Have you ever seen Vic Capri
in the ring? If so, you'd remember him. Every so often, a wrestler
comes along with the body, the looks, and the talent, and you just say "Wow!"
Vic Capri was just such a wrestler.
Known as the "Ice Pick" and
built like a brick shit-house, Capri wrestled a few short years in the
Indiana feds and had everybody talking. You muscle worshippers out
there are in for a treat today...
The challenger is an intense
blond stud named Ace Steel, one of the most talented grapplers in Indy
wrestling. Steel is working a surfer-boy gimmick with his wavy blond
hair and choker necklace.
The "Ice Pick" Vic Capri's
gimmick is to act ruthless and quiet and driven all the time. Or
maybe they call him "Ice Pick" because his body looks like it was chiseled
out of a big block of ice.
Because he's so darn cute and
young, you kind of want to call Vic a "pretty-boy." Then you see that
massive body and you know he's all man, all bad-ass.
Ace Steel is a very skilled
technician and loves to use the old-school punishment holds, as you'll soon
see. His nick name is "Sexy" Ace Steel -- what a hot name for a wrestler.
(Way better than his real name: Chris Guy.)
Capri climbs on the ropes
so his fans can get a good look at his hard body packed into those tight
black trunks. Are you kidding me with that body??
It was March 3rd, 2002 in
Dayton when Capri and Steel faced off in this 30-minute "Iron Man"
match. An "Iron Man" match is where they must stay in the ring and
wrestle around for 30 full minutes (hurray!) and earn as many pinfalls or
submissions as possible.
Capri shows off his bulky,
chesty strength, forcing the leaner man into the corner. Ace Steel
will need to bust out all of his classic torture holds to defeat this muscle-hunk!
Vic is playing the cruel hard-ass
today. Instead of a clean break, he bitch-slaps the blond pretty-boy
right across the mush. CRACK!!
Poor Ace rubs his cheek whining
like a baby to get the crowd's sympathy.
Now Ace is in control with
the dreaded Grinding Side Headlock. He forces Capri to bend over
and take it like a man.
Steel dances around the ring,
ratcheting up the pressure all the while. Poor Vic's skull is trapped
in the little triangle between the taller man's chest, bicep, and forearm.
How can poor Vic Capri even
breathe, with his mouth and nose pressed into the surfer's pec muscles??
Ace presses his advantage,
whipping the Ice Pick down to the mat and laying across his neck for a
while. Capri is being totally suffocated by the superior grappler!
Ace Steel continues to work
the headlock and smother Vic Capri. Meanwhile the three tough looking
bad boys in the front row are enthralled by this manly, bare-chested grappling.
They look ready to jump in the ring and join in the punishment of Vic
Capri.
Capri retaliates with a power
move, scooping up Steel in his arms for a tight hug. Steel must feel
like he just won the lottery!
The Ice Pick punches and slaps
Steel without mercy and generally toss him around with a fistful of blond
hair. Capri is such a hard-ass.
That long blond mane of hair
on Ace Steel is just screaming to be pulled and yanked on. Capri uses
a handful of those flowing locks to drive Steel's face into the barely-padded
buckles.
But Ace Steel is no blond
jobber boy. He hoists Vic Capri up into Suplex position, giving the
fans a great view of that perfect physique.
Instead of quickly driving
him into the mat, Steel holds Capri's hard body up for several minutes, walking
him all around the ring so the fans can check out that black speedo from
all sides. Both these studs sure know what they're doing in the ring!
CRUNCH! Finally, after
several minutes suspended for the fans' enjoyment, Capri is spiked onto
his lower back where he sells the pain like a jobber.
To further humiliate his stunned
opponent, Steel grinds his gorgeous face on the dirty canvas. Why
is that mat so filthy? Did they butcher a pig in the ring? Did
they use the ring as a pigeon coop, or what??
Now Ace is just toying with
the helpless hunk. He locks Capri's arm in his crotch and hooks a
boot to bend him up like a pretzel. The ref leans in for a closer
look at the Ice Pick's agony.
Here is how one fan described
this match on Yahoo
Video:
"Man,
ace steel really bashed Vic...I mean - he just destroyed him - totally played
with and in the end just humiliated him. Total domination - clearly Ace
is a wrestler moving up - and Vic down."
