Post by Cass Baumer on Jan 7, 2020 14:20:36 GMT
CHARACTER BIOGRAPHY
Pic Base: Marta Piekarz / 'Marta The Martian'
BASIC INFO
Ring Name: Cass Baumer
Birth Name: Cassandra Baumer
Nickname(s): The Headliner
Sex: Female
Age: 26
Place of Birth: Karori, Wellington, New Zealand
Currently Residing: Ueno, Tokyo, Japan
Height: 5'9
Weight: 139 lbs
Alignment: Face
Debut Year: 2016
Ring Attire: During her matches, the kiwi dons a silver lightweight goatskin leather jacket with a zippered closure and red highlights. The jacket features an embossed, distressed 'Run Cass' symbol at the back with red lines at the top and at the bottom. It has an upturned studded metal snap collar with stitching details at the shoulders above the insignia. Under the jacket, Baumer wears a black scoop neck racerback sports bra while her left hand is wrapped in white athletic wrist tape. She's got high-waisted athletic-fit cargo pants over unseen kneepads too. A pair of black studded buckled wrestling boots complete the in-ring attire. All the buckles and studs throughout are silver-colored, including the belt buckle at the front of her moderately studded black belt.
Twitter Handle: HashtagBaumer
Your Preferred OOC Name: Mike
PERSONALITY INFO
Gimmick: Outspoken Kappa Mu pledger on the road to redemption. Impure Championship contender.
Strengths:
1. GUERILLA WARRIOR - With brains over brawn, Cass Baumer is one of the most crafty and resourceful brawlers in the sport today. Highly adept in impromptu strategies against more technically skilled opponents, she's been known to create spontaneous plans throughout the match that rival even the most experienced veterans utilizing the knowledge she discovers before the match has even begun as well as during the fight itself to its absolute fullest potential. She might not be the most skilled fighter in a given match, but she's been known to be a more than capable combatant because of her quick wit and her brilliant improvisation.
2. PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT - The former journalist is perceptive enough to read her opponents' tells to discern details others can't during the chaotic heat of battle. For example, she can capitalize on her opponents' mistakes, notice flaws in their defenses, and target weak points with precision. This advantage could be slightly negated if the opponent is particularly self-aware, faking their tells or maintaining a poker face, but Cass is not easily fooled. Even if successful, the effort this would take to hide their tells would impact their performance.
3. HUMAN PUNCHING BAG - The remarkable endurance she possesses has been well-documented. Running on pure adrenaline, Cass thrives in defensive wrestling and uses risky maneuvers others might be too weak-willed to perform if that's what it takes to get the win. She might be the furthest thing from fearless, but she can sure take a beating.
4. IF YOU'RE NOT CHEATING… - The Headliner uses classic tactics such as leaving the ring constantly to keep the match at her own pace, playing possum, distractions/misdirections, turning opponents against each other, she's often the first to find/use a weapon in a match stipulation that allows it, etc. She'll use every tool at her disposal to defeat her opponents. Even if that tool is a sudden roll-up or winning via count out.
5. SILVER TONGUE - She's not above angering opponents before/during a match with her words or her actions to gain the advantage. Yes, she even talks while she's in a fight. She knows emotions like anger cloud people's minds, and she intentionally does everything she can to get under their skin so she can exploit their mistakes. Knowledge is power, words are weapons, and it's obvious those words are the most valuable weapons in her arsenal.
2. PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT - The former journalist is perceptive enough to read her opponents' tells to discern details others can't during the chaotic heat of battle. For example, she can capitalize on her opponents' mistakes, notice flaws in their defenses, and target weak points with precision. This advantage could be slightly negated if the opponent is particularly self-aware, faking their tells or maintaining a poker face, but Cass is not easily fooled. Even if successful, the effort this would take to hide their tells would impact their performance.
3. HUMAN PUNCHING BAG - The remarkable endurance she possesses has been well-documented. Running on pure adrenaline, Cass thrives in defensive wrestling and uses risky maneuvers others might be too weak-willed to perform if that's what it takes to get the win. She might be the furthest thing from fearless, but she can sure take a beating.
4. IF YOU'RE NOT CHEATING… - The Headliner uses classic tactics such as leaving the ring constantly to keep the match at her own pace, playing possum, distractions/misdirections, turning opponents against each other, she's often the first to find/use a weapon in a match stipulation that allows it, etc. She'll use every tool at her disposal to defeat her opponents. Even if that tool is a sudden roll-up or winning via count out.
