Hilarious Facts About Wrestling You May Not Know (But Won’t Forget)
And Yes… It Starts With a Leotard
Have you ever watched a wrestling match and thought, “What am I looking at right now?”
No, seriously. Two guys in skin-tight onesies. Grabbing each other. Sweating. Grunting. Fighting for control.
Now wait — this isn’t a roast. This is facts. And it only gets funnier from here.
1. Wrestling Can Be Defeated By Sitting Down
This is not a joke. In wrestling, if someone just sits down, the game changes.
All those years of double legs and single legs? Poof. Gone.
Suddenly, wrestlers go blank. It’s like asking a Roomba to clean stairs — it just starts spinning in place.
BJJ folks figured this out long ago. Just sit your butt down and say, “Alright, come get me.” Now the wrestler is thinking, “Coach… what now?”
2. The Leotard Was Basically a Gatekeeper
Let’s talk about the outfit. The singlet (aka wrestling leotard) isn’t just functional.
It’s basically a filter.
The question isn’t, “Do you want to wrestle?” It’s instead, “Are you willing to wear this in front of your friends and family?”
Only the bold say yes. The rest switch to basketball.
3. Wrestlers Love to Say BJJ Is “Gay”—But” Let’s Be Real
Jiu-Jitsu guys sit on the floor. Wrestlers call that “gay.”
But let’s take a second… Wrestlers are the ones in leotards, wrapping their legs around another man, ear guards on, face in awkward places, fighting to stay on top. And we’re the gay ones?
4. Foxcatcher Ranch Was Real… And Wild
Straight-up real story. A billionaire named John du Pont turned his mansion into a wrestling training center. He paid athletes to live there and wrestle.
It was like MTV Cribs, but instead of rap videos, it was just headlocks and long stares. It ended… badly. (Seriously, Google it: Foxcatcher.)
No version of that exists in BJJ. Yet.
5. No Submissions, Just Time Limits
Here’s the biggest difference: Wrestling ends when time runs out. Nobody taps. Nobody quits.
It’s like watching a movie that never ends — it just stops. Like… imagine fighting hard for 6 minutes just to hear a buzzer.
Meanwhile, in Jiu-Jitsu, we’re hunting limbs and choking people.
We want endings. Wrestlers want points.
6. The Tech Fall: A Math Joke in Disguise
To “tech fall” someone in wrestling, you need to win by 11 points.
That’s… ambitious.
The problem is, many wrestlers are counting on their fingers and get lost around 8.
It’s not their fault. These are scholarship athletes, not math majors.
7. Wrestlers Are the Reason Abortion Is Still Legal in Some States
Wildest fact yet.
Wrestling thrives in states like Iowa, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Those states also tend to tip elections in favor of keeping abortion legal.
Coincidence? Probably not.
Wrestlers show up. And for that… we thank them. Strong hips. Strong civic responsibility.
8. Jiu-Jitsu = Autism. Wrestling = Extra Chromosome
People joke that BJJ is full of dudes with autism.
Fair. We memorize patterns and avoid eye contact.
But wrestling? That’s where jokes about “extra chromosomes” show up.
It’s all love, though.
Both sports attract weirdos. That’s why we love them.
Final Thought: It’s All Grappling — But Only One Sport Ends With a Tap
Wrestling is tough. No doubt. It builds discipline. It’s gritty. It works.
But we still gotta laugh at it. Because at the end of the day, they’re wearing a tight onesie and calling us gay while lying on top of other dudes.
Respect to both sports. But if someone sits down and your whole game disappears?
Bro. That’s hilarious.
📚 Read Foxcatcher: The True Story of My Brother’s Murder, John du Pont’s Madness, and the Quest for Olympic Gold by Mark Schultz. Check out on Amazon (An affiliate link, thanks)
Foxcatcher WAS indeed real!!
I grew up in Delaware and knew people who trained there.