"Ferocious" Nick Lion

Pre-NEW/FMW
Waking up one day in a roadside ditch with mysterious scars and no memory even of who he was, Nick Lion is on a quest to find out the truth about his past and to regain his former life. After days of wandering aimlessly, Nick stopped suddenly at the sight of an FMW promotional poster. He knew somehow, without question, that the man on the billboard was the one who held all the answers to his predicament... the C-4 champion Dr David Diabolical.

Turned away at Diabolical's dressing room door by what could only be described as a henchman, (who stated in no uncertain terms that "The boss" didn't meet fans) Nick resolved to fight his way up through the ranks and meet this doctor on a more equal footing. As he began his inaugural training at the famed developmental territory NEW, he was amazed at how naturally the holds and manoeuvers came to him. Could it be that he had wrestled before, in his past life? When asked for a name to go by in the business, he gives the moniker Nick Lion. Something feels familiar about the name to him.

Nick Lion is an easy-going wrestler outside the ring, but he will always try to intervene when he sees an unfair situation. He feels shooting pains in his head and sometimes even hears strange voices. However, he is not sure whether to blame these on the incident which left him in a ditch with amnesia, or on his bizarre and unhealthy style of alcohol intake. (2 shots of vodka mixed with a pint of beer. No ice, no lemon, no parasol, thank you) Nick has no family or friends as far as he is aware, but he is easily distracted by a pretty face. Though his ultimate goal in FMW is of course to find out the truth behind his past, Nick Lion his discovered in himself a competitive wrestling spirit, and he intends to enjoy every minute of the journey.

New Era Wrestling
Nick Lion got off to a controversial start in NEW at 1.3 as his inaugural tag team match ended almost immediately in a win via disqualification, but he spent the next several minutes being beaten on by The Celt, Stallion and others.

After this eye-opener, Nick vowed to make things happen in NEW rather than be consumed by events. He challenged the bragging Celt to an I Quit match, which the cocky upstart accepted believing that he would win the NEW title and be immune from Nick's challenge. While The Celt lost in a hard-fought Deadly Draw match at Lethal Injection, Nick had turned his attention onto the Full Metal Debate, winning the NEW bracket despite neglecting to even answer over half of the questions. Armed with this victory, he gained the power to make the I Quit match he wanted, and will face The Celt at NEW 2.1 with the #1 contendership at stake.

Theme Music

 * "Maybe I'm a Lion" by The Black Mages

Finishing Moves

 * Heart Attack (Springboard 450 from outside the ropes to the middle of the ring)
 * Deadlock (Double armbar on face-down opponent. Nick's position here resembles the Crucifix pin position)
 * Over And Out (Lionsault, connecting with a standing opponent and driving them backwards to the mat similarly to the landing of the Sliced Bread / Ninja)

Movelist

 * Throat thrust (Kane)
 * Discus punch (AJ Styles)
 * Spinning backfist
 * Dropkick
 * Charging clothesline
 * Spear
 * STO
 * Complete shot (Scott Steiner)
 * Standing armbar
 * Jawbreaker (Jeff Hardy)
 * Standing Hurricanrana
 * DDT
 * Inside cradle (Marufuji)
 * Impaler DDT (table-break speciality move)
 * Spinning spinebuster
 * Tazmission
 * Reverse DDT (Christian)
 * Chop block
 * Chickenwing armbar
 * Standing moonsault
 * Single-leg Boston crab
 * Top-rope knee drop (to fallen opponent)
 * Top-rope elbow smash (to standing opponent)
 * Suicide dive