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Tuesday, 25 April 2017

Hunk Hunt - Mitch Colby 8

Mitch Colby's appearances opposite porn celebrities Rusty Stevens and Aryx Quinn slotted into the same time frame as his memorable fetish film appearances (see Part 1) between 2009 and 2012. In this period also, his casting opposite two less well-known wrestler names also produced some interesting imagery.


 Brook Stetson's hairy, fleshy muscularity makes a supreme, dominant foil for Colby's 'regular guy' persona. He seems full of dangerous masculinity. It's not necessarily alluring in the same way as Rusty and Aryx, but represents a blunt sensuality that's impossible to ignore.


Stetson's sweaty bulk strains at a frail-looking jockstrap making the rearward-facing head-scissors position seem more potent than ever as a humiliation hold.

With the scissors reversed those hairy pecs sighted over the mound of Stetson's jockstrap must give an overwhelming impression of irresistible strength that makes the hint of bondage here seem almost superfluous. No wonder Mitch is sweating.

 

 In contrast, Colby's meeting with the austere but handsome Vlad Varek is notable for some conventional combat imagery that gives Colby's own brand of masculine appeal a chance to shine through. If you think wrestling is entirely faked, take a closer look at that impact area.


Mitch is forced to wearily confront his opponent's assets in the traditional way for losers. 
These images also provide an interesting object lesson in trunk selection. Mitch's traditional blue flatters his physique, but Vlad's co-ordinated red outfit seems to have the opposite effect. His chunky thighs ought to stand out in this image but somehow they don't.

This knee-drop move is captured at a perfect moment. Vlad's straining face acknowledges his opponents considerable size and we can see his muscularity for ourselves from this angle. These daunting qualities have been completely overwhelmed however. Mitch is lifted into a precarious position that epitomises forced subordination and inescapable pain ahead. 

 

Mitch's encounter with Skotch English provides similarly potent moments. This man's shaved head and chunky physique promises a bruising physicality and merciless determination that's amply represented in this striking image. His relative lack of defined muscularity compared with Stetson (top above) suggests a street-fighter's rawness, unrefined and unpredictable. Meanwhile Mitch's trunks are working well for him.


The dramatic role reversal seen here is the stuff of wrestling of course, the brute turned into a baby. Colby seems almost majestic here, casually imposing his strength through a simple hold whose efficacy we have probably all experienced and can readily comprehend. His face shows a calmness and confidence that is both warming and attractive, demonstrating that maturity isn't always a downhill process.


 This is perhaps a less convincing sequel move, but for me the combination of Skotch's arched-backwards and involuntary, offering-up of his body, plus his tight, square cut, butt-enhancing shorts plus the intimate conjunction with Colby's crotch adds up to a highly erotic moment. One that the preceding images have not prepared us for.


Colby's dominance is not destined to last in this story but with the assistance of those terrific trunks he is able to show us that his male attractions are not dimmed by staring defeat (and his opponent's nether regions) in the face. His broad back defines his strength but is now wet with sweat which symbolises how his power has been gradually drained away by his opponent's superiority. 
Lower down, the artful disturbance of his trunks tells the same story. His coyly revealed, single ass cheek is actually equalled in eroticism by the chunky shaping of the trunks round the other cheek, those diagonal crease lines are amazingly sensual.


 They say that nobody likes a loser, but I don't think that's true here. 
I'll let the image speak for itself. That's a hunk! Yum!

To be concluded next time.
In the preparation of this article I was greatly helped by the treasure trove of imagery at 'Neverland' and 'Sidelineland'. My thanks also to BGEast who own the copyright of most of the pictures and will supply you with the videos if you want to find out more.
Read this series from the beginning,  Part 1
For other articles in the 'Hunk Hunt' series click on the hunk label below

Wednesday, 19 April 2017

Hunk Hunt - Mitch Colby 7

 

In 2010, the year after Mitch Colby made his debut in Titan's fetish films (see Part1), his erotic wrestling career acquired a touch of glamour in a pairing with the notable porn star Rusty Stevens. If  Colby has a mild, mature and often bewildered look about him Stevens' persona is decidedly hard and dangerous. You'd have expected him to be there, dishing out more humiliation for Colby and the BGEast studio duly reward us with some trunk chewing which Stevens enforces with impressive effort and muscularity. 


 He repeats the humiliation later on in the film, having swapped the dubious leopardskin trunks for a natty grey jockstrap. Mitch gets a faceful of sweaty crotch-wrapping.


As you might expect, Stevens' porn star physique gets much showcasing in this production and an extended bear-hug administered by Colby from behind suits that purpose very well. Stevens acting performance and natural assets in this sequence manage to dispel my normal disinclination to linger over this hold.
 

