Heel Turn

The muscular dude in black tights applying this Headlock is Dan Joseph.  His victim in the bright lime trunks is Douglas James.  They appear on Championship Wrestling From Hollywood, which I’m able to view by donating a couple dollars per week through the Patreon website.

This match between Joseph and James appeared in episode #237 of CWFH, published on 12/9/15.  Joseph had previously portrayed a Baby Face, but he recently cut his hair short and switched to the Dark Side, adopting a punishing heel personality.

Joseph stomps the fight out of James

When he played the heroic Long Haired Pretty-Boy in bright blue tights, Dan Joseph acted a bit too facey.  He was so hyped and eager, you sort of wanted him to get his ass kicked.  Here is how I described Baby-Face Joseph in a recent article:

“It feels as if his queer costume and long hair is making a mockery of the classic Good Guys who won our hearts in traditional pro wrestling…  His antics ensure that we will all enjoy seeing him beaten down and suffering.”

Maybe Joseph read my article and realized his Baby-Face gimmick wasn’t working.  Whatever the reason, he traded his baby blue tights for an evil black pair and now he inflicts all the dickhead punishment he previously suffered on other handsome heroes.

Speaking of handsome heroes, Douglas James is spectacular with his manly beard and his little bulging trunks.  The match turns into a One-Sided Squash Fest with Joseph establishing his Heel-ness by inflicting cruel and unusual punishment, and James plays the Ragdolled Bitch beautifully.

The jobber is repeatedly broken across Joseph's knee

My very favorite torture scene occurred when Joseph scooped up his boy-toy and delivered a series of Over-the-Knee Backbreakers.

Then he stretched James out across his knee and contorted his spine in the wrong direction.

Then he reached his left arm down through James’ crotch, under his balls, and grabbed James’ right wrist.  By pulling on that wrist, Joseph is able to increase the punishment to his spine.

See below if you can’t sort out what I’m trying to describe in words…

Anyway, I think Dan Joseph is much more interesting and entertaining as a Hard Ass Heel than he was as an Earnest Baby-Face.  (I think most people are more interesting as villains — maybe I am Chaotic Evil at heart…)  This was a nice fun specimen of a good old Heel Turn Squash to get us to hate (love) Joseph.