In this week's episode Jake Shannon talks Catch Wrestling, Scientific Wrestling, Karl Gotch, Billy Robinson, Gene LeBell, Shoot Pro Wrestling, MMA, BJJ and the future of grappling! Jake Shannon is one of the leading modern advocates of Catch-as-Catch-Can Wrestling, the founder of Scientific Wrestling, WAR Catch Wrestling, Macebell Strength, creator of Shoot Pro Wrestling... Continue Reading →

What happens when Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is no longer enough to escape what you're fighting off the mats? In Episode 92 of The Grapple Of Your Eye Show, BJJ purple belt, combat veteran and multiple-time grappling medallist Sean Harvey returns one year after his first appearance — and this time, the conversation goes far beyond competition,... Continue Reading →

He didn’t start professional wrestling until his 30s. He wasn’t even a lifelong wrestling fan. Now Jupiter is travelling the world as an international professional wrestler! In Episode 91 of The Grapple Of Your Eye Show, Brett Summers sits down with Jupiter, one of the most distinctive characters emerging from the modern British professional wrestling... Continue Reading →

In Episode 90 of The Grapple Of Your Eye Show, we sit down with Fiona Chan — Judo black belt, veteran competitor, coach and Head Coach of Kinsa Judo — for an inspiring conversation about competitive judo, female grappling, returning to martial arts later in life, coaching and refusing to let age dictate what you... Continue Reading →

Step inside the brutal, old-school world of professional wrestling with Mark Fleming — three-time Virginia Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, International Heavyweight Champion, world-travelled professional wrestler and protégé of the legendary Lou Thesz. In this episode, Mark joins Brett Summers for an incredible deep dive into a wrestling career that crossed amateur wrestling, Jim Crockett Promotions, the... Continue Reading →

What makes SAMBO one of the most complete and exciting grappling martial arts in the world? And why is the sport now beginning to grow across the UK? In Episode 88 of The Grapple Of Your Eye Show, Brett Summers sits down with Alex Vankov, SAMBO competitor, coach at Tonbridge Sambo Club and one of... Continue Reading →

What happens when a Team GB-level sumo wrestler swaps the dohyo for the professional wrestling ring? In Episode 87 of The Grapple of Your Eye Show, Brett Summers sits down with British sumo wrestler and professional wrestler "Sumo" Jack Sullivan to explore one of the most unusual journeys through the British grappling scene. From discovering... Continue Reading →

How do you become one of the biggest names in British professional wrestling? In this exclusive episode of The Grapple Of Your Eye Show, host Brett Summers sits down with Mickey Limerick, the All-Star Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion, to discuss his incredible journey from watching wrestling on VHS tapes to becoming one of the UK's... Continue Reading →

What made one building become the beating heart of boxing, professional wrestling, roller derby and punk rock? In this episode of The Grapple Of Your Eye Show, host Brett Summers sits down with writer and director Steve DeBro to explore the incredible story behind 18th & Grand: The Olympic Auditorium Story—the award-winning documentary that uncovers... Continue Reading →

What if professional wrestling is one of the greatest windows into human psychology, politics, culture and society? In this fascinating episode of The Grapple Of Your Eye Show, host Brett Summers sits down with Dan Higgins—journalist, podcaster and author of Lords of the Ring: The World According to Wrestling—for an in-depth conversation exploring why professional... Continue Reading →