Coral Avalon

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Additional Information:

A twenty year veteran and journeyman wrestler who's been around the world and back. He represents the Crownless Kingdom of America as its only member. Through hardships, setbacks, injuries, and more, Coral Avalon continues to seek the only accomplishment he has left to earn: a world championship.

You might look upon his title - "the Crownless King" - and think it to be self-deprecation. It's not.

After all, Coral Avalon does not need a crown to be a King.

Thy kingdom come.

General Moveset:

The King's Armaments:
- Rhongomyniad, the First Armament: Yakuza kick.
- Excalibur, the Second Armament: Sitout double underhook piledriver (Jay Driller) (video)
- Camelot’s Turntable, the Third Armament: Wrist-clutch snap Angle slam (Buddy Matthews/Murphy’s “Murphy’s Law”) (video)
- Vortigern’s Pillory, the Fourth Armament: Omaplata armbar (video)
- Carnwennan, the Fifth Armament: Top rope diving double stomp
- Secace, the Sixth Armament: Running, diving European uppercut to the back of a seated/kneeling opponent

The idea behind the King's Armaments is this: None of these are his finisher, the finisher is doing two in a row. Coral never pins an opponent after hitting one, he always goes for the second to ensure his victory. If he wants to "MDK" an opponent, he hits three, but those occasions are big match-specific. Any more than three is unnecessary.

If you're looking for potential near-falls, there's lots of them in the "common moves" section.

Common Moves:
- All forms of backbreakers: Pendulum, spinning pendulum, tilt-a-whirl, half nelson, Lungblower/Backstabber, etc...
- Suplexes: German, butterfly, vertical, backdrop, Saito, belly-to-belly, wheelbarrow.
- European uppercuts: Standard, charging, corner, springboard.
- Other strikes: elbows, knee strikes, clotheslines, snap kicks to the thigh/chest/head.
- Flying moves: Frog splash, flying forearm, missile dropkick, hurricanrana, poison rana
- Submissions: Octopus hold, triangle choke, bridging arm triangle choke, bulldog choke, kimura, ankle lock, half crab, STF.

Noteworthy Spots:
- Has a tendency to pull a Bret Hart when getting whipped into the turnbuckles, taking them square in the chest and bouncing backwards like a pinball.
- Sometimes, after taking a suplex, he'll either get up immediately and swing for the fences at an opponent four feet away, or he'll look like he's about to make a big comeback in the style of Japan but instead collapses to the ground or all the way outside of the ring.
- A leaping European uppercut informally known as the "Sho-Euro-Ken" has been a part of Avalon's moveset since at least 2003, usually used as an anti-air. Just like an actual Shoryuken.
- Despite shedding the "Kleptomaniac" moniker and gimmick in 2014, he still sometimes steals signature or finishers from other wrestlers. This usually only happens in big matches, and usually only moves that are noteworthy to his opponent. This won't usually win him the match, but it'll be a big near fall or a prelude to the Armaments. It's also a good way to get in their heads.
- Always goes head-over-heels when he takes a lariat or similar charging move.
- He does not bother with the show-off gymnastic "standoff" spot that sometimes starts matches (think Ricochet and Ospreay), despite being agile enough for them. If his opponent starts doing their end of such a spot for some reason, he will *swiftly* try to find the opening to Rhongomyniad them immediately and deter it from going any further.
- Can sometimes counter a top rope hurricanrana by flipping through the momentum and landing on his feet.

Strengths:
- Adaptive all-arounder. He changes his wrestling style on the fly in order to match up to his opponent better. Takes to the air against powerful opponents. Applies submissions to high flyers. Plays evasive against strikers. That kind of thing.
- The King's Armaments represent a defining threat to Avalon's arsenal, and should always be taken into account in matches. Even then, he possesses an entire litany of ways to win matches, even outside of the Armaments.
- The longer a match goes, the more momentum swings in his favor as he discerns moment-to-moment weaknesses in his opponents to capitalize on.
- Even before a match, he studies his opponents to find weaknesses to exploit.
- Has a knack for finding ways to make you lose your cool.

Weaknesses:
- Refuses to cheat or use weapons. Even in deathmatches. This has almost killed him a few times.
- Hates outside interference, even if it's to his benefit.
- While an all-arounder, he is not the best at any one thing, and loses to specialists in their areas if he grows stubborn and tries to outmatch them. He can sometimes be goaded into becoming stubborn simply by challenging him.
- Better built for marathons than sprints, meaning that quicker matches against people who can run a train on him are never in his favor.
- Known to especially struggle against significantly larger opponents. It's not unheard of for him to pull a rabbit out of his hat, but most of his big offense are for people closer to his size.
- The humble brainbuster still remains his Kryptonite, from his time in tSC when it was a common way to defeat him. Thanks, Keith Scott Zimmerman. You ass.
- His near-pathological need to use two Armaments to seal his victory leaves him open to getting countered when he goes for the second one.

Entrance Description:

Darkness.

The haunting opening notes of "Real Me" plays. A single light shines through the billowing fog at the entryway, from behind a single figure standing at the center of the stage, the light and the fog shrouding him in silhouette. He wears a patchwork fur cloak, with the right shoulder having the faux head of a lion stitched to it and the left shoulder spiked with claws and fangs.

The moment the guitars hit, the lights come back on, and there standing at the top of the stage is the Crownless King himself. Coral Avalon makes his way down to the ring, hopping up onto the apron, and stepping inside. Once in, he turns to the side of the ring with the hard camera. After standing for a few moments, he brings his fists together, sticking out his ring and pinkie fingers.