The Cast: Who's Who (July)

Here are July's base models, along with a few before and after images where the changes were most significant or the hottest.

Route 69

Ben - Adam Ayash (Model)

AWL: The Education of Jake Justice 4

“Well, well, well, if it isn’t three little bitches from the AWL.”

"What the --" My head snaps up at the insult, shocked to hear any guy here do anything but hit on us.

My name’s Jake Justice. I’m a pro wrestler for the American Wrestling League, the second largest promotion in the country. Until five seconds ago, I was just relaxing, enjoying a beer with my buddies, Chuck Rollins and Colt Hill, who are also wrestlers in the AWL. 

Route 69 S209: Rochester NY

"Hey, Brad, good to meet you."

"Ben! Good to meet you, finally. Get the fuck in here. Brrrr." Brad shivers then slams the door behind me.

I smile as I say, "You're cold? I'm shocked that loincloth doesn't keep you warm. Tarzan obviously never needed to be in Rochester in November."

Brad asks with a smirk, "You complaining? I can put on more clothes."

Review: Jersey vs. Frey (Thunder's Arena)

There's something fun about seeing a new wrestler, a rookie, in action, because you don't really know what to expect. It's a bit of a thrill to be surprised. Of course, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose.

I've learned the hard way about buying based on pictures, but I did it anyway. I bet $32 on the latest stud from Thunder's Arena, Jersey. It's a hefty investment on an unknown quantity. One I've refused to make on "sure-thing" Dirty Daddy from the same company. All based on the hope that Jersey would live up to the promise of a few pics on their Tumblr.

Source: Thunder's Arena Tumblr

Source: Thunder's Arena Tumblr

I'll spare you the suspense. He does. It turns out that Jersey is a hot, charming stud who knows how to wrestle. Jersey vs. Frey is a winner. It's a back-and-forth match that sold me hard on the rookie and made me hungry for more.

Inspiration: Mike Columbo = Gordon Scott?

Sean at Inner Jobber just posted about Mike Columbo. The post reminded me of a post I did for Bard. It was the second of two posts I did called Lusts of My Life. In the post, I compared two of my favorite guys - Mike Columbo and Gordon Scott, saying how similar I find them. Below is the blog post, obviously continuing my first one.

Original Post from 2013:

So I know I wrote that my lusts are usually low profile, but that's not the case for this one. Mike Columbo. I mean, he is one of BGE's big stars and has been in tons of videos. However, the reason I like him may be unique. Tarzan. Yes, Tarzan is why he was one of the first guys I gravitated to.

Now, I admit that if I were casting a Tarzan, Mike Columbo wouldn't be my first choice. So how does my brain relate the two? Here's my explanation:

Route 69 S208: Quincy MA

TAP, TAP. "Ben!" TAP, TAP. "Ben!"

I hear my best friend Jeff at my motel room door. I roll out of bed, trying not to wake my boyfriend Dylan. I pull on a pair of athletic pants and open the door slightly, getting hit by the cool November air.

Jeff asks me, "Ben, can I borrow the car? I got some business to take care of."

I whisper, "Huh? What kind of business could you possibly have at midnight in Quincy Massachusetts?"

Jeff smiles, "Asskicking business."

Review: Dash Decker vs. Chad Daniels (RHW)

I hesitated to review this, since Jose already posted his "7 Highlights" of the match. Eight days ago. With hi-res GIF's that put my low-res screen grabs to shame. I figured this would be old news, but then I decided I would share my thoughts anyway, because you can never have too much Dash.

I'm going to be potentially controversial in this post. **Gasp!** I've discovered something about myself after buying and watching ten Dash Decker matches. Here goes ...

What's bringing me back isn't Dash the unstoppable uber-heel. It's Dash the bodybuilder jobber.

Route 69 S207: Philadelphia PA

I'm like, "What does this mean, bro?"

Ben looks at the iPad, "What? That? Oh, two stars? That means watch out. Those scores are from past opponents and they're not good. I'm five stars. Cody’s five stars. Most guys I wrestle are four at least. There's obviously something wrong with that guy. Let's see. Well, he shows up and he looks like his pic. Well, that's good, but that must mean that guys don't have a good time wrestling him."

"Does it say why somewhere?"

"Jeff."

"What?"

"You're looking for trouble, aren't you?"

PSA: Bringing Sexy Back (Thunder's Arena)

Guys,

PSA stands for Public Service Announcement. I realize that with global readership, I should never assume things like this to be universally known. This PSA is to say that Thunder's Arena has a new (?) streaming rental service. It's $17.95 for a 3-day rental. I'll leave you to decide what you think of that. For comparison, BGEast offers 1-day VOD's for $10 and a 7-day option for $15.