 There are some lollipops for feet fetish fans in this film and this moment where Mitch traps Stevens' legs in a figure-4 using his crotch is unexpectedly sensual. Colby's chunky buns and thighs create a crudely dominant impression and make his opponent's lean muscularity seem quite boyish and vulnerable by comparison.


 Not every man can wear a jockstrap as well as Colby does here and it adds erotic gravitas to his domination of poor Rusty. The conjunction of crotch, crack and feet here is fascinating. You can believe that Colby's bulk could keep his opponent trapped like this for some time, while he enjoys a bit of foot frottage.


In the end Rusty acknowledges his master and Mitch gets a reward that you might not have predicted at the outset.

  ~

Mitch has another celebrity encounter 2 years after this and it's worth departing from my previous chronological sequencing to take it in here. 


Aryx Quinn, also known as Tristan Balwin appeared on the Buk Buddies site way back and makes regular appearances in conventional gay porn. That's him above seeing to Gavin Waters above. Like Colby, he has a significant parallel career in erotic wrestling, but unlike Colby he has cultivated an extroverted, mean guy image that you can glimpse in the shot above.


When Aryx and Colby run into each other in BGEast 's Ring Wars #20 the bad boy's reputation might have you salivating over the possibilities for humiliation of the older man. 
Indeed the customary crotch-led greeting is not too long in coming. 


So far things seem to be following the anticipated pattern. Aryx is wearing a purple thong for this encounter. It's a garment that has similar butt-exposing properties to a jockstrap but also carries associations of flamboyance, a characteristic that gives a special, unpleasant twist to domination manoeuvres like this face sitting.


However, when dealing with a big chap like Colby, exposing the butt is a double-edged sword and provides a temptation that's much harder to resist than the sportsman's more utilitarian jock. Even without the spanking ingredient here, Mitch's scissors hold on Aryx's neck creates an exceedingly erotic picture.


Mitch goes on to give his opponent a series of punishing discomforts, including a dose of Aryx's own, trademark, back-breaker hold. Those skimpy briefs begin to look a little foolish now! (Although I confess I also find Colby's orange favourites less than flattering to him). As we saw with Rusty Stevens, Colby's mature muscularity dwarfs his opponents' litheness at close quarters and it's very sexy, particularly when they are temporarily unable to escape.


 In the end, an exhausted (but still sexy) Aryx is hoisted by his thong strap ...


.....and escorted from the ring, presumably for a ritual forfeit whose nature you must imagine for yourselves since the film ends with the two men disappearing from sight together. A nice device.

~

I have brought these two films together here, not only on account of their shared 'porn celebrity' status, but also because Colby's meetings with these two men led me quite by chance to a link back to my last 'hunk hunt' which featured Brian Bodine. It transpired that Rusty Stevens and Aryx Quinn both got the chance to work Brian over in the same Can-Am video 'The Arena, Part 1' (2010) 


Good quality images of this film are hard to track down, but as you can see from the cover, Brian gets to suffer nakedly and valiantly at the hands of both men, who were warming up for their own bout the next day to make The Arena, Part 2. It would have been nice to tie this diversion neatly back to the subject of my present series but sadly I can find no trace of Brian fighting Mitch Colby or indeed any other wrestler after this gruelling experience! 

Read my articles on Brian Bodine

~

More next time.
 
In the preparation of this article I was greatly helped by the treasure trove of imagery at 'Neverland' and 'Sidelineland'. My thanks also to BGEast who own the copyright of most of the pictures and will supply you with the videos if you want to find out more.
 
Read this series from the beginning,  Part 1
For other articles in the 'Hunk Hunt' series click on the hunk label below

Thursday, 13 April 2017

Hunk Hunt - Mitch Colby 6


Despite it's obvious erotic connotations the bear-hug hold, seen here in Mitch Colby's 2008 match with Tyrell Tomsen, doesn't quite do it for me. Somehow I can't quite resolve the ambiguity of using a normally friendly gesture for aggression.


It's also because not a lot seems to be happening while the hold is in progress and I find it virtually impossible to see (or indeed imagine) what effect (if any) it has on the recipient, although Mitch does his best here with facial theatrics.


This curious encounter actually ends up in the swimming pool. Again, throwing someone into a swimming pool is usually seen as playful not aggressive. Despite the unlikely location, this image where Tyrell appears to be carrying Colby off rather than crushing him is rather more interesting for me, conjuring up fantasies of kidnap.


This image on the other hand really does conjure up a sense of domination, with Derek Da Silva sitting on Colby's face while wearing an exceptionally well-fitting pair of swimming trunks in a subdued colour which imparts a genuine, masculine persona. The back tattoo is a bit over-the-top but there's no denying that it enhances Da Silva's physique

Despite his inauspicious start, Colby's own interest in Da Silva's trunks soon becomes apparent with a dive inside and tackle grab from behind. This exotic hold is rarely seen in the mainstream sport and certainly not allowed to continue to this extent. But in erotic wrestling there is no referee to call a halt.


