Travis

Thunders Arena always does a great job of finding wrestling talent.  Not long ago a new kid appeared on the mats named Travis.  He's a young muscled up dude at 5' 8" and 200 pounds.  TA describes Travis as a ripped bodybuilder but a terrible wrestler (he's even had to take wrestling lessons from Austin Cooper).  So I decided to check out his first match against Zman to make up my own mind about the dude's skills as a wrestler.  Maybe expecting the worse, I was surprised to see Travis doing a good job.  I wouldn't call him a terrible wrestler at all, but I will say that he doesn't quite understand wrestling, at least not just yet.  Travis is a bodybuilder, and he's all about his muscles.  So for him a wrestling match is not so much about competition and using skill and technique to better another guy.  Instead, it's just another stage for him to show off his muscles.  With virtually every wrestling move and hold, Travis finds the opportunity to show off his impressive physique.  With biceps like that, he's looking for every chance to flex them.

Of course, there's one move that's pure wrestling and allows you to show off your muscles, and that's the gorilla press.  Fortunately for us, Travis at least understands this much about mixing his muscles with wrestling, and to Zman's dismay, he doesn't pass up the opportunity to show off.

So, maybe Travis' wrestling skills aren't top notch for the time being.  And perhaps he doesn't quite appreciate the point of wrestling just now.  But he's young and has plenty of time to learn.  I'd say his future at Thunders Arena looks promising.  Let's hope it includes many more spectacular gorilla presses like this.