But here's the reason for this post ... the rental page is full of matches starring a certain big and sexy wrestler, including the infamous bathroom match versus Z-Man, which was previously not available for download. As you might know, Thunder's Arena removed all his videos for sale and Joe from Ringside was asked to remove all reference to him from his blog.

Now, I have no idea why the reversal. Has his status changed? Did they realize that it's futile to try to hide these matches? Are rentals somehow perceived as different from sales? Will he soon return to active duty in the Arena? Will I be asked to remove this post?

These questions — and many others — will be answered in the next episode of ...

No, wait, that's not right. Sorry, Logo is airing re-runs of Soap, a comedy from the 70's. It's pretty funny and that's how they end every episode.

He is easily one of my favorites wrestlers anywhere, any time. So in honor of this event and since I have no idea how long it will last, here are a few of my favorite matches starring him, all of which are available for rental if you so choose.

*** WARNING - SPOILERS BELOW! ***

I normally work to avoid spoilers, but it's impossible here, because the endings are part of why I like a couple of these matches.

AWL: The Adventures of Danny Chase 5

"I really don't get the problem, Danny. UH! UH! UH! UH! UH! UH! UHHH! ARGH! UH! YES! Oh fuck. Woo, for a second there, I didn’t think I could pound that last one out. Your turn."

With Rex finished, we switch positions. He straddles my head as I wrap my hands around the thick steel rod that hangs over my face. Before I start pumping, I respond, "It’s not as easy as all that, Rex. Yeah, it’s tempting. Shit, it’s $5,000. Of course it’s tempting. But it’s also a little weird, you know? UNH! UNH! UNH! UNH! UNH! UNH! UNH! UNH! UNH! UNNNNNNH! Fuck, that felt good. New personal best!”

While I rest, let me catch you up. My name is Danny Chase. Or Daring Danny Chase to my fans. I'm talking with my best friend, Rex Taylor. We're both pro wrestlers, working mostly for the American Wrestling League and Men's Wrestling Alliance. We're at the AWL gym pumping iron, trying to keep in shape. It's early Sunday morning, so we've got the place to ourselves as we discuss what happened to me at the MWA show yesterday.

AWL: The Adventures of Danny Chase 4

Warning: This story includes heterosexual behavior. Reader discretion is advised.

Oh man, my head hurts. My mouth is dry. My balls are uncomfortably wedged between my thighs. I reach down to free them. Hm, it feels like I’m wearing a pair of my pro wrestling trunks. That’s unusual, but it explains why my package feels crushed. I work my junk into a better position. Ah, that’s better. I need a shower. I move my feet to get up. Wait, I’m wearing my pro wrestling boots.

When I open my eyes, I see nothing. Oh shit, I’m blind. Too much booze and I’ve gone blind. No wait. Everything’s coming into focus. There. I can see, thanks to the sudden glow from headlights through a crack in the curtains and a red digital clock. I hear a woman breathing beside me and it all starts to come back to me.

Damn, I had way too much tequila last night, especially for a Monday night. Still, it’s not every Monday where you just hand $5,000 of your hard-earned money to a couple of amateur loan sharks to save a friend. Okay, I remember being at the club, drowning my sorrows, but then it gets blurry. Where am I? I’m definitely in a bed, but the smooth, satin sheets and the perfume smell tell me I’m not at home.

I remember. Her name is Angie. She’s a ring bunny, the kind of girl who chases pro wrestlers. I know this because they're the only ones who recognize me as Daring Danny Chase from the AWL or one of the local indie feds where I work. I remember she started flirting, even knowing my current ranking as one of 1983’s top pro wrestling’s top stars (number 323).

I remember thinking that was a little scary, but I did get a picture this year and a longer write up. She kept coming on to me and I appreciated the attention. Did she get me drunk? Fuck, I think she did. She got me drunk and brought me back here. Where’s here? I don’t even remember getting here, but I know I didn’t drive.

Review: Jonny vs. Kip (JonnyFirestorm.com)

I've bought quite a few matches from Jonny Firestorm's site. He's a wrestler I've liked over the years, whether as a boyish heel, suffering jobber, giant killer or beefy and hairy bad guy. However, I've missed some of his latest action, with him being mainly in BGEast and there being no option to download. So when he set up his own site with downloads, it was great for me.

I'm definitely a fan of Jonny

Regrettably, I've just seen that he has hiked all his prices up significantly ($50 for one match!), so I'm probably done with his stuff for the foreseeable future.

Heroes: Tarzan and the Twins of Tibor

Chapter One: The Escape

The two muscular young black men raced through the jungle as fast as they could go, branches tearing at their smooth naked flesh. In their 19 years of life, the twins had never felt real fear. But here they were, running as fast as they could, with one clear motivation.

Run or die.

