and .. Jazz Madison. |