David Capital

[David Capital]

Personal Portion

Handler's Name: Jon
Handler's AIM/MSN/Yahoo SN (if available): [e-mail] (MSN)
Have you read and understand the RCW Rules?: No and Yes
Do you agree to abide by them?: Mostly

Wrestler Information

Wrestler's Name: David Capital

Wrestler's Real Name (if different than above):

Height: 6'0"

Weight: 226 lbs

Hometown: Washington, DC

Age: 26

Physical Appearance: White....fairly pale; in very good shape: ripped core, defined arms and legs. Big brown eyes. Lots of hair...not so much in length though as in volume...it only goes to about the top of the middle of his neck, but it's very messy. In terms of bangs, they go about halfway down his forehead. Red trunks with "DC" on the front interlocked and "David Capital" lettered across the back. Black kneepads and boots with "Capital" in red-gold script down the side. Red wristbands with white gold-outlined interlocked "DC" on each. Out of the ring, t-shirt (Obama for President is frequent these days), hoodie or leather jacket, often a backwards hat, sunglasses, basketball warm-up pants, and expensive basketball or running shoes.

Gimmick: Arrogant, talented, honest, courage of his convictions and an ends-justify-the-means outlook.

Wrestler's History: David Capital, a wrestling fan since the age of seven, has known since that time that at one point or another he would be a part of the professional wrestling business. As he progressed through school, he got into amateur wrestling even though he was told he wasn't really built for it, because he wasn't heavy enough. But due to his amazing quickness and solid instincts, Capital climbed to the top of the amateur wrestling heap. At the University of Pennsylvania, Capital won the 190-pound NCAA title as a senior, carrying the Penn team to a second-place finish at the NCAA National Wrestling Championships. He was on his way to the 2004 Olympics, but injured his knee in training. So he signed a contract with World Pro Wrestling in late May of 2004.

David Capital made his wrestling debut on June 4, 2004, shocking the wrestling world by outlasting every man but one in a Royal Rumble for the WpW's All-Time Television Championship. The vaunted champion, the Striken, finally eliminated him at the very end of the night.

After spending the summer with WpW, Capital found himself out of a job when that company when on an indefinite hiatus. He joined a new company, Mid-Atlantic Wrestling, that allowed him to work close to home.

After failing to capture the MWA Triple Crown World Heavyweight Championship due to a political situation, Capital didn't re-sign with MWA after re-injuring his right PCL in a match with an inexperienced wrestler. He once again found himself out of work, but only for a brief time as WpW called and said that he was welcome any time he could come back.

Capital finally did return May 13, 2005, capturing the WpW All-Time Television Championship that he had come into the business to seek at the end of what turned out to be the final edition of the short-lived second WpW show, Elevation. Succesfully defending the Championship twice, Capital tied the record set by the great Striken, the man who had defeated him his first night in the company. But just when it looked like Capital was going to make history and break the record, he purposefully held back effort to prove a point (as we learned later, two points--he was not being paid), and though he lasted until the end of the night, Tommy D. Powers finally eliminated him, ending his historic run with the belt. Capital then challenged Shawn Stryker at WpW Heatwave: Miami Meltdown, and lost in the now-infamous "seven seconds" match. Capital packed up his things and headed out of the company, seemingly done with wrestling and at least WpW forever.

But on January 13, 2006 in Chicago, David Capital made a thunderous return to World Pro Wrestling, announcing his intention to take the WpW World Championship from "The Truth" Patrick Derrick Jefferson at Roy Lee Rumble. Though Capital lost the match--which many called the Match of the Year--it was clear from his performance that DC was in fact back and better than ever.

That fact became clear even to those who doubted and hated him when he captured the WpW Big Gold Championship from "The Man They Call" GRENDEL on WpW's biggest stage: Wrestival. After two devastating sledgehammer shots and Capital Punishment were not enough to keep GRENDEL down, Capital escaped a last-ditch GRENDELbomb attempt and hit a second Capital Punishment for the win and the title.

However, the backstage political situation in WpW was clearly unworkable for Capital--his abrasive, truthful, opinionated personality had garnered powerful enemies--and he left the company shortly after winning the title from GRENDEL, dropping it to Johnny Onyx in early July 2006. Capital was out of wrestling from that point until July 2007, when he was slated to return to World Pro Wrestling when it seemed the backstage situation had changed. However, that fell through, and it seemed Capital might never return to the world of wrestling. Indeed, most "smart" fans agreed that one of the most promising careers of all-time had been tragically cut short by either backstabbing politics or a bad attitude (depending on whose camp they were in).

But then in January 2008, David Capital appeared on Razorback Championship Wrestling's Southern Dynamite television show and delivered one of the most impassioned, savage, honest speeches the business has ever seen, railing against RCW President Andrew Supreme Junior for his failures in the wrestling business. With that speech and the move to RCW, perhaps Capital finally asserted himself as the best in the game...and a leader in addition to a rebel.

Finisher: Capital Punishment
Standing headscissors are applied, and the opponent is lifted slightly before being driven face-first to the mat (a Pedigree without the arm-hook).

Signature Move(s): Caps Lock (Sharpshooter)
The Veto (Double-arm lariat)
Olympic Slam
Single-Leg Takedown
Half-Nelson Pinning Combination
Single-Leg Crab
Front Facelock (on mat)
Rear Chinlock (w/ body scissors)
Triangle Choke
Moonsault

Theme Song: "Headstrong" by Trapt

Picture Base: Paul London

Ring Entrance: "Headstrong" by Trapt hits the arena as the twin screens flash David Capital's interlocked "DC" logo over a red background. Then David Capital brushes through the curtain and stands at the top of the ramp, a bottle of water in his right hand, dressed to compete with his chest bare. He takes a drag on the water bottle and spews mist above his head before walking purposefully toward the ring. Where the aisle meets the ringside area he stops, takes another drink of water, and tosses the bottle into the crowd. Then he walks to the steps, mounts to the apron, and steps through the ropes.