Finally Steel has mercy on
the stud and releases his inescapable Pretzel Hold. Capri needs to
get off the mat and start fighting if he has any hope of surviving this
30-minute torture session.
Sure enough, the Ice Pick
over-powers his opponent and begins working on his spine. He plants
a knee in Steel's back and bends him in the wrong direction.
Wow! OUCH!! The
cruel Ice Pick fish-hooks poor Ace Steel, hooking his fingers inside Steel's
cheeks to stretch out his mouth. Smile, bitch!
Talking softly in his ear,
Capri continues to show off those pearly whites. Would you allow
Vic Capri to stick his fingers in your mouth like that??
Wrestling
fans have noted that Steel doesn't get enough credit for his awesome talent.
One blogger
wrote:
"Steel is incredibly underrated, commonly called 'the indy
scene's Chris Benoit' for his in-ring intensity.* "
(* That's meant to
praise Steel's ability. They aren't calling him a homocidal maniac...)
Capri better enjoy this domination
while it lasts because I have a feeling Ace Steel is going to make him
pay later for this humiliating double Fish-Hook.
If you liked seeing Capri stretch
out Steel's mouth like that, you can watch a YouTube video clip of that punisment
by clicking below:
Finally Capri releases the
surfer boy. Poor Ace can barely drag his tan body up off the filthy
canvas. He lays in a puddle of axle grease or whatever that is.
Again Capri grabs the blond
by his golden locks. He forces Steel to kiss his boot.
Vic Capri crouches on his
victim, chest on chest for a nice looking pinfall. Steel kicks out
before a count of three.
Nex, Vic Capri opens a big,
shook-up, over-flowing can of Whoop-Ass on the suffering Surfer. He
stomps and kicks the victim and won't allow him to rise to his feet.
Ace tries to find safety in
the ropes, but instead of backing off, Capri bends his neck against the middle
rope. Break it, says the ref.
Around this time, Vic Capri
scores a pinfall, so he's ahead 1 to 0 in this 30-minute match. Some
of the fans are so impressed, they give the Ice Pick a standing-O.
Capri struts around all cocky
and dominant. He continues his assault before poor Ace Steel can recover.
Steel attempts a stiff Head-Butt,
but Capri's skull is apparently as thick and hard as the rest of him. He
responds with a Head-Butt of his own and both men are dazed.
Vic Capri was a bit injury
prone, which is why he had to retire way, way, way, way, way too soon.
He was almost too pretty or too perfect to be a rough, tough pro
wrestler, even with that powerful gym-built body.
Ace Steel finally gets in some
bitch-slapping of his own, revenge for earlier in the match when Capri slapped
the taste out of his mouth.
Ace picks up the opponent and
runs him into the corner buckles, inserting his legs between the ropes. What
brutality is he planning to inflict on the handsome hard-body??
Poor Vic Capri is all tied
up with no place to go. His arm and legs are entangled in the ring
ropes as he rides on the middle turn-buckle.
This is actually a signature
move of Ace Steel, to entrap the opponent in the corner ropes like a fly
in a spider-web, then punch and kick him into submission. Steel is
so damn good and fun to watch!
THUD!! Resembling a super-hero
in those long blue tights, Ace Steel delivers a flying drop-kick to the tangled
man's face and chest. Locked tightly in the buckles, Capri absorbs
the entire force of that devastating Flying Kick!
Collapsing to the disgusting,
dirty canvas like a deflated balloon, the muscle-man lies utterly helpless
and stunned.
Steel can do pretty much whatever
he wants to the exhausted, vulnerable hunk. One Capri fan on Yahoo Video defended
his hero by writing "He is a real good wrestler
and a very good bodybuilder. He has big muscle. I think he was tired when
he wrestle Ace and i'm sure than the next time he will be the winner and
he will humiliate Ace more and more perhaps by KO."
The challenger rolls up the
fallen Champ for, I believe, a One, Two, Three to even the score. Is
anybody really counting the pinfalls at this point?
Ace Steel continues to focus
on the stud's lower back with this gorgeous, picture perfect Over The Knee
Backbreaker. The muscular body is on display as the camera zooms in.
Ace Steel is so skilled, he
even ran a pro wrestling school for a while called the "Steel Domain." He
taught a bunch of young up and comers how to apply hot holds like this. (Thanks
Ace!)
