Sunday Ikoku

[Sunday Ikoku]

Sunday "Sunny" Ikoku

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Picbase: Nonso Anozie

Height: 6'6"
Weight: 285 lbs.
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Alignment: Face
Attire: In-ring he wears sokoto (baggy pants) with traditional Nigerian designs. He goes shirtless and without shoes, only wrapping his feet in tape for the matches. Backstage and outside the arena, its hard to find Sunday in anything other than business casual.

Entrance:
An unnamed instrumental piece featuring a violin duet begins to play through the PA system as Sunday Ikoku ducks through the curtain onto the stage. He begins to make his way to the ring to little fanfare, striding purposefully down the ramp with a subtle grace behind his large stature. Once ringside, he moves around to the steps and quickly makes his way into the ring. Moving to his corner, he turns to look back at the 'tron, waiting for the match to begin

Style:
A methodolical powerhouse schooled in amatuer wrestling and has dabbled in mixed martial arts (evident mostly in his striking game, less so on the ground). Believes in a close-quarter fight, using his size to wear down opponents and keep them with their back against the ropes. He isn't prone to wild striking or brute force. Isn't looking to injure his opponents, so high risk moves like piledrivers will rarely, if ever, be seen Not keen on submissions, will only really ever use holds targeting the back or neck. Will rarely, if ever, ascend the top rope.

Moves:
General strikes (elbows, forearms, palm strikes), Chops, Clothesline, Shoulder Block, Back Body Drop, Big Boot, Various Kicks, Various Suplexes, Various Neckbreakers, Bulldogs, Various DDTs, Various Backbreakers, Abdominal Stretch, Torture Rack, Triangle Choke, Rear Naked Choke

Set-up: High-Angle Flapjack to a running opponent

Finisher: Sunset Driver (Deadlift German Powerbomb with a 180 degree rotation before impact)

History:
Born to Nigerian immigrants who came to the United States in the 1970s, Sunday "Sunny" Ikoku showed early signs of excellence. Physically and mentally gifted, Sunny was highly sought after in his neighborhood's football, basketball, and wrestling program. It was the last sport that he felt the most comfortable with, and he would compete up until his senior year in high school. To the shock of many, though, he would turn down a paid ride to Oklahoma for wrestling and instead pursued journalism at the Univeristy of Texas. He would complete his Bachelor's there and go one to complete his Master's at New York University before disappearing into his homeland as a Foreign Correspondant for the Washington Post. It looked like he was well on his way to being the next Carl Bernstein until, in yet another surprise moment, Sunny quit journalism and returned to the United States. Three months later, he announced his intentions of pursuing professional wrestling and was quickly signed by the Wrestling Championship Federation, a company who has a history of big men stepping into their ring. He knocked off the rust in the development in the months to follow before finally getting the call to the main roster in mid-2017.