Liu Kang is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. He is one of the few original characters, debuting in the first Mortal Kombat arcade game. He serves as the protagonist of the first four games, the live-action films and the original comic book series. He became the Grand Champion of Mortal Kombat throughout the first four tournaments, a title that remained undisputed in the original timeline.
In the Fiction Wrestling Multiverse, Liu Kang is a professional wrestler currently signed to Character Championship Wrestling (CCW), where he is the first-ever CCW Infinity Champion and the first-ever winner of the Ozone Regal Rumble.
Background[]
- Series: Mortal Kombat
- Species: Human
- Age: 24
- Height: 5’10”
- Weight: 185 lbs.
- Companies: (Currently) CCW
- Debut: CCW Year 1
- Status: Active
- Billed from: Henan Province, China (Earthrealm)
- Allies: Kitana (girlfriend), Kung Lao, Stryker, Mileena, Scorpion, Reptile, Megaman, Panty, Stocking
- Rivals: Johnny Cage, Don Flamenco, Aran Ryan, Moby Jones
- Twitter Handle: @MK_LiuKang
Professional wrestling career[]
Character Championship Wrestling[]
Infinity Champion[]
Personality[]
Personal life[]
In wrestling[]
Liu Kang primarily wrestles a fast-paced, high-flying style, also using his martial arts skills and some technical ability when needed.
Finishing moves[]
- Flawless Victory (Double Jump Moonsault)
- Shaolin Bomb (Double Pumphandle Vertical Suplex Powerbomb)
Signature moves[]
- Dragon Sleeper
- Dragon Suplex, sometimes with bridge
- High-angle Senton Bomb
- Kang O’Matic / Armaggeddrop (Sitout Rear Mat Slam)
- Koji Clutch
- Multiple kick variations
- Dragon Whip
- Drop
- Feigned Shining Wizard into a Reverse Roundhouse
- Handspring Enzuigiri
- Handspring Gamengiri
- Mule
- Repeated Shoot to a kneeling opponent’s chest followed by a Roundhouse to the opponent’s head
- Roundhouse, sometimes Springboard
- Shining Wizard
- Shoot
- Spinning Wheel, sometimes from the top rope
- Kombination (Shining Wizard to a cornered opponent followed by a Bulldog)
- Rolling Snapmare followed by a Shoot Kick to the chest
- Shaolin Pride (Belly-to-back lift flipped into a Sitout Powerbomb) – parodied from his girlfriend Kitana; infrequently used
- Suicide Dive
- Sunset Flip Takedown into a Double Foot Stomp
- Super Hurricanrana
- Ura-nage, usually preceding the Flawless Victory
Nicknames[]
- “The Shaolin Monk”
- “Mortal Kombat Grand Champion”
Entrance themes[]
- “Exploding Helmets” by Daniel Holter and William Kyle White
Championships and accomplishments[]
Character Championship Wrestling[]
- CCW Infinity Championship (1 time, first-ever)
- Ozone Regal Rumble
Fiction Wrestling Awards[]
- Tertiary Title Match of the Year (2013) vs. Don Flamenco in a Two-out-of-Three Falls Match at CCW Nevermore
- High-flyer of the Year (2013, 2015)
- Hero of the Year (2015)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated[]
- Ranked #39 in the PWI Fiction 50 (2013)