Manly, yes, but I like it too
Law professor Robert deKoven (California Western School of Law) looks at gayness in athletics: "Manly men, of course, associate sports such as gymnastics, diving, and body building as 'gay' sports. Ironically, wrestling, which involves the most intimate bodily contact two males can have short of oral or anal sex, is a 'manly' sport."
"As we all know, athletes spend hours in the locker room before and after games. They need to be naked all the time so they can shower, get massaged and taped up, and talk to reporters. It's impossible for a male athlete to respond to a question from reporters unless he's naked. (This is apparently not a problem for female athletes, who seem to be willing to talk to any reporter who is willing to write about them.)"