Colby gets to dish out some credible CBT in this film. It's quite hard to totally fake ball-tapping like this unless you are very expert indeed at pulling punches, even gentle taps can smart! The spread legs position and bunching effect created by Da Silva's trunks is a clever way of accentuating his downfall and vulnerability.


 And just in case you didn't get that, the naked version which follows is even more graphic.
Da Silva's hairy muscularity makes this domination scene highly erotic and it's made all the more so because Colby's generally non-threatening appearance suggests he would be incapable of such sadistic pleasures. Credit to Derek Da Silva for his contribution with a nice bit of squirming and endurance. He also appears with Mitch in 'Shock Treatment'.



The body scissors is something like the bear hug involving a lot of squeezing but not much obvious action or damage. This example with a trim but somewhat fluffy-looking Peter Stallion putting the squeeze on muscular-shouldered Mitch seems especially improbable. You can almost sense Mitch's surprise at being caught in the picture, which is one of the reasons I included it. It also has a pleasing, compact composition with the diagonal line between the heads giving  a strong sense of engagement.

 

It's fairly obvious that Peter's being allowed to play top dog here and you have to fear for the outcome after Mitch's harsh treatment of Derek Da Silva but meanwhile enjoy Mitch's upturned ass.


Stallion's clingy, pink shorts are a significant point of interest in this film and feed into the depiction of his cocky, dandy-like persona which this victory pose exemplifies. Mitch gets a faceful of it here, a humiliating setback from an arrogant, young upstart in the true traditions of professional wrestling story-telling. But you know what's coming next.


Naturally the tables are turned and the natural order re-asserts itself. Whatever you might think of Peter Stallion's film character here, it must be admitted that he looks very fine in those pink shorts. 

There's more squeezing and sexy trunks in this fight with Patrick Donovan whose shapely buns stand up to comparison with Mitch's own sexy bottom. The head scissors seen here has the virtue of displaying dominance while embarrassing your opponent at the same time. This variant, with one fighter's face embedded into his opponents crotch, adds a delicious erotic flavour as well. It's just a shame Donovan has got his arm in there too, enabling him to evade full immersion. Colby's hand, firmly pulling him in, makes clear his intention to humiliate.


One of the virtues of these films for me is that the participants get to hang onto their clothes about 20 times longer than in conventional porn and for lovers of shorts Mitch's trunks are equally as interesting as his opponents. The flimsy (wet?) fabric is a pleasantly titillating feature. Donovan's physique shows up well here and he's sporting an intriguing bulge, given the circumstances. Not sure about those heavy seams though.


From this direction Donovan's shorts have a nostalgic, 50's, retro look about them and the deep sides allow interesting creases to develop which accentuate the shape of his ass. Colby's gripping hand looks very big and strong here, totally in control.

I've taken my ramble though Mitch Colby's wrestling appearances in chronological order and we've now caught up with his 'fetish period' where I started this series. He's been pitted against a selection of strong, masculine opponents and rather more of the youthful, slender variety. Most of them have been put firmly in their place by Mitch. Up to now, for the most part, they have not been well-known but next time we will see him pitted against some real personalities of the porn screen.

More next time.
In the preparation of this article I was greatly helped by the treasure trove of imagery at 'Neverland' and Sidelineland. My thanks also to BGEast who own the copyright and will supply you with the videos if you want to find out more.
Read this series from the beginning,  Part 1
For other articles in the 'Hunk Hunt' series click on the hunk label below

Friday, 7 April 2017

Hunk Hunt - Mitch Colby 5

My initial searches for Mitch Colby's fetish appearances had limited success, uncovering just 3 films (Parts 1-3). However, when I dug a little deeper, I soon discovered that his Naked Kombat wrestling film with Dak Ramsey was just a small part of a lengthy career in what is called 'erotic wrestling'. My searches were far from exhaustive but I was able to find 24 'contests' involving Mitch and produced by BGEast. Spanning the years from 2007-2015, they comprehensively straddle the period of Colby's fetish appearances, which it seems must be regarded as a temporary diversion from his main interest.

I'm a person who thinks life is to short to watch videos and, as with professional wrestling, I can't get excited over the sluggish transitions between holds and their improbable effectiveness. (I will admit I can waive this criticism when the participants are performing in the flesh before me!)  Fortunately, still photographs of the action allow the viewer's imagination to supply any realism and can be very erotic indeed, so there's no need for me to gloss over this key aspect of Mitch's career.

