Alpha Dudes

I've said before that the gorilla press is the alpha of all wrestling moves.  And it's not just for pro wrestlers.  What better way to prove that you are a true alpha than by pressing another guy overhead?  This post is dedicated to those dudes outside of pro wrestling who know the ultimate way to mark their territory.  If you come across an alpha like this, you better be careful.  The first picture of the group is my favorite. "What did I tell you about stealing my protein powder?!" the alpha stud shouts as he gorilla presses his roommate and tosses him through the living room wall.  It's not easy living with an alpha.

Wrestling Practice

As with any sport, the best way to learn how to wrestle is through practice.  I remember as a kid going to practice and learning from the guys who had more experience, and as I got older and better, I liked to share some of my techniques with the newer wrestlers.  The same is true in the world of internet wrestling, as we see from Thunders Arena who gives us a little insight into the training of a new wrestler.  Many of you guys probably are familiar already with Travis, a recent addition to the TA roster at 5'8" and 200 pounds.  To borrow TA's own words, Travis is a young, ripped bodybuilder, but he's a terrible wrestler.  So what better way for him to improve than to practice with an experienced dude like Frey?  Mr. Mike at TA was kind enough to give me a sneak preview of this video where Frey tries to teach Travis a thing or two.  It's almost as if TA created this video just for my blog, because Frey begins with the bodyslam, having to show Travis several times before he gets it right.  But Travis proves to be a good learner.  If you are into muscle on muscle wrestling and lift and carry moves, then you are going to love watching Frey teach Travis some of his favorite techniques.  And in the process you'll learn Travis' secret potion for achieving such a muscular body.

Not long ago in another post I wished that Travis would face off in a match against Tak so he could gorilla press the smaller guy.  But Travis obviously has other ideas.  When you are a muscle stud like he is, why waste your powers on a scrawny dude when you can press another musclestud overhead?

You know, when you can gorilla press a dude like Frey, you have earned the right to flex.  Remember kids, don't try this at home.  Leave it to the professionals.

More Jed

After my last post I could hear the chants of "Jed!  Jed!  Jed!" coming from all the blog fans who want to see more of the musclestud Jed Jamison.  Luckily I have come across some other good action pics from his days at BG East.  Above we get another good view of Jamison bodyslamming Brad Rochelle in his debut match, and then in his next match he sets up Braden Charron for a powerslam.  Jed gets all alpha by gorilla pressing Shayn Layn, and then he later demolishes the muscled jobber boy Alexi Adamov with a nicely executed scoopslam.  It looks like Jed Jamison only appeared in five matches for BG East.  Too bad the dude didn't make a bigger career out of underground wrestling, but at least his short time in the ring gave us plenty of things to enjoy.  His matches are still available at BG East if you want to check them out.

Jed Jamison

My last post was all about Braden Charron and his first wrestling match where he auditions with Brad Rochelle at BG East.  But finding this old match also led me to an unexpected discovery.  Trying out for BG East at the same time was another wrestler by the name of Jed Jamison, a real muscle stud at 5' 10" and 200 pounds.  From these pictures it looks like Jed performed a little better in his first match than Braden did.  It's a sign of a great bodyslam when your opponent is left on the mat like this:

Braden: The Beginning

I had to do some research on this to find Braden Charron's first wrestling match.  The best I can figure is that he first appeared in a match at BG East in 2005 against bad boy Brad Rochelle.  Over ten years ago!  I had no idea that Braden has been starring in wrestling videos for such a long time.  In the first picture we see a fresh faced newbie, confident in his body, proudly flexing.  Ten years later Braden still possesses an impressive physique.  But he's just a kid in his first match against a very experienced Brad Rochelle.  Bodyslams and pile drivers.  It's a tough introduction to the world of wrestling, but fortunately for us, Braden has proven to be a tough dude, and he didn't let a little set back at the beginning keep him from stepping back into the ring.

Newcomer of the Year

There were many great wrestlers to consider when deciding who should be Wrestler of the Year.  But several dudes we looked at are relative newcomers to the wrestling scene, and they didn't have a large enough body of work to justify winning the award.  Yet these new guys deserve some sort of recognition.  That's why for this year Bodyslam Fan Blog has created a special "Newcomer of the Year" award and giving it to Jersey of Thunders Arena.  At 5' 11" and 205 pounds, this dude is a beast, and his wrestling is solid.  Jersey pretty much clinched the award with this stunning gorilla press during his match with Tak and looking diesel while doing so.  They say a picture is worth a thousand words, which is good because this photo leaves me (almost) speechless.

You know, Tak has long been the boy toy at TA because he finds himself gorilla pressed repeatedly by many of the other muscle wrestlers.  With this in mind, I'm hoping TA will also make Tak wrestle newcomers Eagle and Travis soon so Tak can find himself once again in this familiar position.  It never gets old, especially when performed by a dude like Jersey.

WOTY: Braden Charron

The ballots have been counted and in a surprise victory, Braden Charron has been named wrestler of the year!  The voters on the selection committee explain that this award isn't necessarily for any particular thing Braden did over the past year, but instead is a recognition of his many years of quality wrestling action.  Of course, it didn't hurt that Braden's submission included a pic of him in a red, white, and blue singlet.  Pandering to a voter's patriotism is a smart move (we are in an election year after all).  But the committee was swayed by his stellar performance in a 2 on 1 match in Can Am's East Coast Mat Battles.  Braden's opponents Cameron Matthews and Chris Richards find out the hard way that it takes more than just two skinny dudes to take down a muscle stud like Braden.  I don't think this is what they had in mind by double teaming:

Stayed tuned in the coming weeks and hopefully we'll get to see more of Braden in action.