New WrestleMen Chat Room

WrestleMen.com now has a full-featured chat room with webcams, ability to share pictures, Youtube videos, private and public chat, and more. And it's free to all members! Log into the site and click on Chat, and if you're already logged in you can just go to the link below. Tell everyone to come on in!

http://www.wrestlemen.com/chat

"KEEP CALM AND WRESTLE" T-Shirts and Tanks

Sure to attract wrestling fans, maybe get you a match. Available in both T-Shirt and Tank Tops in 13 colors!  Check out this and other wrestling gear, prints, mugs, and more at http://www.cafepress.com/wrestlemen 

Wrestler Rocca in Superman Comic

Pro wrestler Antonino Rocca was featured in a 1962 edition of the Superman comic. Click on the link below to see one of the full pages where he applies a Scissor to his opponent. I can only imagine how hot this was for comic book fans back then! 

http://wrestlemen.com/supermanwrestle800.jpg 

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Bear Hugging Man Greets President

How could you not like a man who gives bear hugs? Florida pizza place owner Scott Van Duzer, yes! Awesomeness.

New WrestleMen Games Page

Check out the new games page which includes Jigsaw and Slide Puzzles of awesome wrestling images, plus the monthly WrestleQuiz where you can win wrestling gifts by answering twenty questions correctly.

http://www.wrestlemen.com/cgi-bin/games.asp

New WrestleMen Mobile

I'm happy to announce the release of WrestleMen Mobile! Members can now access the full wrestling Directory, Mail, Chat, Videos, Blog, and DVD Store from their mobile phone or small tablet. No more sitting at the computer to interact with other wrestlers. The video player is ipad and iphone and Android compatible. Check it out at http://www.wrestlemen.com/mobile/features.htm

Showtime All-Star Wrestling on Comcast

Check your TV listings for SAW (Showtime All-Star Wrestling), an Indy wrestling show like those in the past. Watched an episode last night (Tuesday) on Comcast channel TCN and it's much better than WWE or TNA. Small town, small venue feel. See they have it on Friday too. Check whole week for channel TCN. Here's a clip I found on Youtube.

Wrestling Saved Me from AIDS

I'm cleaning off hard drives to make a follow-up DVD to the STRONGHOLD: In the Grip of Wrestling documentary, and thought you might like this clip that was not used in the film (mostly because it was overexposed lighting). But still an interesting piece.

Men Just Want to Wrestle Animation

One of the first of many. May do a series of episodes. Enjoy!

77-Yo Man Wrestling Uncle

Our good friend Neil from PA talks about wrestling his uncle.

Media Ignores Wrestling Bashing

Share this article link on how the media, including the gay media, has ignored gay bashing at MMA schools. Tweet and Facebook it too. Let's get the word out! http://tinyurl.com/3bae22c

Man Hides Wrestling From His Wife

Enjoy this little piece I edited from a public domain commercial. See the original below it.



Original commercial:

DanNation Covers STRONGHOLD

San Francisco Blogger, DanNation, writes a piece on our STRONGHOLD: In the Grip of Wrestling documentary. Read it below.

http://dannation.org/2011/03/29/time-for-your-singlet-homophobia-and-homoerotica-in-wrestling/

SCISSORMANIA Week on WrestleMen.com

It's SCISSORMANIA week on WrestleMen from Feb. 21-28. Watch two hours of intense SCISSOR videos (head scissors, body scissors, ankle scissors), share your favorite SCISSOR pictures and videos, listen to an audio recording of a member who met classic wrestler, Antonino Rocca (The SCISSOR King), and more. You'll be GASPING for air by time the week is over! http://www.wrestlemen.com

Wrestling Homophobia (Clip from STRONGHOLD)

Watch the entire documentary or buy DVD at wrestlingfilm.com

New Wrestling Gym Bags and Mugs

Check out three new wrestling gym bags and mugs in the WrestleMen Gift Store. http://www.cafepress.com/wrestlemen

525 New WrestleMen Members

Well, not really. They've been there for sometime. But now all of the members who have yet to load a picture of themselves are now included in the search results. If you are one of those guys, we hope you'll take time to update your profile with pictures. We like to see our men! Don't be shy.

http://www.wrestlemen.com

Wrestling Documentary takes on ESPN, AOL, Youtube, and eBay

Washington DC (PRWEB) July 15, 2010

STRONGHOLD: In the Grip of Wrestling, which recently made its Hollywood premiere in the All Sports Los Angeles Film Festival, cites ESPN, AOL, Youtube, and eBay for their involvement in the dissolution of wrestling in America.

