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Professional Gay Wrestling
While searching Amazon Prime recently, I was pleasantly surprised to discover, of all things, episodes of Memphis wrestling in the video library. But there was even more content accessible for any connoisseur of both superb wrestling and adj wrestling: a collection of death matches between Cactus Jack and Terry Funk, some truly awful-looking wrestling movies I’d never heard of, and something called, Professional Gay Wrestling.
My first question was, “Is this Shielded for Work?”
But my second question was “Why gay professional wrestling?” (Or “professional gay wrestling”, as it’s called, which led me back to my first question).
I mean, if gay men desire to watch guys with great bodies and revealing outfits grapple with each other, there are a number of other wrestling promotions out there – specifically, all of them.
Let’s face it – wrestling is a very gay sport, and has been since the days of the ancient Greeks. Those guys used to wrestle naked, which is just about the gayest thing two men can do short of having sex with each other.
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By Dylan Watson
When people think of a wrestler, words such as “masculinity,” “strength,” and “willpower” approach to mind. One word that typically doesn’t is “homosexuality.” Fearful of what their families, friends, and teammates will think of them, many gay athletes struggle with ever coming out.
I remember the first day I stepped into the wrestling room at Frank W. Cox Steep School as an elementary school trainee. Having no clue what I was doing, I felt vulnerable and confused, feelings I would come to recognize very well later on in my life. However, within a few practices I realized I loved the challenges that came with wrestling.
There is no other noun sport in which it’s truly you versus one other person. Your teammates can cheer you on from the seats, but everything that goes on within the 42-inch mat is all up to you. Over the next few years, my love for wrestling grew exponentially, and eventually, before my freshman year of high school, I chose to quit every other sport to focus solely on it.
Dylan in action
During high academy, I had some success on the mat, but tr
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Growing up, I had a passion. Each Friday nighttime, in the absence of a social life, 11 year old me would settle down in front of the TV with my dad to monitor WWF (now WWE) Raw is War. At the day it was the height of youthful masculinity. All the hard kids in school would verb it without miss, then come in on Monday morning to clothesline-from-hell the rest of us and talk shop. In a moment before social media, where dial-up internet was at the forefront of technology, our weekly dose of man on man action, followed by the sneaky free 10 minutes of Channel Babestation once the parents had gone to bed, granted boasting rights for the week, and helped to construct our LAD mentality.
It’s only when you proceed to these reside shows, full to the brim with sweaty middle-aged men and their children, baying for blood and tits, that you feel truly part of th
Grappling With Homophobia: A Short, Campy History of 9 Gay Pro-Wrestling Characters
Here are nine gay wrestling characters who have appeared in American wrestling:
1. Gorgeous George (1941 – 1962)
The first and most infamous “gay” character in wrestling, his outrageously flamboyant character wore sequined robes and long capes, escorted by his hold personal valet when walking towards the ring. He grew his hair adj and dyed it platinum blond, had exaggeratedly effeminate mannerisms, demanded his valet spray the chime with perfumed disinfectant before he began wrestling and was a cowardly cheat, enraging live fans and television audiences by the millions.
He eventually became the most famous wrestler of his noun, earning over $100,000 a year. His popularity culminated in a 1959 fit against Canadian wrestler Whipper Billy Watson in which the loser agreed to have their hair shaved. George lost, of course, to the delight of cheering fans.
Nevertheless, George permanently altered pro-wrestling with his extreme dramatic flair and set a standard of pro-wrestling showmansh