When is a ring match not a ring match? |
No matter what, Mike brought a fireplug physique and superhero good looks. His pecs and ass are mountainous, his legs tree trunks and his midsection trim and chiseled. Mike had a calm demeanor, but he was never boring to me. I think it was his solid, sculpted body that made him such a compelling jobber when he played that role.
Blaze had only five matches, but he was one lucky heel. Just look at the five studs he got to wrestle: Kid Brock, Mike Columbo, Kieran Dunne, Joshua Goodman and Justin Pierce. Wow, that's a fantastic group. The big, ripped heel was listed at 6'2", which made him a veritable giant against the diminutive bodybuilders, like Columbo and Kieran, while being big enough to hang with a muscle monster like Kid Brock.
Importantly, Blaze isn't just an incredible body with a penchant for destruction. He's a good wrestler. His abilities in the ring (and out, as this match showed) are impressive and more than worthy of admiration. He's underrated as a heel, because of his limited production, but well worth a look in any match.
Kneel before Blaze! |
Mike's almost too beautiful to be treated like that. Almost. |
Blaze shows some skills. |
Mike enters confident and cocky. I mean, he'd been around for a long time at this point and destroyed his fair share of opponents. However, Blaze is no ordinary rookie. The first 13 minutes take place outside the ring. Wow, that's fun. I loved the break with formula. The guys play beautifully around the ring area, including the sofa, the floor and the closet door.
This rookie ain't your usual rookie, Mikey. |
Mike can't get his shirt off. He can't get in the ring. This is a massacre and it's only been three minutes! |
Even sitting down, Blaze is more man than Mike can handle! THUD! CRACK! OOF! |
Just when you think we're winding down to the climax of this brutal and brilliant squash, Mike finally puts up a fight with a few minutes left. He pulls a couple of cool reversals then gets in some good licks as he flips the match. It's perfectly timed to break up the relentless destruction and reinforce Mike's standing as one of BGEast's best and most versatile studs. It also elevates Blaze. He must be damn good to completely destroy a man like Mike.
WHACK! SPLAT! I can't express in words how much I love Mike's slow stunned slide down the door. |
ONE! TWO! No, Blaze doesn't think so! |
SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! C'mon, Blaze, that's no way to treat an icon. |
So that's my take. What's yours?
Alex
Thank you for this, Alex! While you're in the Columbo mood," you really owe it to yourself to check out the vid where Mike goes up against Benji Conlin, another "one-hit wonder!" It's spectacular, and I'd love to hear what you have to say about this one!!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! I actually have that one, too. It's really good. Benji is sexy and Mike's awesome. I haven't watched it in a long time, but I'll watch it again and review it.
DeleteThanks, Alex!! AWESOME gear in that one!!!! Then there's also the one where Mike's playing the role of the Lone Ranger . . . .grrrrrrr ;-)
DeleteThanks for this review. I love this match and seeing gorgeous Mike being beaten up and treated like a total jobber bitch! Hot.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! And thanks for commenting, which reminded how awesome this match was. I haven't seen it in too long.
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