ESPN's website is noted for not having a dedicated page for college wrestling. "Go down a list of sports in search of wrestling, and it's probably not there," states the narrator. Though ESPN televises the NCAA wrestling finals, you won't find the sport listed under their College Sports page.

The documentary cites eBay's 2006 decision that "all amateur-made wrestling videos (those not shown on TV) must be listed under the Mature Audiences section—even if they contain no sexual content—because they are intended to arouse." Yet the filmmaker recalls a year later seeing dozens of listings of scantily-clad female catfight and mixed wrestling videos in the General Audiences categories: "So according to eBay, girl on girl wrestling, OK. Girl on guy wrestling, sure. Two guys wrestling? PORN."

Youtube is noted for either removing homemade wrestling videos, or warning that they are "not suitable for minors," no matter what the content. Even one of the film's trailers was removed from Youtube. As with all Youtube removals, a specific reason for what part of a clip violates their Terms of Service is never given to the uploader.

AOL also temporarily removed the filmmaker's online profile in 2005 for including a picture of himself in a standard wrestling singlet. According to the email sent by AOL, such photos "clearly outline male genitalia." In a screen graphic titled, Battle of the Bulge, eighteen states are listed where it is illegal to have an erection in public under clothing.

All of these examples are part of a segment on the often homophobic perception of wrestling in America, and subsequently, the acknowledgment of wrestling's homoeroticism. A 15-minute section of the documentary includes examples of wrestling homoeroticism in the arts, advertisements, and movies. Both gay and straight-identified men describe being sexually attracted to wrestling since childhood, either while watching early pro wrestling, or participating in it themselves. A psychologist attests to this as a normal part of sexual development. The question is presented to the viewers by the narrator, "Have we created a culture of fear and shame for how nature made us, how we are as men, that is ultimately hurting wrestling?"

The two-hour documentary also covers the history of wrestling, the effects of Title IX on amateur wrestling, and how WWE altered pro wrestling (Vince McMahon meets an untimely death in the film). The growing sport of Jiu-Jitsu is also examined as a much-needed outlet for grown men to grapple. The film takes you back stage at a pro indy show, inside amateur wrestling tournaments, a jiu-jitsu school, and several wrestling events specifically geared for adult men. Award-winning filmmaker, Victor Rook, even pulls strangers out of bars and truck stops to wrestle in a portion of the film noted as The Great Wrestling Road Trip.

For additional information and to order Stronghold: In the Grip of Wrestling on DVD or online Pay-Per-View, visit the film's official website at http://www.wrestlingfilm.com/

STRONGHOLD: In the Grip of Wrestling to screen in HOLLYWOOD at the All Sports LA Film Festival

Tickets now on sale! Reserve your seat!

I am honored to announce that our documentary, "STRONGHOLD: In the Grip of Wrestling," has been officially selected for the All Sports Los Angeles Film Festival in Hollywood, CA running July 10-11. That's right, we made it to Hollywood! The film will be screened at the famous Raleigh Studios across the street from Paramount Pictures.

STRONGHOLD follows both gay and straight adult male wrestlers as they pursue their passion for wrestling: amateur, pro, and submission. The film not only details wrestling history and why wrestling is such an underappreciated sport in America, but also speaks frankly about wrestling homoeroticism and homophobia. One reviewer described the film as "a story nobody, gay or straight, has previously had the nerve to tell—and this movie is all the more remarkable because it gets every bit of it absolutely right."

If you can't make it to Hollywood, the full-length Director's Cut is available to watch online or purchase on DVD at http://www.wrestlingfilm.com/. Tickets for 2010 All Sports Film Festival are available for purchase now at All Sports LA Film Festival.

About Raleigh Studios:
Raleigh Studios is the largest owner and manager of stages and studio facilities in the world. It was the filming site for such classic movies as "In the Heat of the Night," with Rod Steiger and Sidney Poitier (which won the Oscar for Best Picture of 1967), "The Best Years of Our Lives" (the Best Picture of 1946), "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane" (1962, with Bette Davis and Joan Crawford) and the original "A Star is Born" (1937) with Janet Gaynor. Early TV show classics such as "Gunsmoke" used the studios as well.

PHOTOPOURRI: Landscapes, Nature, Cities, and More (by Victor Rook)

Hey everyone. I just published a book of some of the best photos I've taken over the past 14 years. That's how long I've been running WrestleMen.com. I know this is not wrestling-related, but if you're a fan of Landscapes and Nature, plus panoramas, I think you will like having this book on your tabletop. You can page through a few of the pictures and order it in hardcover or softcover at the link below. Vic

http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1170938