Height: 6'6"
Weight: 265 lbs.
Hometown: Tampa, Florida
Age: 27
Alignment: Face
Entrance music: "Holding Out For A Hero" by Bonnie Tyler
Current league: GXW
Past leagues: CSWA, MHW, NthWA, WWL
Titles previously held: NthWA North American title, GXW World champion
Appearance: "The Hero" Marcus Johnson has long blond hair which he always has pulled back in a ponytail, brown eyes, and clean shaven. His wrestling attire consists of navy blue full-length tights with the word "HERO" on the back in gold capital letters, along with navy blue wrestling boots. He also wears to the ring a black leather vest with "Marcus Johnson" written on the back in white lettering.
Personailty: Marcus started out his career as an arrogant heel who claimed to be everyone's role model, especially for the children, but fans could tell he was never sincere. He first appeared in MHW, then made a brief appearance in CSWA, then later signed with NthWA. During this time, he introduced his new "fan-club president," Tiffany, who appeared on the surface to be a ditzy blonde, but underneath it was clear she was a very clever woman. After a brief hiatus from wrestling, he later resurfaced in the NthWA again, only having come clean about his past, changing his attitude, and revealing that Tiffany was really his wife.
Finishing move: Hero Conquers All (Crippler Crossface)
Personal /smart info: Marcus takes his wrestling training seriously, and he's a firm believer in proper health and nutrition.
Biography: Marcus started out his career as an arrogant heel who claimed to be everyone's role model, especially for the children, but fans could tell he was never sincere. He first appeared in MHW, then made a brief appearance in CSWA, then later signed with NthWA, the league where his careeer truly started to take off.
Along the way, he introduced his new "fan-club president," Tiffany, who appeared on the surface to be a ditzy blonde, but underneath it was clear she was a very clever woman. Marcus preferred to go solo for a while, until he was approached by Randy Cobb about membership in XTC. He was revealed to be a surprise tag team partner for Cobb in an NthWA match. During his NthWA tenure, Marcus battled for the North American and World titles but came up short, and he experienced some success in a tag team with "Graffiti King" John Saxton.
But over time, Marcus became disenchanted with XTC, and wound up joining Apocalypse and Kevin Powers in splintering away from the group. During this time, he rose to become the NthWA North American champion, but shortly after winning the title, the league closed. When the NthWA closed, Marcus signed with WWL, but his tenure was brief as he lost interest in wrestling and took a leave of absence.
When the NthWA opened once again, Marcus sought to turn a new leaf with the fans and change his ways. What might have been his biggest challenge at that time was revaling that Tiffany was really his wife, and what the impact of having his wife continue to accompany him to ringside will be. And for the next couple of months, he spent his time working to build up genuine trust from the fans, rather than the phony character he brought for previously.
Another NthWA competitor, Eric Edwards, decided to try to take advantage of this, and spread rumors that Marcus was working for Takeover Enterprises. However, during a match between Marcus Johnson and J.T. Savage, Edwards revealed that this was a ruse, and he and his cohorts, Fast Lane, attacked both men and laid out Marcus. But a couple weeks later, Marcus returned, revealing that he had joined up with commissioner Robert Drake and several wrestlers to combat Team Phenom. This had been the result of Tiffany talking to Drake, convincing the commissioner that Marcus was sincere, this time, in that he wanted to work for the better of the NthWA
Since the NthWA merged with EWI to form GXW, Marcus has continued his battles against Team Phenom, and also found a new arch rival in Cole Steele. But along with these battles, Marcus has one goal in particular he is out to achieve, and that is to become a champion.
My thoughts on Marcus Johnson: While I enjoyed my run with Marcus as a heel, I felt, at one point, that the heel gimmick was starting to run its course. He was inspired primarily by Chris Jericho's heel run in WCW, and had a little of The Rock and Buff Bagwell mixed in. When I decided he needed to have his heel run end, and after having him inactive for a while, I decided to trying having him as a face, and it's worked surprisingly well. I also think the revelation of his "fan club president," Tiffany, as his wife helped to better explain her relationship with him, although that aspect of the relationship is one I would like to further explore to help develop the character. Still, I think I made the right choice to turn Marcus face, as he sorts of fills a hole in that there are few true "good guys" out there, and that's something Marcus certainly represents.