Ford Escort

BASIC INFO:
Wrestling Name: Ford Escort
Pic Base: Francis Ngannou
Current Nicknames: The Ford Escort That Hits Like A Truck, The Bandwagon, 30 Miles Per Gallon, Top Gear, The Rumble From The Jungle, 2Fast2Furious
Height: 6’4
Weight: 255lb
Hometown: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)

CHARACTER INFO:
Disposition: It doesn’t matter, baby. The Bandwagon moves the needle 0-100 in 2.8 seconds (but he’s definitely a monster heel).

Gimmick: Born Wilford Sedan Mutombo to a poor Zairian family. His mother would sometimes go without eating to make sure young Wilford had enough food to grow big and strong. Grow big and strong he did, as by the age of 12 Wilford was already the baddest man to walk on Zairian soil since Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman at The Rumble In The Jungle. He likewise developed an aptitude for knocking people out which he put to good use in Kinshasa’s underground street fighting scene. As the stiff body count piled up, he soon was catching eyes and was snapped up by a local professional fight promoter. On the slightly less small stage he was technically outclassed by most of his opposition but his natural athleticism, raw strength, and killer instinct saw him run the gauntlet in devastating fashion. Wilford also turned out to be a natural at selling himself. As the crowds grew, he grew unhappy at the cut his promoter was taking. Wilford walked out to promote himself and subsequently became the most successful promoter/fighter in the DR of Congo. He became a national celebrity. Then he conquered neighbouring nations - almost literally. After the Kony 2012 campaign died down, viral rumors suggested that Wilford Sedan Mutombo had single-handedly brought down the warlord and his army with his bare hands. Obviously this was not true. However, this rumor was just believable enough that Wilford’s popularity skyrocketed. Sponsorship deals were beckoning. Families were renaming their repatriated child soldiers after him. But they were about to be disappointed for savvy Ford marketing executives were already penning the naming rights deal of the century. The Ford automobile company bought the naming rights to... HIM! That’s right, he literally sold his own name, legally changing it on paper to become dirt stinking rich. Not wanting to cause confusion between the fighter and their primary product, the Ford Focus, Ford rebranded Wilford as the new model Ford Escort - a household name of a car but one that had not been relevant for over a decade. And this was only the beginning... Ford Escort is a mercenary and a prize fighter par excellence. With each crumpled athlete at his feet, he grows both in notoriety and wealth. Now the Bandwagon rolls into SSW to conquer another industry. Get on or get out.

RINSIDE INFO:
Theme Music: Ennio Morricone - L'estasi Dell'oro
Entrance: Must always contain a sponsorship ad for some kind of Ford motor car. Have fun.

MOVELIST：

Common Moves:
- Wild Haymakers
- Wilder overhand punches
-Gorilla Press (including pop-up drop)
The Fastlane: Ford literally just picks the man up, runs across the ring and tosses him shoulder first into the turnbuckle or out of the ring.
- Catalytic Converter: Uranage Backbreaker
-Bear Hug
- Big Boot
- Delivering an irish whip into the corner so hard the turnbuckle pad breaks your back
- Basic body slam
- Rope-a-Dope: Ford likes to get his opponent tangled up in the ropes or in the corner then dirty boxes them with his heavy hands
- Thesz Press w. Ground n Pound
- Garvin Stomps

Signature Moves:
Fender Bender - Leaping Shoulder Tackle
Kinshasa/Boma Ye
Corolla Destroya: Arm-trap Olympic Slam

Finishers:
Ford Siesta - Ford Escort puts his man to sleep with one clumsy but extremely powerful haymaker. Ford seldom goes for the pin but allows the official to go for the 10 count on the sleeping beauty.

Uber Finisher: (V. Rare, manlets don't generally wake quickly from the Ford Siesta)
Transit Van Driver - Steiner Screwdriver but he carries them aroud the ring a bit before impact because he's so damn stronk like a Ford Transit Van