Connie vs. Reiner (Argentine Backbreaker)
「進撃のプロレス」： コニー・スプリンガー ＶＳ ライナー・ブラウン (アルゼンチンバックブリーカー)
ATTACK ON PRO-WRESTLING: CONNIE SPRINGER VS. REINER BRAUN (ARGENTINE BACKBREAKER)
Pro-Wrestling Technique: Argentine Backbreaker (Performer: Manabu Nakanishi)
Manga/Anime: Attack on Titan
Extra Notes:
I had planned on doing a fan art for Reiner to celebrate his fictional birthday last August 1. Unfortunately, work got in the way, so I wasn’t able to finish it in time. Despite that, I wanted to make sure that I could still finish it before August ended. Thankfully, I did just that.
For this piece, I decided to pit Reiner against Connie once again, in a sort of rematch from their past encounter. But this time, it’s Reiner who’s dominating the match as the big dude displays his superior strength and built over his smaller opponent with an Argentine Backbreaker.
I chose the Argentine Backbreaker because it’s the closest move I could associate with my original plan, the F5 of Brock Lesnar. Plus, this is a move often associated with big wrestlers, and I thought it would work well in the dynamic between Connie and Reiner.
This piece is also the first time that I’ve used the new logo for Attack on Pro-Wrestling. For more than a year, the logo I have been using was derived from a piece by Neoro-Chan of DeviantArt. With the ongoing progress of my fan art and the opening of my new site, I felt that it was about time to use a more original logo. I do hope that it looks good.
Even though this is really late, I still hope you could enjoy this piece.
Connie vs. Reiner (Ankle Lock)
「進撃のプロレス」： アンクル・ロック （コニー・スプリンガー ＶＳ ライナー・ブラウン）
ATTACK ON PRO-WRESTLING: ANKLE LOCK (CONNIE SPRINGER VS. REINER BRAUN)
Pro-Wrestling Technique: Ankle Lock (Performer: Kurt Angle)
Manga/Anime: Attack on Titan
Credits: Colossal Titan from neoro-chan.deviantart.com
Extra Notes:
After doing birthday tributes for Eren and Jean, I decided to expand further on the pro-wrestling themed birthday tributes to other Attack on Titan characters. As such, Connie Springer is the recipient of this tribute today in honor of his own fictional birthday (May 2).
For this piece, I decided to draw him locking Reiner with the Ankle Lock submission move. I chose Reiner as his opponent mainly because of the close friendship that the two guys have. Plus, I can’t really imagine any other opponents for Connie to have an entertaining match-up.
I thought that the Ankle Lock was the most logical move for the small Connie to use on the huge Reiner. If I’m not mistaken, the Ankle Lock becomes more dangerous if you have a big leg, because it gives the attacker more leverage to do the move. I wonder if they’ll ever use that piece of information in the next fight scenes in the manga.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy this piece!
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