Gimmick
Second generation 28 year old son of Jake Keeton. He was a dual sport wrestling and basketball star in high school, then quit basketball during his senior year to focus on amateur wrestling. He went undefeated in his lone year of college.
He was raised by his father and stepmother after his mother died of a drug overdose when he was 2. He has been diagnosed twice with a rare form of cancer and is currently cancer free.
He made his in ring debut in 2016 at age 17. His father’s arch rival, JJ Biggs, trained him first. Further training and mentorship from Matthew “The Raven” Knox at Corvid Combat Academy took him to another level.
Styles
- Primary
- Technical
- Secondary
- Power/Striker
- Other
- Athletic non traditional high flyer
Strengths
- Athleticism and agility
- He isn’t a high flyer in the traditional sense, but years of basketball gave him an incredible vertical leap that helps him on offense and defense. His drop kick is used multiple times per match.
- Strength
- Deceptively strong for his size. He worked on horse and cattle farms through high school, so he’s what some call “farm boy strong.”
- Speed and explosiveness
- Incredibly fast, and he surprises smaller opponents by matching their speed. His acceleration comes from his first step, and he slows down over longer distances.
- Knowledge of the industry
- He grew up in the business, knows most of the wrestlers he meets, and is always watching and learning from everyone.
Weaknesses
- Emotional
- He has no poker face. Whatever he’s feeling shows on his face, and his emotions have cost him professionally and personally.
- Size
- Athletic and strong as he is, he struggles against a bigger, stronger wrestler who can ground him and slow him down.
- Injury prone
- Concussion issues began in late 2021 and still affect him, even with no physical symptoms and clearance from doctors. Mainly, he began seeing things and people that weren’t there.
- Ego
- This has developed only over the last year and a half, brought on by success. It has caused fans and fellow wrestlers to sour on him.
Entrance
The arena lights go out and “What Remains” by Pop Evil begins to play, joined by a few screams, glass breaking, and a baby crying.
The lights come up slowly as the song continues. JC Keeton stands on the ramp, head down, arms out to the side.
As the last word of the song is sung, the lights come up completely. Keeton lifts his head and grins, then makes his way to the ring. As he rolls in, a few fans start a chant that carries until the match begins.
KEE-TON! KEE-TON! KEE-TON!
Moveset
Favorite moves
- Drop kick (used multiple times in every match)
- Power double leg takedown slam
- Chained submissions (triangle to armbar, kimura to omoplata, kneebar to heel hook)
- Ropewalk armdrag
- Spinning uppercut
- Basement Yakuza kick
- Jumping knee strike
- Pump kick
- Straight jacket German suplex
- Saito suplex
- Tiger suplex
- Dragon suplex
- Half & half suplex
- Deadlift gutwrench suplex
- Karelin lift
- 360° legdrop
- Diamond Dust
- Springboard cutter
- Torture rack (used more out of arrogance than to win)
- Poisoned Frankensteiner
- Hesitation drop kick with opponent sitting in corner
Trademark moves
- Jumping double footstomp to the chest of a standing opponent (Cameron Grimes Cave In)
- Brainbuster on the apron
- Jumping leapfrog bulldog (Kenny Omega Kotaro Krusher)
- Frog splash (Montez Ford style)
- Leaping uppercut to an opponent sitting on the top turnbuckle
Finishers
- S Tier Spear
- An extremely high impact spear, sometimes performed from an elevated surface or from the apron between the middle and top rope.
- Shattered Reflections
- A double wrist lock knee strike delivered straight to the face or head of a kneeling opponent. Kota Ibushi’s Kamigoye.
- Dream Snatcher
- A standing ninja choke.
