Review: Bruno the Beast vs. Steve Tanner (Muscleboy Wrestling)

Steve Tanner is kind of like this year’s Biff Farrell. He's a big, seemingly capable wrestler who could be tough, but fate has cast him as a jobber. In Biff’s case, I think it was his all-American good looks and fireplug physique that just looked so poundable. In Steve’s case, I'm 100% convinced that it's his preference. After watching multiple videos with him, the guy likes being dominated. If he doesn't, he's an amazing actor.

Bruno the Beast has a new plaything in Steve Tanner.

Not that there's anything wrong with that. Steve's penchant for lying down for any hot guy that comes along is endearing. Wanting to job is just as valid as wanting to heel. It can be fun to just go with the flow, especially for the right opponent. So far, Steve's been pretty lucky, mostly facing guys who know how to handle his beefy muscle body. He's been bent, pounded, twisted and willingly humiliated at every turn.

At first, I wondered if he only drops for little guys, but now it seems like he's pretty open. This time, he's facing a similarly sexy hunk and frequent blog topic, Bruno the Beast. Bruno is compact, beefy and very good at looking like an animal hunting for prey. Looking more defined and powerful than ever, you just know the swarthy stud will love playing with Steve.

And he does.

So far in MBW, I've only seen Bruno play the jobber role, against Masked Bruiser and Nick Flex. Now, he gets his turn to play the dominant erotic wrestler we've seen at UCW and makes the most of it. Pretty much from the start, Bruno establishes his superiority, bringing out Steve's jobber side. Not that it was deeply buried, but with a jobbing-inclined muscleman, it's important to take control early, lest he gets any silly ideas about winning in his head.

Other than a couple of brief turnabouts, this is a squashy encounter. Steve’s moments are simply a jobber trick to keep the heel interested and motivated. And Bruno is both. He has a blast manhandling a big side of beef. In some of the other places he wrestles, his competition is usually lighter and leaner, so dominating a stud like Steve is probably a real treat.

Bruno is impressively creative with some of his moves and perfectly classical with others. Even though I've seen Bruno wrestle at four places, I'm sure this is the first time I've seen him in a ring. He manages it well. The hairy hunk seems completely comfortable in the squared circle. The hunky heel is strong enough to legitimately dominate, like lifting Steve into a really great torture rack.

And it goes both ways. Steve is all-in from the start, suffering beautifully. I always appreciate bigger guys who bend fully into backbreakers. Overall, the jobber has another great performance, selling and losing like a stud. Like I said, I'm sure this is what he wants and Bruno gives it to him. It's nice when things work out like that.

In the end, I liked this one quite a bit. I'm into the guys. Having them in a ring is great. There's a lot of strong action. And the dynamic between them works from begging to end. Bruno rocks in the dominant heel role and Steve gives another strong jobber performance. If you're into these guys or beefy boys battling, you should like this.

So that's my take. What's yours?

Alex