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Eddie Van Dorn Strategy
| Basics | |
| Wrestling Style | Extreme/submission |
| Moveset |
TrademarkDetention - Submission. Eddie jumps on his opponent's back, wraps his legs around their midsection, and locks in a reverse facelock from this position. Basically a Dragon Sleeper with a bodyscissors |
| Finisher Name | The Dropout |
| Finisher Description |
Eddie first ties his opponent in the Tree of Woe. Then he backs up into the opposite corner and charges in with a vicious spear. |
| Advanced | |
| Ring Entrance |
(The house lights dim as "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" by Pink Floyd begins to play. It seems as if the only illumination in the arena are the lighters that have been flicked on by the more musically inclined members of the audience. Suddenly, another flicker of light appears at the top of the ramp, lighting up the deviously grinning face of Eddie van Dorn. Eddie's wet hair falls in light curls over his eyes, almost as if he is hiding behind a curtain.) We don't need no education... (Eddie walks slowly down the ramp as his highly appropos entrance theme continues to play.) We don't need no thought control... (He climbs the steps to the ring, then lights a fuse on one of the ringposts.) No dark sarcasms in the classroom... (The fuse burns slowly toward a powder load in one ringpost...) Teachers, leave them kids alone... (The powder load goes off just as the first accented note in the song is played, and each successive ringpost goes off with other stressed notes.) *boom* *boom* *boom* *boom* HEY! TEACHER! LEAVE THEM KIDS ALONE! (Eddie stands on the fourth turnbuckle to go off. He raises his eyes to the ceiling and his arms to the sky, the very picture of Generation X.) All in all you're just another brick in the wall. (Eddie then steps down from the turnbuckle and crumples into a heap in the corner.) All in all you're just another brick in the wall. |
| General Strategy |
Aside from improving his mat game and submission holds in Japan, Eddie learned something very important about strikes. Specifically, that striking someone with a flat palm will allow you to inflict damage over a wider area and with more force than a normal punch, all while avoiding injury to the hand. He will make use of that whenever things denegrate into a brawl. On top of that, he does still take advantage of his speed and agility to their fullest. As his inspiration, Mick Foley, once said, "I can't jump high, so I jump from high places." Of course, since Eddie CAN jump fairly high, that just adds further impact to his aerial arsenal. |
| Spot 1 |
(Eddie takes his opponent by the hand.) Fat Tony: I sincerely hope he's not going to dance with him. (He then twists the arm once, walks backward into the nearest turnbuckle, and climbs up it. Eddie takes a few steps across the top rope before releasing the armwringer and leaping off with a dropkick.) Jimmy: Can you say old school? Fat Tony: Not for a dropout, you can't. |
| Spot 2 | |
| Spot 3 | |
| Notes | Eddie did a little strength training while in Japan as well, putting on seven pounds of muscle during his time there. It may not seem like much, but have you ever had a seven-pound weight dropped onto you from ten feet? It's enough to add more force to everything on his movelist without sacrificing speed. |