Trent Novak

Not long ago I had a post about fitness model Will Grant who wrestled for Thunders Arena as Jackson.  It made me think about some of the other fitness models who have graced us with their presence in the world of wrestling.  One in particular that came to mind is Trent Novak who wrestled at Rock Hard Wrestling a few years ago.  Here he is looking particularly studly as he bodyslams and racks some of his competition.  It's a shame that Trent appeared only in a few matches.  I wish there had been more of the dude in the ring.  He's just my size, too.  I would have loved to wrestle him.  Anyway, even though Rock Hard Wrestling billed him as making a splash in the fitness model industry, my only exposure to him is through RHW.  Can anyone shed any light on the state of his modeling career outside the ring?  If we can locate him, maybe we can convince him to step back out onto the wrestling mat.  Trent, your fans are calling for you!

Joshua Armstrong

Every once in a while I get a nice surprise in my email when some muscle dude sends me a picture I can use in my blog.  The other day I got such an email from British bodybuilder Joshua Armstrong.  At 6 feet and 210 pounds, the hench lad is built like a brick shithouse (as they like to say in England).  Talk about biceps.  This tough looking dude could give the screaming abdabs to any wrestling opponent just by flexing his arms.  Joshua truly deserves the name Armstrong.  No doubt he is strong enough to gorilla press almost any dude out there, but Joshua astounded me by saying this picture is HIM being pressed overhead.  Holy fuck.  What kind of beast does he hang out with?  Hopefully we will get to see more.

If you like big guys who enjoy flexing and showing off their muscles, then you should check out Joshua Armstrong's website.  There are plenty of muscle videos posted and he's available for Skype.  And if you are lucky enough to be in England, you might even be able to arrange a meeting with him. . . . You know, I really need to plan that vacation to Europe . . .

Cyber Monday at Thunders Arena

A second post in two days?!  You must think Christmas is early!  Well, not quite, but Christmas is just around the corner, so it's time to take care of shopping.  As best as I can, I avoid the mobs and lunatics on Black Friday, but I do look forward to Cyber Monday, and this year it will be extra special.  Thunders Arena has announced a one day sale of a special wrestling match featuring Frey (also known as Austin Cooper) and new guy Eagle.  MONDAY ONLY!  So you better act fast.  I was lucky to catch a sneak preview of the match, and it's a good one.  Eagle is a great find for TA and will fit in well on the roster.  At 5' 11" and 190 pounds (I would have guessed well over 200), the dude is an Indiana state champion wrestler and male model.  What boy doesn't dream of being a champion wrestler AND a model when he grows up?  Eagle has it all.  He knows he's good looking and loves to flex his biceps, which are required qualities for a champion wrestler.  In his match against Frey, I like how Eagle sports a pair of yellow squarecut shorts on the mat.  I think it compliments his masculine, wrestling-jock image.  And throughout the match, he frequently mocks Frey for wearing "panties".  Of course, Frey is no one's fool.  Both Eagle's boxer briefs and Frey's panties are on full display when Frey scoops Eagle up and cracks his spine with an otk backbreaker (a move that Frey always does so well).  There are plenty of other good moves, holds, and action in this match, so you don't want to miss it.  MONDAY ONLY!

I have to admit that I'm excited to see what TA has in store for us with this new wrestler on its roster, and I hope it includes Eagle bodyslamming, gorilla pressing, and backbreaking many opponents.  He's got the makings of a certified muscle boy.

Dominic vs Viggo

Can you believe that it's been almost two years since I last featured Dominic in a post?  He may be my favorite wrestler from Thunders Arena.  He's a strong, powerful dude at 5' 9" and 205 pounds.  His muscles are not just for show.  Dominic puts them to good use when he steps onto the wrestling mat.  Here he is in a match earlier this year facing off against Viggo.  Both wrestlers are phenomenally conditioned, but the taller Viggo gives up a 25 pound advantage to Dominic.  The difference is all muscle, and with that extra muscle, Dominic does what he does best, which is dominate.

Marco

For the last year Thunders Arena has really been giving one of it's new wrestlers a hard workout.  Marco is a wrestler from Pennsylvania who made his way down to Florida to join the roster at TA.  He's 5' 8" and 180 pounds, and from the video clips and pictures I've seen, he knows how to handle himself on a wrestling mat.  Marco is looking pretty studly in that third picture as he presses Bolt overhead.  Be sure to check out all his matches at the Thunders Arena's website.

Will Grant

Sorry, I know it's been a month since my last post.  It's been hard for me lately to update the blog unless something gets my attention.  And luckily something has.  I may have mentioned before how much I like it when fitness models get into wrestling.  I think it's only natural.  As a model, your fit body is your main asset, and you show it off wearing as little as possible.  That's not a whole lot different than wrestling, to be honest.  A few years back there was a muscular fitness model named Will Grant, looking stunning as he modeled underwear, swim suits, and spandex shorts.  Most of you probably recognize him as Jackson from Thunders Arena.  Wrestling provided Will with another venue to show off his muscle bound physique.  He only appears in a few matches, unfortunately, but one match in particular Will proves himself to be a true muscle stud by gorilla pressing Angel over his head.  Of course, there's a flip side to getting into wrestling at a place like TA.  There's usually going to be a bigger muscle dude eager to show off how strong he is, which Will finds out the hard way in a match against the hulking STL.  I say the hard way, but even as he gets pressed overhead himself, it looks like Will is having fun. I would too if I were in his position.
 

Columbus Day

Today is Columbus Day!  I'm sure all you dudes are celebrating it in appropriate fashion.  Although Columbus represented the Spanish crown, lived much of his life in Spain, and even died there, a lot of places in the U.S. use Columbus Day to celebrate Italian-American culture.  I always thought that was kind of odd, but whatever.  It's different in Spanish speaking counties.  If you are in Spain, today is Dia de la Hispanidad, which a friend tells me loosely translates to "Hispanic brotherhood".  And what better way to celebrate Hispanic brotherhood than a wrestling match?  After all, brothers do like to fight and wrestle around a lot.  A recent match at Thunders Arena featured the 6' 3" and 220 pound Lupe facing off against our favorite (and much smaller) wrestler, Zack Vazquez.  As you can tell from the pics above, it looks like the Zman takes a beating, but since the bigger brother usually wins these kind of things, that should come as no surprise here.  TA bills Lupe as the "Latino lover" and describes the match as "a hotblooded blowup between Cubanismo and Mexicano-hasta-las-cachas, with Zman promising to send Lupe's ass back to Telemundo."  Hispanic brotherhood indeed.  I better put an end to this post soon before the PC thought police shut me down.