Tag: wrestler

  • James Ellsworth Cartoon

    James Ellsworth Cartoon

    James Ellsworth Caricature

    My latest caricature study is that of one James Ellsworth.  Now that Heath Slater has been signed to the WWE Smackdown brand, the hottest free agent in the wrestling biz is James.

    James is what is known as a jobber in the wrestling business.  A jobber is typically local talent when a wrestling promotion comes to a town, who is thrown into an obviously mismatched match to make a regular wrestler look strong.   Typically, you never hear from or see these guys again.  Let me clarify, typically you never hear from them in the first place.  Jobbers are usually waiting in the ring just waiting to be squashed.

    But James was given mic time before his match to utter the phrase, “Every man with two hands has a fighting chance”.  He then went on to be obliterated by the much larger Braun Stroman (see pics at WWE.com).  There was something magical about this jobber and wrestling fans went nuts for him (see here and here)

    The WWE listened and brought James back in this past week for another comedic bit which continues to go over well.   So hats off to you James, and keep your chin up!!!

     

  • Why AJ Lee Quit the WWE

    Why AJ Lee Quit the WWE

    4-8-15-AJ-Lee-CM-Spunk-Bearman-Cartoons

    Why AJ Lee Quit the WWE.  Well she didn’t really quit but rather “retired.”  That is the question on the mind of wrestling fans this past week.  Forgive me those of you who don’t subscribe to the soap opera fanatics that is professional wrestling.

    Former Divas (Female) champion abruptly retired after Wrestlemania (the biggest event of the year for the company).  Some have speculated that since coming back, the WWE didn’t have a plan for her storyline and other’s that the travel schedule became difficult on the newlywed and she wanted to spend more time with her husband and also former WWE Champion, CM Punk who quit the company last year.  Unlike Punk’s departure from the company where little to no mention was made, the company posted a message on their website and brought it up on air which means that the departure was amicable.

    Typically this type of departure is due to continued injury (ala Edge) or in a rare case, for a female wrestler, pregnancy (ala Kharma).  Given that the departure seemed on good terms, can it be that AJ is actually retiring because of CM’s sPUNK? (ok that is gross but oh too fitting with that name)

  • WWE Sheamus Lipschitz Sign

    Sheamus Lipschitz Sign WWE Wrestler by Bearman Cartoons

    WWE Superstar Wrestler known as Sheamus is from Ireland.  On Monday Night Raw Sheamus revealed that his last name is Lipschitz (click for video), joking that his mom was Irish and his dad Jewish. “We spent our days drinking and fighting but our nights feeling very guilty about it.”

    Well considering my last Sheamus sign has gotten some airplay on previous broadcasts, I decided to see if this updated version would show up anywhere. Looks like Sheamus in his typical outstretched arm pose is actually singing instead of yelling. Maybe he is practicing for his bar mitzvah.

  • John Cena Sign Fruity Pebbles

    Let’s see if WWE Wrestling fans start trying to redraw my John Cena caricature on signs all over WWE live events as they have my Sheamus sign.  All I ask is that you make sure my URL is front and center.

    For you non wrestling fans, John Cena is in a feud as of late with former WWE wrestler and now movie star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.  The Rock made fun of the fact that each year Cena has a different brightly colored shirt that he hocks to his fans.  Thus started an entire Fruity Pebbles chant. Lo and behold, Post cereal took full advantage of the publicity and quickly signed the popular Cena to an endorsement deal, even putting his face on a box of Fruity Pebbles.

     

    Oh and don’t forget to check out my guest cartoon I did at Short Attention Span comic.