That Wresting Moment: The Wrestling Betrayal - T-World & Roberto v Red Redemption (ukwrestlinghub.com)
What is it about a wrestling betrayal that makes it so compelling? It's the perfect blend of the ruthless intensity of a double team and the raw emotion of infidelity. This combination elevates an ordinary match to a whole new level. Betraying your wrestling partner is like a backhand to your most vulnerable area, adding a dramatic twist that leaves a lasting impact.
T-World & Roberto v Red Redemption (ukwrestlinghub.com)
SPOILER ALERT: I highly recommend viewing this match in its entirety before reading this post.
The Backstory
We start with Team Tim (T-World and Roberto) strutting into the ring. Tim has arranged for a fair match against Red while at the same time he intends to put on a show for his protégé. In his own words he proclaims, I want to show him a real champ against the pretender!
Roberto holding the ropes open for his mentor ... for now.
But first, let's all take in Tim and his world:
Tim is thinking to himself, Can you believe this guy?!
Cocky Tim's like - Well are we going to do this or what?
The Action
If you're looking for fast and furious wrestling action, well I hate to disappoint but look elsewhere as this is as one-sided as things can get. Now while it may take some imagination from the audience to make this whole scene work, I ask you, what great pro wrestling doesn't require that?
Red asks both men to flex and turn their backs to him and being the arrogant, cocky studs they are, they comply ... big mistake!
How do you take down two young studs at once? By using their vanity against them!
Tim: Don't give up ... Don't give up [Roberto]
Tim pleading with Roberto not to submit while his young protégé slowly succumbs...
Soon Tim is down on the mat and Roberto is looking around for someone else to look up to.
The Moment
We all knew this was coming, but witnessing Tim's betrayal in real-time is our moment. The look of agony mixed with the groans of defeat is what makes this match unforgettable. Roberto once looked up to Tim as his pack leader, but now finds himself in awe of another man.
Tim: What [cough] are [cough] you doing?
Tim seeing stars and regretting his partner choices.
Taking out all your aggression on your former mentor
Adding insult to injury, our heels pull in the championship belt to mock poor Tim. The man has lost everything and needs to be reminded of what he could've had.
Red: Who's the Champ?
Tim: ...
Red: Come on, whos the Champ?
Tim: You ... are ...
Our last scene has a wobbly Tim drug to his feet before finally being put out of his misery.
Besides the raw emotion of the betrayal, there's just something about the infidelity, the transformation of Tim into some wrestling cuck that makes this moment so great. He entered the ring as a team but leaves without the championship belt and minus a partner.
Everything Great About a Match: Tim World v Extreme Beatdown (Fightfinder.net)
Everything Great About this Match: +5
Tim World v Extreme Beatdown (Fightfinder.com)
SPOILER ALERT: I highly recommend viewing this match in its entirety before reading this post.
So let's begin:
+1: A point for the double team action. I love low down, dirty, double teaming heels against a fit jobber and few jobbers are fitter than Tim World. Even against half of Extreme beatdown, Tim would get the beat down so when he's up against the full might of Extreme beatdown, he's going to be in for a world of pain.
+1: A point for all the OTK backbreakers. I counted 4 over the knee backbreakers with each one getting progressively more brutal. The first one was harsh, the second brutal, and that last one, well, that last double over the knee backbreaker is exactly what gay wrestling was made for.
+1: Tim stretched out to his limits. Tim World is the star of this match and while he's helped by two terrific heels however, this is his definitely his show.
+1: For all the low blows. Tim certainly proves that he can take it all and survive the extreme beatdown. I lost count of the times those guys brutally punished Tim.
+1: A point for that ending on the corner ring post. An exhausted and helpless Tim is finally put out of wrestling misery in a truly humiliating fashion. Not only is he laid out in the corner completely vulnerable for all the world to see, but that sexy body of his is put through the ringer until the extreme beatdown team finally breaks the jobber.
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Everything Great About this Match: +5
So there you have it. Tim World is a pro gay wrestling jobber and it shows. He's got an amazing jobber build and knows how to take the full weight of heel punishment. With Extreme beatdown we are talking a full 400+ pounds of heel punishment.
Everything Great About a Match: Tim World v Roberto (ukwrestlinghub.com)
Everything Great About this Match: + 4
Tim World v Roberto (ukwrestlinghub.com)
SPOILER ALERT: I highly recommend viewing this match in its entirety before reading this post.
So let's begin:
+1: For Tim. The guy knows how to look incredible while also showing that he's a solid gay pro wrestler. Not only is the man at home in the wrestling ring but he also brings a certain cockiness with him that deserves a point.
+1: For this side bearhug squeeze variation. Is this a real move? The fact is that I'm sure none of us care. This hot little squeeze is designed to punish your smaller opponent. I love that Roberto can't (or more likely won't) get out of this hold because Tim's heel energy is so intense that he can't leave. This perfectly shows off the power behind Tim while simultaneously highlighting his opponent's helplessness.
+1: For your typical over the knee back breaker. I can't not give a point for this move, plus Tim is looking ripped as he bends Roberto over his knee. The guy knows how to flex + punish his opponent to proper affect.
+1: Finally I love that while most squashes focus on the jobber, making him look good, in this case, Tim knows how to make himself shine. He knows that by punishing his opponent in such a way, he comes off looking like the sexy heel badass that he is. The savageness of Tim is in full effect with this match.
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Everything Great About this Match: +4
So there you have it. This is a decent squash, instructional video, gay pro wrestling match. Tim manages to hit on all the major wrestling moves and more importantly knows how to make his savageness shine during this match. I've seen other squash matches where the lithe jobber is thrown around and punished but this turns that on its head. All in all, we are treated to a match full of solid close ups and extra attention to the velocity of Tim.
After all it's Tim's world and we're all just living in it.
Everything Great About a Match: Tim World v Lobo Gris (ffewrestling.com)
Everything Great About this Match: +7
Tim World v Lobo Gris (ffewrestling.com)
SPOILER ALERT: I highly recommend viewing this match in its entirety before reading this post.
So let's begin:
+1: For an even match. One sided matches are fine but there's something to a balanced match with a good back and forth. Tim and Lobo do well together and there is some match "chemistry" there - and by that I mean they have a good time together.
+1: For Tim in control. The guy is a total stud in my book and seeing him work his wrestling magic is worth a point.
+1: Low blows started by Lobo. Not getting anywhere, Lobo gets desperate and uses any advantage he can - by going low against good guy Tim.
+1: For Lobo in control. I was surprised by the guys wrestling if I'm honest. No, it's not a Aryxx Quinn level but it's workable and worth a point.
Lobo: "Just say I'm the alpha and I'll let you go."
+1: For bringing out the aggression in each other. Tim and Lobo's level of determination in this match slowly builds until the final act when it boils over. Good guy Tim is gone and replaced with something matching Lobo's underhandedness. I do like how they keep it civil, well civil but ball bashing their way to victory that is.
+1: For continuing this up with an oil match. I love a good wrestling story and the two of them pick right back up where they left off with rub down, oil wrestling.
+1: For making an oil match that works. Now I'm not a huge fan of the oil match concept but these two treat it like some sort of make-up session to come back together after that ring match brutality. I picture the two of them agreeing to settle their differences in the ring, then satisfied with the outcome, bond with each other over oil.
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Everything Great About this Match: +7
So there you have it. I was pleasantly surprised by these two in the ring and slicked up in oil. Tim is always hot, but seeing him in action leveled him up in my opinion. Lobo performed better than I hoped as well and like I said, their wrestling "chemistry" made the wrestling story work.
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