Monday, March 20, 2006

Lisa Marie

One of my first favorite wrestlers was Lisa Marie, an Australian (or perhaps a Kiwi) who had a bit of a bad attitude and wasn't afraid to use her size and strength against her opponents. At 5'10" and solidly built, Lisa Marie was more than a match for most women and her matches against smaller guys appeared realistic. The photo above is notable as Lisa Marie has worked up a nice sweat against her opponent, and her white panties show that the drapes don't match the carpet.


Mercedes Khani

I actually don't know anything about this lovely young lady, other than she is a fitness competitor and she lives in Europe. Wouldn't it be great if wrestling (which surely is a great form of exercise) would be an acceptable career for a fit woman in such prime condition? In other words, and to put it more bluntly, I really wish someone could figure out a way to get her to wrestle in the outfit she is wearing in these photos.

The Wrong Angle

I love it when ladies, naked except for wrestling boots, go at it in a ring. (If you're into this, I highly recommend the Beka two-tape set of their 8-girl nude tournament, in which the finals actually required a tie-breaking overtime round!!). But these photos have caught the "action" (in quotes as the ladies are obviously posing) from the wrong angle. You see, the point of having the ladies wrestling in the ring is so we can look up at them, making their asses look all the more magnificent. Or we look through the ropes, as if we were in the audience. But by looking down at them, all of the tension is lost and the unfortunate result is that the photos look like two women posing in the nude.

Wednesday, March 08, 2006

In Praise of the British

While I'm not an Anglophile by any means, I have to give a Colbert-esque "tip of the cap" to those folks at Festelle who have put on so many exhibitions of topless wrestling in London. Wouldn't it be great to live in a society where one a month or so, you could go down to the local pub and watch some lovely ladies wrestling in tangas or g-strings? In this photo, one of my favorites Luna is really getting the action taken to her by an older woman. If you've ever seen Luna wrestle, she probably has the greatest body for a terrible wrestler. Or to put it another way, her beauty is inversely proportional to her wrestling ability.

A Favorite (one of many)

Another in the "BOW" series, and from one of my all-time favorite videos. The match, as I remember it, was very short and one-sided. The thin girl in the white panties totally overpowered her opponent, who I will call "Pla" (a common nickname for a Thai girl) for purposes of this discussion. Pla simply had an outrageous body, curves all over that were highlighted by the liberal application of oil and a deliciously skimpy g-string. Pla apparently had several supporters among her fellow wrestlers, and they loudly urged her not to submit. But, as you can see for yourself, she ultimately did give in. What I love is how her left hand is raised palm up towards the referee, just as many of the losers in the classic Theo Ehret photos. The referee is not helping the winner here, but is making sure that she isn't choking Pla (which perhaps explains why the other wrestlers were rooting for Pla -- perhaps they had suffered chokes in earlier matches). And there is no denying that Pla's face shows the pain of losing to this chin-grip submission hold.

Thai Ladies Wrestling

Like many red-blooded American guys (to distinguish ourselves from those with green blood, I suppose), I find Thai women attractive. So the combination of Thai girls and wrestling is right up my alley. Unfortunately, there are only a few matches available on video. These photos are from oil matches organized by a Japanese outfit and are part of the "BOW" series, which I presume stands for Bangkok Oil Wrestling. There is no mistaking the intensity on the faces of the ladies going at it above, and I particularly like how the lady on the bottom is not giving in so easily.
For reasons that are only partially self-explanatory, many Japanese producers favor matches decided not by pin or submission, but by the first to remove her opponent's panties. The buxom lady to the right demonstrates good defensive technique as she is simultaneously pulling her own panties up while maintaining a hold on her opponent's. With her opponent smartly pulling her right leg in to prevent her panties from being pulled off, she had better move quickly to get her opponent's panties off first. But most of all, I'm captured by the way that the ladies' stray hairs stick to their necks.

