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Monday, November 28, 2011

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Sean Casey

I first saw Sean Casey in a match on a Jobbers of the '90s DVD I had ordered from someone online.  (Sadly, when I tried to order an entire DVD dedicated to Sean Casey, I could no longer get in touch with the guy.  He must not sell DVD's anymore.  Wonder how he's doing.  Hope he's doing okay.)  Anyway, I fell in love with Sean Casey.  The cascade of bleach blond hair, the fact that Kevin Sullivan brutalized Sean before Sean could even get out of his sleeveless denim jacket, which was ripped off him in the course of the match.  Yeah, he had no offense.  I was in love.


So yes, I became a fan, and I've only ever seen him in that one match.  (YouTube is a necessary evil sometimes, but I prefer to watch my wrestling on TV when I can.  My computer, sadly, is not in a very private place.  Which makes it interesting to try to find times to post here, sometimes writing little bits at a time.  But I digress.)  So imagine my surprise when, last Saturday, watching Ring of Honor, my man Michael Elgin had a handicap match against two men: Raphael Constantine, and Sean Casey!

Michael Elgin

Now, that Kevin Sullivan match was in the '90s, so it was surprising to see Sean Casey looking so good.  He had the exact same hair.  When I first saw him, I thought, "That's not Sean Casey, is it?"  But lo and behold, it was.  Constantine was a pretty cute jobber, small and lithe and limber.  They both did an impressive job (oh hey, "job," I made a funny) against Elgin.  They all got to play to their strengths, anyway: The blonds looked good getting beaten up, and Elgin looked good being powerful.  (Click here if you'd like to read about an instance of Elgin getting beaten up.)

Raphael Constantine

Sean Casey has also posed in Playgirl and danced for Chippendales.  So maybe he's not some people's type around here, in the rough-and-tumble world.  But, I like him.
















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  1. Since you are the authority on jobbers, who would you say is the quintessential jobber-to-the-stars in pro wrestling?
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  2. Holy cow, Bruno, that's quite a question! One that merits a lot of thought... I'd hate to just blurt something out. There are so many different factors, so many different KINDS of jobbers, and so many different people who trip my trigger in different ways, at different times... Whoa, I might need to come up with a list of criteria before deciding something like that! And would other people agree with the criteria? Hm, and win/loss records! Some people are pretty jobby, but they win some matches, or get a "push" and sometimes even a title, while others have perfect "losing streak" records, but does that REALLY make a jobber, a jobber? And while most jobbers are versatile enough to go heel or face as needed, there are definitely those more well-known as "heel jobbers" and "face jobbers." And it would be hard to choose one between the two types. You've given me a lot to think about here! So my answer is either, "This needs a lot more thought," or else it's Iron Mike Sharpe.
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