Have you ever watched a pro wrestling match on TV in frustration because the camera kept pulling away from the jobber you were interested in looking at?
Or been disappointed in the fact that the jobber never seems to make an entrance like the featured hero or heel?
Or wondered why jobbers who carry a few extra pounds seem to appear on camera even less, unless they’re serving as the object of ridicule or humor?
If so, then you, like me, may be a fan of Doughboys, as I refer to them, guys who because of an extra roll over their belt find themselves confined to the role of a jobber.
Unlike the dominating heels, where extra weight does not come into question (rather it’s viewed as an attribute) the Doughboys tend to be seen as weak and, as a result, not worthy of the camera’s gaze.
Even our esteemed Wrestling Arsenal blog-meister, in preparing this excellent summation of the J.W. Storm/Dave Taylor squash match, admitted that he’s fixed on the traditionally good looking muscle man and devoted most of the solo shots to close-ups of the heel.
I think that his selections probably reflect the tastes of a vast majority of the blog-site visitors.
But I also think that his willingness to explore the topic clearly demonstrates his open-mindedness and his genuine interest in addressing the attractions of all of his readers.
At the end of the day, I think it comes down to the definition of the body type that we prefer and find attractive.
Rather than refer to the above J.W. Storm/Dave Taylor match, since the jobber is so clearly inexperienced and out of his element (though I still might argue how convincingly Dave Taylor fills out that shiny blue singlet) let’s use another more-seasoned jobber as an example…
If you still answer “yes,” then you, like me, are probably more apt to favor these Doughboys, these less-muscled, pudgier guys who bear the brunt of the punishment doled out by the heroes and heels in pro wrestling. And like me, perhaps you continue to hope against hope for a TV camera-man with similar tastes.
(Feel free to offer D.W. some feedback on his very first Blog article by leaving a comment.)