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How Scientific Wrestling is revolutionizing the combat sports industry and why it should be on your radar.

With Endeavor, the parent company of UFC, acquiring WWE, the worlds of professional wrestling and mixed martial arts (MMA) are converging like never before. However, there’s a hidden gem in the industry that’s poised to make an even greater impact: Scientific Wrestling. Combining the best aspects of catch-wrestling, professional wrestling, and MMA, Scientific Wrestling is not only revolutionizing combat sports but is also elevating the status and perceived value of the entire industry.

The Science Behind the Art

Scientific Wrestling’s unique approach to combat sports is rooted in the foundational principles of catch-wrestling, an ancient martial art that emphasizes holds, takedowns, and submissions. By drawing upon the rich history and techniques of catch-wrestling, Scientific Wrestling provides a solid foundation for athletes to develop their skills and achieve success in the world of combat sports.

But Scientific Wrestling doesn’t stop there. By seamlessly integrating elements of professional wrestling and MMA, it has created an innovative hybrid that showcases the best of both worlds. This groundbreaking fusion allows athletes to develop and showcase their technical skills, showmanship, and athleticism in ways never before seen in the industry.

Elevating the Industry

Scientific Wrestling is redefining the way combat sports are perceived by the public, media, and potential investors. By emphasizing the importance of technical proficiency and athletic performance, it is pushing the boundaries of what it means to be a successful competitor in the world of professional wrestling and MMA.

As a result, Scientific Wrestling is attracting top talent from various disciplines, such as grappling, boxing, and Muay Thai. This diverse array of athletes brings unique skillsets and backgrounds, further enriching the company’s roster and providing exciting matchups that fans are eager to watch.

A Platform for Growth

The acquisition of WWE by Endeavor presents a unique opportunity for Scientific Wrestling to capitalize on the growing interest in combat sports. As the industry landscape shifts and expands, Scientific Wrestling’s unique blend of catch-wrestling, professional wrestling, and MMA offers a fresh and engaging alternative to traditional combat sports.

Investing in Scientific Wrestling

Scientific Wrestling’s innovative approach and rapid growth make it an attractive prospect for investors looking to capitalize on the booming combat sports industry. With the backing of Endeavor and the potential synergies between UFC, WWE, and Scientific Wrestling, the future looks bright for this rising star in the world of combat sports.

Quantifying the exact impact of catch-as-catch-can wrestling and its derivative sports is a complex task, as it involves estimating the total number of fans, athletes, coaches, and promoters involved since 1870. Furthermore, comparing this number to the impact of all other sports would require making broad assumptions and generalizations. However, we can provide some context and rough estimates based on available data and historical trends.

Catch-as-catch-can wrestling and its derivative sports, including Olympic freestyle wrestling, American scholastic wrestling, WWE-style sports entertainment/pro-wrestling, and mixed martial arts, have attracted millions of participants and fans over the years.

It’s challenging to provide a single number estimate for the total number of people involved in these sports since 1870. However, we can make a rough estimate based on some known facts:

According to a report from the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), there were over 245,000 high school wrestlers in the United States in 2020. The WWE, a leading professional wrestling organization, reportedly has around 36 million fans worldwide. The UFC, the premier MMA organization, has millions of fans and athletes worldwide. In 2020, the UFC was estimated to have a global fan base of around 625 million people. Considering these data points, along with participants and fans of Olympic wrestling, we can conservatively estimate that there have been hundreds of millions (perhaps billions) of people impacted with catch-as-catch-can wrestling and its derivative sports in some capacity since 1870.

Comparing this number to the impact of all other sports is challenging, as each sport has its unique following and level of participation. Some of the most popular sports worldwide include soccer, football, baseball, basketball, running, and cycling. According to a 2018 report from Nielsen, soccer alone has an estimated global fan base of more than 4 billion people. Other popular sports like basketball, football, and baseball also have fan bases in the hundreds of millions.

In conclusion, although catch-as-catch-can wrestling and its derivative sports have had a significant impact with tens of millions of participants and fans, with over a century of impact the quantity could be well into hundreds of millions or even billions. The influence of catch-as-catch-can wrestling remains dominant within the world of combat sports and was seminal in shaping the development of modern MMA and professional wrestling, and remember Scientific Wrestling is the King of Catch!

The weekend of July 16th, 2021 gave fans and athletes one helluva pair of events! First on Friday, July 16th there was Shoot Pro Wrestling – REBIRTH! This is my vision for competitive grappling done under professional wrestling rules (i.e. pro catch wrestling).

https://youtu.be/8XxcmKc4CJ4
Here’s the live feed from the event!

THEN, on Sunday in San Diego we held our open tournament, THE KING OF CATCH WRESTLING. It was 7 hours of amazing matches!

Be sure to check out our Fall schedule below and join us at an event!!!

If you have a few hours to burn learning about catch-as-catch-can grappling related stuff I have been a guest on a few podcasts since we’ve been locked down.

First, listen to the brilliant Sonny Brown interview me on the Sonny Brown Breakdown here.

Then I was on Kaleb Planks’ InfernoCast , on Coach Brian’s Teach Me Grappling, Chris Marten’s BizJitsu podcast about my DVT and discovery of my carotid artery dissection/mini-Stroke last September:

Then it was awesome the Josh WARMASTER Barnett gave me a shout out on the Joe Rogan Podcast (at about the 59:30 mark):

The most fun are the podcasts I do with friends and younger athletes that I admire like Josh STARLORD Leduc:

…and Emil Fischer on his Baking Cookies, Taking Limbs podcast:

Hope you all are doing ok during Lockdown. Hit me up if you have an questions or ideas for me! Thanks.