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Professional Gay Wrestling
While searching Amazon Prime recently, I was pleasantly surprised to detect, of all things, episodes of Memphis wrestling in the video library. But there was even more content available for any connoisseur of both superb wrestling and bad wrestling: a collection of death matches between Cactus Jack and Terry Funk, some truly awful-looking wrestling movies I’d never heard of, and something called, Professional Gay Wrestling.
My first doubt was, “Is this Unharmed for Work?”
But my second question was “Why queer professional wrestling?” (Or “professional gay wrestling”, as it’s called, which led me back to my first question).
I mean, if homosexual men want to view guys with great bodies and revealing outfits grapple with each other, there are a number of other wrestling promotions out there – specifically, all of them.
Let’s face it – wrestling is a very gay sport, and has been since the days of the ancient Greeks. Those guys used to wrestle naked, which is just about the gayest thing two men can do short of having sex with each other.
Which they also did.
Actually watching PGW raised even more questions.
First of all, announcer Bruce R
Grappling With Homophobia: A Short, Campy History of 9 Gay Pro-Wrestling Characters
Here are nine male lover wrestling characters who hold appeared in American wrestling:
1. Gorgeous George (1941 – 1962)
The first and most infamous “gay” character in wrestling, his outrageously extravagant character wore sequined robes and long capes, escorted by his own personal valet when walking towards the ring. He grew his hair long and dyed it platinum blond, had exaggeratedly effeminate mannerisms, demanded his valet spray the ring with perfumed disinfectant before he began wrestling and was a cowardly cheat, enraging exist fans and television audiences by the millions.
He eventually became the most known wrestler of his day, earning over $100,000 a year. His popularity culminated in a 1959 pair against Canadian wrestler Whipper Billy Watson in which the loser agreed to have their hair shaved. George lost, of course, to the delight of cheering fans.
Nevertheless, George permanently altered pro-wrestling with his extreme dramatic flair and set a standard of pro-wrestling showmanship for decades to come.
2. “Pretty Boy” Pat Patterson (1958 – 2014)
A true trailblazer, Pat Patterson was op
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Growing up, I had a fire. Each Friday overnight, in the absence of a social life, 11 year old me would settle down in front of the TV with my dad to view WWF (now WWE) Raw is War. At the period it was the height of youthful masculinity. All the hard kids in school would monitor it without break down, then come in on Monday morning to clothesline-from-hell the rest of us and talk shop. In a second before social media, where dial-up internet was at the forefront of technology, our weekly dose of man on man action, followed by the sneaky free 10 minutes of Channel Babestation once the parents had gone to bed, granted boasting rights for the week, and helped to construct our LAD mentality.
It’s only when you depart to these inhabit shows, full to the brim with sweaty middle-aged men and their children, baying for blood and tits, that you feel truly part of the manly mob. The crowd would grow up as one to cheer Stone Cold, curse the establishment heels, and mo
Pro Gay Wrestling Hits the Big Time
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RIK (R): So Jaymes, you are an actor and Producer, how did your career start? Has it started? When did that happen?
JAYMES (J): It’s something I’ve always had the calling to perform. I didn’t really hold a choice about it. It’s like a sickness. I made my first short back in the 90’s and officially starting “my career” during graduate film school.
R: What was your inspiration for this show?
J: Definitely the old school pro wrestling shows from the 70’s and 80’s. We wanted PGW to have that feel, like you were watching a late darkness wrestling show from that classic era, except everyone is openly gay… more or less.
R: Are you a wrestler yourself?
J: How could I not be? I don’t believe I’d fare too skillfully if I wasn’t at least mildly bad ass.
R: Did you have amusement filming it?
J: No. It was Hell! Just kidding. We had a great time. It’s a Great group of people and we get along great except when we’re in the ring….
R: Any injuries to anyone?
J: Nothing serious, except good maybe… a few people’s pride.
R: Are all the actors gay?
J: Yes. Part of my goals when I started as a film-maker was to r