"Aw yeah, we're awesome!"
Name: Ashley DanielsAge: 22
Hair: Red
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5'4
Weight: 118 lbs.
Hometown: Santa Monica, California
Alignment: Tweener, leaning face
Twitter: @Ashley_SCC
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Appearance:
Ring Gear
Casual
Bikini
Note: She'll occasionally wear this to matches even if they don't necessarily call for it
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History: Growing up in the beachside town of Santa Monica, Ashley Daniels was always ready to party. A fun-loving girl, she was caught up in the hectic, nonstop lifestyle that was spring break and summer vacation on the west coast. Laid-back as she was, her tempers always flared hot, and one of her favorite places to be at parties was in the ring with another girl, typically in bikinis and knee-deep in mud, oil, gelatin, or the like. While to most girls this would be little more than a diversion, often fueled by more than a couple drinks, to Ash, she felt at home. Deciding to pursue it, she started wrestling at bars and clubs, but to step up her game, she soon realized it was time to seek professional training and to become a real wrestler. She tracked down a wrestling school and started taking regular lessons, and so too she would develop a friendship with the class's protegee, a promising young and upcoming wrestler by the name of Kayla Grant. Though Kayla didn't warm to Ash's apparent inability to take anything seriously at first, she could definitely see potential in the trainee, and the two eventually took their talent to the next level by breaking onto the independent wrestling scene as a tag team under the name of the SoCal Connection. There they would just go on to new and greater levels, eventually leading to their signing to LAW, where they were ready to take the wrestling world by storm.
Personality: A surfer girl at heart, Ash lives on the bright side of life, never one to get bogged down in weightier matters. She's playful and always down to party, in her line of work primarily because it's fun. Her competitive drive isn't that strong, and she accepts a good match win or lose as long as she can enjoy it. That isn't to say that she's innocent, however, as she has a strong fighting spirit in her, and she can have a sharp attitude to people on the wrong side of her, or even her friends (though with them it's all in good spirits). Lastly, Ash isn't the most modest of girls, in any sense of the word. Attention and fame can go to her head, and she enjoys showing off. Some can find this a bit grating, but it does make her hard to embarrass - she's boasted that back in her bar entertainment days, thanks to a perfect storm of slippery mud and flimsily-tied strings, she'd once ended up naked in front of a crowd of drunken bikers and still managed to win the match, and much to Kayla's horror she's happy to share the story.
Trivia:
- Despite her attitude, Ashley's deepest secret is that she is in fact terrible at surfing.
- Ashley's biggest pet peeve is people pointing out her smaller size.
- Ash has a large family, with several siblings.
- Her mother is surprisingly encouraging of her exploits, having been a hellraiser in her youth who hung out with bands and got involved in a lot of parties. She takes pride in Ash turning out the way she did.
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Fighting Style: Ash primarily fights as a hard-hitting striker, nicknamed the Beachside Brawler for her tactics. Before joining wrestling school she received some training in boxing and mixed martial arts at a local gym, and she incorporates elements of her teachings into her wrestling, though it didn't all stick. She's also keen to use a few grapples and submission moves. Ash isn't afraid to fight dirty, though it usually isn't with any hard feelings meant - more just to keep her opponents on their toes. Being the party girl she is, she's also got a high-energy style and attitude, and she's keen on taunting her opponents and playing to the crowd.
Favored Match Types: Ash is down for most match types, as long as she thinks she can have a good time of it, and she's happy to participate in singles matches just as much as she is in tag team bouts with Kayla. She hasn't lost her enjoyment for beach or substance matches and will happily get down and dirty with someone. She also has dabbled in the hardcore scene, and while it's not entirely her thing, she also doesn't mind getting scrappy with the odd foreign object.
Signature Moves:
Stinkface
Camel Clutch
Surfboard Hold
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Relationships with Other Characters:
- Kayla Grant is Ash's tag team partner and best friend, ever since they hit it off training together. Kayla would wish Ash took herself more seriously, but she truly does acknowledge her skills and thinks she has contributions to make to the wrestling world. As of their match with the Kiyoko Sisters, their relationship has grown more strained thanks to Ash's attempts at interference.
- Kennedy Lee is a friend and frequent drinking buddy (among other things) of Ash's, the two of them quickly bonding over their shared love of living it up and enjoying the nightlife - much to Kayla's chagrin. The three of them have teamed up as the Jungle Pride, and they make occasional appearances together.