#OffTheMat

Burroughs turns into critic, breaks down wrestling in famous movies

Wednesday, June 29, 2022 - 10:23 By Eric Olanowski

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ACAPULCO, Mexico (June 28) --- World and Olympic champion Jordan BURROUGHS (USA) is arguably the most technical wrestler of our generation. With that in mind, and knowing how wrestling is portrayed in movies, we asked the GOAT to critique famous wrestling-related movie scenes.

Burroughs broke down everything from the mats, to the fans watching in the gym and everything in between in our latest #OffTheMat special.

Here are the movies that Burroughs broke down:

  • Vision Quest(1985)
  • Saved by the Bell (1989)
  • The Expendables (2010)
  • Foxcatcher (2014)
  • The Last Champion (2020)
  • Riverdale (Season 2 / Episode 11)

#Grappling

U15, U17, U20 & Veteran Grappling World Championships in Greece

Friday, July 25, 2025 - 05:35 By United World Wrestling Press

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CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (July 25) -- The Grappling World Championships in four age-group categories will be held in Loutraki, Greece from November 1 to 4.

Wrestlers in U15, U17, U20 and Veteran categories will compete at the Grappling World Championships 2025. This competition will be held before the U15, U17 & U20 Pankration & Amateur MMA World Championships, scheduled for November 5 to 9) at the same venue.

UWW has already announced the senior Grappling World Championships, which will be held in Novi Sad, Serbia on October 15 and 16.

The detailed schedule of the U15, U17, U20 and Veteran Grappling World Championships will be available here. For all events, click uww.org/events.