Firsts!

There is a first time for everything. Some firsts are memorable. Some are not. On my Justin Pierce vs. Kid Vicious review, Phil commented that Justin Pierce was his first obsession when it came to the homoerotic world. That got me thinking, who or what are my firsts? Here are a few that I can remember ...

1. First gay wrestling video obsession: Brad Rochelle

To use Phil's term, I do remember my first wrestling obsession in the homoerotic world. Yes, all wrestling can be pretty darn homoerotic, but you know what it means. I do not remember my first obsession in pro. That would be between a few guys and I mostly remember "moments" that I'd recorded and replayed until the tape wore out but not the order in which they happened.

How my obsession started is pretty simple. I searched "gay wrestling" (probably on Excite or some other defunct search engine) and BGEast came up. I clicked on the result and there was Brad Rochelle. I don't remember exactly which catalogue and BGEast's previous catalogues seem to only go back to catalogue 30. However, it was one of his early ones. Anyway, I checked out those tiny little pictures and wonderful match descriptions. My first wrestling obsession was born.

Brad's famous yellow speedo and
sultry stare burned into my mind.

A fresh-faced tease.

Those shiny-green trunks
in an outdoor match.

2. First time I watched a match

I did not buy my first video when I saw Brad. He captivated me but it was kind of scary to actually buy. The whole e-commerce thing was new for me and the internet was about being as anonymous as possible. It took a lot more time for me to plunk down cash and I cannot remember what I actually spent money on first. More than time, it actually took some validation from someone who'd done it.

The validation came from watching videos bought by others. I know, I know. So wrong. But BGEast has received a ton of my money thanks to tape sharing and trading. It did get me to feel like this was a good place to put my limited extra cash at the time. At the same time, I'd also found wrestling personals. And one of my first meet-ups was a guy named Mike. He had a lot of tapes of wrestling matches. Pro and "underground". So, we watched together.

I remember Mike. I remember him putting in the first video then sitting on the sofa with me. Whether he actively curated the right videos based on our chatting or just guessed or I was just so horny I would've loved anything, I don't know. He definitely showed me a ton of hot wrestling once I settled down. See, I also remember him putting his hand on my forearm to stop me from jerking. Mike was, like, "Slow down, sport, there's a lot more to see." And he was right.

I will admit that I eventually had to put my hands behind my back and let him drive. We watched for well over an hour and I was edged the whole time. It all ended extremely well and after that, I was hooked. (On wrestling videos, not Mike. I moved and that was the end of that.)

3. First match I watched: California Ripper vs. Dakota

This is the first match Mike put in the VCR. The one that had me going way too fast too early. It shocked me when I later discovered that it is only 14 minutes long. I thought, is this only part of it? Nope. It really was that short. No wonder he stopped me. Maybe this is why I prefer short videos.

California Ripper is a swarthy macho man. Things starts out with him dominating over frat boy Dakota, getting a quick fall. Hot. However, Dakota then owns Ripper's ass the rest of the match. Gear is stripped. Trash is talked. And the pretty boy that I expected to be the jobber turns out to be a major heel. He totally crushes the hairy hunk and humiliates him for the last eight minutes or so.

BGEast does have this for sale on a Private Bouts compilation (37-41) or as an Arena exclusive tokens-only VOD. However, there is no page with match descriptions nor does either wrestler have a profile page.

Sexy, swarthy California Ripper on top. As I expected.

Ripper living up to his name. Bye bye, white singlet.

What? I wasn't expecting that!

Stripping Dakota has unleashed his power.

The Ripper owned!

Now who's the real ripper?

The real heel chokes the poser with his own trunks!

Pure prettyboy domination.

The hairy hunk begs for mercy.

4. First wrestling story I read: A Family Affair (Redneck Arena) by Mangler

Last one for today. Mangler's stories were all posted on a long-gone site but with some googling, they can still be found. I found them neatly stored in Globalfight's story archive (HERE). Many (all?) were posted on 9-12-2012 and all listed as "by Mangler".

A Family Affair was the first one that I read. It is a brutal ballbusting story that is so not my personal taste but the inter-character dynamics got me through that. I always skimmed past the yucky (to me) parts and focused on some hot cocky studs getting their ass kicked. Here's the intro ...

The Redneck Arena was bustling with excitement. The last match had just concluded and the loser was being taken back to the locker room for some post match action. But most people in the crowd were anxious for the next match to begin. It was a first for the Redneck Arena; actually two firsts. Number one it was a handicapped match, 2 versus 1 (actually there had been other 2 on 1 matches before, but this was the first "legal" one), and number two all the combatants were related.

Fighting alone was Jon a 19 year old, 6', 220 lb bodybuilder who had won several bodybuilding titles. His opponents were his identical twin stepbrothers, Brad and Barry. They were 5'8", 150 lbs and competitive gymnasts. The hatred between the stepbrothers had been ongoing since their parents marriage 4 years ago. After the twins mother died, the hatred had intensified finally leading up to tonight's challenge, which was also the twins 18th birthday, the legal age for entrance to the Arena. In anticipation of the problems associated with the match, the promoters had assigned Tim, their best referee, to the match. Tim was 6'1" and 215 lbs of raw masculinity and accepted no shit from anyone. In addition, he also fought and wrestled in another league.

Tim was standing in the center of the ring when the announcement was made. The crowds reaction indicated that most of them were rooting for the twins. The ref called the combatants to the middle of the ring and admonished them, "Okay, you all know the rules, no low blows and regular tag-team rules. Don't even think about violating them, because I won't stand for it."

"It doesn't really matter what you think," Jon said. "These two pieces of shit are going down in a matter of minutes so you don't have to worry about violations."

"There you go daydreaming again big brother. You always were such an asshole," Brad replied.

"Enough already. Save it for the damned wrestling. Now go back to your corner and wait for the bell."

First off, the idea of a redneck arena is fascinating. Second, it's brothers battling. Third, it goes down in a really hot fashion. It ends with the promise of more that never happens (as far as I know), but that's probably right. We don't need to see any follow up. The violence goes a little too far for me but the scenario and rest of the action is really excellent.

So, those are some of my firsts. What about you? Got any great firsts you'd like to share? The comment box is the perfect place to do it!

Alex