Dan Ryan
Name: 'The Ego Buster' Dan Ryan
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 335 lbs
Image: A well built caucasian man, built along the lines of Brock Lesnar with the added height. Blonde hair combed back. Usually wearing dark sunglasses. Comes to the ring with a black elbow pad on each elbow, black trunks and black kneepads. Black (see a trend?) boots with "DR" on the side. Out of the ring generally wears either warmup pants or jeans and a t-shirt.
Hails From: Houston, Texas
Entrance Music: "Zero" by Smashing Pumpkins
Entrance description(ex. lights, pyro, lasers. etc.): (Cue up: "Zero" by Smashing Pumpkins.)
(Thunderous crowd pop)
(CUT TO: 'Ego Buster' flashes across the screen in rapid contrasting black and white. CUT TO: Dan Ryan gorrilla presses Kevin Powers from inside the ring to the floor below. CUT TO: The word "YOU" flashes on the screen. CUT TO: Dan Ryan throws 'Living Legend' Mark Windham from the second level of Key Arena down to the first level. CUT TO: the word "ARE". CUT TO: Dan Ryan clotheslines 'Cocky' Craig Miles, nearly taking his head off. CUT TO: the word "BUSTED" CUT TO: rapid shots of Dan Ryan pulverizing opponents with the Humility Bomb, a last ride power bomb landing high angle on the neck.)
(Ryan walks down to ringside as pyro erupts along the ramp beside him. He rolls under the bottom rope and climbs a corner turnbuckle and simply glares through the sunglasses into the crowd.)
Finisher: Humility Bomb (A layout powerbomb ala Last Ride, driven down high angle on the neck)
Secondary Finisher: Headliner (Burning Hammer in homage to late friend Rob Sampson)
Style: Think Brock Lesnar meets Scott Steiner circa 1992 meets Gary Albright
Other moves: belly to belly suplex, split legged moonsault (ONLY on special occasions), STF, dragon suplex, release dragon suplex, clothesline, springboard legdrop, release german suplex, chokeslam, spinebuster, figure four leglock, powerslam, double underhook piledriver, full nelson slam, release belly to belly suplex, belly to belly superplex, snap powerbomb, jumping DDT, DDT, snap suplex, superkick
Wrestles As: Ryan is all about himself. His friends are few and far between and he likes it that way. However, the friends he does have he is fiercely loyal to and protective of. Still, nothing is allowed to come between him and his goals. Always leaning toward the heel side, Ryan has been alternately face and heel throughout his career. It just depends on what his immediate goal is at the time. Ryan accepts the occasional loss in that he looks at situations long-term, but his confidence is overwhelming. Will take a loss knowing a win will come the next time. Classic counterpuncher. Puroresu trained and very technically sound, to go along with well above average power.
Titles held: (Grouped by Fed, current titles in bold)
- CSWA: World Heavyweight Title, UNIFIED World Title
- NFW: World Heavyweight Title
- TEAM: 2007 Team Invitational Tournament Winner, Lethal Lottery Tag Team Titles (w/Troy Douglas)
- A1E: World Heavyweight Title (twice), World Tag Team Titles (w/Big Dog)
- EUWC: World Tag Team Titles (with Rocko Daymon), United States Title
- NBW: World Heavyweight Title (twice), TV title (twice), United States Title, World Six Man Title
- NthWA: World Heavyweight Title (twice)
- EWI: Federation Title
- GXW: World Heavyweight Title (twice), Continental title
- SCW: World Tag Team Titles (w/Rob Sampson)
- NAWA: World Heavyweight Title
- MBE: MBE Cup Winner
- WFW: North American Title (retired title)
- NAPW: World Title (x 2), World Tag Team Titles (w/ Lloyd Rees) (x 2), Tagstravaganza IV Winners (w/ Lloyd Rees), Canada Cup 2008 Winner
Awards:
Holzerblog: Wrestler of the Month (January ’07, April ’07, October ’07), 2005 Match of the Year (as promoted, for Troy Windham vs. Dan Ryan vs. VACANT vs. Superstar Vince Jacobs)
ENN: 2003 Match of the Year (Dan Ryan vs. Mark Windham, CSWA World Title switch), ENN 2003 Wrestler of the Year, 2006 ENN 250 #8 Ranking, 2005 ENN 250 #1 Ranking, 2004 ENN 250 #2 Ranking
History: If you don't know me by now, you will never never never know me.