5. SILVER TONGUE - She's not above angering opponents before/during a match with her words or her actions to gain the advantage. Yes, she even talks while she's in a fight. She knows emotions like anger cloud people's minds, and she intentionally does everything she can to get under their skin so she can exploit their mistakes. Knowledge is power, words are weapons, and it's obvious those words are the most valuable weapons in her arsenal.
Weaknesses:
1) THE SIMPLE BARE NECESSITIES - While Cass is highly proficient in the fundamentals, she knows enough about herself to acknowledge she won't be able to outwrestle the best of the best without creativity at her disposal. She's not the strongest, the fastest, or even the most athletic member of the roster, but she has masterful in-ring awareness and street smarts. Instead of fighting a true one-on-one wrestling match with a more skilled opponent, she tries to change the dynamic with tricks and insults to gain the advantage while making sure to keep the match at her own pace using any means necessary.
2) RECKLESS ABANDON - It's possible that her stubbornness to stay on her feet, as well as her need to perform high-risk maneuvers in an attempt to overcome her opponent, has the very real impact of hurting herself in the process. This includes opting to use exotic weapons as well whenever possible with the possibility that the same weapon could be used against her if she's not careful.
3) FIRE AND FURY - Angering an opponent has its obvious downsides. Stronger/larger opponents are especially challenging for her to overcome but not impossible with luck and a little sleight of hand at her disposal.
4) QUICK TRIGGER - If the opponent doesn't fall for her shtick in or out of the ring, there's a small chance her need to anger them might escalate. While ignored, Cass could become increasingly desperate to get a reaction out of her target until the point where it could frustrate herself. This has a negative impact in that the frustration she attempted to make her opponent feel falls onto herself, and thus, she might fight much more sloppily than she usually does, albeit hitting harder as a consequence.
2) RECKLESS ABANDON - It's possible that her stubbornness to stay on her feet, as well as her need to perform high-risk maneuvers in an attempt to overcome her opponent, has the very real impact of hurting herself in the process. This includes opting to use exotic weapons as well whenever possible with the possibility that the same weapon could be used against her if she's not careful.
3) FIRE AND FURY - Angering an opponent has its obvious downsides. Stronger/larger opponents are especially challenging for her to overcome but not impossible with luck and a little sleight of hand at her disposal.
4) QUICK TRIGGER - If the opponent doesn't fall for her shtick in or out of the ring, there's a small chance her need to anger them might escalate. While ignored, Cass could become increasingly desperate to get a reaction out of her target until the point where it could frustrate herself. This has a negative impact in that the frustration she attempted to make her opponent feel falls onto herself, and thus, she might fight much more sloppily than she usually does, albeit hitting harder as a consequence.
FIGHTING INFO
Fighting Style(s)
(delete the ones that do not apply)
- Brawler: Your character relies on striking to pummel their opponent into submission.
- Dirty: Your character has no qualms in cheating to win.
- Entertainer: Your character feeds off of the crowd, giving them what they want and using their cheers to drive them toward victory.
- Hardcore: Your character loves nothing more than swinging a chair/bat/random item at their opponent.
- Psychopath: Your character is reckless in the ring, often hurting themselves just as much as their opponents.
Finishing Move(s)
1. Fact Check — somersault reverse DDT or a running somersault reverse DDT; transitioned into a pin.
2. Bleeding Edge — running high-impact penalty kick to the head of the kneeling, rising, or seated opponent (typically after bouncing off the ropes).
2. Bleeding Edge — running high-impact penalty kick to the head of the kneeling, rising, or seated opponent (typically after bouncing off the ropes).
Signature Moves
1. Fly By Night — spear suicida through the ropes into the opponent(s) standing on the apron.
2. Tangled Web — surprise schoolgirl pin, transitioned into a wrenching schoolgirl grapevine leglock submission if the opponent kicks out before the count of three. Alternatively, a drop toe hold (occasionally into weapons/hard surfaces) into a grapevine leglock is possible too along with various other transitions.
3. Rumor Mill — Whale Hunt, also known as a half-nelson lifted and dropped into an Olympic slam to an oncoming opponent.
Preferred Weapon(s):
hairspray/lighter makeshift flamethrower; can run out of hairspray/fuel.
hairspray (on its own); can run out of hairspray.
lighter (on its own); can run out of fuel.
lit cigarette.
(broken) Nightmare Fuel beer bottle.
studded brass knuckles.
hairspray/lighter makeshift flamethrower; can run out of hairspray/fuel.
hairspray (on its own); can run out of hairspray.
lighter (on its own); can run out of fuel.
lit cigarette.
