Gallery 471
Sleeper Art






Except for possibly the  Bearhug, the Sleeper is the most popular wrestling hold for artists to draw.  Check out this victim's suffering as his opponent laughs and tightens the Sleeper.

This artist, "Sam", is a fan of Pro Wrestling.  He drew these young hotties grappling in the ring, the blond boy in control of a young muscle-man with a Sleeper.



For you fans of abstract art, here is a painting of a purple man putting away an orange man.  I like how the artist shows the stud in control with his face intimately pressed against the victim's cheek.

I guess this artist wants to see David losing to Goliath.  He shows the agony of a ripped, lean grappler being sleepered by some massive giant with huge muscles.  The victim with his little 20" waist has no chance against this big freak, and that's why this sketch is hot!




Here is a painting showing a blond pretty boy in control of a hairy, masculine stud.  I think the artist likes to focus on the bulge in a wrestler's trunks because these lads are ready to bust out of their jock straps.































This artist drew a blond pretty boy at the mercy of a brutal dark-haired hunk.  Oh by the way, this Gallery contains nudity so you may want to leave if you are bothered by  images of perfect male bodies uncovered.

The same artist now shows a hairy chested hunk at the mercy of a smooth stud.  This artist really knows how to draw handsome dudes with beautiful faces and bodies.



This artist captures the power in big black bodybuilders as the darker stud is helpless in the grasp of a lighter skinned hunk.





Many cartoonists like to show Superman helpless and beaten, especially in a Sleeper Hold.  Here we see that the real "Man of Steel" is some robot freak who is destroying Superman in the ring, in front of all his fans.



Why do so many guys want to see Superman beaten and humiliated?  Is it jealousy because he is so perfect and powerful?  Why is it thrilling to watch a hero who is supposedly invulnerable suddenly made helpless?  
Wow, Superboy is completely humiliated by this Super Villain in the body suit.  The Boy of Steel is crying and his shirt is pulled up exposing his raw stomach and nipples.  The bad boy prepares to finish off the crying hero with a Sleeper.



Since Superman can be destroyed by Kryptonite, several artists have depicted him losing to a powerful villain made out of green Kryptonite.  Now the effects of the Kryptonite skin combined with a Sleeper Hold have left Superman double-helpless.



Why would Superboy agree to climb in the ring with a man made of Kryptonite?  Didn't he know he would be powerless in the green man's embrace??  Maybe after easily beating every other man, Superboy is looking forward to being under a stronger man's power.




This artist shows Superboy and the Kryptonite Kid wrestling in speedos and boots. Very HOT!!  Superboy, however, has busted out of his speedo, showing that he really does enjoy this feeling of helplessness!


This artist created his own Superhero -- Optimus -- wearing the bulging yellow speedo and gold belt.  Here Optimus is at the mercy of a villain in a red bodysuit.
Now poor Optimus has lost his Belt of Power and is trapped in some other villain's Sleeper.  Why does he keep falling victim to this deadly hold?
Oh no, the hero is beaten, his legs sprawled out on the ground as the villain in the blue bodysuit refuses to release that sleeper.  Apparently the villain is turned on by this victory and poking his opponent in the back.



A new computer program called "Poser" allows you to easily move cartoon people around, putting them in different environments or positions.  Now even a non-artist can create hot images like this stud in a thong being attacked in the locker room.

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Here is another Poser creation!  Now Tarzan is wrestling in the jungle, totally helpless in some native's tight Sleeper.



























Here is a cartoon showing Tarzan wrestling with a goateed muscle man called The Mad Arab.  The Ape Man gains the advantage with a sleeper on the dirty Arab, his veins pumped and bulging as he pours on the pressure.
Later the Arab escapes and reverses the hold on poor Tarzan.  He lifts the horny King of the Jungle off his feet, holding his hard body suspended as he increases the Sleeper pressure.





Many comic books have introduced young readers to the excitement and domination of a Sleeper Hold.  Check out Sting's bicep flexing hard to destroy Arn Anderson in this WCW comic book.

Above image is from Marvel WCW Comics #1, April 1992
Below image is from Marvel WCW Comics #2, May 1992

The same series of WCW comics also showed Lex Luger in some erotic poses of suffering as Ron Simmons uses his big, black muscles to apply a deadly Sleeper followed by a Torture Rack.  



This scene is from a comic book called Trollards which featured 3 fat little trolls.  The pro wrestling issue also featured "Tattoo Terry" locking a hot sleeper on the Crusher, who breaks free and puts Terry to sleep with a punch to the face.
Here is a close-up of Tattoo Terry wrapping those arms around the Crusher's throat, trying to put the big man away.  
From Trollards #3, March 1989 by Comico




Thor was once forced to climb in the ring with a Mexican pro wrestler named El Toro Rojo, the "Red Bull".  As El Toro wraps Thor's body in his powerful arms and legs, Thor wonders why the villain is "consumed with passion for the Wrestling Ring."  No wonder so many young men get off on wrestling after growing up with hot comic books like these!
From The Mighty Thor #290, Marvel Comics 1979