WRESTLER'S INFORMATION

Name: Hayato Okamoto - 岡本颯斗 (Referred to as 'Okamoto Hayato')

New to XWF or a returning roster member?: New

Wrestler Date of Birth: 6 April 2022

Height: 5'10

Weight: 82 kg (~180 lbs)

Hometown: Shinjuku Prefecture, Tokyo, Japan

Personality: Ever the innocent younger brother of his family, Hayato wears his emotions on his sleeve. He despises seeing injustice, and upon seeing someone in need, will do anything within his power to try helping others. There are people who'd refer to Hayato as being 'too pure for this world,' and upon seeing him in action, well... they'd have a point.

How did this young, innocent, bright-eyed, starry child get into the rough sport of pro wrestling, in the company known for having freaks, maniacs and murderers running about? Your guess is about as good as any. However, that doesn't change the fact that despite his inexperience, he's good. Keeping his ambition maintained through the Japanese pro wrestling circuit, Hayato found himself excelling well enough to be shipped off for excursion over to the United States after his first full year of action. Now with the chance to prove himself on a bigger, grander stage, he hopes to find success, and more importantly, find himself.

Pic Base, if any: Sho



Strengths: Hayato excels in speed and versatility - there is a reason one of the kanji in his name quite literally translates to 'sound of the wind.' Right when you think you have the advantage of him, he displays unwavering guts and fire, battling back to have you flat on your back in no time flat. Coupled with his blazing speed, Hayato has a devastating arsenal of strikes and holds that can hold down a surprising amount of competitors.

Weaknesses: Hayato's most glaring weakness is his lack of experience - given he's only been properly wrestling for one year, there will be plenty of tricks and traps he hasn't seen and will blindly rush into. In addition, given his shorter and leaner frame, overpowering him is a simple matter, though Hayato will be quick to adapt in this situation and try alternate stratagems to gain the upper hand.

Perhaps the truest weakness of Hayato though, one that can persist even after he gains more experience in the ring, and even after he adapts to his lack of physical strength, is his emotions. Riling him up, provoking him, such tactics find themselves exceedingly useful against him, even more so if one plays dirty against him to get to that point. However...

Be very careful before doing this.

Entrance Theme Music: The King of Fighters '99 - Sadistic Eyes (Arrangement)



Special Entrance: The opening bass riffs of Sadistic Eyes mixed in with the pounding drums serve as the clear indicator of who's coming out next. As the guitar kicks in, Hayato Okamoto is quick to make his way out, a smile on his face as he bounces on his toes to keep himself warmed up for the upcoming contest. Feeling the music pump him up, Hayato gives high-fives to the fans in the front row, offering his thanks for their support.

Rolling into the ring, Hayato poses against the ropes for the fans before settling in a corner and doing some small stretches before it's time to start.

Standard Moves:

STRIKES: Back elbow, back fist, back kick, backhand chop, calf kick, cartwheel kick, chop drop, cross chop, dropkick, dropsault, elbow drop (+ corkscrew variant), enzuigiri, European uppercut, forearms, high knee, jumping sole kick, kesagiri chop, kitchen sink, knee drop, lariat, leg lariat, legsweep, open palm strike, Péle kick, rolling elbow, spin kick, spinning back fist, spinning heel kick

HOLDS: Arm triangle choke, crossface, crossface chickenwing, dragon sleeper, Fujiwara armbar, guillotine choke, headscissors, heel hook, inverted facelock, rear chinlock, reverse chinlock, sleeper hold, spinning toe hold, surfboard stretch, triangle choke

THROWS: Arm drag (+ springboard variant), backslide driver (with pin), brainbuster, bulldog (+ diving variant), DDT, dragon screw, Dragon Suplex, drop toe hold, double knee gutbuster, Fisherman Suplex, frankensteiner, German Suplex (+ straight jacket variant), hip toss, monkey flip, neckbreaker, powerslam, Russian leg sweep, snapmare, sitout jawbreaker, Tiger Suplex

DIVES: Corner-assisted shiranui, crossbody, diving double foot stomp (+ moonsault variant), diving elbow drop, diving senton, flying back elbow, flying forearm smash, flying neckbreaker, frog splash, missile dropkick, moonsault, sunset flip powerbomb (done to the outside), tope con hilo, tornado DDT

Trademark Move: Akuoumaru
Description: Manji-gatame (Octopus Hold)


Trademark Move: Skyward Spine
Description: Springboard Dragonrana


Finishing Move: Boston Crab
Description: The traditional Young Lion special.


Finishing Move: Summit Shaper
Description: Shooting Star Press