(broken) Nightmare Fuel beer bottle.
studded brass knuckles.
Preferred Match Type(s):
deathmatch
hardcore
no-DQ
backstage brawls
one-on-one contests
matches in a tournament/invitational
Disliked Match Type(s):
deathmatch
hardcore
no-DQ
backstage brawls
one-on-one contests
matches in a tournament/invitational
Disliked Match Type(s):
multi-person matches
tag team matches
tag team matches
Why Your Character Competes
(Delete any which don't apply to your character)
- Experience: Your character wishes to learn and develop, to become a bigger and better competitor in the ring.
- Glory: Your character fights to win. Championship titles are their ultimate goal, and they see their in-ring success as the true path to legendary status.
- Fame: Your character sees competing as a means to further their name into a household brand, to become famous.
- Passion: Your character competes because they love wrestling, they love the crowd and the adrenaline of performing.
Attitude Toward Teamwork
(please select one and delete the rest)
- Selective: Your character will team with a close circle of friends/allies, but not with those from outside their group.
Attitude Toward Cheating
(please select one and delete the rest)
- Sneaky: Your character will cheat when and where they can, but only if they can get away with it.
KNOWN RELATIONSHIPS
(Include managers, tag partners, close friends, foes, allies or family that are part of NPP. here)
CHARACTER HISTORY/BIO
(please include previous promotions and title reigns at the least)
Cass grew up in Wellington, New Zealand not unlike most Americans. With two older brothers, she naturally grew into a tomboy, unafraid to share her thoughts in the bluntest way possible. Sometimes her mouth even got her in trouble back in grade school, but nothing too serious. When she got older, she joined the soccer team and became a natural fit. Her brash personality and her unapologetic attitude lent itself well to her on the field, but she didn't take it as seriously as she could have. Cass was naturally good at the sport and had fun doing it, but she wasn't exactly after a spot on any FIFA team.
She took a journalism elective for a couple years and learned her way around an article. She was great at investigating and getting to the truth thanks again to her personality. She wasn't afraid to ask the hard questions, even if it made people uncomfortable, pressing until she got the story. In the middle of junior year, just like with soccer, she didn't apply herself and ended up dropping the class in favor of more free time. In her senior year, she picked it back up again and would later get a masters in journalism at the Victoria University of Wellington. Years after graduating from grade school and shortly after gaining a degree in journalism, she left her static life as a writer for a small New Zealand online newspaper for a multitude of reasons. That's the 'official story,' anyway.
In truth, wrought with the recent death of her eldest brother, John Baumer, at the hands of an armed inexperienced robber, Cassandra was fired from The Wellington Post news outlet for speaking out against the new boss' stance on profit over substance in early 2016.
John Baumer was a fledgling professional wrestler himself who despite proficient training and a pension for competing in great matches where he respected his opponents' skills, could not get a major wrestling promotion in New Zealand to hire him. Before he could make the trip to the United States, John was slain and Cass would soon pick up the mantle where her late brother left off out of a responsibility to keep a promise she made to him. She swore she would make sure the name Baumer would be a prominent name in the world of wrestling across the globe as a way to make sure he would never be forgotten and she promised to do whatever it took to make it happen.
She used to watch wrestling on TV and on her computer almost constantly, following some of the bigger names from a far right at her couch. She loved the sport, but again, she didn't think she'd ever actually become a wrestler in her wildest dreams. It was right up there with being drafted for a major soccer team, or being an actual news anchor on TV in the list of things that would probably never happen. When one promotion finally did a New Zealand tour and landed in her hometown, she offered her services as a backstage interviewer. She was accepted and for a while, she worked as an independent wrestling journalist. She finally had a reason to go to where all the action was - the United States of America - and she gladly left her old life behind.
Since then, a legend of the sport took her aside and offered her lessons to defend herself. He is only known as V. This unlikely mentor grew into somewhat of a father figure to her, teaching her things that any normal trainer wouldn't have been able to teach. In time, the lessons grew more complicated and she was starting to learn how to wrestle. That's when she vowed to pick up the torch dropped by her brother.
After her short unsuccessful stint as a wrestler in #FSociety Wrestling, she decided to stick to what she knew as an interviewer for the time being. That is, until finally deciding to try one more time.
