Pause and Rewind

They’ve been using Justin Gabriel as a jobber lately.  The WWE Superstars show (not available on television but downloadable from WWE.com) has become a weekly episode of Let’s Beat Up Justin Again.

For example, Justin recently suffered at the hands of big, bald, phallic-looking Antonio Cesaro.  This wrestling fan enjoys Justin’s humiliating weekly losses for some sadistic reason, and even pauses the video when he is on camera, such as when he licks his lips for some pre-match Tongue Porn.

Justin’s suffering is exquisite — an expression of frustration like angry sex mixed with an over-whelmed feeling of shock and awe at the agony he is feeling.  He suffers so frequently these days, he is getting quite skilled at it.

I think his pearly white teeth and tousled hair (which is cut to look tousled even before the match begins) add to the viewer’s desire to pause the video and really examine his pain.

Pausing the video when Justin is in a position of discomfort and agony seems to extend and prolong his suffering until I decide to hit play again.  It allows me also to join in Justin’s torture by replaying the most agonizing moves, as if my actions cause him to suffer that pain all over again.

When Cesaro jumped up high and then hammered both boots directly into Justin’s belly and chest, I re-played that seven times — so Justin experienced not 2 boots to the gut, but 14.  Am I sadistic?  What is wrong with me?

You can believe I paused for a minute or two on this little display of pretty-boy pain as the camera puts us right in the ring with Justin by zooming in tight.  His pearly white teeth are bared, his eyes squinted as if he might be shedding a tear, his arms gathered over his stomach in a vain attempt to protect his vulnerable body.

Then I noticed handsome Matt Striker in the background announcing the match and watching Justin sell the pain on his tele-prompter.  I like that image for some reason — Matt in his suit safely outside the ring, watching the shirtless, vulnerable Justin in peril just a few feet away.

Cesaro has focused his attack on Justin’s stomach — the core of his strength and power — repeatedly jumping on the poor kid’s ribcage with both boots.  The abdominals are a rare body part for the Baddie to focus on, but Cesaro is a rarely talented Heel.  And when the mid-section is the target, fans are blessed with stunning images of breathless agony by the gasping victim.My pause button got a work-out during this Abdominal Stretch series.  Justin tosses his head back and groans in protest to the heavens once cruel Antonio grips the rope.  (Wow, and have you checked out that shredded upper body on Antonio?)  This scene just looks so — twisted.  Let me rewind and put Justin back in the Ab Stretch all over again…

Gripping Justin’s head between his thick thighs, Cesaro wraps his arms through Justin’s crotch to cradle his groin.  Then he inverts the pretty-boy, preparing to slam the poor kid onto his face.

Of course at my house, Justin was held upside-down like that for several minutes at least, with Antonio’s arms hooked uncomfortably between his legs, the blood rushing to his head as he waits to be slammed.  Why do I do that to poor Justin — leaving him in positions like this and making him wait patiently until I decide to hit “Play” and allow his punishment to end with a degrading pinfall?  I suppose many wrestling fans ache to join in the domination of the handsome Baby-Face which explains the appeal of pro wrestling in general.

Pause for a while on Justin’s humiliated defeat.  Then rewind again and allow Antonio to destroy Justin all over again (or wait for next episode when someone else will do this to poor Justin…)