Post by lucianaverdoza on May 24, 2023 22:27:21 GMT -5
Twitter handle (required): @/lucianaverdoza
Character Name: Luciana Verdoza
Character Age: 39
Hometown: San Diego, California
Height & Weight: 5'5', 132 pounds
Preferred Graphic & Name of Picbase - Candice LeRae
(36 total points)
POWER: 6
TOUGHNESS: 14
SKILL: 16
Finisher: "Cali Kick" - Leaping Pele kick to either the jaw, or to the back of the head.
Signature Move: "California Splash" - 450 Splash
Preferred Basic Move: Handspring corner elbow
(WHICH TOTALLY WON'T BE USED FOR A TRIVIA CHALLENGE LATER)
Greatest Strengths: She is still rather fast/agile for her age. Her technical prowess has evolved over time. She's always had a hell of a stage presence and charisma has never been an issue, but her strength of strengths definitely lies in her heart. She's gone through some of the most tumultuous times anyone can go through in their career but is somehow able to come out of it stronger than ever. It seems as though you can stack the deck against her many times over, but you basically have to kill her to get rid of her.
Biggest Flaws: She's not as (physically) strong as some of her peers and doesn't have too many strength-type moves in her arsenal as a result. With her age, she's definitely picked up some mileage. Her lower back is her biggest physical weakness as she's had surgery on it twice over. Her biggest fear in the long run is failure, though not failing herself necessarily... more like failing her loved ones and friends. She'll put too much pressure on herself if an unknown challenge seems daunting.
Likes: Slasher flicks, old WB classics (Buffy, Angel, Charmed, Gilmore Girls, etc.), baseball/softball, rooting against the Los Angeles (should still be San Diego) Chargers, spending time with both of her daughters, still doing the occasional acting skit from time to time, the country of Italy (father's side of the family originated from there)
Dislikes: Onions (she's allergic), first person shooter games, the "Hollywood lifestyle" as a whole and their "bullshit standards", Nicki Minaj, mumble rap, sexual innuendos/connotations
3 random facts about your character
1) Luciana wanted to be an actress, originally... before she faced a moral conflict... - You know that theater geek in high school that auditions for every play imaginable? That was Luciana in a nutshell. She had even, at one point, gone to Los Angeles after high school to take part in an acting school. She managed to catch the eyes of many talent scouts and a major film company offered her what she would've dreamed of as far as film deals and such are concerned. However, the film company stipulated that she had to forget her family ever existed, lose weight, have her hair a certain way, and effectively change in ways that would've compromised the heart of who she is. Luciana, not wanting to sell herself down the river, walked away from one dream and onto another (professional wrestling) with the help of her then-boyfriend Jayson Schneider who was about to rise up the ranks in the business...
2) Luciana reunited with a long lost teenage daughter last year - The above mentioned relationship went haywire. Luciana suddenly became pregnant and Jayson, the biological father, didn't want to have the child. Luciana escaped to Oregon and undertook an alias to hide from him, eventually giving birth and quickly giving her daughter up for adoption for hers, and her daughter's, safety. Last year, Luciana met and reunited with that daughter, who had just turned 16 at the time. She never gave up hope on reuniting with her during all these years. Luciana would eventually get married and have another daughter in 2017
3) Luciana won a rumble match... and never got the world title shot she earned... - Seven years ago, Luciana won a rumble match to win a world title shot for the company's flagship PPV... and the company closed literally right after that out of nowhere. Leading up to that, Luciana went through hell and torture seemingly every week, risking life body and limb (not much of an exaggeration, she was feuding with folks that bloodied and hospitalized her constantly with some of the most brutal assaults that she ever went through). Her aforementioned heart pulled her through it all, even as the injuries, scars and medical expenses piled up... only for it to be shattered when that company closed. It dispirited her and embittered her for years feeling like she went through so much anguish for nothing. It wasn't until last year where she was able to fully recover from this and fully find the light in her heart again.
What would be an awesome prize to win on the show? Something wonderful for both of her daughters. Nothing specific. Or at the very least, any type of cash prize that would pay for this. She's doing this for her daughters as much, if not more, than she's doing this for herself.
Favorite game you played as a kid? It's a tie between Monopoly and Sorry.