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Sunday October 29 2017 - BeastMtl, SamuraiWrestler, Fighting4fun	Recent matches
Despite my busier schedule than usual (mainly because of work), I managed to slip in a few matches in with BeastMtl (id 10067), SamuraiWrestler (id 10716) and Fighting4Fun (id 7583) this month. I still can't do much against the ox that is the unbeatable BeastMtl (id 10067), hence his nickname. I have to admit that I was quite ashamed that after all these years, I couldn't remember his real name... So, this time around, while he guided me into his place, I quickly glimpsed at a framed certificate or diploma he hanged on the wall to permanently engrave in my small brain a few bits of data... I also marked it down so I don't forget ever again. In terms of wrestling, we took it a bit more casually since it wouldn't be fun for him if it was a completely one-sided match. I still try to defend and make it as hard as it can be for him to make me tap, but ultimately, his strength and skill still surpasses mine by far. I still need to learn to make my sleepers correctly, because it is his favorite hold and I still can't master it yet. My fear of hurting people with a sleeper prevents me from doing it right so I always end up switching back to scissors... which still doesn't make him budge. We also watched a couple of episodes of Overlord, his favorite anime. The little touch of comedy in this series always makes me crack. The protagonist is this strong overpowered character, but you get to hear and feel his softer side. Anway, this match I had with BeastMtl was about 2 weeks ago. I forgot to record it earlier. Last thursday, my match with SamuraiWrestler (id 10716) was our fifth encounter and I carefully revised the weakness profile I created for him last time. However, he got a bit stronger and quite a bit more technical. Nevertheless, when I wrapped him in my scissors and made him tap, he responded with: - "What is wrong with those legs?" He also asked me if I gained some weight. I responded "yes" and while he tumbled me around, he said: - "You're like a little bear." Oops... not sure how I should take this. First time I ever heard someone call me a bear. It also means that I need to watch myself very carefully. I'll conclude this entry with a match I had today with Fighting4Fun (id 7583), but let me bring back a bit of history: we lost contact for a while. I was mostly dodging him due to a bitter experience I had when I visited him in Sherbrooke city a couple of years ago. Sherbrooke is about an hour and a half by car from Montreal or two hours by bus. Fighting4Fun was (and still is) the owner of the WrestleAxe organization. I have to admit that I felt a bit unwelcomed when he told me that if I had not showed up in Sherbrooke city, it wouldn't have made a difference because he has access to an arsenal of wrestlers that he can cherry pick. I'm not sure that's the wisest or most pleasant thing to say when someone does an effort and spent two hours to get to your location. The little ounce of arrogance and disdain in that tone suggested to me that I was probably better off staying in Montreal. Years however heal old scars and wounds, so I've decided to let the dark feelings dissipate. Fighting4Fun was coming to Montreal anyway. He confided in me that the straight submission wrestling industry has changed drastically over the years. People go on YouTube and all they do is type "Submission Wrestling". They are then rewarded with millions of videos... for free. Individually owned wrestling submission sites that work on a monthly subscription fee model becomes less profitable given the competition of mega monster-corporations that are the social media networks. Why bother paying when you can get much more content for nothing? This is where I felt that Fighting4Fun was back on Earth after floating into the upper hemispheres for a couple of years. He was himself again, the guy with the right attitude that I prefer to wrestle. Anyway, Fighting4Fun was still as tough as I recalled. He can make me tap pretty easily. He's still nimble, strong in his arms and can toss me like I'm a feather and can get out of any holds I dare to put on him. I can make him tap in scissors, but ONLY if he lets me. If he goes into a full defensive, full throttle competitive mode, then there's absolutely no chance for me to wrap him between my legs because his flexibility, endurance and experience just makes me an opponent that is way below his advanced skill level. Practice makes perfect and Fighting4Fun had lots of practice over the years. His holds are very complex and they consist of maneuvers that twist and bends my arms while evading like an expert my legs. I can't count the amount of times he made me submit in a triangle choke with my arms wrapped against my neck.. or with the deadly UFC-style armbar. Truth be told, I had a lot of fun with him and I'm glad we renewed again our wrestling comradeship. I didn't thing I would last long against him, but our chemistry was right and we both had a strong desire to make each other submit. At times, we took it chill because I told him that he was constantly on the defensive. Sometimes, you need to relax too and take it easy. He did ask me: "Who's the strongest?" I've decided to give him my ounce of revenge by telling him: "Definitely not you!" Lucky for him, a couple of submissions were enough for me to change my mind. Nevertheless, given the the intensity of our bout, I look forward for a rematch and perhaps I can find one day a way to genuinely lock him a surprise submission without having him diligently give it to me for free.
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