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This post, inspired by the sidelineland.com blog, takes a tongue and cheek look into "what made me gay (not really)" and while I've focused on what awakened my inner gay, the bearhug was definitely a prequel to all of that. You see, the bearhug was something that a part of me enjoyed before I even knew what being gay meant.

Shawn Michaels v Sycho Sid (WWF) 

Chase la Chance v Stud Arrogant (muscledominationwrestling.com)

Ash Deleon v Richie Douglas (bgeast.com)

Kal the Wrestler v Champion Cheetah Boy (ucwrestling.com)

Mitch Colby v Cole Cassidy (bgeast.com) 

Whenever I think back to my first memories of pro wrestling, the image of a muscled stud getting bearhugged is cemented in my mind. I don't even know really who the guy is but I do remember the agony, the shared struggle, and yes, the closeness the two wrestlers shared in a bearhug.  

Kevin & Mike Von Erich vs Rick Rude & Dingo Warrior

This was before I started watching wrestling, but the Von Erics, Rick Rude, and the Ultimate warrior in a single match would've been heaven

From that point on I was completely hooked.  I don't think my feelings were even sexually charged back then, but that image and that moment, was something I just couldn't let go of.  The imagery of a hero fighting to hang on while his opponent presses on with all his might to break him, is forever sealed in my thoughts.  

Mark Jindrak v Spike Dudley 

Arn Anderson v Ronnie Garvin

I don't know why I like wrestling - it is the point of this blog after all, but what I can say is that the sight of a sweaty, beefy wrestler squeezed by another champion awakened it all inside of me and eventually started my addiction to gay pro wrestling.

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