WrestlerintheDesert's blog

I've been wrestling since 1988 how it's changed in 2024

I started to find like-minded guys to wrestle with when I was young in 1988 in Los Angeles and was told it could only be done if I bought the Gillespie Listing. It was mostly bodybuilders in Venice and Santa Monica. You would put a recent photo and mail the guys that interested you, I contacted two guys and they were both in Santa Monica and had places to wrestle. Both were excellent times, all were in our 20's with great strong bodies. Later as I contacted more men to wrestle some asked to film the matches, if I trusted them I'd say he. For me wrestling was a part sport, part exercise part sexual. I knew I was gay from the time I was 14 but I was odd I thought because I did not want any part of anal sex. We would wrestle for hours and be sweaty and jack off at the end. Having grown up during the AIDS epidemic I think it was my mind telling my body better safe than sorry. After about a year a wrestling friend I'd made who liked to videotape out matches told me a wrestling production company wanted me to call them. I had watched some hot wrestling videos on VHS and liked them so I called, well that led to wrestling for BG West, BG West, Can-Am Productions, NHB Battle, Squared Circle Productions, and On Top Wrestling. I even did a live play in a West Hollywood, CA theatre called "From Shirley Temple to Aimee Semple. I had to think of the name I wanted to be called in the wrestling videos, so I chose Kyle Bradford. Before I knew it, I got calls from real Pro wrestlers who wanted to wrestle. I was being flown to NYC to wrestle for NHB Battle and Toronto, Canada to wrestle for Can-AM. I also wrestled in England and spent a week wrestling in wrestling clubs with men to know who I was. This was some of the best times in my life, I talked to thousands of guys who loved wrestling for different reasons. I met a guy through wrestling whom I became serious with, he wanted me to stop wrestling and I did, until his untimely passing in 2018 when he passed in a car accident. Now at 56, I posted on this site in hopes of reconnecting with past wrestling and even meeting some new ones. I discovered a few close friends from wrestling have passed. I'll post of photo of me from the time era I was speaking about. I now live in Desert Hot Springs, CA (near Palm Springs) I love the desert! I have a dog so I no longer travel.

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Last edited on 4/28/2024 2:44 AM by WrestlerintheDesert
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Smother (50)

4/28/2024 8:07 AM

I always loved your work - proper aggressive wrestling.
What a life you’ve lived!

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WrestlerintheDesert (21)

4/28/2024 8:42 PM

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Thanks man.

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WrestlerintheDesert (21)

4/29/2024 6:27 PM

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Thank you it sure was a wild ride.

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mochablk (23)

4/28/2024 5:18 PM

I watched your work for many years and enjoyed them immensely.

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WrestlerintheDesert (21)

4/28/2024 8:43 PM

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Glad you enjoyed them.

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Npaul (9)

4/29/2024 2:08 AM

You are the best dude. I’d love to meet you one day

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Sparrhawk (9)

4/29/2024 4:57 AM

Man, you have an impressive amount of aggression, skill and tenacity. Your matches with Swage are awesome. Wish I wrestled more like you.

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wrestlin (71)

4/29/2024 6:21 PM

I remember having to climb in the window of your car. In Hollywood?

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RoughPlayNNJ (13 )

5/06/2024 10:24 PM

You had some great fights on Movimus (ex NHB Battle). I especially enjoy your fight with Patrick Donovan. Seemed very intense like you two didn’t really like each other. Loved the match. Wish got a chance at you when we were both younger. I would’ve enjoyed a good fight with you.

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LaudyStud (4)

5/13/2024 11:02 PM

Hey nice reflection. I wanted to ask is the pic in your profile you in your 20s?

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WrestlerintheDesert (21)

5/14/2024 6:37 PM

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No. Just good genes.

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