Hundreds of revellers are due to gather in the pub garden on Monday to watch the “World Gravy Wrestling Championships”.
Considered one of the top 10 weirdest “sports”, the international competition sees 16 men and eight women battle it out in a sauce-covered ring.
The event takes place every year at the Rose and Bowl pub in Rossendale, Lancashire, and uses around 528 gallons of gravy.
Costumed contestants aim to defeat their opponents in a two-minute wrestling match using brown condiments to win the title of champion.
Competitors take part in the World Gravy Wrestling Championships in the UK. Phil Taylor/SWNS The tournament takes place at the Rose and Bowl pub in Rossendale, Lancanshire. Phil Taylor/SWNS
The final winner of the tournament will be decided by a panel of four experienced judges, who will determine the winner based on wrestling skills and fancy dress costumes.
Funny photos from the competition show wrestlers jumping on top of each other and gradually getting covered in gravy.
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Another photo shows a contestant hanging another man dressed in a hot dog costume upside down while both men are drenched in the rich sauce.
Approximately 528 gallons of gravy are used in the event. Phil Taylor/SWNS Men in suits wrestle in the gravy. Phil Taylor/SWNS
Another photo shows a gravy-covered wrestler mid-backflip as his suited-up opponent struggles to get up.
The two women were also seen embracing each other in a wrestling ring as the referee poured gravy on their heads.
The two winners in the women's and men's divisions will each receive $66 and have their names engraved on a trophy.
The gravy wrestling contest began in 2007. Phil Taylor/SWNS The male and female winners receive about $66 and a personal trophy. Phil Taylor/SWNS
This entertaining event began in 2007 and was listed in the Guinness World Records in 2019.
The pub aims to raise funds for East Lancashire Hospice, but wrestlers can also raise money for a charity of their choice.
