Lock-up! Grappling for position Rod's double chicken wings The former dancer's powerful quads Tony's wide legged neck crank pin Riding Rod right into the mat: Tony uses double grapevine control to wrench Rod's shoulder
The Art of War, or, The Human Pretzel
The ancient general and military tactician Sun Tzu once said that no man sees the strategy out of which a victory evolves. Rod Henson's usual strategy is to assault an opponent unexpectedly, either lulling his foe into a false sense of security with a line of playful banter, then out of nowhere zooming in for the strike, or else recovering from a hold much more quickly than his antagonist can anticipate. A "regular Joe" to look at him, Rod is a master of wrestling technique, and fans of the scientific style of grappling should study him closely. It's said that he smells out a wrestler's weak points and then targets them. One of his best moves (or worst, if you happen to be Tony Vencini) is to splay his opponent's thighs, fatiguing him as sharp lightning strikes of pain shoot from the groin to the back of the neck, or simply gaining, if he can, a humiliating pinfall from that position.
Tony suffers through a series of the tight, sweaty headlocks and binding grapevine-like holds which Rod is expert in applying. The thing about Tony is his durability and resilience. He absorbs everything Rod has to bring and then springs back. He fights defensively, hoping that Henson will wear himself out. It's an iffy gambit, especially against an apparently tireless fighter like Rod. Tony has a weight advantage, which he uses to good effect, bearing down so heavily that he seems to add twenty, thirty, forty pounds to his weight in pressure. (At one point Rod, amazed, asks how much Tony exactly weighs.)
There's plenty of give and take, but for the first two-thirds of the match Rod maintains a noticeable lead over Tony. By the end, both men, victor and vanquished alike, collapse side by side, a sure sign that the wrestlers have given the fight everything they have.
Rod's crucifix with forearm smashes Rod struggles not to submit Who got who? Crotch-watch split Trapped & pounded into submission Widening his base to apply more pressure: Rod's bridges his briefs up high to avoid being pinned
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