Putty In Our Hands

Many Indy pro wrestlers have figured out (perhaps, in part, due to this Blog) that pro wrestling is meant to be a homo-erotic tease, so they’re getting more and more explicit with their flirtation.  From what I’m seeing on YouTube these days, the young crop of wrestlers apparently understand that the point of the sport is to use moves, poses, and gear to titillate and arouse the viewers.

This makes financial sense because the more sexy and enticing the product, the more likely fans will continue to attend, purchase videos, and tune in rather than focusing only on the big name federation(s).

In this match against “Heavy Metal” for example, Scotty “The Body” Putty wears tight blue spandex trunks that can’t seem to stay in place.  As the fabric rides up, exposing more of his posterior, Scotty ignores the discomfort and pretends not to notice his wedgie.  Is he genuinely unaware that the spandex has lodged itself into his nether regions (adding to his discomfort and suffering, and to the viewer’s interest), or is he perhaps allowing himself to be partially exposed to excite and entertain the audience?

The competitive advantage that Indy wrestling has over the more popular, more mainstream, (and therefore, more regulated) wrestling show is the greater freedom to be a bit more raunchy, politically incorrect, and explicit.  Fortunately, the matches in even the most obscure federations are now being captured and posted on YouTube (where I found this interesting Scotty Putty performance) where we can all enjoy it. There are hundreds of great matches like this now easily accessible, and more being added each day.

The match ends when the Heel — Heavy Metal — kicks Scotty in the crotch and then pins him by pulling apart his legs.  This illegal action negates Putty’s ever-threatening masculinity — his potent package which is emphasized in the bulging, revealing trunks.  After his masculinity is averted, his sexual potency crushed, he is putty in his opponent’s hands.