I do have a theory on this. Jonny Firestorm vs. Lane Hartley is one part of Custom Combat 2 from BGEast. It's intended to be watched as an interactive DVD where you're deciding the holds and order. So maybe other nominators didn't view it as comparable to more traditional options. Or maybe they chose wrong and didn't make a great squash.
Anyway, as you know, DVD's are not something I do, so I couldn't watch it when it came out almost a year ago. At some point, BGEast made the action available as a non-interactive VOD. That's what I'm reviewing, a linear and one-sided squash. Lucky for you, both Bard and Joe were referencing the DVD version (links at the end of this post). Maybe it'll give you some context on that experience.
Jonny gets on top in his Match with Lane. |
Lane Hartley is a classically handsome hunk. Square jaw, luscious hair, preppy style and thick, beautiful body. All wrapped up in sexy shiny silver. He's as dreamy as he usually is nasty. Yes, as Lane, he typically delights in methodically breaking down his opponents and he's very, very good at it. His calm, cool personality and good looks makes his sadism all the more entertaining.
Jonny Firestorm is a lot shorter, smaller and hairier. As a heel, I think he goes about his business differently from Lane, too. He's built a career on his sexy small guy swagger. I think Jonny is more creative, fast-paced and cruel than Lane. While the bigger stud treats destruction as his job, I'd say for Jonny it's his passion.
Who booked this mismatch? How could little Jonny ever compete with a mega-heel like Lane? |
Lane "wins" the initial test of strength, but Jonny's two steps ahead of the big man. |
Why, what's wrong, Lane? Oh, I see. |
I think the second part is more of a squash in the opposite way. However, seeing Jonny punished by Lane is far less interesting to me than this. I've seen him in a jobber role before and I never really like seeing Jonny on the receiving end as much. Admittedly, I didn't VOD it, so maybe I'm wrong, but I think this is likely the better half for me.
Jonny shows off his toy. |
Lane now knows how Kirk felt in their match. |
Lane suffers amazingly well. He screams, moans and whimpers with the best of them, proving he's quite the multi-talented muscleman. I've seen him on the receiving end before, but never like this. Never for an entire match and never in these types of holds.
Jonny knows how to make any hold extra painful (and humiliating). |
If you want to see Lane like this ... |
... apparently Jonny's the best man to do it. |
What are other bloggers saying?
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So that's my take. What's yours?
Alex
I've been subscribed to The Arena for well over a year. HOW THE HELL DID I MISS THIS ONE?! Going to have to check it out now. He's beefed out big time in the indy feds, so I'm guessing this was filmed a few years ago but released in 2017?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joey. Well, this wasn't available on VOD when the catalogue released, so it was easy to miss.
DeleteI'd agree that this was filmed years ago with other Lane Florida matches. On a positive note, I'm happy to see that he's looking handsome and more fit again, finally switching away from that caveman look.
For sure. I thought he looked great toned or beefy, but that beard (which I usually like) just wasn't working for me.
DeleteJust a heads up, there are several alternate sections and endings on the DVD, some even sexier (!) than the ones shown on the VOD version. This is one of those DVD you really need to have!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info, Jose. DVD isn't an option for me, but I'm sure other readers appreciate it. Good to read something from you. :)
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