Oh man, it’s real. And they wear tight leather pants. And every other photo online shows a guy with his hands inside the other guys tight leather pants.
Getting your hands inside your opponent’s trousers is genuinely the strategy because it’s just about the only way to get an actual hold on them when everything is covered in oil
It should also be noted that the competitors specifically oil each other up before the bout
The true pinnacle of homoerotic combat sport is and always will be Turkish oil wrestling
before that was wrestling greek/roman times.
Oh man, it’s real. And they wear tight leather pants. And every other photo online shows a guy with his hands inside the other guys tight leather pants.
Getting your hands inside your opponent’s trousers is genuinely the strategy because it’s just about the only way to get an actual hold on them when everything is covered in oil
It should also be noted that the competitors specifically oil each other up before the bout