Review: Cason vs. Gunnar (Thunders Arena)

Thunders Arena always seems to upload matches in bursts. If you blink, you can miss them because they're on to the next hot thing so fast. We're in that situation now. Gunnar's matches may be old news on the site, but I'm just getting to them, starting with Cason vs. Gunnar. And by the time I'm done, guys like Rhino or Jack Beaver or Kid Thing could have come and gone and we'll be on to the next hot thing. It's a vicious cycle, right?

Will I get to Rhino, KT or Jack before they're gone?
First, I have more Gunnar and Kasee to watch.

Gunnar perfectly fits one of the most familiar Thunders archetypes - the shorter big muscleman. He's a thick beefy brute, looking sexy poured into tight shiny squarecuts, making him an easy sell for me. Personality-wise, he comes in feeling confident in his power, which has probably never let him down before.

Nobody brings big boys together like Thunders.

The rookie looks good stretched out, too.

The new guy is facing off against Cason, a taller big man who has proven to be in a class all his own. He's been one of my favorites since he debuted, proving himself to be more than just a perfect body and charming smile. Cason is engaging, smooth and seems open to whatever. And as a commenter noted on my Cason vs. Kasee review, his skills are evolving in a positive direction, too. So yay!

I'm sold on this hammerlock.

Cason's perfection is on a pedestal. 

Things start off as you'd expect, with a lot of bravado and arrogance. Both guys talk a lot and they do it well. Within the first minute, they're locking up in a collar-and-elbow. I don't think Gunnar is a Cason recruit because no relationship is ever mentioned, but they are really comfortable with one another. Both in wrestling and talking, they just "fit".

Cason enjoys his new plaything.

Gunnar shows Cason how a
clothesline is done.

Cason teaches the rookie a few things.

The action doesn't feel like a squash, but Cason is actually way more dominant. I think that's because Gunnar has a limited move set which I don't mind because one of those moves is pushing Cason against the ropes and stretching out his perfect body. Damn, the bigger hunk looks amazing like that. It happens three times and all three times, it lasts.

For his part, Cason has no trouble manhandling the 220-lbs slab of beef. He generally breaks down the rookie like a seasoned pro, lifting him into a bearhug, hammering him with body punches, and wearing him down with chokes and sleepers. It's hard to believe Cason's only been doing it for like seven months? Like Scrappy and Blayne, Cason is just a quick learner who just feels like a veteran.

Cason's sweaty and stretched.

Those are some impressive abs.

The most painful part of this for Cason
is the rope cutting into his balls.

In the end, I enjoyed this as a typical Thunders match and as a showcase for Cason. I did like how they interacted together, which made it both fun and sexy to watch. I think that Gunnar's match against Vinny might show me more and I plan to watch that in the next couple of days.

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

Alex