Is it normal for guys to wrestle shirtless in compression shorts?

[Jason T]

That is actually pretty normal. Believe it or not, someone actually did a survey on this. The most preferred uniform option actually was shirtless with compression shorts, preferred 2 to 1 over the singlet. I would also say wrestling in your boxer briefs would have been fine. I actually saw a discussion about that on Facebook a while back and most guys thought it was no big deal, basically the same as compression shorts. One of them even pointed out a wrestler and mma fighter who had pics on his profile training in boxer briefs. Particularly under the circumstance, since it was just the closest thing you had and you were already wearing them, I don't think there would have been anything weird about it. Hope that makes you feel a little more comfortable next time (and around your friend in general, he's not weird).