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Now playing Next United Kingdom Watch: Laughing stock as competitors get a taste for gravy wrestling Contenders wrestle in 20,000 gallons of traditional Lancashire gravy in two-minute bouts. The food fight, which raises money for charity, began in 2007. 28/08/2019
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Now playing Next USA WWE star King Kong Bundy dead at 61 He was known for "destroying opponents with his Avalanche Splash," the WWE said. 06/03/2019
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Now playing Next Sport Scandal hit sumo wrestlers bounce back Thousands of wrestling fanatics and tourists enjoyed the ceremonial Spring Festival sumo wrestling tournament amid scandals over Japan's national sport. It's after a raft of negative publicity surrounding incidents ranging from assault, bullying to accusations of sexism. 16/04/2018
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