Review: Cameron Matthews/Big Sexy vs. Austin Cooper/LaneHartley (W4H)

Major spoilers below ...

If Cirque du Soleil did a show about tag teams, this would be it. Their stuff is always about the journey of life. Well, this Wrestler4Hire video is the journey of a tag team. It runs the gamut of a tag team's life from conception to dissolution. Cameron needs a new partner, recruits Big Sexy, they train, face Cameron's archenemies and have the inevitable messy breakup. And all in 36 minutes!

Beautiful.

It's the total story of a tag team.

Review: Big Sexy vs. Dominic vs. Frey (Thunders Arena)

As I was looking for things to talk about, I stumbled across this unheralded video. I say unheralded since I couldn't find any blogger who talked about it. Maybe they did and I missed it. I know Thunders Arena and Joe (by request) purged a bunch of Big Sexy stuff years ago when someone actually believed that you could erase things from the internet. How foolish folks were back then. Of course Big Sexy's profile and all his matches are back at Thunders, because let's face it, it was never really gone and nobody really cares.

Big Sexy vs Dominic vs. Frey is like an all-star video with three of the GOAT's at Thunders. It's a custom (wow, nice job, commissioner) also 42 minutes long and only $22 currently. Nice. But what's it all about?

Frey figure-fours Dom.

Review: Eddy Brock vs. Flex Steele (Cyberfights)

Big Sexy vs. Dominic is a classic Thunders Arena match. The two superstar studs fit the bromance-frenemy frat vibe so well. So when I was cruising Can-Am, looking for something - anything - to watch there, Eddy Brock vs. Flex Steele caught my eye. I didn’t realize they wrestled each other outside of Thunders, so I was immediately intrigued.

Studs by any other name are just as sweet.

Inspiration: USA Gear

Happy 4th of July. For Americans, this day is a big deal. For non-Americans, I hope you have a good regular day.

I love USA gear. Doesn't matter if it's literally the flag or just symbolic of the flag. I've written several stories featuring guys wearing it (e.g., Encounters: Flag vs. Flag, The Cave Undercard 7.4, The Cave 15). There's just something about it that feels sexy, especially on muscleman who exude the power the flag implies. It doesn't automatically mean 'jobber' to me. In fact, the guy wearing the flag only loses in a third of the nine matches below (not counting Logan Vaughn because he was wrestling another guy wearing USA trunks).

So enjoy some screen grabs from various matches I have ...

Braden Charron vs. Pedro Leon (BGEast)

Inspiration: Good Into Great

Have you ever watched a match and thought, 'I wish it hadn't ended that way?' Or, 'I wish this was a squash'? Or just watched multiple segments over and over. I certainly have.

For the past few years, I've been all about digital files. I only buy downloads. And I've ripped all my favorite DVD matches, just like I copied all my VHS tapes onto DVD. Now, I can watch what I want, when I want and where I want. I've got AppleTV when I want them on the big screen. I've got my iPad when I want something simpler or I'm traveling. It really does suit my needs.

A couple of years ago, I took that to the next level. I've had iMovie for a long time. It's stupidly simple to use. With the ease of video editing, why should I settle for an match I like, but could be even better? Or long intros I don't want to see? For example, Can-Am's Brian Cage vs. Jimmy Jacobs has 7 minutes of set-up for 15 minutes of action. Yeah, no. Not interested in that. With iMovie, I could make it into a tight, action-packed match