History Wrestling / BaronCorbin

He was initially a {{Jobber}} prior to being repackaged as a WrestlingMonster. At ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} 32'', he made his main roster debut at that year's Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal and winning it too. Later that year he was drafted to ''[=SmackDown=] Live'' and in 2017 became Mr. Wrestling/MoneyInTheBank.

** Wrestling/AJStyles in fall 2017.

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[[caption-width-right:350:The Lone Wolf]]

** A closer looks at his new entrance mannerisms reveals essentially a bigger and darker version of AJ Styles' entrance, and his new theme song portrays him as a hellish scourge in direct contrast to the Southern Christian crowd-favorite Styles.

* TheQuietOne: He doesn't talk a lot—he walks in, does his match, and usually leaves straight afterwards without so much as saying a single word. This changed when Bull Dempsey started to annoy him. Since joining the commentary team, Corey Graves has claimed that they hang around the same circles, and while Corbin doesn't say much, when he does speak, people pay attention.

* ShadowArchetype: To about half the roster. Every wrestler wanted to be a wrestler since they were a kid and cares about the craft over making a buck, especially if they're small and had an unconventional or circuitous route to WWE. As Corbin said, all it took was one phone call and he was in.

* LondonEnglandSyndrome: He's billed from Kansas City, but we haven't been told ''which'' Kansas City (there's a Kansas City in Missouri, Kansas, and Oregon). For all we know he could be from the Kansas City ''border''.

* HateSink: He's not just a loner out of choice, part of his main-roster gimmick is that he's hated and despised by the other wrestlers in the locker room.

** His main roster debut - winning the 3rd Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania with no setup whatsoever. He was only given a passing mention as being in the Battle Royal (although he would've been hard not to notice at 6'8") and was widely thought to be an extra body - until he won the whole thing, cementing his victory by eliminating Wrestling/{{Kane}} of all people, who happens to have a ''very'' good record in battle royal situations [[note]]He held the record for the most eliminations in a single Royal Rumble for 13 years until Wrestling/RomanReigns broke it. He also holds the most eliminations overall.[[/note]] and was pushed as a possible winner.

** He then interrupted a title match between Apollo Crews and Finn Bálor, which has led to a feud between him and Crews.

'''Thomas Pestock''' (born September 13, 1984 in Lenexa, Kansas) is an American professional wrestler, retired boxer and football player currently signed to Wrestling/{{WWE}}, where he performs under the ring name '''Baron Corbin'''.

* BadassBiker: He has a bit of a Biker motif and is also a motorcycle afficionado in real life.

* TheBusCameBack: Having previously been a jobber, he officially debuted at ''Takeover 2'' to squash [[TheScrappy CJ Parker]], which instantly got most of the audience on his side.
* CatchPhrase: On Twitter, and in his promo, it's "You can't fight fate" and "All hail".

* DavidVsGoliath: Corbin's bigger than most people. His favorites to beat up, though, seem to be indy types on the smaller side of the size spectrum. Definitely true of his feud with Kalisto, who's the smallest guy on the roster that doesn't exclusively work the Cruiserweight Division.

** The next shocker came at ''Wrestling/MoneyInTheBank 2017'', where Corbin won the briefcase. Among the people participating in the match were fan favorite like Wrestling/AJStyles, Wrestling/ShinsukeNakamura and [[Wrestling/KevinSteen Kevin Owens]], who were all expected to win, yet Corbin took the opportunity and grabbed the briefcase, cementing himself on the top of the card.

* FaceHeelTurn: Although his actual turn is hard to pin down, he gradually became one as the crowd [[XPacHeat started to turn on him]] and the NXT writers just rolled with it.
* FinishingMove: A Pendulum lifting Reverse STO he calls the End of Days. Austin Aries is the only one to kick out of it, while on the main roster it's a OneHitKill.
* ForkliftFu: He tries to crush Dean Ambrose with one during a backstage brawl.
* GenreRoulette: Corbin's gimmick is a very eclectic mix of different 'genres' of wrestling. He has a mix of the old-school by being a big, greedy, arrogant, bullying heel who played pro football. He has a bit of 90s era [=WWF=] by being a vaguely supernatural guy associated with an 'alternative' subculture (metal and motorcycles). And he has a bit of the current, meta-character by being a commentary on the "sissification" and "indiefication" of WWE by being a 'real' athlete who's big and slow, didn't work the indies or grow up as a fan of wrestling, and doesn't care about making friends with his peers or putting on good matches.

* {{Jerkass}} Definitely. Even in RealLife, Pestock comes across as a JerkJock at times.
* LondonEnglandSyndrome: He's billed from Kansas City, but we haven't been told ''which'' Kansas City. For all we know he could be from the Kansas City ''border''.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It's been hinted that he's not actually human (having called himself a 'different breed' and alluded to 'my kind' in a promo), but there's no concrete evidence either way. Given the wolf motif, some fans think that he may be a werewolf.

