Carnival to the Mexx

I like to think of my blog as being both entertaining and educational, so here's a little cultural lesson for everyone.  Many of us in the U.S. know today as Mardi Gras and think it's something unique to Louisiana.  But in truth, much of the world celebrates Tuesday as the end of the Carnival season.  Austria is no different, and today is the popular celebration known as Fasching.  Unlike in New Orleans, which honors Fat Tuesday with bared tits and urine-soaked streets flowing with vomit, the Austrian tradition at the conclusion of Carnival is for big muscle guys to gorilla press other dudes.  And who is our favorite Austian muscle guy?  It's Mexxberg, of course, and today is his favorite day of the year!  It's hard to believe that my first post featuring Mexxberg was eight years ago.  There have been a lot of slams, a lot of blood, and a lot of bruises, but Mexxberg is still going strong.

Happy Fasching my friend!

Who's Next?

My last post mentioned that French stud (yes, that's not an oxymoron) Tristan Archer was making a move to pro wrestling in the United States.  We'll be glad to see him here, no doubt, but it made me think about who else from Europe I'd like to see.  It didn't take more than a few seconds for Austrian beast Mexxberg to come to mind.  He's definitely an accomplished wrestler with over six years of experience in the ring.  Mexxberg's resume is filled with titles, too, with championship belts from multiple European federations like New European Pro Wrestling, Power of Wrestling, European Wrestling Association, and Victory Pro Wrestling.  I think he's a natural up and coming talent that WWE would want to look at.

But you better make your move soon, Mexx.  You don't want to fall behind!

Milestone

Austrian wrestler Mexxberg just celebrated a milestone birthday by turning 30 years old.  I first featured him in my blog almost five years ago, and I'm always glad to come across some good pics of him in action.  Mexxberg is a big strong dude who likes to show off his power in the ring.  He's one of my favorites.  Thirty may not sound too old to many who follow this blog, but the physical punishment a dude endures performing in the ring as a pro wrestler has got to take its toll as the years wear on.  I'm not a pro wrestler myself, but I have been surprised at how much harder it is for my own body to recover from mat wrestling.  I can only imagine what it's like for the guys in the ring.  And I got to say that after several years, Mexxberg continues to look tough and perform like the beast he is.  I bet in 30 years he'll still be able to kick a lot of ass.

Old Reliable

There are times when I want to do a post but don't really have the creative energy to come up with something interesting to say.  Then I realize that most dudes probably check this blog out for the pictures and not my blathering commentary.  Since all I really need are just some cool photos, here's our good Austian buddy Mexxberg who always proves to be a reliable source of entertainment.  Mexx tells me that gorilla presses are hard and take tremendous effort and flawless technique.  But he knows how much we enjoy them in this blog, so he's more than happy to deliver them for us.

The Champ

One of my favorite pro wrestlers is Austrian Mexxberg, in no small part because he loves to bodyslam and gorilla press his opponents in the ring (and sometimes out as the fourth pic shows).  What's not to like about that?  Mexx is active in at least two European federations, Varsity Pro Wrestling and New European Championship Wrestling.  He makes that VPW championship belt look pretty good.

Sommerzeit

In my last post we saw Mark Angel enjoying summertime, but he's not the only one who gets to partake of the nice weather.  It's summer in Europe, too, so let's check in on Austrian wrestler Mexxberg to see how he spends this time of year. He's working his muscles pretty good with all those overhead presses, but it looks like he's so spent physically when he's done that he can't even lift a spoon to feed himself.

Gorilla Press Glory

I know a lot of guys who follow this blog are fans of the gorilla press.  If you haven't come across it yet, you should check out this Youtube channel which has several compilations of the king of all pro wrestling moves.  These screen caps are just a few of the hundreds of gorilla presses you will see in these videos.  Many of the wrestlers will be well known to you, like Chris Masters in the second pic, Mark Angel in the third, and Mexxberg in the fourth, but the guy who has put these compilations together has gone far and wide to locate gorilla presses performed by wrestlers from even the most remote federations.  He's done the hard work, so all you have to do is just sit back and enjoy.  I think the last picture in the set above is my favorite.  It's hard to beat a muscleboy on muscleboy gorilla press.

Return to Austria

Continuing with my European tour, I decided to see what's going on in Austria. It's more than just the land of edelweiss and wienerschnitzel. That little country boasts some studly wrestlers, including two of my favorites. The first wrestler above is Maximilian Bajlitz (aka Mexxberg). It looks like he makes some extra money on the side by working as a bouncer at a bar. The dude overhead looks like he's enjoying being manhandled like this, but the fun will end as soon as Mexxberg sends his body flying through the door and into the street. The second wrestler is Sexy Peter White, who I consider to be the king of Austrian wrestlers. It's usually my preference to play heel, but there are a few guys I would readily job for. SPW is one of the them. I would have no problem being bearhugged, bodyslammed, torture racked, and gorilla pressed by this guy. Unfortunately, it's hard to find good wrestling photos of Mexxberg or SPW. If anyone knows where to find good ones of either of these wrestlers, please let us know.

More Muscle Mexx

Here are some more photos of Austrian muscle wrestler Mexx in action. You got to respect a guy who loves to bodyslam his opponents into submission. When you are a muscle guy like Mexx, it's nothing more than just a fun day at work. I would like to see what kind of damage this guy would cause if Austria ever turned him loose on France.

Careful Who You Cross

This is a great picture. I don't know what happened in the moments before. Maybe some words were exchanged. A challenge was made. Perhaps they bumped chests. Then the next thing this dude knows is he's eight feet off the ground being gorilla pressed by Austrian muscle wrestler Mexx. Mexx looks mildly annoyed in this photo. I'd hate to see what he would do to this guy if he were really pissed off. Well, actually, that's not true. I would like to see that. Anyway, this dude is learning a valuable lesson. You don't fuck with a wrestler.

Germanic Warriors

In my last post I suggested that the French had to import muscle jocks to satisfy their wrestling needs. But finding wrestlers does not appear to be a problem for countries like Germany and Austria. Unfortunately the picture quality above isn't great, but these shots come from a "clash of the nations" event featuring matches between German and Austrian wrestlers. One match has Axel Dieter representing Germany, and for Austria is muscle wrestler Mexx. Although Dieter gets in some good moves along the way, the Austrian dominates the German as Mexx pulls off several power moves. Mexx clearly enjoys his dominance in the process. I like that cockiness. But I can also appreciate Dieter for having the guts to even face a wrestler like Mexx.

Austrian Power

A couple of months ago I posted some pictures of Austrian wrestling stud Peter White. I just came across another muscle wrestler from Austria called Mexx (also Mexxberg), seen above. He's got a lot of power, and I hope we see more of him in action.