Gallery 672
Stretching Back in Time



Let's take a walk down memory lane and check out some of those beefy hunks in trunks from the Golden Age of wrestling.  These manly studs enjoyed slapping on holds like the Ab Stretch for most of the match.

Here is Brisco with the dreaded Ab Stretch on his chubby opponent, one leg draped over the victim's thigh.  
They just don't make grappling studs like Harley Race any more.  Check out his body soaked in sweat, with a little blood running down his smiling face after his intense match.
The sexiest thing about old-school daddies like Race was these skimpy trunk which were about 3 sizes too small and looked like bikini briefs on those massive frames!
Big Harley Race was willing to job for the handsome young pretty-boys like Bob Backlund to put them over with the fans.  Here Race allows Backlund to punish him in a deadly Ab Stretch.

Bob Backlund was a cute, boyish looking wrestler when he first entered the ring.  But fans were always reminded that this smiling young cutie actually was a talented wrestler who knew thousands of ways to hurt his larger opponents.

Backlund again demonstrates his technical skill by putting Billy Graham, in the skin-tight white gear, in the Ab Stretch.  I wonder how these big veterans felt about being dominated and humiliated by this goofy kid??
This bearded daddy likes to feel his young opponent's body when he gets him trapped in a hold.  He takes this opportunity to run his hand all over the cute young victim's chest.
Is this really Mr. Wrestling II under that mask?  Judging from his skill at twisting Terry Funk into a position of suffering, I'd say that's really The Man.  

There is no better hold for showing off the ripped hard bodies of both the attacker and the victim than the Ab Stretch.  This cruel kid even lifts his opponent's foot for extra side-splitting pressure.

Let's zoom in for a closer look at those shredded bodies, flexing and twisting to show off every muscle, bone, and tendon.  These studs look like Anatomy Charts!
When the mean old heel wants to punish the victim for a long time, giving the fans a great view of his suffering to increase their anger, he would apply the Ab Stretch.  Here the grizzly villain smiles as poor young Ray Rougeau is twisted around until he cries out in agony.
If you're ever wrestling in front of a group, and your opponent locks on an Ab Stretch, be sure to show your level of suffering by twisting your face into an expression of pure agony.  The pain of the hold should help you remember to do this!

Steve Keirn had a classic-pro style body, that always looked great in a pair of trunks.  Even when he's standing around checking out a new camera, this dude is a hottie!

Here is Keirn later in his career, still sporting a handsome smile as he punishes hairy-chested Tim Parker.  Muscular guys like this hold because it allows them to show off their physiques for the fans.
With his wild flowing hair and muscular chest, Kerry Von Erich had a jungle-savage vibe going on.  Plenty of fans delighted in watching other wrestlers try to tame this savage wild-man.
Big Greg Valentine tries to discipline and control the wild Von Erich lad with his patented Ab Stretch.  Will Kerry's muscular development allow him to escape this torture by the cocky villain in black gear?

Back in the early days of Underground Wrestling Videos, Kid Leopard (who still was a "Kid") tamed all the other young grapplers using clever holds like the punishing Abdominal Stretch.  Here the Kid appears very interested in this jobber's flowery speedo.

Before twisting this jobber's lean body around like a Bonzai Tree, Leopard leans in for a closer inspection of that bulge tenting out the front of the kid's fancy briefs.  I think those colorful trunks will earn this pretty-boy extra suffering and pain from Mr. Leopard!
Here are two strapping young Tag Team partners from the old days of British wrestling.  Tall, dark, and handsome Mario Milano signs an autograph while his his sexy opponent Red Bastein sizes up the competition.
Later these partners must have broken up, because here we see Milano trying to injure his cute former-partner with the painful Ab Stretch.  Maybe they are still best friends but just decided to strike this pose to excite the fans who bought the magazine.

The fat brawlers from the olden days -- like Wahoo McDaniel and Ole Anderson -- weren't afraid to strip down to their trunks and boots and show off their beefy bodies for the fans.  They also didn't mind the humiliation of being trapped in long, painful holds like the Ab Stretch.

When handsome young Jim Brunzell climbs in the ring with a hairy-chested veteran like Nick Bockwinkle, you know you're in for a hot scientific match with plenty of torture holds, sweat, and cries of pain.  This image was so hot, they slapped it on the cover to sell more magazines.

Here is a closer look at the tension in Bockwinkle's body as Brunzell, scowling in rage, tries to rip him in half.  Did anyone out there ever get excited when seeing images like this on the front of a Wrestling Magazine?
Of course Tom Zenk was the ultimate baby-face, with his perfect body and hair.  With his handsome, eager smile, clean-cut image, and all-around Boy Scout attitude packed into a tight speedo, fans couldn't wait to see the poor kid in pain.
This veteran fulfills the fans wishes, twisting poor Zenk around and causing him to cry like a bitch.  Poor Zenk's nearly naked body is barely contained by those tighty-whitie briefs, but the veteran stretches him without mercy.

Sometimes you really have to miss the good old days of Pro Rasslin!