* PhraseCatcher: He's one of the latest recipients of the 'X is gonna kill you' chant.
* PsychoticSmirk: After he wins.
* TheQuietOne: He doesn't talk a lot—he walks in, does his match, and usually leaves straight afterwards without so much as saying a single word. This changed when Bull Dempsey started to annoy him.
** Since joining the commentary team, Corey Graves has claimed that they hang around the same circles, and while Corbin doesn't say much, when he does speak, people pay attention.
* TheRival: Bull Dempsey, though Corbin seems to view Dempsey as less of a rival and more of a persistent annoyance.
** With Bull demoted to Jobber status, Wrestling/{{Rhyno}} seems to have taken his place as Corbin's rival.
** Corbin and Rhyno formed an uneasy alliance for the Dusty Rhodes tag team tournament and actually did well, making it all the way to the final round. However, their rivalry might be brewing again when Corbin eliminated Rhyno during a battle royal for the No. 1 contender spot.
** He then interrupted a title match between Apollo Crews and Finn Balor, which has led to a feud between him and Apollo.
** Then he interrupted Wrestling/AustinAries' ''debut entrance'' to beat him down and start a feud with Aries.

** Wrestling/SamiZayn in April until Backlash 2017
** Wrestling/ShinsukeNakamura after Money In The Bank 2017
* ShadowArchetype: To about half the roster. Every wrestler who wanted to do it since they were a kid and cares about the craft over making a buck, especially if they're small and had an unconventional or circuitous route to WWE. As Corbin said, all it took was one phone call and he was in.
* SquashMatch: In between his return at ''Takeover 2'' and the arrival of Samoa Joe, he was pretty much winning every match in usually under a minute. By October 30, 2014, the audience were counting how long the matches went for.
* ThirteenIsUnlucky: Corbin has "13" emblazoned on his pants, which he considers his lucky number. It even was his number in the 2017 ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble'', where he managed to eliminate the unstoppable Wrestling/BraunStrowman. Pestock's birthday also falls on September 13.

* ThirteenIsUnlucky: Corbin has "13" emblazoned on his pants, which he considers his lucky number. It even was his number in the 2017 ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble'', where he managed to eliminate the unstoppable Wrestling/BraunStrowman. Pestock's birthday also falls on September, 13.

He was initially a {{Jobber}} prior to his repackaged as a WrestlingMonster. At ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} 32'', he made his main roster debut at that year's Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal and winning it too. Later that year he was drafted to ''[=SmackDown=] Live'' and in 2017 became Mr. Wrestling/MoneyInTheBank.

** Wrestling/SamiZayn

* FinishingMove: A Pendulum lifting Reverse STO he calls the End of Days. Austin Aries is the only one to kick out of it.

He was initially a {{Jobber}} prior to his repackaged as a WrestlingMonster. At ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} 32'', he made his main roster debut at that year's Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal and winning it too. Later that year he was drafted to ''[=SmackDown=] Live''.

* DarkhorseVictory: His main roster debut - winning the 3rd Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania with no setup whatsoever. He was only given a passing mention as being in the Battle Royal (although he would've been hard not to notice at 6'8") and was widely thought to be an extra body - until he won the whole thing, cementing his victory by eliminating Wrestling/{{Kane}} of all people, who happens to have a ''very'' good record in battle royal situations [[note]]He held the record for the most eliminations in a single Royal Rumble for 13 years until Wrestling/RomanReigns broke it. He also holds the most eliminations overall.[[/note]] and was pushed as a possible winner.

* FinishingMove: A Pendulum lifting Reverse STO he calls the End of Days. As of this writing, ''[[OneHitKill no one]]'' has kicked out of it.

* TheAloner: His RedBaron is the "Lone Wolf" (no pun intended) for a reason.

* TheAloner: His RedBaron is the "Lone Wolf" for a reason.

* TheBrute: He's a big, tall man whose wrestling style can be descri

-->I don't live for anyone other than myself.

!!You Can't Trope Fate

* AwesomeMcCoolname: ''Baron Corbin''.

* TheBrute

'''Thomas Pestock''' (born September 13, 1984 in Lenexa, Kansas) is an American professional wrestler, retired boxer and football player currently signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name '''Baron Corbin'''.

He was initially a {{Jobber}} prior to his repackaged as a WrestlingMonster. At Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} 32, he made his main roster debut at that year's Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal and winning it too. Later that year he was drafted to Smackdown Live.

He was initially a {{Jobber}} prior to his repackaged as a WrestlingMonster. At Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} 32, he made his debut at that year's Andre The Giant Battle Royal and winning it too. Later that year he was drafted to Smackdown Live.

* BadassBiker: He has a bit of a Biker motif.

** After Wrestling/DeanAmbrose robbed him of the chance to earn the WWE Championship at ''Elimination Chamber'', Corbin went on to feud with him.

* BadassBiker
* BarbarianLonghair

* FinishingMove: A Lifting Reverse STO he calls the End of Days. As of this writing, ''[[OneHitKill no one]]'' has kicked out of it.

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* AnimalMotifs: Wolves.

!!The Lone Tropes: