I've wanted to reminisce on two different companies that we needed in those days. NewPro Wrestling was mostly an aggregator of hot indie matches with a diverse, international roster of wrestlers. Cyberfights was an aggregator of hot talent and future superstars. Time's just gotten away from me on this topic, but here we go.
What finally spurred me to write this post is Inner Jobber. He asked about a YouTube clip from my second favorite NewPro match ever (Sean's post is here). In the comments, he asked me about my favorite match, which is this one. Pepper Parks vs. Brad Smith from NewPro 15. I decided to write out a few thoughts.
*** NOTE: I'M GOING TO SPOIL THE HELL OUT OF THIS MATCH. THERE'S JUST NO WAY TO TALK ABOUT IT WITHOUT DOING IT. **
An indie battle that inspired me |
*** SPOILERS FOLLOW ***
Now, the quality of my images isn't great. This was purchased on VHS, transferred to DVD then ripped onto my hard drive. It's bound to take a toll and it has. However, it doesn't diminish my enjoyment.
As with all classic videos, my enduring love for this video starts with the wrestlers. Pepper Parks is still wrestling. During his early HWA days, he had a smooth sexy wrestler's body and he wore wonderful trunks that accentuated his bulbous ass. He was a muscular good guy, with thick wavy hair, a handsome face and a jock persona.
Like in high school, the popular jock's natural enemy is the nerd. Brad Smith was a smaller, leaner stud, but he also had a ripped body. In long tights with a geeky haircut (even for back then), he screamed nerd. As opposed to Parks' masculine magnetism, Smith seemed at a physical disadvantage and certainly not a match for the hero. However, Smith was the Champ, so he had to have some skills, right?
Pepper comes in, gun-ablazing, fans cheering and ready to take the title |
Fuck, just so sexy to me |
The champion was ahead of the curve on nerd-chic |
The nerd champ is in trouble early |
Brad's bald buddy educates Pepper |
The nerd has some moves to handle beefy jocks |
Brad might be smaller, but he's got power, too |
The jock gets cocky ... |
... but he's outsmarted ... |
... then turned into a jock jobber-bitch who submits that awesome ass to the nerd champ |
So that's my take. What's yours? This is probably more about my inspiration than a real review, but it is what it is.
Alex
Hi Alex,
ReplyDeleteI used to love the New Pro tapes too … I loved that version of Pepper Parks with hair (though, yes, he is incredibly hot even now in TNA), though i may not have seen that particular match … darn!
I live in metro Atlanta and a number of NP tapes used footage from Georgia indies (thats where the Rob Adonis/Lee Thomas match originated… and wow that was hot!) I don’t have a VCR anymore and there is so much other stuff online that I don’t want to reinvest in NP DVDs, but kudos to you for being vigilant and tech-savvy to do the VCR to DVD transfer … thats kinda eluded me over the years (insert sad emoji)
Thanks for the comment! I'm with you. Pepper's still a stud, but this is the version I just loved. Lucky you, living around these federations. Hopefully you got to check them out.
DeleteI actually bought a VCR-DVD combo that had one button transfer capabilities, so I wasn't that tech savvy. I was happy to reduce my storage, but I think the quality did decline. I got rid of all my tapes in a move back in 2007, but I've kept all my DVDs. I just have no way to play them. LOL.