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People wrestle in gravy to win the world championship title. Watch

The World Gravy Wrestling Championship takes place each year. This unusual event is conducted to raise money for charity.

Published on: Aug 31, 2023, 14:05:30 IST
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Have you ever heard of the World Gravy Wrestling Championship? It is a unique event where people wear fancy dresses to wrestle in a pool filled with gravy to win the championship title. Like every year, in 2023, too many took part in this “wild and wacky wrestling competition”.

What is the championship all about?

Wrestlers Joe Blashill and El Bisto in the World Gravy Wrestling Championships. (REUTERS)
Wrestlers Joe Blashill and El Bisto in the World Gravy Wrestling Championships. (REUTERS)

According to the official website of the event, “Contestants must wrestle in the gravy for 2 minutes.” However, their ability to wrestle is not the only thing on which the scores are decided. Turns out, they are also scored for “fancy dress, comedy effect, and entertainment”. The event is conducted to raise money for charity. Besides, it provides a day of wholesome entertainment for the participants and their families.

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The organisers also took to YouTube to share a video from the event. The clip shows the participants drenched in gravy wrestling with each other. “Hundreds of wrestling fans turned out to watch people in fancy dress writhe around in warm gravy for the World Gravy Wrestling Championships. In what is the 15th edition of the popular Bank Holiday event, punters queued outside the Rose ’N’ Bowl in Stacksteads, Rossendale from midday for the world-renowned event,” reads the caption posted along with the video.

Take a look at this video from the World Gravy Wrestling Championship:

 
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Trisha Sengupta

Trisha Sengupta is a Chief Content Producer at Hindustan Times with over six years of digital newsroom experience. Specialising in high-engagement storytelling, she blends viral trends with traditional journalism to cover the intersection of technology, finance, and human emotion. Her reporting spans real estate and personal finance struggles in hubs like Bengaluru and Gurgaon, the NRI experience, and corporate shifts like tech layoffs. Trisha also frequently tracks global figures and writes human interest stories. Offline, Trisha is an avid reader, history enthusiast and solo traveler. She balances her journalism career with family life while actively integrating AI tools into her modern storytelling approach.

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