Monday, March 06, 2006

True Victory

One of the most devastating victory poses of all time, as Ingrid celebrates her win over Karin in this late 90s catfight from DWW. Ingrid gives a devilish little smile to someone to her right, and Karin just looks exhausted, unable to prevent Ingrid from lifting up her arm and putting her right foot on her belly in a show of complete and hard-won dominance. With her right fist lifted high, there is no question but that Ingrid is justly proud of her victory and has no compunction in showing that she is not a natural blonde. Neither lady is a fitness addict, and the gentle droop of Ingrid's breasts together with a bit of a tummy (which beomes more evident upon her return to wrestling in a few years) allows us to admire her indominatable fighting spirit all the more.

Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Luckiest Man Alive?

What else could you say about the guy who gets to be in a photoshoot with Su-Ling, as she wrestles in a crochet bikini that barely covers her ass and breasts?

Olde Time German Tit Fight

Those of us you enjoy watching ladies tussle in various stages of undress have to admit that we have it better than our forebears. We are almost spoilt for choice with a range of fighting styles captured on video and on the web by several dedicated producers in the Americas, Europe and Asia. So I have to give a tip of my cap to those who came before us and couldn't simply fire up their computer to check out photos of ladies going at it. Plus, looking at the vintage catfight photos gives us a sense of what it must have been like when it was hard to even imagine that anyone else shared one's particular interest. With the dictates of society and the limits of photographic technology, I can only stand (or perhaps bow) in awe of those who took photos like the one featured above.

I'm not going to argue that these German ladies, catfighting in the late 30s I believe, are particularly beautiful or that the shot is brilliantly composed. Instead, I like this photo because they are obviously ordinary looking ladies who were somehow convinced to catfight in front of a camera. And from the seeds planted from early photos like this, an entire industry (albeit a tiny one) has grown.

Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Real versus Staged

This is what a real apartment catfight looks like. Antonia has another one of my DWW favorites in a bad way in this titantic nude catfight. Denise's hair is all mussed and is partly obscuring her fine features, and Antonia has a noticeable rug burn on her thigh. The ladies aren't making any exagerated expressions, and thank god, are focusing on each other and not the camera.
In this photo taken by the incomparable Theo Ehret, represents the epitome (which I used to think was pronounced e - pi - tome) of the 70s Apartment Style Match. With that ever present and mysterious Van Gogh self-portrait looking down, the ladies are perfectly positioned for our maximum fantasy viewing enjoyment. Perfect hair, perfect focus, perfect lighting and a great pair of asses to boot.
Another Ehret masterpiece, with the ubiquitous upturned hand of impending submission. Not only are the ladies' faces clearly seen, but the winner's hair falls in perfectly coiffed curls down her right shoulder. Pretty amazing after a tough battle. The studio lighting highlights the loser's fantastic expression which is the centerpiece of the work. The viewer can also marvel at the contrasts in breasts -- the loser's are hanging down while the winner's are perky and jut forward with a certain confidence.

And to conclude with a real catfight, with the lovely Denise getting her own back. Antonia covers her face to protect against Denise's slap, and we can barely make out Denise's face through the tumult of hair. The backdrop is mundane (some unfiled binders sticking out of a bookcase), and it looks as if a piece of Denise's pantyhose waistband is still around her middle. The complete opposite of a scripted photo and our enjoyment is only enhanced by the unplanned beauty of the excellent, true action.

Anna, Anna, Anna!!!

One of the universal questions must be "Who is the fairest catfighter of them all?" While opinions certainly differ (wouldn't it be boring if everyone agreed?), one of the top contenders must be Anna L. of DWW. Although she has retired from the scene, her awe inspiring beauty was matched by her delightful attitude in matches. Just look at the determined expression on her face as she pulls her opponent tight for a breast smother on the grass. Heaven indeed.

