Originally called “Catch-As-Catch-Can”; Catch Wrestling is an old style of submission fighting developed in the late 1800’s. It was practiced by coal miners who tried to best each other by pin or submission in one-on-one combat after work to see who was superior. Later this evolution became extremely popular at travelling strongman carnivals. Wrestlers were challenged by locals as part of the carnival’s “athletic show” and the locals had their chance to win a cash prize, if they could defeat the Catch Wrestler by pin or submission. This was the birth of real professional wrestling and prize fighting as we know it today.

It’s common knowledge that the first UFC tournament was set up to be a promotion for Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, meanwhile Catch Wrestlers were already dominating in Japan’s Pancrase and PRIDE FC promotions, where Legendary Catch Wrestler Billy Robinson was already at  the forefront teaching Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling. Billy is still considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. He was a seven-time Professional Wrestling Worlds Heavyweight Champion. Scientific Wrestling Head Coach Jake Shannon lived and studied under Billy Robinson for seven years before Billy’s passing. Coach Jake has taken Billy’s entire curriculum and created Scientific Wrestling.