Never has so hot a body been
bent over so far, for so long. These fans are sure getting their money's
worth tonight! What did they pay, about $6 to get in, maybe $10 for
ringside?? And they get to watch Ace do THAT to Vic
Capri!!
The Sexy One follows up with
a cool Upper Spinal Stretcher, his head braced between Capri's shoulder blades
as he yanks back on both arms. Who trained this Ace Steel, and how
can I thank him enough??
Meanwhile Vic Capri wrinkles
up his cute face to demonstrate the depths of his suffering. I want
to thank whoever trained him too. You guys are doing a great job out
there in Indy-Land!
Although Steel is punishing
Capri, he also has a lot of respect for this young stud as a wrestler. Here
is what he said in a recent interview:
"Vic Capri: Whatta tank, great flyer,
solid, solid worker..I learn more things that I dig about this guy everytime
I yap with him. Doesnt take any shit, straight up guy that hates politics
and that makes him okay in my book."
I hope I'm not boring you
with all these pics of Vic in agony. Look, it's not my fault that this match
features numerous close-ups of one of the hottest young studs to ever grace
the Pro Wrestling ring. It's 2008, so go get a computer that can handle
a few Megabytes of downloaded photos!
Someone posted a 33 second
clip of this great Surfboard move on YouTube. You can watch it by clicking
below:
OH NO, now what?!? Locking
Capri's head between his legs, Ace Steel applies a very rare, very humiliating
hold called the "Stump Puller."
Ace crosses Vic's boot over
the other knee, then falls backward to the mat, a devastating variation of
this unusual and very painful maneuver. He forces Capri to kiss his
own thigh.
It's not every day you get
to witness a Stump Puller, I'm impressed. To see more images of this
rare hold, check out Gallery 204.
Sexy Ace attempts to pin the
broken Boy Toy, but Capri's white boot is draped on the bottom rope so the
ref won't allow a pin.
Ace is just relentless with
his old-school Back-Breaker moves, this is awesome! He sets up Capri
for that rare spine-snapper known as the "Gory Special."
It's just good to know that
somewhere in the world, in some random high school gym in a god-forsaken
corner of Indiana, great rasslin' holds like the Gory Special are still
alive and well.
Ace Steel has trained some
of the best wrestlers in Indy wrestling, such as Colt Cabana and C.M. Punk.
Looks like today, Vic Capri is getting a lesson too.
CRUNCH! Steel runs around
for a while to jostle the helpless man's body, then drops him onto his knees
to break his back.
Ace Steel rolls up and mounts
the muscle-man in this very degrading pinning position. He scores another
Three Count while also making Capri look like his bitch.
Poor Capri
lies exhausted on that filthy mat, licking up the rat turds or whatever
is on the canvas, utterly beaten by Steel's clever holds.
Remember that degrading "Fish Hook" earlier in the match? Well,
if you disrespect a stud like Ace Steel, you get what you deserve.
Oh man, are you serious!?!
Now Steel bends him into a Camel Clutch. This hold alone is
worth the price of admission, and Steel is giving the fans sweet move after
sweet move!
If you're one of those fans
who likes to see muscular wrestlers punished in the old-school holds (and
who doesn't??), you should probably send Ace Steel some kind of thank-you
note. Or at least find and buy his DVDs and other merchandise to support
awesome wrestling.
This IWA Mid-South wrestling
show was called "Locked". Maybe they named it after the way Vic Capri constantly
finds himself "locked" in Ace's sweet holds!
Steel cranks back on the stud's
chin for added pressure. Sorry, I know I've posted too many images
of this Camel Clutch, but damn, each image is hotter than the last!
Releasing the Camel Clutch,
Ace stands up and pinches Vic's neck between his thighs for a while. We
may have to call Ace Steel the "Man of 1,000 Holds."
But Vic Capri is nobody's jobber.
He surprises Steel with a cool Dragon Sleeper, hooking one arm tightly
around the throat.
Instead of having his head
torn from his shoulders, Steel promptly taps out. I think we're tied
again, 2 victories each.
The Ice Pick climbs to the
top turnbuckle for a high-risk jump off the ropes. But Steel throws
himself into the ropes, which knocks Capri off his perch.
This low-budget Indy federation
couldn't afford thick cushiony turn-buckle pads! And poor Vic's chestnuts
were driven right down into it.
