Fancy dress, wrestling and lashings of gravy were the order of the day as “one of the world’s craziest culinary competitions” returned after a two-year Covid-induced hiatus.
A host of wrestlers took part in the 12th annual World Gravy Wrestling Championships at the Rose ‘N’ Bowl Pub in Rossendale, Lancashire, on Monday.
The event sees competitors grapple in a pool of gravy in two-minute bouts.
Pub restaurant manager Carol Lowe said it was “amazing to be back”. more
…so when Scrooge tells Marley’s ghost “There’s more of gravy than of grave to you”…
…is THIS what he means?
With all that gravy I thought there would be more meat on their bones.
Southern cream gravy is too thick to wrestle in. And us southerners are not going to waste it.
Was the rock star from the 60’s Wavy Gravy somehow involved in this? Or did he/they croak a long time ago. He/they could’ve teamed up with Meat Loaf and had meat and potatoes with gravy for dinner. If this was held in the U.S. it would involve Jello wrestling. Or in the South mud wrestling.
That’s probably the best use for gravy that has ever come from the British Isles.
Way to many clothes. Just sayen.
It’s all fun and games until someone adds a turd to the mix.
We have jello and mud wrestling, let the limeys have their gravy.
I prefer Olive Oil. It’s much healthier.
It’s what our bed looks like after sex with all the anal leakage.
geoff – Cleveburg here – could be Mad Daddy Pete Myers.
Hang loose Mother Goose!
You’ll roux the day gravy wrestling was cancelled
Ain’t awful puns wonderful.