Name: 'The Ego Buster' Dan Ryan
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 335 lbs
Image: A well built caucasian man, built along the lines of Brock Lesnar with the added height. Blonde hair combed back. Usually wearing dark sunglasses. Comes to the ring with a black elbow pad on each elbow, black trunks and black kneepads. Black (see a trend?) boots with "DR" on the side. Out of the ring generally wears either warmup pants or jeans and a t-shirt.
Hails From: Houston, Texas
Entrance Music: "Zero" by Smashing Pumpkins
Entrance description(ex. lights, pyro, lasers. etc.): (Cue up: "Zero" by Smashing Pumpkins.)
(Thunderous crowd pop)
(CUT TO: 'Ego Buster' flashes across the screen in rapid contrasting black and white. CUT TO: Dan Ryan gorrilla presses Kevin Powers from inside the ring to the floor below. CUT TO: The word "YOU" flashes on the screen. CUT TO: Dan Ryan throws 'Living Legend' Mark Windham from the second level of Key Arena down to the first level. CUT TO: the word "ARE". CUT TO: Dan Ryan clotheslines 'Cocky' Craig Miles, nearly taking his head off. CUT TO: the word "BUSTED" CUT TO: rapid shots of Dan Ryan pulverizing opponents with the Humility Bomb, a last ride power bomb landing high angle on the neck.)
(Ryan walks down to ringside as pyro erupts along the ramp beside him. He rolls under the bottom rope and climbs a corner turnbuckle and simply glares through the sunglasses into the crowd.)
Finisher: Humility Bomb (A layout powerbomb ala Last Ride, driven down high angle on the neck)
Secondary Finisher: Headliner (Burning Hammer in homage to late friend Rob Sampson)
Style: Think Brock Lesnar meets Scott Steiner circa 1992 meets Gary Albright
Other moves: belly to belly suplex, split legged moonsault (ONLY on special occasions), STF, dragon suplex, release dragon suplex, clothesline, springboard legdrop, release german suplex, chokeslam, spinebuster, figure four leglock, powerslam, double underhook piledriver, full nelson slam, release belly to belly suplex, belly to belly superplex, snap powerbomb, jumping DDT, DDT, snap suplex, superkick
Wrestles As: Ryan is all about himself. His friends are few and far between and he likes it that way. However, the friends he does have he is fiercely loyal to and protective of. Still, nothing is allowed to come between him and his goals. Always leaning toward the heel side, Ryan has been alternately face and heel throughout his career. It just depends on what his immediate goal is at the time. Ryan accepts the occasional loss in that he looks at situations long-term, but his confidence is overwhelming. Will take a loss knowing a win will come the next time. Classic counterpuncher. Puroresu trained and very technically sound, to go along with well above average power.
Titles held: (Grouped by Fed, current titles in bold)
- CSWA: World Heavyweight Title, UNIFIED World Title
- NFW: World Heavyweight Title
- TEAM: 2007 Team Invitational Tournament Winner, Lethal Lottery Tag Team Titles (w/Troy Douglas)
- A1E: World Heavyweight Title (twice), World Tag Team Titles (w/Big Dog)
- EUWC: World Tag Team Titles (with Rocko Daymon), United States Title
- NBW: World Heavyweight Title (twice), TV title (twice), United States Title, World Six Man Title
- NthWA: World Heavyweight Title (twice)
- EWI: Federation Title
- GXW: World Heavyweight Title (twice), Continental title
- SCW: World Tag Team Titles (w/Rob Sampson)
- NAWA: World Heavyweight Title
- MBE: MBE Cup Winner
- WFW: North American Title (retired title)
- NAPW: World Title (x 2), World Tag Team Titles (w/ Lloyd Rees) (x 2), Tagstravaganza IV Winners (w/ Lloyd Rees), Canada Cup 2008 Winner
Awards:
Holzerblog: Wrestler of the Month (January ’07, April ’07, October ’07), 2005 Match of the Year (as promoted, for Troy Windham vs. Dan Ryan vs. VACANT vs. Superstar Vince Jacobs)
ENN: 2003 Match of the Year (Dan Ryan vs. Mark Windham, CSWA World Title switch), ENN 2003 Wrestler of the Year, 2006 ENN 250 #8 Ranking, 2005 ENN 250 #1 Ranking, 2004 ENN 250 #2 Ranking
History: If you don't know me by now, you will never never never know me.
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