They were sweating profusely in the African heat, breathing hard and struggling to maintain focus. They had been running for over two miles through some of the densest jungle in Africa. Each man wore only a thin lion-skin pouch over his sizable manhood, held tight only by narrow leather straps that ran over his hips connecting to another strap that came up between his powerful legs firmly lodged in the deep valley of his substantial butt cleavage. They had had no time to put on more covering or footwear or grab weapons before fleeing their hut mere seconds before the Council's warriors came for them. If they were going to survive this, it would have to be with their brains and the power of their mighty bodies.

A note on my reviews

This is probably an answer to a question nobody asked, but I wanted to let you guys know that everything I've reviewed has been a match I personally paid for and decided on my own to talk about.

Please know that any bias I display is purely based on my personal tastes and experience as a customer, not any kind of quid pro quo. If I ever do get anything free or any special favor of any kind from a video producer, I will definitely tell you in the write up. If I review something because someone sends me something or asks me to review it, I will definitely tell you.

I only bring this up because I believe in transparency. I was lucky enough to get an email from a video producer telling me that they'd been seeing traffic from my blogs. That's great. I don't actually use the links in my posts or on the sides of my blogs, so it must be you guys using them. I'm glad that they're proving to be helpful.

They asked if I'd be interested in reviewing matches. I said sure, but that I wasn't looking for anything free as I'd have an issue with that. I want to be objective. To be clear, they didn't offer anything free or any other special consideration, so I might've been overvaluing my own importance. In fact, they might have been thinking, "We weren't offering, you egomaniac. Sheesh."

Anyway, it seemed like a good time to put some clarity out there, early in my blog's life, in case anyone ever wondered. So when you're reading a review, please know that I will have always paid for the match as a regular customer, unless otherwise stated. And I will always have made the decision to review that match on my own, unless otherwise stated.

If you have any questions, please ask in the comments. And if you ever buy a match because of a review of mine, I'd love to know what you thought of it.

Alex

Route 69 S206: Odessa TX

"Hey, Brooks!"

"Howdy, Ben! Thanks for coming early."

Brooks invites me into his room then proceeds to strip down. He's laid out a dozen shiny pairs of briefs and wants to get my opinion on what he should wear. Of course, he'll wear them all over the course of the weekend, but he's wondering about what to wear when we wrestle. I point to the pair I like and he slips them on.

I ask, "So how was the drive?"

Brooks gets dramatic, shaking his head, "Man. Rain falling like a cow pissing on a flat rock. Wind that'd blow the warts off a toad. Hail the size of hell and half of Texas. Tornadoes coming at me from every side. I even went off the road once right into a mess a black bears. Had to fight 'em off with my bare hands. But I did it. And all just to wrestle you, buddy."

One Good Link Deserves Another

If you're following the lists at the bottom of my blogs, you've probably noticed that my latest review of Guido Genatto vs. Chet Chastain from BGEast's Fan Fantasy 3 has rocketed to the top of the charts. Not just the past 30 days list, but the all-time list, too!

Now, my previous reviews that involved Guido are top ten posts, so he's clearly a draw. But that's not the only reason.

The poster behind the awesome Tumblr "Fuck Yeah Gay Wrestling" posted a link on a forum post over at Just Us Boys in their 2015 Pro Wrestling thread. The post, which appears at the bottom of page 40 and is quoted at the top of page 41 has driven hundreds of additional views on top of Guido's normal popularity, propelling the post to the top. Now, I don't know if any of the new visitors will read any stories or other posts, but it was fun to see the boost (which I initially thought might be GIF-driven re-reading, as I thought I did a good job with them).

So in the spirit of reciprocity and appreciation, I wanted to say 'thanks' with these links.

Fuck Yeah Gay Wrestling Tumblr

Just Us Boys: The Hot Pro Wrestling Thread - 2015 Edition

Alex

Producer's Ring: Hemsworth vs Hemsworth

This story was written for Bard's Producer's Ring group. Here is the description: The Producer's Ring is a fictional universe, a stark, post-apocalyptic landscape (or another man's view of heaven, depending on how you look at it). Everything comes down to power and money and the commodification of everything, and in particular, male sexuality. Entertaining the bloodthirsty masses is king, and the producer's of the entertainment industry shape and control the world. Celebrity is nothing more than a key to open a door. A wrestling victory over another celebrity is prerequisite to walking through the door to claim fame, riches, and power. Sexuality, sensuality, and homoeroticism combine with combat to determine the fortunes of talented hopefuls. Everyone is a product. Sexuality is a commodity. And victory in combat is the currency of political power.

The Focus Group: Hemsworth vs. Hemsworth

Eli Brody listened to the pitch and he loved it. It was a fantastic combination of drama, action and romance. It was powerful and timely. Eli knew it was a coup that he landed this script. Still, this project was a risk. It needed the right lead. Knowing the key theme was about family, he wanted real brothers and no one fit the bill better than Chris and Liam Hemsworth.