During the recent WWE “Payback” pay-per-view, Alberto Del Rio (looking sharp in fire-engine red gear) was unleashed on the champ — Dolph Ziggler — who we’re told has recently returned from a concussion.
Del Rio put his bright red boots to good use, slamming, stomping and kicking Dolph’s noggin to gain the advantage.
When not kicking the blond pretty-boy in the head, the Mexican drags him around by the hair, slamming his face into hard objects and elbowing the soft spot at the base of his skull.
Although some of these moves are technically legal, it is still considered cruel to take this short-cut, to target the other man’s injury and risk giving him permanent brain damage just to win a belt.
Many of the fans began the night cheering for the Mexican aristocrat — but after watching him brutalize and attempt to lobotomize poor Ziggly-Poof, they’ve shifted their allegiance to the blond victim in his shiny silver speedo.
We’re witnessing a “Turn” as it’s known in the biz (actually two Turns). Del Rio is turning from a likeable, honest, immigrant hero into a vicious, short-cut-taking sunuvabitch. Ziggler is turning from a cocky arrogant douche-bag into a struggling, mistreated blond blue-eyed Baby.
Del Rio’s booted aggression and kicking cruelty is a turn-on (not sure why, but those deadly red boots are sure arousing!), but I also must acknowledge the incredible selling by Ziggler!
He flops around like a ragdoll, his mop of blond hair all over his face. When Del Rio drapes him in the corner and snatches his hair, he emits a frightened little moan of shock and regret. Fantastic!
Dolph Ziggler checked his huge ego at the door for this event, and really delivers in his role as a broken weakling. He stumbles and bumbles as if he’s drunk — or nearly out cold. Utterly defenseless, the former Show-Off is now just Jobbing — and I’ll be damned if he isn’t great at it! The crowd is soon chanting “Ziggler! ZIGGLER!” but I think even the chanters are aware this pretty-boy is DOOMED! In any case, Ziggler has gotten them to feel for him, to want him to fight back and win (or at least survive) — so he has successfully turned Face.
Alberto Del Rio started his days in the WWE as an arrogant aristocrat type of Heel — aloof, rich, and superior, sneering at all of us poor, Ugly Americans. I blogged about his Face Turn on Halloween 2011 when Del Rio was the helpless victim in shiny silver trunks and white boots (now the exact uniform being worn by Ziggler. Apparently silver and white are the official colors for Turning Face.)
At that time, I commented that I may prefer Del Rio as a Baby Face, but now I change my mind. Del Rio hasn’t worked out as a Face. With his sadistic grin when he’s getting ready to hurt someone, with his vicious boots to the skull and deadly Arm Breaker move, with the way he just stands there and watches Ziggler crawl up his leg, he was clearly born to play the Heartless Bastard, so let’s keep it that way.
After many, many shattering Skull Kicks, after several ballsy last-second pinfall escapes by the determined Ziggler, Del Rio eventually gains the victory. Laying stunned and broken at the victor’s feet, Ziggler actually begins to blubber and cry. Wow, so sad. His last ounce of masculine pride and cockiness is now dripping out onto the canvas.
(I haven’t seen a pro wrestler cry since some Native American hero had his fancy feather headdress torn to shreds in the ring when I was a youngster — his tears inspiring my compassion and convincing me that maybe this pro wrestling stuff is legit after all.)
Now Del Rio seems to greatly enjoy booting poor Ziggler in his blond curly head every chance he gets. Whenever poor Ziggler dares to get within 10 feet of the new Champ, Del Rio just hauls off and kicks him into next week.
Again and again, we see this poor pretty-boy with his face planted on the mat — perhaps crying again, or perhaps out cold. When will he learn he is no match for Del Rio and those stunning, magical red Superhero boots!?
And Del Rio hasn’t restricted his boot fetish to Ziggler alone. Now the champ is stomping the sense out of anybody foolish enough to wrestle him. Here are some images from a recent CM Punk match (yes, Punk is back in action!)
This match was stunning and arousing thanks to the vicious boot abuse inflicted by Del Rio. I don’t want to get too repetitive, so I won’t go into detail, but just know that if you enjoy stomping and kicking, be sure to stop Fast-Forwarding and actually watch the match any time you see Del Rio strolling to the ring in his blood red ass-kickin’ boots…