King

King (II) is a fictional character from the video game franchise Tekken. King's appearance is heavily modelled after a Mexican professional wrestler. His real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico, where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans. 
== Early Life ==
The second King was a street urchin who was brought up in the first King's orphanage. Until the age of 24, this person worked hard with King until, one day, news broke of the first King's death at the hands of Ogre. Seeing that the orphanage would crumble into ruin (the money gained from King's wrestling matches was the only funding received), this man donned the mask of King and imitated his style. Unfortunately, he had only seen King's wrestling moves as a child, and he lost every competition he entered. One day, however, another man with a mask visited the new King, introducing himself as an old friend. This man revealed himself to be Armor King, who was interested in finding out if the rumors of a new King were true. For four years, the two of them trained, and the new King learned quickly, maturing into a forceful wrestler with extreme power, known as King II (or simply just "King"). By this time, the now 28-year-old wrestler was a worthy heir to the throne. 
== A.W.A.C. Career (2016 - Present Day) ==
King debuted for A.W.A.C. in 2016 at the age of 45. His first match was a winning effort against the Angry Video Game Nerd on Anarchy #24 on July 1st. On July 28th, on Anarchy #26, King, alongside his partners Brandon Wolfe and Giant Gonzalez defeated the team of Black Panther, Dolph Ziggler and Chiro. After this match, King would take an haitus from A.W.A.C. due to his commitments wrestling for SCAW and would not appear again until November 25th 2017 at Anarchy Rulz 2 where he won the Men's Money In The Bank Ladder Match.
On February 2nd, on Anarchy #36, a newly-heel Daas Wheedon defeated King. On the next episode, Daas defeated King once again to win his Money In The Bank briefcase. It was during this match that King suffered an minor injury to his back that would put him out of action for several months. During his time out, King would take another short hiatus from A.W.A.C. to wrestle for SCAW. King would return on August 25th 2018, 6 months later, to compete in the inaugural A.W.A.C. Intercommonwealth Cup; a tournament to crown the first-ever A.W.A.C. Intercommonwealth Champion. King did poorly in the tournament, scoring only 4 points in total, tying with Vin Taylor who also scored only 4 points. On November 15th, on Fury #27, King would lose to the inaugural champion Yazeed in an Intercommonwealth Title match.
Come 2019, on April 4th, King won a 6-Man Battle Royal to become the #1 contender for Daas Wheedon's A.W.A.C. Championship. On the following Anarchy episode, hailing from King's home country of Mexico, King made the save after Daas assaulted Ori Kahn after their match. King then challenged Daas to a Mexican Deathmatch at Deadly Sin, a match Daas accepted. On May 16th at Deadly Sin, the show once again taking place from Mexico, Daas defeated King in a brutal Mexican Deathmatch to retain the A.W.A.C. Championship. It was during this match where King suffered multiple injuries such as puncture wounds on his back, several scars around his body and loss of blood. Once again, King would be out of action due to injury. Once fully recovered, he would again commit to wrestling for SCAW. 
=== Return From Injury (2020 - Present Day) ===
King made his triumphant return to A.W.A.C. on September 17th 2020, winning the Men's Match Beyond from the #30 spot and last eliminating former winner Cell. As a result, King returned to the Anarchy brand and was granted a title match at Anarchy Rulz 3. King easily answered with a challenge to the A.W.A.C. Champion Daas Wheedon. However, due to his commitments to SCAW, King would not wrestle for A.W.A.C. until New Year's Eve of 2020 where on Anarchy #60, he defeated Ori Kahn in the main event. After the match, A.W.A.C. Champion Daas Wheedon ran out and attacked King, before throwing him over the top rope and through a flaming table.
On January 19th 2021, on Anarchy #61, King defeated Anakin in a Dark Match before the show aired. Later in the show, footage aired of Ori Kahn telling King that he (Ori) would face Daas for the A.W.A.C. Title during the company's tour of Japan. King didn't like Ori's actions of getting this title shot but ultimately, King agreed to be Ori's corner just in case Daas tried to end his career. One week later on Anarchy #63, now taking place from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Daas defeated Ori to retain his title. The match ended when King threw in the towel as Daas kept punching a bloodied Ori in the corner. Daas then escaped the ring as King rushed in to check up on Ori. One month later on Anarchy #64, after Daas retained his title against Spot Monkey, King and Daas brawled near the entrance and had to be pulled apart by officials. On July 17, 2021, on Night 3 of Anarchy Rulz 3, Daas defeated King to retain his title.
== Season 3 ==
On November 18, 2021, on Anarchy #67, King and Daas Wheedon signed their title match contract for A.W.A.C. Collateral Damage with the following stipulation: If Daas wins, King can never challenge for the A.W.A.C. Championship as long as Daas is champion. In the Anarchy main event, King defeated Cell one-on-one. On November 21, at Collateral Damage, Daas defeated King to retain the A.W.A.C. Championship. After the match, King's trainer Armor King ran out and hit Daas with 2 Black Jaguar Drivers before carrying King up the ramp and backstage to safety. We would not see King for 10 months as he took time off to heal from past injuries.
On September 19, 2022, on Anarchy #78, King made the save for his mentor Armor King just as Armor King was about to be beaten down further by War Bacon. A.W.A.C. COO Revy then booked War Bacon to face King one-on-one at Full Zone. On September 25, on Anarchy #79, Mike Berkley got himself disqualified after he hit King with a steel chair. After the match, Berkley and War Bacon (now a team themselves) attacked King and Armor King with steel chairs. Revy then announced that the previously-scheduled match at Full Zone between King and War Bacon will now be a Tag Team Match with their respective partners.
On October 11, 2022, King and Armor King defeated Mike Berkley and War Bacon at Full Zone. On December 22, on Anarchy #81, King revealed that Armor King will face Mike Berkley in an MMA Rules Cage Match. He then went on to win his Steel Cage main event match against War Bacon.
== Personal Life, Trivia ==
* The second King became a wrestler to carry on the legacy of the first King and keep his orphanage afloat. Subsequently, he became the manager of said orphanage.
* King eventually became allies with his former rival Craig Marduk. King is also friends with Julia Chang AKA JayCee.
* The original King was inspired by the legendary Japanese pro wrestler Satoru Sayama (better known as Tiger Mask) and a Mexican wrestler named Fray Tormenta, a Catholic priest who became a masked wrestler in order to support an orphanage. Fray Tormenta inspired one of the children in his orphanage to take up his mantle after he retired. This new masked wrestler's identity is unknown, but he calls himself Fray Tormenta Jr. This person likely inspired King II, who is also an orphan who takes up King's mantle and adopts a name in homage to him.
== In Wrestling ==
=== Finisher(s) ===
* Mexican Death Drop (Shell Shocked)
* Tek-Buster (Muscle Buster)
=== Signatures ===
* Jaguar Driver (Piledriver)
*Jaguar Splash (Diving Body Splash)
* Tilt-A-Whirl Headscissors Takedown
* Camel Clutch
* Frankensteiner
* Cross Armbreaker
* Diving Elbow Drop
* Springboard Dropkick
* Springboard Moonsault
* European Uppercut Combo
* Giant Swing
* STF
=== Nicknames ===
* The Anger Of Beast
* The Wrestler/Jaguar From Mexico
=== Career Highlights ===
* A.W.A.C. Men's Match Beyond Winner (2020)
=== Entrance Themes ===
# Blue Rhythmz - "Tekken 3 OST - Theme Of King (Arranged) (Remix)"
#Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection OST - "Call Of The Inferno" (Used as part of Los Jaguares)
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