Three Way

David Rashnikov vs Dark JR vs Steve Mason, 3 Way (Hunkswrestling)

In the first half of this video, Hunkswrestling's first of the year, deadpan newcomer David Rashnikov trounces Dark JR and Steve Mason fairly easily, first in an arm-wrestling contest, then in folk-style matches. Rashnikov controls Dark JR with a few basic holds - armbar, a combo of chin-lock and body-scissors, and the schoolboy pin, a backyard classic. A choke forces Dark to tap out. "Must I help you?" Steve asks his friend, dumbfounded by how quickly and simply David taps-out thickset Dark. "I don't need your help," Dark grumbles.

Steve repeatedly shakes his head in amazement that the "skinny" Russian so effortlessly destroys his friend. The three compare biceps, and Steve and Dark are surprised that the breadstick's muscle matches theirs. Steve then decides it's "not fair to us" for Rashnikov to breeze in and demolish the two of them, so Steve and Dark double-team against him. Gut punches, backbreakers, and stretches wear down the new hire. The two buddies then crush David between them in opposite bearhugs.

In the second half of the video, filmed a day later, Rashnikov demands a rematch, this time mano-a-mano with Mason alone. Though this is no longer the three-way of the video's title, this confrontation is the better fight. It takes David nine minutes to submit Steve with a chokehold. The match continues with both athletes soaked in sweat. A mere two or three minutes later, David forces another tap-out, first smothering Steve under his crotch and then holding him down in a schoolboy pin. It's a humiliating loss for Steve Mason in his own wrestling promotion. At this point, he's too weak to thrust out of Rashnikov's schoolboy pin.

David's face exhibits no strain or emotion. It shows no trace of smugness either when the rookie asks, "You want to start from the beginning?" The fight resumes and lasts a few more minutes - the details you can see for yourself in the 4K high resolution video. In a gesture of contempt, the victor empties a can of soda on the near-lifeless body of the loser.

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