The Crowd Pleaser

Time for one more post before summer comes to an end, so why not make it an easy one?  Here are some great pics of "Mr. Pectacular" Jessie Godderz in action.  There's not a lot I really need to say about this guy.  His body and his slams pretty much say it all.  There's no need to guess why he's a fan favorite.

Catch Wrestling - American Style

So, we know in France pro wrestling is called "Catch", but the combination of catch and wrestling can be found in the good ol' USA, too, especially when you get a match involving a wrestler as huge as Rob Terry.  I love the look of excitement on the face of the little guy as he flies through the air.  He knows he has no chance of beating the Muscle Freak, so he's just having the time of his life while he can.  Rob Terry, on the other hand, looks like he's all business, but you know deep down he's loving it.

Wrestling Entertainment

I was watching the new Fred movie on Nickelodeon because one of my little cousins wanted to see it (at least that's my story and I'm sticking by it).  John Cena appears in the Fred movies as Fred's imaginary father, and in this one he dishes out a bodyslam and gorilla press as he gives Fred a pep talk.  Talk about tough love.  John Cena has also made several other appearances on Nickelodeon shows (um, so my cousin tells me).  I like how Cena can capitalize on his pro wrestling persona in a comical way.  It brings "wrestling entertainment" to a whole new level.

More Hippie Punishment

Can you stand more about hippies?  I hope so, because here are some additional bodyslams.  I think I've already said more than enough about the subject, so just enjoy the photos.

Hippie Punishment

In my last post I mentioned my old track coach and his disdain for "hippies."  Whenever he told any of us that we were starting to look like a hippie because our hair was getting too long, we knew it wasn't meant as a compliment.  When I actually studied about the Vietnam War in high school and college, it gave me a better understanding of where my coach was coming from.  The funny thing is, whenever I see a guy with long hair now, the word "hippie" pops into my head.  I have to admit that in wrestling, I always like to see the clean cut jock beating up on the long haired dude.  That's why I like these bodyslam photos.  So, what do you do whenever you bodyslam a hippie?  You look down at him with a sneer and tell him to go get a haircut.

The Marine

My track coach in middle school was an old Marine who had served in Vietnam.  He had his quirks, and one was to call any of us a "hippie" if he thought our hair was getting too long (even though he had been out of the Marines for probably 25 years, he still kept his military haircut).  "Time for a haircut, you hippie," he would say.  And if he thought we weren't working hard enough he'd call us a "lazy hippie."  One day one of my teammates asked him what his problem was with hippies, and this set coach off on a tirade.  He began a rant about how hippies were lazy, smelly, un-American, communists, immoral, freeloving, pot smoking, cost us the war, doing all kinds of acts against God and creation, and on and on.  We were all kind of stunned by the outburst, and no one dared ask him anything Vietnam related again.  So, this is just a long introduction to this photo of Marcus Anthony gorilla pressing some long haired dude in front of a bunch of cheering Marines.  I'd like to think of this as Marcus exacting some vengence on hippies in order to restore honor to our men in the milatary.  This one's for you, coach!

Catch Wrestling

In France pro wrestling is called "catch wrestling", probably referring to the old "catch as catch can" style which has eveolved into the wrestling entertainment we see today.  These pictures comes from the APC Catch promotion in France, and it gives a whole new meaning to "catch wrestling."  This French wrestler thought it would be a good idea to launch himself off the top ropes towards his Russian opponent, but he's second guessing that strategy now.  Not such a good idea, was it, Jacques?  He'll have plenty of time to think over his next move after he gets slammed to the mat.