Using what she knew as a former journalist to get out of the shadows of obscurity, Cass pulled herself up by the bootstraps into becoming one of the most recognizable names in wrestling at the time from the beginning of 2017 to mid-2018 with limited talent under her belt. Put in matches against some of the best competitors in her federations at the time thanks to her mouth/tweets, she learned what it would take to defeat them, but it was clear her in-ring potential was far from reached at the time. She was complacent with her spot, gaining five high-profile championships but lost each of them in the first or second title defense.
At first, she disguised her lies as rumors but it didn’t take too long at all for #BaumerReport to grow. Soon, Cass allowed anonymous sources to DM “rumors” they’ve heard and tweeted them out to the world with little oversight. Of course, some of the rumors were true, but most were instantiated lies used as weapons to hurt the people around her with the repeated mantra that all publicity was good publicity. #BaumerReport became infamous but there were always those who enjoyed it - so long as those same people never became the victim of it themselves. Contrarily, some people even proclaimed they haven’t made it until there was a #BaumerReport about them. It wouldn't be arrogant to adknowledge that the wide-reaching impact of the service when it was most popular was a moment that was unrivaled at the time.
It was a trend that Cass Baumer proudly called her own and all the while, the anger she garnered from all these people earned her more prominent spots in the wrestling world. Main events came and posters were created with her face on them. People paid to see Cass Baumer get what she deserved. In the process, she managed to win five prominent championships within two years of the beginning of her career. She learned to fight the toughest, strongest, fastest opponents alive with her smarts, her creativity, and her durability.
In the end, though… All trends fade. People grew out of the #BaumerReport. It stopped becoming a commodity and started to become background noise. With it, Cass started to struggle. The matches she received were not nearly as prominent. She attempted to keep the brand alive, to keep herself relevant, but it was no use. Everyone moved on. And it was time Cass did the same after two straight years of superstardom success. She might not have won a world championship, but she did more than she ever thought she would have when she decided to move to America on a whim three years prior.
When the national hatred of journalists died down and the #BaumerReport trend died, she needed to rely on her in-ring talent to get herself noticed with little success. Reluctantly, Cass Baumer decided to take her ball and go home. Despite everything, she was confident in the thought that nobody would forget the name Baumer any time soon and she was proven right when she returned in an After Dark ring against "Jersey” Jim Luzzatto in a winning effort.
After 5 months of time spent back in Wellington, New Zealand, Cass knew she couldn’t let that be the end of her career. She couldn’t allow herself to work in a call center for customer support forever. She grew an empire, became a household name with wrestling fans, and she didn’t want to be ordinary again. She wanted to reshape her entire legacy, and so she closed #BaumerReport for good to start from the bottom on her in-ring merit alone. She's intent on challenging herself here in NPP!
Accomplishments:
2x FAW Hardcore Champion
1x CWC United States Champion
1x GWA Millennium Pro Cloud Gate Champion
1x Liberty Pro Trials Champion
1x CWC Vengeance Pro: Undisputed Championship #1 Contender
1x GWA Liberty Pro: Liberty Championship #1 Contender
1x GWA Liberty Pro: Gotham Championship #1 Contender
1x GWA Heritage Championship #1 Contender
Cass grew up in Wellington, New Zealand not unlike most Americans. With two older brothers, she naturally grew into a tomboy, unafraid to share her thoughts in the bluntest way possible. Sometimes her mouth even got her in trouble back in grade school, but nothing too serious. When she got older, she joined the soccer team and became a natural fit. Her brash personality and her unapologetic attitude lent itself well to her on the field, but she didn't take it as seriously as she could have. Cass was naturally good at the sport and had fun doing it, but she wasn't exactly after a spot on any FIFA team.
She took a journalism elective for a couple years and learned her way around an article. She was great at investigating and getting to the truth thanks again to her personality. She wasn't afraid to ask the hard questions, even if it made people uncomfortable, pressing until she got the story. In the middle of junior year, just like with soccer, she didn't apply herself and ended up dropping the class in favor of more free time. In her senior year, she picked it back up again and would later get a masters in journalism at the Victoria University of Wellington. Years after graduating from grade school and shortly after gaining a degree in journalism, she left her static life as a writer for a small New Zealand online newspaper for a multitude of reasons. That's the 'official story,' anyway.
In truth, wrought with the recent death of her eldest brother, John Baumer, at the hands of an armed inexperienced robber, Cassandra was fired from The Wellington Post news outlet for speaking out against the new boss' stance on profit over substance in early 2016.
