Post by Howard Black on Apr 27, 2015 12:19:37 GMT -5
Some points in the past (finalized in future RPs):
*Howard Black plays Free Safety on the first-team of his high school football team
*Howard meets fellow player, Sarah Abelli. Following Sarah's departure from the team due to bullying by male players, she and Howard enter into a relationship.
*Following his graduation, Howard is accepted to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. After a walk-on try-out, he is nominated to the practice squad as a Safety.
*Howard and Sarah marry. They shortly announce Sarah's pregnancy.
*Howard drops out of UNL and begins to train as a professional wrestler.
*Howard wrestles under the name of Andrew Foxgate in independent wrestling promotion, the All Wrestling Federation (AWF).
April 3, 2015
*Howard Black signs his contract to wrestle in the WCF under the name "The Honey Badger" Howard Black.
*Howard is immediately greeted with controversy and criticism for his use of the "Honey Badger" moniker also used by fellow WCF wrestler Zombie McMorris. The shared surname with wrestler Corey Black draws similar, albeit quieter criticism.
April 12, 2015
*Prelude: Enter Howard Black
*In a Twitter conversation, @suggestions4seth, Howard Black draws major backlash for comments protesting intergender competition in the WCF. Criticism comes from all sides of the aisle. Jezebel, the Huffington Post, and other publication condemn the comments.
*In his debut match, a seven-man battle royale, Howard Black eliminates Chris Moody and Florian Stark but is eliminated in the final two by Zione Redington.
April 14, 2015
*I: A Rough Start
*Howard Black sits down with WrestleSmarks.com in a rare interview to address the controversy. The interview was booked by his agent, David Rogers
*Shortly after the interview's release, Jezebel publishes an editorial entitled "Howard Black: (Inarticulate) Feminist Ally?" The article, praising Black's stance against rape culture and the glorification of gendered violence but criticizing methods as benevolent sexism, draws considerable internet discussion, helping to alleviate the controversy.
April 19, 2015
*Howard Black tags with Eve Vega against Joey Flash and Katherine Phoenix. Vega is pinned by Phoenix to end the match.
*Following the match, Black is approached by Grime backstage.
April 22, 2015
*II: The Only Road
*Howard sits down with David Roger. After a tense conversation about Howard's conduct as an employee of the WCF, Howard storms out of the meeting.
April 26, 2015
*III: Assurance
*Contemplating the implications of his conversation with Grime, Howard discusses the situation with Sarah. She urges him to turn Grime down.
*Backstage, Howard see the Wolf-Faced Man on his way to the ring.
*In a Fatal Four-Way to become #1 Contender for the Television Title, Howard Black defeats Zione Redington, Eve Vega, and Florian Stark by submitting Florian with the Kimura Lock.
*Howard decides not to aid Grime in the Lumberjack Match for the Television Title. Grime and the Movement are fired following the match.
*Howard Black plays Free Safety on the first-team of his high school football team
*Howard meets fellow player, Sarah Abelli. Following Sarah's departure from the team due to bullying by male players, she and Howard enter into a relationship.
*Following his graduation, Howard is accepted to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. After a walk-on try-out, he is nominated to the practice squad as a Safety.
*Howard and Sarah marry. They shortly announce Sarah's pregnancy.
*Howard drops out of UNL and begins to train as a professional wrestler.
*Howard wrestles under the name of Andrew Foxgate in independent wrestling promotion, the All Wrestling Federation (AWF).
April 3, 2015
*Howard Black signs his contract to wrestle in the WCF under the name "The Honey Badger" Howard Black.
*Howard is immediately greeted with controversy and criticism for his use of the "Honey Badger" moniker also used by fellow WCF wrestler Zombie McMorris. The shared surname with wrestler Corey Black draws similar, albeit quieter criticism.
April 12, 2015
*Prelude: Enter Howard Black
*In a Twitter conversation, @suggestions4seth, Howard Black draws major backlash for comments protesting intergender competition in the WCF. Criticism comes from all sides of the aisle. Jezebel, the Huffington Post, and other publication condemn the comments.
*In his debut match, a seven-man battle royale, Howard Black eliminates Chris Moody and Florian Stark but is eliminated in the final two by Zione Redington.
April 14, 2015
*I: A Rough Start
*Howard Black sits down with WrestleSmarks.com in a rare interview to address the controversy. The interview was booked by his agent, David Rogers
*Shortly after the interview's release, Jezebel publishes an editorial entitled "Howard Black: (Inarticulate) Feminist Ally?" The article, praising Black's stance against rape culture and the glorification of gendered violence but criticizing methods as benevolent sexism, draws considerable internet discussion, helping to alleviate the controversy.
April 19, 2015
*Howard Black tags with Eve Vega against Joey Flash and Katherine Phoenix. Vega is pinned by Phoenix to end the match.
*Following the match, Black is approached by Grime backstage.
April 22, 2015
*II: The Only Road
*Howard sits down with David Roger. After a tense conversation about Howard's conduct as an employee of the WCF, Howard storms out of the meeting.
April 26, 2015
*III: Assurance
*Contemplating the implications of his conversation with Grime, Howard discusses the situation with Sarah. She urges him to turn Grime down.
*Backstage, Howard see the Wolf-Faced Man on his way to the ring.
*In a Fatal Four-Way to become #1 Contender for the Television Title, Howard Black defeats Zione Redington, Eve Vega, and Florian Stark by submitting Florian with the Kimura Lock.
*Howard decides not to aid Grime in the Lumberjack Match for the Television Title. Grime and the Movement are fired following the match.
