SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK! Review by Raf, Video by APL of Portugal Video APL54 (82 minutes) - Ana (Portugal), Diane (USA), Gabrielle (USA), Jacqueline (USA) in 5 mixed matches against José and Carlos (Portugal) It's very easy to decide whether or not you'll acquire this tape. If you are a fan of mixed wrestling, you'll do it, because there are so few out lately; if you aren't, you won't. A few words for this second group, in which I'm included. APL managed something I think is unique in my thirty years of reading catalogues: in one tape, longer than usual, they combine domination by the male, domination by the female, one-on-one, two-on-one, and 3-on-1, topless and dressed, serious and funny wrestling. The common denominator is fast paced action (except for the man-demolition match), the husky virility of two Latin lovers, José and Carlos, whose hairy chests will please women readers, and the beauty of the women. José is a strong athlete, and knows a lot of judo and wrestling. From the start, he surprises, and overcomes Diane. He has all the advantages: age 38 vs 40, weight 172lb vs 139lb, height 5'8" vs 5'4". He plays the wolf, she fights hard not to be the eaten lamb. Diane plays fair, but twice, when the V of José's red trunks are that close to her clawing hand and her beautiful teeth, the temptation to finish his career of Latin lover is great, indeed. I say only the friendship that had evolved between her and José's wife the days before saved the guy! It cost Diane a LOT of punishment, harsher than you would seem possible, and that puts Diane as far up in the podium of current, mature women wrestlers as you possibly could. His offering to decide the entire match in a single fall, when so many submissions are under his belt, is rather foolish. Diane's anger was at fever pitch, and then she resorts to dirty doings, with inevitable results^Å Her fury is still unabated, when a bigger man steps into the mat. Carlos (31, 5'5" 176lb) looks impressive to me, but not so to Diane, who doesn't give him time to think of a strategy. He loses his breath after his first sentence, "You're crazy!" and from then on, he is not much more than the punch-bag Diane uses at home for training. Those interested in knowing what the rack was (medieval instrument of torture) have a good example here, in Diane's arm-stretch that nearly wrenches Carlos' arm out of its socket. Those interested in meeting a beauty queen, have then a close-up of Diane's blue eyes^Å a face to die for, as Carlos almost does. Three mixed matches of top quality follow. Ana takes José and Diane; Ana is strangled by two pairs of feet (tough) but pays back with a chicken wing hold on José, as he lays upon his tag partner, immobilising her (beautiful finisher). Next, Diane sides with Ana vs José, when you'll see lots of hair-pulling with the girls on the receiving end! José strangles Diane with his right hand (camera lost it, but you can still her awful gurgling sounds) and you'll see Diane pulling an unwilling guy 20lb heavier off her pal by sheer arm strength. The last handicap match is José wrestling Ana, Jacqueline and Gabrielle. The fact that even three women, including a wrestling champion, have difficulty to deal with him, will force you to replay Diane's first match in this tape and watch it more attentively. The tape's title is aptly chosen! Carlos is put to sleep against Diane's strong arm and flower patterned bikini; José's entire body is submerged by six meaty thighs as three Amazons ride him^Å And this will be one of the few mixed tapes I'll not pass on to someone else. Congratulations, APL. APL's description of this tape, and a couple of photos can be found at APL's web site www.cidadevirtual.pt/aplportugal If you think my reviews are misleading, you can always whiplash me via an e-mail to me, c/o APL, sent to apl.portugal@mail.telepac.pt