SPORTS NEWS

Men’s wrestling (street)
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Commercial Street, Shoreditch

The Invincible Thorsted bt TUPNews by one fall to nil

A strong performance from The Invincible Thorsted, who overcame a 35lb weight disadvantage to defeat TUPNews in this unscheduled Sunday night street wrestling event. This was TUPNews’ debut on the Shoreditch circuit, but emboldened by several bottles of £3.50 Russian lager and the innate, tribal echo of impromptu scrums in West Country pub car parks, TUPNews accepted Thorsted’s open challenge to the patrons of the Ten Bells.

After a guarded start, the bare-chested TUPNews initially got the better of the spandex-clad Scandinavian, bringing him down by grabbing his leg and pushing him against a wall. Thorsted resisted the pin forcefully, however, and TUPNews could only hold him down for a one-count. The tables turned quickly – Thorsted turned TUPNews and put him into a choke-hold, at which point TUPNews ran out of ideas and tapped out. A short match, but well received by watching pubgoers and passing tour parties. TUPNews pays tribute to The Invincible Thorsted, a fine athelete.