During the recent Jake Jenkins sale, I completed my Jake collection adding the four tag team matches that I had previously skipped. Out of all those tag matches, I decided to review Coop/Jake vs. Ethan/Jason for some variety and nostalgia. Coincidentally, it's also the "Encore Presentation" right now.
Three huge stars in one match! Jake plays the concerned partner perfectly. |
Interestingly, the one guy who isn't a superstar has some of the most memorable moments of all. Jason Kane is new to me, but he feels very familiar. He's handsome and ripped, perfectly suited to the hot white frat boy aesthetic that made RHW what it was. In appearance, he's pretty much interchangeable with half of the RHW roster. However, that doesn't mean he's bland. In fact, Jason holds his own and even shines in this match.
Austin has always been about the muscle. |
The Jake we know and love, tortured by super-heel Ethan. |
Jason Kane hangs with these future superstars (at least from a performance standpoint). |
I feel like Jake actually suffers the least of the four studs, but I don't care. He's a great cocky dominator, too. Jake's domination of Ethan and playful tormenting of Jason are really fun. Of course, Ethan and Coop are great on top, but both get to prove their awesome selling skills, as well. It's pretty much a round robin where everyone gets their turn.
Jake's the best at selling, but this tag match isn't about that. |
Classic tag team dickery. |
Double teaming awesomeness. |
As I implied above, Jason is the surprise here. He suffers a ton and looks great doing it. His ripped body gets manhandled, stretched and worked over. Austin and Jake delight in breaking him down almost as much as I delighted in seeing it done. It's great to be surprised and I was by how much I liked the unknown (to me) hunk.
Jason takes more than his fair share of punishment. |
Luckily, he looks great doing it. |
Show that hot stud off, Coop. |
So that's my take. What's yours?
Alex
Jason is one of those wrestlers few people blog about but he was one of my favorites at RHW. Not only was he hot but his grasp of wrestling psychology was decent. I haven't seen this match but I've enjoyed all the other ones I've seen, especially his tag with Will vs. Coop/Brodie and his singles vs. Aaron and Brodie.
ReplyDeleteBrodie Fisher also doesn't get much coverage, he always brought a lot of energy when he wrestled. They're both relatively young still, hopefully a comeback isn't out of the question.
Thanks, WR. I was definitely surprised Jason had 9 videos at RHW. He was good in this one, but I couldn't remember ever hearing about him before. Given the talent in this match, he impressed me by shining amongst the brightest stars.
DeleteYou should ask Bob of RHW if he could put you in contact with Jason for an interview.
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