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Chris Tyler vs Red Eagle (Extreme American Wrestling)

Tyler has a slight physical advantage over Eagle (5'10" 180# vs 5'9" 172#), who had defeated him in a cage match a couple of years earlier. It's a solid match with Chris heating up the audience before, during, and after. The kids hate his guts, evidently. What interests me, besides the heel's obvious physical attributes and talent, is his wholesome appearance - clean shaven, a haircut right out of 1960, no tattoos, no zits, silver and black gear befitting a babyface. We've seen the type before in professional wrestling - "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig, Roderick Strong, and Billy Gibson. 

Tyler also bears a passing resemblance to actors Charlie and Max Carver, whose screen image is so squeaky clean it can suggest either innocence or a total absence of character. Tyler looks no more dangerous than a typical class president or star quarterback. But his good looks hint at WASP entitlement. He's an overgrown brat, born with a silver spoon in his mouth, apparently. If what he wants is not handed to him outright, he feels permitted to take it by whatever means necessary, fair or foul. It's a look that triggers (in me, anyway) an urge to bloody up the guy. 

Chris's swagger extends to his offhand performance style. He specializes in "no-sweat" delivery - note the casualness with which he kicks Red Eagle in the head in the sixth GIF above. In fact, something in all his attacks suggests that he's showing off for Mom - or the White House press corps. His Facebook profile lists his personal interests as "wrestling, the gym, brushing hair, looking in the mirror and getting girls." 

Who wouldn't want to throw some knuckles at a kisser like this?

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