Review: #473 Max Ryder vs. Kenny Star (UCW)

I've been catching up on my UCW viewing and they continue to keep me engaged with different tones, gimmicks and relationships between the wrestlers. For me, the main appeal of Max Ryder vs. Kenny Star is the guys. I just like them both and have since they started.

Slick and shiny, the sexy studs sell this

My enjoyment of the match presents an interesting dilemma as a reviewer. While I liked Max Ryder vs. Kenny Star, I would've probably enjoyed them under any circumstances. In this case, though, they're coated in oil. So? Why is that important? Well, it kind of isn't, which is the dilemma.

See, Max vs. Kenny doesn't necessarily feel like an "oil match", so much as a "match with guys coated in oil".

It's a spank-fest

The nuance is important, depending on why you're buying this. Buying for the guys? Do it. Buying for the oil? There are probably better options. I'd actually say that UCW is leading the effort to keep the oil match alive. They can do it well. For example, I think Axel is a pro in oil, while these guys come across as newbies.

If you think about my review of Krush's Corporate Combat, I raved about the fact that he really committed to the premise. Here, I'm not sure that it feels like they committed to what I think of as the feeling of an oil match. The wrestlers need to be ... free? Obviously in any oil match, including this one, the appeal isn't great action. No one can show their skills too well in oil. I would argue that they're sexy and erotic by definition, so it's important to go with that vibe.

Hopefully that's all kind of clear, because I don't want to steer you wrong with my positive review. And this is meant to be a positive review, because I liked watching this. I think you might like it, too. You just need to watch it for the right reasons.

UCW has been doing more competitive matches, but I'd put this one more on their fun side. While Max's look always gives an air of seriousness, he's such a natural jobber, so even when the holds are serious, things are loose. And Kenny is at his best in this match when he's smiling and being charming as fuck.

Max is made to suffer

But he looks good, adding some hot pressure
to this killer choke on Kenny

Kenny knows chokes, too

Kenny is helpless as Max pounds away

Here, the guys are flipping and flopping around, sliding around the mat as they work each other. The holds last, but when you're soaked in cooking oil, things are going to get sloppy. But it's a fun sloppy. In the end, one guy gets knocked out, but it all wraps up with a gentle kiss and a smile.

When he debuted, Max was a quiet, hapless rookie. He broke the UCW mold in many ways, but now he's got his own style. While he's still no powerhouse, he seems more daring and adventurous. Here, he wears his tiny blue trunks, which spend the last 2/3 of the match firmly up his crack. As a UCW guy, he confidently leaves his bubble butt exposed.

Kenny checks his handiwork 

Sweet and slippery

Kenny, Kenny, Kenny. Just so hot and so charming in skimpy green trunks that end up wedged, as well. The sexy and scruffy stud looks great in oil with his trim muscles and wonderfully hairy chest. I love how he smiles and flexes when he's in control, but he also sells great when he's not.

Kenny counters

Sleeping Beauty

So I ended up having a good time because of the wrestlers involved. They have chemistry and charm. The look and sound great. The action is hot and the ending is especially good.

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Commenting is cool. Do you like oil matches? What about these two wrestlers? Are we in a UCW golden age? Lay it on me, jack!

Alex