|
|
Tough Enough 2
Original airdate: 5-02-02They apparently have no problem playing Sun City...
Though it's only been three episodes, it seems like we've been holding steady at seven contestants for a long time. They are starting to develop the kind of closeness we saw in the first season, both with each other and with their trainers. We've already seen one way that can backfire (Pete and Jackie), but tonight we see even more.
To the delight of all, Stacy Keibler and Torrie Wilson visit for a barbecue and pool party before the contestants depart for South Africa. The girls get a chance to talk with other female wrestlers about the business, and the guys … well, it's Stacy and Torrie. They're just grateful to be able to share a hot tub with them.
Even in front of company, Hawk is still the favored target. Granted, he sets himself up for the others to knock him down, but it's obviously wearing on him, no matter how good-natured it may be. Whatever is building up inside him is about to come out, in a big way.
As the crew departs on their working vacation, Big informs the contestants that they will be making a cut while they are in South Africa. It's going to loom pretty heavily over them, but not so much that they can't enjoy the sights, or the beautiful Palace Hotel.
They'll be wrestling in an amphitheater, in an old, hard, stiff ring that once carried the great weight of Andre the Giant. Out in the sun, they learn body slams on a surface probably hot enough to cook eggs on, and run cardio drills around the grounds.
It's hot. They're tired. And Big is bored. He wants to play some mind games, so he plans to ask them all after lunch whether they want to train some more, or take a nap. Al, the good cop, insists that none of the contestants will be stupid enough to admit to wanting a nap (and therefore not being tough enough), and if they do, then they deserve to train. Big agrees that if they say they want to train, they can have the afternoon off. If they want to nap, they're working.
Al's faith is, of course, misplaced. The high comfort level has fostered an atmosphere of honesty. Only Jake wants to keep training, so Al plans to work them but good, until Hawk cuts a deal with Big. ("You can always cut a deal with Big.") If it will get them the afternoon off, Hawk will shave off his floppy blond locks. In fact, he will let Al and Big shave him bald.
So in the middle of the ring, they scalp the boy. And he looks good. He has a good-shaped head. When he starts bringing out his psycho persona, twitching and glowering, he finally looks right. Unfortunately, it's only broken through a part of his mental block, and not the one that's holding him back in the ring.
Hawk has found his look, but will he find his feet in the ring? Will it be in time? The Tough Enough 2 Safari Spectacular continues next week.
