Don’t call wrestling fake: ‘Everything we do in there hurts’
A referee raises two wrestlers’ hands in victory at the 901 Wrestling live event at Growler's on Saturday, July 18, 2026. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
You can call it choreographed, you can call it scripted, you can call it a performance. But whatever you do, don’t call it fake.
That label doesn’t go over very well with the men who spent their Saturday afternoon grappling with each other inside a wrestling ring at Growlers.
901 Wrestling held a six-bout event at the Midtown bar Saturday afternoon to record content for its social media channels as well as highlight some of its wrestlers.
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Jody Callahan
Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.
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