Flashback: Mr Destiny

During this time of corona virus, most wrestling sites have stopped producing videos, including No Rules Wrestling.  But instead of just shutting down, NRW has been making its matches available at deep discounts, releasing a new batch each day for just four dollars.  It's not a bad way to beef up your wrestling collection.  One batch features a collection of older matches starring Mr. Destiny, the man we know and love as the Z-Man.  Of course, I had to check them out.

Z-Man has been providing us with quality wrestling entertainment for almost fifteen years now.  I have mentioned before how he just keeps on going while still maintaining that killer physique of his.  Watching these older matches of his (probably from a decade ago), I was taken by how stunning his physique was back when he was younger.  The reason why Z-Man's body scores a ten out of ten today is because back then he was a twenty-five!  No wonder he was an accomplished underwear model in those days.  But the Z-Man is more than a beautiful body.  He also possesses some pretty good athletic skills, which he displays at times during his matches.  My favorite example is how he mandhandles fratboy opponent Joe Wegner:

 Z-Man emasculates the blond hunk with a fallaway slam . . . Holy fuck!

School's In Session

No Rules Wrestling is not a fancy or glitzy wrestling production by any means, but I've always enjoyed their videos.  Periodically NRW will release videos of a new wrestler receiving training at their so-called "Fight School".  Usually, it's Dave Calbrese, the undisputed wrestling master of NRW, who gives the training.  And recently, newcomer Ben Shaw has been in the "classroom" to learn from the master.  I think it's great that while the rest of the world is hunkering down in the bunker out of fear of the coming apacolypse, class remains in session with Professor Calbrese.

Slams and spine torture are on the syllabus for young Ben Shaw at NRW's Fight School, and there's no better wrestler than Dave Calbrese, the expert on bodyslams and backbreakers, to teach Ben.  Luckily for Ben and Dave, another newcomer, Luke White, has graciously agreed to be the wrestling dummy during instruction.  If I were the one handing out grades for this course, I would give Ben a "B" for how well he executes the moves.  He's got some room for improvement, but as a newby, he's looking pretty good.  As for Luke White, technically he's not the student here, but he definitely earns an "A+" for being a suffering jobber.

As for Dave Calbrese, he's about as good as it gets.  One day I'm going to start my own underground wrestling company and begin producing matches of my own.  Bodyslams, gorilla presses, OTK backbreakers, and torture racks will feature prominantly in my matches.  And there's no doubt I need to bring in Dave Calbrese as a trainer for my stable of wrestlers.

Professor Dave Calbrese, PhD in Wrestling

On a more serious note, please check out the NRW website to see how you can help out its wrestlers during the current pandemic.  Click here.

From Bad to Worse

This is a continuation of my last post about Lorenzo's bad day at No Rules Wrestling, and as we see, his day goes from bad to worse  His custom match with Sasha Samson has so much good stuff in it, I can probably do five or six posts if I wanted.  The match really is a showcase for Sasha to display his power over the smaller Lorenzo, who as we saw in my last post suffers through many bodyslams and torture racks.  Today we highlight Sasha's ability to dish out awesome over-the-knee backbreakers, which he does repeatedly on Lorenzo.  Now, don't think that Lorenzo is nothing but a boytoy for the big new guy.  NRW filmed several matches featuring the two wrestlers, and Lorenzo shows that he can be pretty bad ass, too, when he needs to be.  Be sure to check those matches out at the NRW website.

After such a rough day, Lorenzo deserves to take a little break.

Lorenzo's Bad Day

For reasons I can't fully articulate, Lorenzo Smalls probably is my favorite wrestler at No Rules Wrestling, especially when he's wearing his white Under Armour shorts.  I envy his job where he gets paid to appear in wrestling matches at NRW.  At least I assume he gets paid.  But as we all know, not every job is perfect all the time, and even our hero Lorenzo has a bad day now and then.

NRW has a feature where fans can order custom videos, and recently Lorenzo was available for these special wrestling matches.  This was really a way for NRW to introduce a new wrestler on their roster, a guy named Sasha Samson.  He's a pretty big muscle dude, especially compared to Lorenzo.  One of the custom matches is a lift and carry session where Sasha bodyslams, torture racks, and backbreaks Lorenzo repeatedly.  For a guy like me who loves lift and carry action, this video is pretty awesome.  And from the looks of it, it's an easy challenge for Sasha since he outweighs Lorenzo by about forty pounds.  But for Lorenzo, well . . . its a tough job, but someone has to do it.  Thanks Lorenzo!  We appreciate you being such a good sport about this.

Looks like there's a new Muscle Boy in town!

Giving Thanks

For most you guys, you probably equate November with Thanksgiving, but for me each year it means I get to enjoy the November to Remember series at No Rules Wrestling.  Every year, NRW posts a new match each day of the month, and often there's at least one dedicated to the glorious backbreaker.  This year, it's a short match featuring NRW superstar Dave Calbrese breaking in a rookie wrestler named Arlo by dishing out some brutal back punishment.  My favorite part is when Calbrese scoops Arlo up and then drops the rookie over the knee repeatedly for backbreakers.  Few do it better than Dave Calbrese, and for that, I am truly thankful.

Another Backbreaker Monday brought to you by Dave Calbrese.

Happy Thanksgiving guys!

Backbreaker Monday

It's time again for another Backbreaker Monday post to pay homage to that awful first day of the week when we have to go back to work.  The sponsor for today's Backbreaker Monday is No Rules Wrestling, which recently produced a match featuring our favorite hero David Calbrese breaking the back of Lorenzo Smalls.  When it comes to an over the knee backbreaker, Calbrese is one of the best in the business.  Be sure to check out NRW.  For a limited time only, all matches are only five dollars!

Ouch!  That's how I felt after last night's Bears vs Packers game.

School Days

No Rules Wrestling is more than just an underground wrestling website.  It is also an educational institution.  It often features instruction videos, usually featuring Dave Calbrese and his School of Hard Knocks.  If you want to learn how to be a pro wrestler, I recommend that you check out these videos.  Of course, I like the one featured here where Calbrese teaches young rookie wrestlers Luca Rossi and "Showtime" Sammy Sabre the art of the bodyslam.  Calbrese truly is an accomplished expert in the field of pro wrestling, but what gets me about this video is the complete lack of interest that students Luca and Showtime have in their lesson.  Don't they realize they are in the presence of greatness here?  Showtime just stands in the corner looking bored, as if he's counting down the seconds until he can take his leave.  And Luca is even worse.  He looks like he's still recovering from an all night party at the frat house.

This must be frustrating for a professional like Calbrese.  He's a master of his art, and the younger wrestlers should be eagerly soaking up his knowledge.  But alas, like the lazy, self entitled millenials of today, they just stare back with vapid expressions of disinterest.  At least Calbrese knows how to get their attention back:

Ouch!  An over-the-knee backbreaker.  That'll wake you up, you dumb-ass punk!

Backbreaker Monday

It's (almost) Monday and time to prepare ourselves for the drudgery of the work week.  This Backbreaker Monday is brought to you by No Rules Wrestling, featuring Matt Meadlock breaking in new wrestler Luca Rossi.  Luca seems to be suffering through a day at the office about as well can be expected for any Monday.  But hey, we all got to make a living somehow.