Beefcakes of Wrestling: September 2020

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

From Farm Boy To Wrestler

This is AJZ's first feature here on Beefcakes of Wrestling. According to his profile page on the Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) site, AJZ is a twenty year old full-time college student who grew up on a farm in West Bend, Wisconsin, USA. This former Freestyle Skier also competes as a drug-free bodybuilder in regional and national competitions. Watch AJZ and Tony Bizo in this tag team match against The Tate Twins (aka The Boys).

With tag team partner Tony Bizo

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Great Assets: Angel Garza

Here's Mexican wrestler Angel Garza (formerly known as Humberto Graza) in his pre-WWE days.

Getting Steamy with Hugo Knox

It's a shame former British wrestler Hugo Knox "retired" from pro wrestling after his two year stint with WWE's NXT ended in 2016. Imagine all the content I could be posting here if he had continued his in-ring career. After he hung up his wrestling boots, he leaned into more modeling jobs like this pictorial in a hot tub courtesy of photographer Alex Wightman. We may not get Knox in a ring, but Knox in a hot tub is a good consolation prize. To see older posts on Knox, click on the label at the bottom of this post.

Monday, September 28, 2020

Mini-Post: Roman Reigns Shirtless

There's a lot of talk on the internet about Roman Reigns being shirtless when he wrestled his cousin Jey Uso in last weekend's WWE Clash of Champions event. Seems Reigns has taken on a new look now that he's turned heel and his fans could not be happier (he was too covered up before). As a reminder, check out what Reigns used to wrestle in when he first appeared on NXT (see last picture). That's the look he needs to return to! Watch the results clip here.

Beefcakes of Lucha: Dr. Wagner Jr.

I've seen pics of Mexican luchador Dr. Wagner, Jr. before, but it wasn't until recently that I found out he (sometimes?) no longer wears a mask when wrestling. At 55 years old, Wagner, a second generation luchador from Coahuila, Mexico, has 34 years of in-ring experience and is a four-time world champion having won the AAA Mega Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship of the Universal Wrestling Association. He has several matches on YouTube including this recent 8-man tag team bout.