Austin's Power

The bodyslam is my favorite pro-style move, but it should be no secret from my many posts that I can't pass up a good gorilla press. And that's just what Rock Hard Wrestling gives us in a recent match featuring Austin Cooper and Eli Black. It's the Austin Coopers of the wrestling world that I identify most with, with the muscles and power and all that. It's seeing him here with Eli Black in a gorilla press that makes this particular action sequence so awesome. But Eli Black adds a lot to this scene, too. This little dude is a scrappy fighter when it comes to wrestling. His character in the ring or on the mat tends to be overly cocky and mouthy, probably in an attempt to compensate for his size disadvantage against studs like Austin Cooper. What's great in the pics above, though, is that, at least for these few moments, you see none of that attitude in Eli Black. He's completely humbled. Of course, it's not so hard to see why. Just put yourself in Black's position. It's more than just the fact that muscleboy Austin has you pressed over his head. He does so by getting his hand solidly in your crotch to hold you up. For most guys, that's a pretty humiliating hold. And there's more. To keep yourself stable, you grab onto whatever you can with your hands, and what do you grab? You get a hold of Cooper's huge biceps which are almost as big as your thighs. You're humbled just by feeling his huge muscles. It's pretty hard to show a lot of bravado when you find yourself being manhandled in such a fashion.

(Note: If Eli Black is your type of wrestler, then be sure to check out Joe at Ringside who does a great job of featuring the little guy.)