For the first time in 100 years on American soil, the sport of Catch wrestling was reborn on June 7, 2014 at UCLA’s John Wooden Center.

14 catch wrestlers competed in seven wrestling matches as part of Catch Wrestling Alliance’s Inaugural Invitational – U.S.A. versus The World.

Winners of the seven matches included Brooklyn “Bully” Thomson of Canada, Kyle Johnson of the U.S.A. and Malcolm Tisdale of Canada in a tie, Ned Morales of the U.S.A., Amin Nazer of the United Kingdom, Colleen “Thoroughbred” Schneider of the U.S.A., Adam Laporte of Canada and Curran Jacobs of the U.S.A. The Billy Robinson Match of the Night Award was presented to wrestlers Xochi Wilder of the U.S.A. and Brooklyn “Bully” Thomson of Canada.

The 14 wrestlers who participated in Catch Wrestling Alliance’s Inaugural Invitational – U.S.A. Versus The World included:

Match 1: Brooklyn Thomson (CAN) defeated Xochi Wilder (US)

Match 2: Kyle Johnson (US) and Malcolm Tisdale (CAN) came to a draw

Match 3: Ned Morales (US) defeated Stephen Greenfield (Wales)

Match 4: Amin Nazer (UK) defeated Christopher Morales (US)

Match 5: Colleen Schneider (US) defeated Jennifer Thomas (US)

Match 6: Adam Laporte (CAN) defeated Jon Strickland (US)

Match 7: Curran Jacobs (US) defeated Christopher Crossen (UK)

Match of the Night: Xochi Wilder vs. Brooklyn Thomson

Raul Ramirez, producer of the event said:

“I’m proud to be part of the rebirth of real wrestling. It is every Catch Wrestler’s dream to see Catch Wrestling in the spotlight again. My goal is to reinstate legitimate catch wrestling competition globally. I’m very proud of all our wrestlers who took part in our Inaugural Invitational on June 7th.”

The event ended with each contestant going around and giving praise to their fellow wrestlers, congratulating each other, posing for photo opportunities and taking time to revel in the history that they made. Everyone of them should be proud, this was an incredible feat they pulled off, especially with the help of Dr.Ramirez. They are the pioneers of a resurging light in the world of sports.

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