This image is  from one of his first appearances scrapping with Alexi Adamov. You immediately notice the exotic setting, whose only resemblance to a wrestling venue is the fence defining the limits of the 'ring'. That also serves as a psychological barrier to escape, an element of these contests which takes on an even more intimidating physical form in modern cage fighting. Note the proximity of Alexi's package to Mitch's buns.


 Like most lads, I watched the sport of professional wrestling when it was shown on TV years ago. At that age I was able to gloss over the dubious authenticity of the fighting, patiently waiting for the thrill of a participant's painful submission or a humiliation. This was one of my favourite holds, temporarily freezing the action while one enjoyed the victim's agonised squirming. There's a subtle but distinctly erotic flavour to the bum rubbing which is an intrinsic ingredient of the hold. The delicious garnish of muscular flexed pecs, like Mitch's here, rarely featured with the jobbers in those far off days.



The erotic version of the sport has prettier men and in sexier trunks (just look at Colby's rear end here!). Their fighting usually manages to be even less convincing than the professionals, but then it is just a vehicle for contrived erotic display. The matching here of youth vs experience, agility vs strength, is fertile (and much trodden) ground for wrestling fantasies and there is something immensely satisfying in seeing a brash young man being shown his limitations. Mitch Colby's concern for his vanquished opponent, however, is a touching twist rarely seen in serious combat arenas. It burnishes our hero's 'nice guy' persona.


The gleaming muscular back and moist trunks of Cole Cassidy in this fabulous picture are a reminder that although erotic wrestling isn't 'for real', it does, like it's conventional equivalent, genuinely require a certain level of fitness and sporting ability, as Dak Ramsey found out when he took on Mitch (see Part 4). The exertion would seem well worth the effort to get an armful of this hunk.


Mitch (apparently) finds this opponent a tougher test than young Alexi, but you have to suspend belief at times (just like the pro sport). This hold is potentially quite painful but Cole's grip on Colby's pecs here is not exactly vice-like. 10/10 for the facial acting though. It looks like Cole's attention may have been distracted by Mitch's trunks, which seem to be inviting much closer inspection.


His bulge is mysteriously magnified here but I'm not complaining! This powerful image is both dramatic and erotic, creating an impressive display of Colby's torso and other credentials. It is another of my favourite holds and an authentic re-creation of my youthful fantasies which were rarely and then only fleetingly fulfilled in televised bouts. The sense of domination and struggle oozes out of the picture and being a still, Colby is frozen in this helpless vulnerable state while we contemplate what we might like to do to him! In addition, set alongside Colby's previous whipping of Alexi Adamov, there's a delicious element of come-uppance to this, the strong man can also be tamed.


Mitch returns to an everyday setting and a younger man for this 2008 film called 'Motel Madness'. His partner is Jeremy Burke, who looks very nice indeed in his pale blue leotard. The choice of a hotel bed for their wrestling encounter immediately conjures up erotic imaginings and you can't help thinking that Jeremy is not trying very hard to escape. Never mind, enjoy.


Colby's bicep-flexing, victory pose is an over-used icon in erotic wrestling and usually little more than a punctuation mark in the flow of action. However Jeremy, pinned underneath, contributes something here that's hard to define, but makes this example a little bit special.


I do like this picture which shows Jeremy pulled firmly into Mitch's crotch while being totally unprotected behind.

 The changing of clothing as the fight progresses is another standard ingredient of these productions and it's erotic potential is easy to understand. Often the clothes are ripped off as part of the fight, but in this case I suspect those expensive leotards were spared for someone else to use in another film. You can get away with jockstraps or underwear under leotards but they do tend to show and spoil the lines (see the first picture in this group). Mitch's sexy shorts however seem an unlikely 'reveal'.

In some films the participants wear multiple layers of clothing which are gradually stripped off like peeling an onion. That's a bit too contrived for me. (The ripping off and shredding of jockstraps which often features as the final exposure in Naked Kombat films, seems even more pointless to my logical mind - and physically unlikely since those garments are designed to hang tough, just take 'em off chaps!).


The photographer makes the most of that cute, exposed bottom in this picture as Jeremy succumbs to the older man's power. Close examination of your opponent's crotch is a standard forfeit for losers and Colby's making the most of the moment, as well he might. But surely that delightfully exposed bottom is an irresistible temptation?


 And so it proves. But, this doesn't look like wrestling, Toto!
Throughout this piece, the hotel setting creates a delightful ambiguity about what is really going on in the story and this diversion into into a completely different department of homo-erotica seems entirely natural. Well, equally bizarre anyway. But pleasing.

We've come a long way from Mitch tormented on the cross!

More next time.
In the preparation of this article I was greatly helped by the treasure trove of imagery at 'Neverland' and Sidelineland. My thanks also to BGEast who own the copyright and will supply you with the videos if you want to find out more.
Read this series from the beginning,  Part 1
For other articles in the 'Hunk Hunt' series click on the hunk label below