Gallery 696
Sleepmasters



Some wrestlers become experts at applying the Sleeper, until they're using it in nearly every match.  This Gallery takes a look at four "Sleeper Masters" who seem almost obsessed with dominating men in their favorite hold.
Adrian Adonis                     Steve Keirn
Steve Corino                           Jeff Jarrett


Modern wrestlers who have come out of the closet act like this is a new idea.  Actually, Adrian Adonis announced his sexuality years ago, and loved to anger the fans by acting like a sissy, then dominating straight dudes in the ring with his Sleeper Hold.

Here is Adonis putting away some muscular boy toy with a very tight Sleeper.  The wrestlers who know what they're doing usually clamp their free hand over the victim's forehead to slow the blood flow to his brain.

Here is another pretty boy in trunks and boots being rocked to sleep by Adonis.  This outraged the fans because it looks like Adonis has the straight wrestler at his mercy and can take advantage of the helpless man while he sleeps.

Later in his career, Adonis bleached his hair, put on 100 pounds, and acted even more flamboyant in the ring.  But he continued to knock out his muscular opponents with tight, humiliating Sleeper Holds.


Steve Keirn -- a member of the "Fabulous Ones" featured in Gallery 646 -- also was obsessed with the Sleeper.  He used it to dominate hundreds of men throughout his career.

Keirn wore a black singlet early in his career.  Here he applies his patented Sleeper Hold on another grappler in a black singlet, and the desperate victim grabs the ropes to break the hold.

Here is a great close-up of one of Keirn's victims, his face limp and relaxed as he drifts off to sleep.  Keirn studied the Sleeper for years, and knew exactly how to position his arms for maximum effectiveness.
For some reason, guys who get off on applying the Sleeper usually enjoy having it applied on them as well.  Here is Keirn drifting off to sleep in a chubby wrestler's relentless embrace.

Manager Jim Cornett always seemed like he might enjoy rassling around backstage with his athletes.  Here Cornett allows shirtless Steve Keirn to wrap his arms around his neck in a playful Sleeper.


In this tag team match, Keirn's partner Stan Lane watches as the Master applies the Sleeper on a masked man in red gear.  It's lights out for this punk!

The camera zooms in to show Keirn's big arms pumping to defeat the masked villain, who is quickly going limp from the deadly effects of the Sleeper.

Pressing his cheek against the masked man's head for extra leverage, Keirn expertly drops his limp opponent on the mat.  I think he's out cold, ring the bell!
Keirn continues to flex and relax, flex and relax, milking the remaining strength out of his victim's body.  The ref tests the masked man's arm, but it's a wet noodle.

Keirn shows us his powerful body as his arms are raised in victory.  The sleeping opponent lies beaten at his feet.


Back in the 1980's, the wrestler who applied the Sleeper was expected to revive his helpless opponent.  Apparently no one else knew the secrets of the mysterious Sleeper in order to reverse the effects.  Keirn rubs his victim's shoulder and slaps the back of his neck.

The fans watch in awe as he delivers a sharp knee between the masked man's shoulders.  Apparently this is part of the strange ritual for waking up a Sleeper victim.
Steve Corino is one of the hottest stars in the Independent Wrestling federations.  He may not be the prettiest or most muscular grappler, but he electrifies the fans with his classic "Old-School" style and brutal tactics.

Here is the bearded stud, jawing with the crowd as he calmly waits for his trapped victim to take a nap.  

You can usually tell the wrestlers who love to apply the Sleeper by their orgasmic facial expressions as they lock their arms around the opponent's neck.  They also like to keep the hold locked on for as long as possible, long after the bell rings.

It's Corino's lucky day as the victim struggles just enough to keep the ref from ending the match.  This allows Corino to continue applying his favorite hold.


Corino slaps his Sleeper on yet another victim, this time a goateed stud in black trunks.

Corino is obsessed with this hold, locking it on as often as possible, and keeping it on as long as he can.  He's like a relentless pitbull once he has a good grip on his opponent's throat.

Check out the expression of helpless fear on the victim's face when he realizes Corino will not let go until he is out cold on the mat.  If you step in the ring with this Sleeper Stud, you better be ready to take a nap.
When Jeff Jarrett's career with the WWE ended, he became active in TNA Wrestling.  Thanks to his good looks and unbeatable Sleeper Hold, he's now one of the most powerful and famous studs on the Indy Wrestling scene.

Jarrett has always enjoyed appling long Sleepers, and his face strikes the most erotic expressions of pleasure as he tightens his grip and watches his victims sink off to sleep.  Here he has Dallas Page at his mercy.

When Jarrett travelled to Puerto Rico, he used his muscular arms to put one of the local baby faces to sleep.  I'm sure his cocky attitude as he sent the hero off to Dreamland had the fans about ready to riot.


Sting thought he was the shit late in his career, wearing his freaky mime make-up and dark costumes.  But Jarrett, looking sweet in those shiny silver boots, teaches the former WWE Superstar who is now in command.

Like most Sleeper Masters, Jarrett often finds himself suffering in his own hold.  Here is "X-Pac" Sean Waltman, another WWE reject, trying to take Jarrett down with the Sleeper Hold.

Later Jarrett gets X-Pac in the ring and schools the whipper snapper on the proper way to put a dude out in the Sleeper Hold.
Here is Jarrett jobbing to one of the top stars in TNA, the phenomenal A.J. Styles.  Even when he is the victim of the Sleeper, Jarrett does not disappoint when it comes to his sexy facial expressions.

I can't tell if Jarrett is in agony here, or if he's experiencing the most intense orgasm of his life thanks to AJ's embrace. I guess when you wrestle a stud like AJ Styles, you experience a mix of pain and pleasure.


Jarrett loves to beat up on Ron Killings, the ripped brother with the dread-locks and perfect body.  Jarrett taunts the fans as he flexes his muscles and rocks his victim's head from side to side.

The blond stud grips his own bicep and flexes it, which causes the poor victim to wince in pain.  Jarrett, meanwhile, looks like he's been gooning for hours.
Since Jarrett is the Promoter and one of the most powerful men in Indy wrestling, Ron Killings must obediently accept this humiliation.  If he tries to escape Jarrett's Sleeper, he'll never work again.  

Gritting his teeth, Jarrett finishes off his boy toy.  Once again, Jarrett is able to live out his obsession:  putting other powerful dudes to sleep in his hold, totally dominating the opponent..