Championship Wrestling from Hollywood posts their weekly episodes on the United Wrestling Network website which charges a monthly fee through Patreon. I think I pay $2 or $3 per month — totally worth it if you get off on wrestling. You may have guessed that this tag team — the Vermin — are the fed’s cruel Heels.
In Episode #231 (posted 10/21/15), the Vermins’ opponents are Drew Gulak and Peter Avalon. Not long into the match, they spike Gulak’s skull into the ringside steps to disable him. He lays on the floor for what seems like hours as the villains tear apart his lone partner.
Avalon: It sucks to not have a partner!
Now that the Vermin have him alone in the ring, they can do whatever they want to Peter Avalon. The beauty of the Eliminated Partner Scenario lies in the utter vulnerability of his abandoned partner, his unfair inability to tag out and get some relief.
Here, the out-matched pretty-boy suffers a devastating Clothesline which leaves him dazed and helpless, ripe for some more punishment. Damn I love two-on-one scenarios!
Nothing prettier than an Over The Knee Backbreaker
Ryan Taylor watches from outside the ropes as fellow Vermin, Kevin Martenson, breaks Avalon across one knee. It’s getting hot now!
I don’t need drugs in my life, I don’t need beer or cigarettes, my addiction is the violence and suffering found in pro wrestling. Just give me gorgeous, destructive Over-the-Knee Backbreakers like this and I’ll never need any other stimulants.
Of the four men in this fight (counting Gulak, who is mostly laying instead of fighting), Avalon has the thinnest, least impressive beard. Maybe that is an indicator of why he is the Face in Peril, submissively absorbing the onslaught from the hairier attackers.
With the beard being a symbol of masculinity, maybe this federation uses beard volume and length to separate the Men from the Boys in the ring.
Here is some unusual Two-on-One offense! Taylor holds the poor kid so Martenson can Bicycle-Kick him in the face like fan blades going around.
Yet Gulak continues to suffer out on the floor, trying to recover from eating the metal steps while his partner is humiliated by these relentless bullies.
Avalon is so dazed that he reaches blindly for a tag, even though his partner is not there to rescue him. I love when they do that, expressing their helplessness by reaching out for help even though they have no hope of rescue.
Martenson mocks his victim by also reaching for the pointless tag. I am digging this guy, I don’t think I’ve seen him wrestle before.
Martenson yells to the audience: “Wanna see a wrestling move?” Then he places poor Avalon in this degrading position, his arms and legs entangled, his ass on display. This move is both hurtful and humiliating. (Whatever they’re paying you Martenson, it’s not enough!)
Oh where oh where is Gulak?!? Get back in the ring and rescue your little buddy before they totally neuter and violate him!
Let’s count how many ways Avalon is shown to be weaker than his opposition. He is smaller in size than either of them, and has the thinnest beard. He is also less aggressive and vicious. He goes a non-threatening nickname: “Pretty Peter.”
The bullies have a more fearsome name (“Vermin”) and wear black clothes to contrast with Avalon’s turquoise blue. They look like violent bikers or members of a crazy cult with their long hair and scraggly beards, so they are scarier.
And to top it all off, Avalon’s partner is still laying out on the floor (somebody might want to call an ambulance!) so Avalon is all alone and desperate for some assistance. If a wrestling match is to be graded on the level of apparent powerlessness of the Face In Peril, then this match is up in the A Plus region.
Betcha didn't know I'm a Black Belt too!
Check out Taylor knocking his jobber down brick by brick with a series of stunning Karate Kicks. Sic him, Taylor!
I won’t spoil the surprise by telling you who wins. If you want to see the outcome (and a bunch more exciting wrestling action), you will just have to visit the United Wrestling Network and subscribe for a couple bucks a month.
Essentially a legit tag-team match turns into a 2-on-1 beatdown. As long as the heels tag in and out (along with that 5-10 second “transition” time after a tag when BOTH can be in the ring) there’s nothing the ref can officially do about it. But could someone please explain why it is that nine times out of ten it’s the older, less hunky partner that gets clocked, so the young stud partner has to take the brutality?
Well, it wouldn’t be as dramatic if it’s the older, less hunky partner that takes the brutality right? The biggest contrast gets the most motivation for watching the outcome to see if things are eventually going to turn around. Or just to watch in horror at the unfathomable brutality, more intense with the younger better looking partner though less experienced who you don’t want to see harmed.