World Gravy Wrestling Championships
The World Gravy Wrestling Championships is an annual event held in the village of Stacksteads, Lancashire.[1] The first championship was held in 2007.[2]
Bouts last two minutes, and participants wrestle a shallow pool filled with "Lancashire Gravy".[3] This was initially an actual gravy prepared with meat juices and vegetables,[4] but after it was found to attract wasps it was replaced with a mixture of cornflour and caramel colouring.[1]
Bout winners are decided not only on their wrestling skills, but also whether the participant has a better fancy dress costume.[5]
Money raised by the Championship is donated to local charitable organisations.[2] [6]
Video clips from the 2010 event was featured on Australian television on The Footy Show in 2017, with a discussion about Aussie Rules ex-player panelists that should feature in it.[7] Gravy wrestling championship results were included in the Guinness World Records in 2019.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b Pidd, Helen (1 September 2015). "Gravy wrestlers battle it out for world title". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ a b "What's on: World gravy wrestling championship, Stacksteads, August 27". Lancashire Telegraph. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "World Gravy Wrestling Championship held in Lancashire". BBC News. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "World Gravy Wrestling Championship takes place in Lancashire". The Irish Times. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Johnson, Helen (22 August 2019). "Contestants battle it out in the annual World Gravy Wrestling Championships". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Scoring brownie points in gravy wrestling". BBC News. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ The Footy Show (AFL) 2017 Ep 4 Part 1 Dailymotion
- ^ Glenday, Craig (20 September 2019). "Gravy wrestling joins shin-kicking, wife-carrying and pillow-fighting in the record books". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 4 August 2021.