I am a huge fan of wrestling music videos as an art form. The trouble you have is when they somehow inform the way in which you actually watch wrestling, or what it is that you expect out of a particular worker. But just as an art form, they're glorious. So glorious in fact that i'm going to try and make this a new feature. So, please, journey with me into the world of music videos.
First up is a video about one of mexico's true lucha aerialists. strangely, you'll find the high-flying style best exemplified by the luchadores for reasons I'm not qualified to explain. Maybe it's the grace in which the style has always been built upon, the emphasis on footwork and artistry over strength and brawn. But whatever the reason there are few high-flyers anywhere in the world who are as gifted in the air as Mr. Aguila. I want to marry his Asai moonsault. It's so beautiful it defies logic.
Next Up, another luchadore. And in an era in Mexico wehre it seems like the top stars are either mat wrestling wizards or aerial maestros, Aero Star fits the 2nd half of that argument about as well as anyone in Mexico right now. I can't even describe what he does, and I dn't really want to. You deserve to see this for yourself.
But don't make the mistake of assuming that all the good high-flying action that happens, or can happen, takes place only in Mexico. The video below is of Kota Ibushi, one of the brightest young junior heavyweight stars in Japan. He's the kind of phenom that seems purpose-built to do exactly what he's been doing, which is wowing crowds in tournaments, doing some Rock N' Roll Express-type stuff with Kenny Omega, and being just the most exciting junior in Japan.
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