Nadege Up Close & Personal

Nadege, the fiercesome Belgian catfighter and wrestler, has her pussy lips pressed tight against the underside of her opponent's chin. The contrast between Nadege's commanding position and her opponent's terrified expression -- her hands upturned in a submissive, pleading position (much like Cynara's in the photo below) -- are the hallmarks of this photo. Although we can't see Nadege's face, by the angle of her head we can imagine that she is looking into the eyes of her opponent. And her opponent is looking right back at her and is obviously terrified at what is to come next. With Nadege's left hand gripping her opponent's hair, and right hand placed on her opponent's hip for leverage, she is perfectedly position to lift herself up and scoot forward just that precious inch or so to really finish her opponent off in fine catfighting style.

Monday, February 27, 2006

Big Breasted Japanese Catfighters

I'm sure that there's something better than Japanese ladies with big breasts catfighting for our viewing pleasure, but whatever that something is doesn't exactly come to mind. Obviously a staged match, but we must applaud the way their bikini tops have been shoved to the side by their large swaying breasts. The hint of a smile on the attacker's face as she tries for a crotch attack, while the lady in black and red tries to push her foe away. But the raison d'etre of this photo are certainly the ladies' well matched breasts with their large nipples. No question that we are, thankfully, in a silicone-free zone.

A Wrestler's Face

I was intrigued by this series of three photos from an Ultimate Surrender match as they show three distinct phases of a match between a smaller Asian lady and a larger full busted lady. In the first photo above, the Asian wrestler has her opponent under control with a firm full nelson. Her fingers are interlocked and she is firmly focused on pressing her opponent down to the mat. I love the way she has her right foot placed forward and her fingers interlocked to really put alot of pressure on her opponent.The panties have been dispensed with and the Asian lady's opponent has nailed her with what appears to be a lucky shot to her right breast. The Asian wrestler is obviously not pleased at this attack, and suffers the humiliation of having her pussy exposed. As the match progresses, our Asian tigress has retaken command and is really working over her opponent's right arm. You can tell that this is one tough lady by the way that she coolly watches her victim suffer. If you're familiar with how Ultimate Surrender matches end, you know what is coming.

Barbara of DWW

Barbara of DWW gives a good old fashioned school girl pin to her opponent at what appears to be the end of an oil match on the grass. Yummy!! Note the key differences between this photo of a real match and that of the apartment match below -- the ladies aren't wearing any makeup, their hair is all astray (as you would expect after any serious physical exertion) and the soon-to-be winner doesn't have a ridiculous expression on her face; she just seems satisfied and watching her opponent for any sudden escape moves. For upon closer inspection, we see that Barbara's opponent has lifted her ass off of the ground, and is trying to squirm out. But with Barbara's strength and size, that is unlikely. It's too bad that Barbara has retired from wrestling, as it is always great to see a big girl who is in shape, and not shy about her body, go at it in a pair of bikini bottoms.

Rosemary versus Seka (corrected description)

Rosemary Lorenz, one of my all-time favorite apartment wrestlers, is giving the very popular Seka (thanks to a reader for the correction) a good combination wedgie and modified arm bar. Of course the photo is entirely staged, but that doesn't detract from its beauty as we can still marvel at the composition of the shot. While Rose has her usual semi-pained expresssion, which she seems to favor regardless of whether she is winning or getting her ass kicked, Seka is crying out in pain and her left hand is extended in a near submissive, or pleading, position. The photo has all the hallmarks of an apartment wrestling shot -- the girls are perfectly made up and don't have a scratch on them, even though they are tussling on a rug. Of course, it cannot go without notice that Rose has naturally large breasts (all too rare in today's photos), and Seka's crotch is nicely outlined against her panties as Rose pulls them tight. But perhaps the greatest fetish element of the photo (and let's face it, that's what catfighting photos are all about), are the soles of Seka's bare feet facing the viewer at the bottom of the frame.

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The purpose of this blog is to share with you some of my favorite photos of ladies wrestling or catfighting and my thoughts as to why the photos are something special. Enjoy!!