Many people like to hibernate this time of year, staying inside to catch up on their sleep. In honor of the season, here are some images of the good old Sleeper Hold — scenes of wrestlers being put down for their nap by a dominant male who knows how to apply that most devastating (and erotic) wrestling hold.
Once upon a time, pro wrestlers felt the need to promote their sport as an authentic, unscripted competition. To convince the audience of the realism of the contests, they would invite some chump in the crowd to climb in the ring and experience a Real Wrestling Move. Then they’d throw him around, or beat on him, or knock him out in a tightly-applied Sleeper Hold.
They never seemed to have any trouble finding volunteers willing to be beaten up and humiliated like this. Back then (as is still true today), guys were eager to get in the ring, mix it up with the shirtless grapplers, and experience the thrills, chills, and excitement that a man feels while in a fight — or at least while in the embrace of another man…