Still Unbroken

You all know Bruno, and Beefcakes of Wrestling.  But did you know how generous he is?  And that he sent me pictures of Michael Elgin's match against Filipino-American wrestler TJ Perkins from Ring of Honor's Final Battle 2011 in New York City on December 23?  That's Ring of Honor's biggest pay per view of the year.  They've been hyping it for months.  But this undercard match featuring "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin is the match I would have cared about the most, had they been hyping it, which they haven't.  It was a pretty big deal for both of them, really.  TJ Perkins got to wrestle at a major pay per view, and Michael Elgin got to WIN at a major pay per view.  I like both of them, but I got to say, Elgin's my man.  So thanks again, Bruno!

Sunshine Superman

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.

With Rob Zombie (Why not?)