Next, Steel throws Capri's
body across the ring where he lands in a twisted mess.
The fans get a good look at that Ice Pick graphic on his trunks.
Ace dives on the stunned stud
for a Cross Body Pin. The ref counts three and Steel takes the lead,
3 to 2. He really earned that pinfall with some cool, cool holds.
Vic still hasn't recovered
from his nut-cracker on the ropes as he rolls around massaging his mid-section.
Been there, done that, when my feet slipped off a fence one time.
Meanwhile, Ace is ready to grapple some more.
Oh my Gawd, a Torture Rack!!
If they have awards for the largest number of awesome moves in one
match, Ace Steel gets my vote.
Steel paces around the ring
for a while, showing off Capri's twisted body from all angles. He bounces
around and stomps his boots to further jostle the victim's spine.
Here is how one wrestling
fan describes a typical Vic Capri match: "VIC CAPRI- HOT HOT HOT HOT
HOT. Vic Capri is is FLAWLESS... Just Vic laying there, or kicked to
the head, or just thrown about. The beating here is hot with a hotter
pin."
I forget what they call this
hold, but it's designed to stretch out the man's neck and spine. I've
seen Jamie Noble use this hold to score submission victories.
Steel whips Capri's hard body
over by the ropes and all the dudes at ringside are suddenly very interested
in this match. One dude's mouth falls open as all their eyes are focused
on Capri's stunning physique.
Ace Steel gives the dude in
the white t-shirt and backwards ballcap a little treat. He slaps on a tight
Headscissor, with Capri's body positioned right in front of the dude's face.
Capri rolls around in his tight-ass
black trunks as Steel ratchets up the pressure, pinching the hottie's neck
between his legs.
So many of Ace Steel's holds
seem to end up with Vic Capri's ass up in the air. Capri rolls onto
his toes to release the pressure.
Capri flips out to escape,
that's pretty impressive. He's got some mad skills. (Are we still
allowed say "mad skills" or is that over?)
Now Vic applies a nice Scissor
of his own, pinching Steel's arm and head between his powerful legs. We
get a great look at Ace Steel's fancy tights with the tie-dye design.
Great camera work! Ace
Steel was once in a tag team (with Danny Dominion) called the "Hollywood Hardbodies."
Judging from this picture, Ace lives up to that name!
Vic works the hold, using every
muscle in his body to squeeze and crush Ace Steel.
Steel kicks his long legs around
to try to escape.
Before Steel can recover, Capri
rolls him up for another Pin. We're tied again, 3 falls to 3 falls!
With just a few minutes left in this 30 minute match!!
Steel plays possum in the corner.
He's actually getting ready to dump Capri over the ropes and down to
the floor...
Capri is sent over the ropes
where his hard body slaps down on the even harder concrete. Ouch, get
up Vic!
Ace joins his opponent outside
the ring and the battle spills out into the audience, their bare flesh tangled
up with the cold metal chairs at ringside.
I think Capri had passed out
from exhaustion on top of Ace Steel. To wake him up again, Steel drills
him in the face a few times.
Poor Vic has been utterly beaten
and tortured by the superior wrestler. Curled up in the fetal position
on the cold, dirty floor, I think he's already planning his retirement.
But Ace Steel is not done hurting
this cocky stud just yet. With a handful of black speedo, he Body Slams
Capri's lower back into the floor.
Back in the ring, there are
just seconds left in this battle, and the wrestlers are tied in pinfalls!
(Isn't this how all Iron Man matches end??)
As Capri struggles valiantly
to his feet, Steel leaps off the top rope to drop the hammer on this hottie
once and for all.
BOOM! That did it. Poor
Capri is out cold. Ace Steel has completely destroyed him.
Rolling Capri into yet another
degrading position, Ace Steel cops a feel and wins the match in the last few
seconds.
Here is the new Champ, "Sexy"
Ace Steel. He rolls around exhausted and panting for a while to demonstrate
how grueling and painful this battle against Vic Capri really was.
The "Sexy" surfer peels himself
slowly off the mat to celebrate his hard fought victory.
Steel is taking a break from
wrestling right now but hopes to come back in the future according to his
My
Space Page:
I've missed the wrestling world but I'm also burnt
out as fuck on it. It'll drive ya nuts and it'll make you happy as can be.
