THE WORLD GRAVY WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Hundreds of revelers descended on the Rose ‘N’ Bowl pub in Rossendale, England, Monday to watch the 16th Annual World Gravy Wrestling Championships. Sixteen men and eight women battled in a pool of 528 gallons of brown gravy. Competitors, who wear costumes, aim to win the championship title by beating their opponent during a two-minute long wrestling match in a pool of gravy. Bouts lasted for two minutes and the wrestlers were judged on their fancy dress, wrestling ability, comedic timing and how entertaining they were. The winner of each bout was decided by three judges. The overall winner was 18-year-old George Young. On his winning strategy, he said: “I was not wearing myself out quickly really, and doing bigger moves, so it gave me time in between, instead of doing a lot smaller moves.” George was awarded a trophy and £100, about $132.
* Working out a winning strategy was hard, but after that, the rest was gravy.
* He sounds, as they say in England, saucy.
* One guy was disqualified for illegal use of lumps.
* Their slogan should be: “You want fun? Try Gravy Wrestling – we’ve got you covered.”
* Everyone had a good time, until it was closing time and the pub owner said those magic words: “Release the dogs.”