Gallery 689
Classic Lullabies
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It's time once again
to check out those beefy, manly wrestlers of yester-year as they knock each
other out with the good old Sleeper Hold.
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Here is a cute
young Baby Face on his knees, scowling in pain as the bully clamps on a very
tight Sleeper Hold. Don't you miss vintage action like this?
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The caption says this hold
is "barred in the U.S.", although I've seen the hold used many times in the
ring. Apparently it's been legalized here in the states as well as in
those Latin countries.
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The ref can clearly see the
victim is out cold and in danger of serious injury, so he frantically tries
to break the hold, but the man applying the Sleeper refuses to let go. This
usually gets the fans in an uproar.
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Does anyone remember Brad
Rheingans? He was an Olympic wrestler who went on to wrestle in the
Pro Ring. He was proud of his tight singlets that made him look like a "real"
wrestler, but he was still no match for deadly pro holds like the Sleeper.
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The attacker grits his
teeth and pours on the pressure, determined to put this hairy brute away before
the monster breaks free and attacks him.
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The ref leans in to see
whether he has an illegal Choke Hold on the cute jobber in white gear. His
forearm should not be locked under the victim's chin! Make him break
it, ref!!
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The caption says this stud has "mastered every hold in the book,"
but he sure has an odd looking Sleeper Hold applied in the bottom photo. He
has his arms clamped up around the victim's face instead of his neck, so
I'm not sure he has "mastered" the Sleeper yet.
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Here is Flair jobbing to Magnum
TA's tight Sleeper Hold. Flair's greatest talent was knowing when to
let the young super-stars work him over and punish him, and knowing when to
beat them down and destroy them in his deadly Figure 4 Leglock.
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Now Flair finds himself trapped in big Harley
Race's intense Sleeper Hold. Sweat pours down Flair's body as the brute
presses his forehead to slow down the blood flow to his brain.
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I think Flair is busted open, since his
face seems to match his scarlet red trunks. He continues to suffer
in Race's Sleeper, his arm nearly as limp as a rag doll.
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Shawn Michaels -- the "best WWF
champ ever" -- flexes his bicep to punish this stud, holding the man's head
against his hairy chest.
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Here
is the great Mark Lewin, another hairy-chested hunk and Master of the Sleeper,
putting out some chubby jobber. You can see more of Lewin's hot sleepers
in Gallery 135.
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Here is a cute young jobber in
white gear, helpless trapped in the bully's Sleeper. It's always nice
to watch the stud in control rock his victim from side to side, tossing him
around like a rag doll.
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Soon the cute
kid is as limp as a wet noodle, his arms loose at his sides as his face relaxes.
This makes it easy for the stud to pin him in a very humiliating position.
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Kerry von Erich looks buff with sweat glistening
on his muscular body as he struggles to escape ruthless Paul Orndorf's Sleeper.
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There is no escape
for sexy young Kerry as the stronger man puts him to sleep. Kerry's
powerful arm is made limp and worthless, draped over Orndorf's knee as he
falls into a deep sleep.
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Kerry liked that
powerful Sleeper Hold. Later he mounts his weaker opponent and flexes his
rock-solid bicep to put the helpless man away.
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Jerry Lawler is in great
danger as this fire-plug dude tightens those stocky arms around his neck like
a vise. Lawler's eyes are closed as his struggling slows down.
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Lawler is in Dreamland,
but manages to raise his arm, showing he isn't beaten yet. Will he be
able to escape this vicious brute's relentless Sleeper?
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Check out Rick Martel from
his Baby Face days, his perfect white teeth showing as he drops to one knee
thanks to the deadly effects of Bockwinkle's Sleeper.
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This dude jumps on his beefy opponent's
back and rides the animal around the ring, like he's trying to tame a wild
horse. If he holds on tight enough, will he be able to put this big
beast away?
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This stud in trunks and boots
clamps a rare Sleeper variation on his blond opponent. He seems to be
clawing the man's face while also locking his arms around the man's carotid
artery.
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The caption describes this
as a "head-lock", but I'd say it's more of a classic Sleeper Hold, judging
from the agony of the suffering victim.
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Barry Windham
wasn't the most powerful wrestler, but his daddy was the promoter in Florida.
Therefore, he was often able to defeat much stronger men, such as muscular
Lex Luger, suffering here in Windham's powerful Sleeper.
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The ref is frantically calling
for the bell, but that doesn't mean this cruel American will release his deadly
hold on handsome Inouki's neck. I'm sure the Japanese fans are about
ready to riot at this point.
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Another ref appears very concerned as the
stud continues to pour on the pressure, long after the bell has sounded. The
fans seem to go wild when a wrestler refuses to release his deadly hold.
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Dusty Rhodes was even fat
back in his rookie days. Here is chubby body is sagging in defeat,
thanks to the stud's relentless Sleeper around Dusty's throat.
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The victim is nearly out cold, but
still finds the strength to reach for the ropes. Damn, they sure had
some ruggedly handsome, masculine wrestlers back in those days!
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