More than anything I'm a fan of private wrestling (bedrooms, motel rooms, basements, backyards, etc). In professional wrestling, I favor Southern-style ring brawls - "hick wrestling" that reminds me of the first TV wrestling I watched, in Miami, then Atlanta. That's what gets my rocks off most dependably. But I have also come to enjoy pro wrestling as theater, more so when it has grit and a measure of erotic heat.
Cara Noir bridges the gap between theater and strong-style wrestling, bringing an edgy erotic heat to the indies. As he is set to take six weeks of paternity leave, beginning later this month, now is as good a time as any to examine what he brings to the wrestling scene. It might be easy for some to write him off as simply belonging to the Gorgeous George tradition of ostentatious showmanship. There is that, certainly, but there is more because Noir capers across lines of androgyny, eros, violence, the heel/babyface divide, ballet, camp, fashion, kabuki, surrealism, shock humor, and, of course, traditional British wrestling.
In this match from last month - staged appropriately at an arts centre - Cara faces Spike Trivet, who is to Toryism what Noir is to Tchaikovsky. The GIFs below attempt to present details of Noir's unique ring style as well a broad sense of the whole contest.
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| Trivet mounting a typically British style of wrestling attack - speedy, efficient, traditional |
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| Noir's footwork illustrates the man's balletic grace, crowned with a triumphant salute to the crowd |
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| Noir's insertion of his pinkie into Trivet's nose ambiguously parodies sexual penetration in a manner that suggests both childhood innocence and 1970s gross-out cinema. After removing the finger, Cara briefly considers inserting it into his own mouth, no doubt curious about the taste of his opponent's nasal juices, but then chooses to stick it into Spike's mouth instead. |
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I find corner work in pro wrestling inherently sexy because of the often prolonged body contact. This example is fairly typical, but then Noir casually sweeps Trivet off his feet, a distinctively Noir touch.
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| Cara pulls his shoulders back in a dancerly fashion. His habit of giving his opponents a lewd licking is humiliating, dramatic, and (for me, anyway) stunningly hot. |
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| A time-honored wrestling spot, but Cara's timing makes it seem spontaneous and new |
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| All that writhing, mute gesticulation, and body contact! |
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| After grabbing some moisturized towelettes and washing Spike's torso and face clean, Cara mounts him on the ring apron for more aggressive licking. |
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Shocking brevity is what sells any kind of driver.
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| Probably the grossest thing Noir does to an opponent and almost definitely what is most fascinating about him |
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