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| {{Short description|Sport involving wrestling in mud}} | |||
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| '''Mud wrestling''' is defined as physical confrontation (], ], etc.) that occurs in ] or a mud pit. |
'''Mud wrestling''' is defined as physical confrontation (], ], etc.) that occurs in ] (or mud-like substances) or a mud pit. The popular modern interpretation specifies that participants wrestle while wearing minimal clothing and usually going ], with the usual emphasis on presenting an entertaining spectacle as opposed to physically injuring or debilitating the opponent to the point where they are unable to continue the match.{{fact|date=March 2023}} | ||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| The primal activity itself dates back to ], with a sport similar to mud wrestling called ''pale'' recorded in ] at least {{c.}} 4th century BC.<ref name="weird">{{cite news | url = https://weirdestsports.com/mud-wrestling | title = Mud Wrestling | website = Weirdest Sports | access-date = July 12, 2024 }}</ref> | |||
| Mud wrestling started in ] in the ]. It first became popular in the ] in the ], and later spread worldwide. Although originally performed in ], ]s, and ]s, mud wrestling is now mainstream to the point where organizations have staged mud wrestling events for fun and ]. | |||
| The first professional mud wrestling organization was formed in ] in the 1930s by Michael Wittrock and Tyler Carroll. The first women's match occurred there on 7 January 1938.<ref name="life1938012423">{{cite magazine | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yEoEAAAAMBAJ&dq=life%20magazine%20jan%2024%201938&pg=PA23 | title=First Women's Mud Wrestling Match Draws 2,500 Customers | magazine=Life | date=1938-01-24 | accessdate=November 24, 2011 | page=23}}</ref><ref name="weird"/> | |||
| ==Variations== | |||
| One common variation involves wrestling in ] rather than mud. This practice is known as ] wrestling in the United States and as ] wrestling in the United Kingdom. Other foods, such as ] and ]es, have also been used for similar events. | |||
| Another variation of mud wrestling is ], which is a very popular and traditional sport in ]. | |||
| ==Pop culture== | |||
| Mud Wrestling was popularized in ] by the TV ] '']''. In the ] the ] TV game show '']'' became highly popular in most ] speaking countries. In ''El Gran Juego de la Oca'' the participants played as pieces in a giant ] where they had to pass the test of the space where they landed. Next to space number 8 was a mud pit where participants had to complete a test while being disturbed by Romy, a model / female mud wrestler. The tests were different but with the main idea of the mud wrestling, they could go from taking gloves from a wall with hands, to completing a word by finding all the letters painted on the body of the mud wrestler. | |||
| The ] ] '']'' deals with the subject of women in ]. In one sequence, the movie shows a mud wrestling match. | |||
| In the ] video game ], a ] which only casts female characters, there is a stage where the wrestlers can have a mud wrestling match. | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| The "sport" came in to mainstream popularity , thanks to the ] movie ] (1980), which featured ] facing off against six, kickboxing wrestlers in a boxing ring filled with mud. | |||
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Mud wrestling is defined as physical confrontation (fighting, wrestling, etc.) that occurs in mud (or mud-like substances) or a mud pit. The popular modern interpretation specifies that participants wrestle while wearing minimal clothing and usually going barefoot, with the usual emphasis on presenting an entertaining spectacle as opposed to physically injuring or debilitating the opponent to the point where they are unable to continue the match.
History
The primal activity itself dates back to time immemorial, with a sport similar to mud wrestling called pale recorded in Ancient Greece at least c. 4th century BC. The first professional mud wrestling organization was formed in Akron, Ohio in the 1930s by Michael Wittrock and Tyler Carroll. The first women's match occurred there on 7 January 1938.
See also
References
- ^ "Mud Wrestling". Weirdest Sports. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- "First Women's Mud Wrestling Match Draws 2,500 Customers". Life. 1938-01-24. p. 23. Retrieved November 24, 2011.