Jim "Shoots" Claudio Castagnoli (Part 1)

Regular contributor Jim from Chicago sent me a fantastic batch of Claudio Castagnoli photos he took recently. Jim writes: "CHIKARA Pro Wrestling made their return to Illinois and their debut in Chicago on 6/24/11 at the Logan Square Auditorium. Claudio defeated Hallowicked with a foot-on-ropes pin." Awesome shots, Jim! I feel like I'm in the ring with the hunky Swiss-Italian wrestler. 

Nice ass!

The Emperor's New Clothes

When Joe of Ringside At Skull Island posted images of the ROH title match between Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards on his blog, I had to do a double-take: was Davey Richards really wearing bikini-cut ring gear? Although Davey used to wrestle in skimpy white trunks several years ago, he's been wearing long spandex tights in his matches for ROH and other indie federations. I'm glad he ditched the tights for something more revealing, as you can see in these photos from his recent title match. (Photos by Scott Finkelstein)

Davey : Back in the Day

Ow! That Hurts!

Can-Am's Hot Summer

Check out some of Can-Am's sizzling summer releases coming very soon. See more releases at the Can-Am website.

Tag Team Heaven: Rio Garza & Cameron Matthews vs. Aryx Quinn & Donnie Drake aka Luke Robinson)

What's Cooking?

A reader of this blog emailed me a link to a match featuring this Justin Timberlake-look-alike from Metro Pro Wrestling, Tyler Cook. You can watch it here.

The White Stuff

Tony Nese/Maverick

Dirty Money

Brett Idol/Brett Barnes

Bruce Santee

Idol Stevens

Mike Mondo

Tommy Titus

Handsome Stranger (aka Marcus Bagwell)

Can-Am Connection (Rick Martel & Tom Zenk)

Dirty Money

Meet Dirty Money, an indie wrestler who's worked for Ohio Valley Wrestling and NWA among others. At 5 ft. 10 in. and 200 pounds, this 220 pound muscleman from Crystal City, Virginia is also a competitive bodybuilder. Watch him in action here.

Wrestling On The Beach

Ahhh, summer...Grab a cold drink and watch Frank DeFeo tussle with another bodybuilder hunk on the beach here.