Ant Bite
This November 21 match catches my eye, though: Soldier Ant, 5'8", 162#, versus Pinkie "Pink Ant" Sanchez, 5'10", 168#. Soldier Ant is one third of The Colony, a stable of, well, ants, the other two being Fire Ant and Green Ant (previous members were Worker Ant and Carpenter Ant--how seriously I could ever be expected to take any of this is a mystery to me). In a recent angle, Pinkie Sanchez infringed upon the "ant" gimmick, dubbing himself "Pink Ant," much to the consternation of The Colony. What this setup sets up does interest me, because I think unmasking is one of the most erotically charged climaxes in pro wrestling and, perhaps, the latent queen in me can identify with a fight to the finish over two guys' wearing the same outfit to an event. Most of all, Soldier's humiliating finishing hold on Sanchez, his patented "Chikara Special," pretzel-ing and paralyzing the flashy heel's arms, neck and leg, is one of the hottest things I've seen in wrestling in a long time.
All photos: Scott Finkelstein
I concur with your comments about Chickara - too much spandex, too many masks, frequently too clownishly silly. But I'm regularly drawn back to check photos of their recent shows for one principal reason: that extraordinary derriere on Soldier Ant. It's criminal that it is so disguised by that garish costume. Here's hoping the Ant hill is 'raided', the gimmick dies a quick death and Soldier switches to trunks or at least monochromatic tights!
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