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Born in scenic Waikiki, Brian Kohne spurned the sea and surf in favor of movie houses, moving to Hollywood to study professional cinema using his father's money. However, his unpopular (and frankly abhorrent) views on what constitutes "good cinema" found him ostracised by classmates and led him to experiment with differing media forms; somehow landing him in the West Coast pro-wrestling scene.

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  • Diamond Shazam
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  • Born in scenic Waikiki, Brian Kohne spurned the sea and surf in favor of movie houses, moving to Hollywood to study professional cinema using his father's money. However, his unpopular (and frankly abhorrent) views on what constitutes "good cinema" found him ostracised by classmates and led him to experiment with differing media forms; somehow landing him in the West Coast pro-wrestling scene.
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current efeds
  • Defiance Wrestling
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Birth Date
  • 1979-09-13(xsd:date)
Name
  • Diamond Shazam
Weight
  • 279(xsd:integer)
Birth Place
  • Wakiki, Hawaii
Height
  • 6(xsd:integer)
Names
  • The Mastodon of Fashion, the Genius of Violence
Real Name
  • Brian Khone
Debut
  • February 2012
Trainer
  • A bunch of assholes
abstract
  • Born in scenic Waikiki, Brian Kohne spurned the sea and surf in favor of movie houses, moving to Hollywood to study professional cinema using his father's money. However, his unpopular (and frankly abhorrent) views on what constitutes "good cinema" found him ostracised by classmates and led him to experiment with differing media forms; somehow landing him in the West Coast pro-wrestling scene. Already as loud and outlandish as the Hawaiian shirts of his homeland, Brian Kohne quickly gathered the attention of a visiting Japanese promoter eager to add oversized Americans to his fledgling promotion. In something that could best be described as a mash between UWF-style shoot wrestling and HUSTLE-like gimmickry, fighters would hit each other with obscenely stiff blows while dressed up in ridiculous costumes. It was in that environment that Diamond Shazam was born; originally this Hell-spawned wizard who turned children into goats and opponents into so much mush, Brian lasted over three years getting kicked in the head by the more experienced wrestlers. For you see, naive Diamond Shazam learned at his expense that the Japanese were a xenophobic and closed-minded lot; finally figuring out that his employers were interested in him only because his size made him that much more impressive to beat by the smaller native talent. He worked long and hard to earn the title of Baka Gaijin, only to learn that these words don't exactly mean what he thought they meant. After constant brow-beating and servitude, Diamond Shazam broke down hard. A fight backstage with the promoter who hired him ended with criminal charges and an exile from Japan, not to mention a fair bit of bitterness towards pro-wrestling... Two things he appreciated from the experience, however. First being his exposure to the advanced power moves known as "strong style wrestling". After having his theories mocked back in America, it was refreshing having this answer to all those who could never appreciate his genius. Second being the totally sweet threads they gave him. Yes, taste-challenged Diamond Shazam not only kept the name but the whole entire character, relunctantly admitting that the Japanese were the only ones who truly understood modern fashion. Now wiser and with all trace of innocence lost, Diamond Shazam returns to force his ideas upon an American audience, believing that since all performers should suffer for their art, it is only fair that art causes suffering in return.
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