John Baumer was a fledgling professional wrestler himself who despite proficient training and a pension for competing in great matches where he respected his opponents' skills, could not get a major wrestling promotion in New Zealand to hire him. Before he could make the trip to the United States, John was slain and Cass would soon pick up the mantle where her late brother left off out of a responsibility to keep a promise she made to him. She swore she would make sure the name Baumer would be a prominent name in the world of wrestling across the globe as a way to make sure he would never be forgotten and she promised to do whatever it took to make it happen.
She used to watch wrestling on TV and on her computer almost constantly, following some of the bigger names from a far right at her couch. She loved the sport, but again, she didn't think she'd ever actually become a wrestler in her wildest dreams. It was right up there with being drafted for a major soccer team, or being an actual news anchor on TV in the list of things that would probably never happen. When one promotion finally did a New Zealand tour and landed in her hometown, she offered her services as a backstage interviewer. She was accepted and for a while, she worked as an independent wrestling journalist. She finally had a reason to go to where all the action was - the United States of America - and she gladly left her old life behind.
Since then, a legend of the sport took her aside and offered her lessons to defend herself. He is only known as V. This unlikely mentor grew into somewhat of a father figure to her, teaching her things that any normal trainer wouldn't have been able to teach. In time, the lessons grew more complicated and she was starting to learn how to wrestle. That's when she vowed to pick up the torch dropped by her brother.
After her short unsuccessful stint as a wrestler in #FSociety Wrestling, she decided to stick to what she knew as an interviewer for the time being. That is, until finally deciding to try one more time.
Using what she knew as a former journalist to get out of the shadows of obscurity, Cass pulled herself up by the bootstraps into becoming one of the most recognizable names in wrestling at the time from the beginning of 2017 to mid-2018 with limited talent under her belt. Put in matches against some of the best competitors in her federations at the time thanks to her mouth/tweets, she learned what it would take to defeat them, but it was clear her in-ring potential was far from reached at the time. She was complacent with her spot, gaining five high-profile championships but lost each of them in the first or second title defense.
At first, she disguised her lies as rumors but it didn’t take too long at all for #BaumerReport to grow. Soon, Cass allowed anonymous sources to DM “rumors” they’ve heard and tweeted them out to the world with little oversight. Of course, some of the rumors were true, but most were instantiated lies used as weapons to hurt the people around her with the repeated mantra that all publicity was good publicity. #BaumerReport became infamous but there were always those who enjoyed it - so long as those same people never became the victim of it themselves. Contrarily, some people even proclaimed they haven’t made it until there was a #BaumerReport about them. It wouldn't be arrogant to adknowledge that the wide-reaching impact of the service when it was most popular was a moment that was unrivaled at the time.
It was a trend that Cass Baumer proudly called her own and all the while, the anger she garnered from all these people earned her more prominent spots in the wrestling world. Main events came and posters were created with her face on them. People paid to see Cass Baumer get what she deserved. In the process, she managed to win five prominent championships within two years of the beginning of her career. She learned to fight the toughest, strongest, fastest opponents alive with her smarts, her creativity, and her durability.
In the end, though… All trends fade. People grew out of the #BaumerReport. It stopped becoming a commodity and started to become background noise. With it, Cass started to struggle. The matches she received were not nearly as prominent. She attempted to keep the brand alive, to keep herself relevant, but it was no use. Everyone moved on. And it was time Cass did the same after two straight years of superstardom success. She might not have won a world championship, but she did more than she ever thought she would have when she decided to move to America on a whim three years prior.
When the national hatred of journalists died down and the #BaumerReport trend died, she needed to rely on her in-ring talent to get herself noticed with little success. Reluctantly, Cass Baumer decided to take her ball and go home. Despite everything, she was confident in the thought that nobody would forget the name Baumer any time soon and she was proven right when she returned in an After Dark ring against "Jersey” Jim Luzzatto in a winning effort.
After 5 months of time spent back in Wellington, New Zealand, Cass knew she couldn’t let that be the end of her career. She couldn’t allow herself to work in a call center for customer support forever. She grew an empire, became a household name with wrestling fans, and she didn’t want to be ordinary again. She wanted to reshape her entire legacy, and so she closed #BaumerReport for good to start from the bottom on her in-ring merit alone. She's intent on challenging herself here in NPP!
Accomplishments:
2x FAW Hardcore Champion
1x CWC United States Champion
1x GWA Millennium Pro Cloud Gate Champion
1x Liberty Pro Trials Champion
1x CWC Vengeance Pro: Undisputed Championship #1 Contender
1x GWA Liberty Pro: Liberty Championship #1 Contender
1x GWA Liberty Pro: Gotham Championship #1 Contender
1x GWA Heritage Championship #1 Contender