Posted September 7, 200520 yr comment_3374663 Jim Breaks. I have only seen 3 of his matches but I am pretty convinced that he may be the greatest heel I have ever seen. He is sneaky, he is whiny, he is angry at the crowd, he cheats but swears he isn't, and the list goes on and on. Jim Breaks v Jon Cortez from 2/14/81 has Breaks really making the match. Cortez looks like a sturdy hand in the ring but without Breaks to really put a solid story into the match, he would be just another flashy euro mat work guy. Instead Breaks makes him look like 1000 bucks while getting over his character. Breaks v Grasshopper is the shortest match but features lots more jawing with the crowd and heel bufoonary. Breaks v Kung Fu is right up with the Cortez match as Breaks goes all out complaining about everything, being a prick. The ending literally made me pop up. It isn't intricate or anything but it works so well. Longer reviews after I watch some more this weekend. All 3 of these matches are on the World of Sport Vol-11 from Niall, FM, GH, or Ginnetty. Tim
September 7, 200520 yr comment_3375086 Breaks is an amazing heel. His mannerisms and berating of the crowd is fantastic. Unfortunately, I find his matches fairly tedious.
September 9, 200520 yr comment_3391841 In the matches I've seen, him and his opponents have basically exchanged holds for the entirety of the bout. There may be a 2-3 Minutge period towards the finish when they do something else. Just not my sort of thing.
