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Cole Brooks vs Bass Berlin, Rec Room Battle 24 (NHB-Battle at Movimus)

Here's my version of the story. Soccer-playing Polish powerhouse Cole Brooks sees beefy Bass Berlin destroy his idol Patrick Donovan in Wanna Wrestle 24. Cole emails NHB-Battle headquarters, requesting, no, demanding a match with Berlin, this despite his "limited wrestling experience." NHB-Battle and Berlin accept the challenge, and Brooks arrives ready to kick ass. Cole is three inches shorter than the six-foot-one Bass but packs nine more pounds of muscle. Let's get ready to rumble!

I swear I did not speed up these GIFs. My one embellishment is narrative, that is, Cole's relation to Patrick, one of my idols if not one of Cole's as well. Imagining this match as vengeance gets me excited, but even without the myth, the match is exciting on its own strengths. These two guys are fierce and ready to fight. The next year Cole added some weight and took on Max Anderson (Rec Room Battle 28) during Max's skinhead period. (If Max was aiming to make himself less pretty by shaving off his golden locks, the plan backfired because his skinhead period might have given us his sexiest look ever.) The match speaks for itself, regardless of the haircut.

Cole wears the blue trunks, and Bass is in silver.

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