Wrestling Heritage

Celebrated wrestling historian Ruslan Pashayev takes a trip back in history, a long way back.

Follow his fascinating revelations that lay the foundation stones of the professional wrestling we loved.

Lancashire’s original martial arts, and Ruslan Pashayev has the stories to tell

Ruslan Pashayev takes us back to the origins of organised prize wrestling in Lancashire.

Celebrated historian Ruslan Pashayev Travels back in time to discover The Story of Catch

Ruslan Pashayev traces the development of Catch wrestling around the world

There has always been a great deal of discussion about the origins and evolution of the modern internationally recognized wrestling styles such as Graeco-Roman, Freestyle and Pro wrestling. The certainty regarding the historical interrelationship between those wrestling styles (if there was such of course) was never fully established.

When it comes to the game of wrestling England was always famous for its wide spectrum of wrestling styles that since the times immemorial were present in different regions all around the country … One of such historical English wrestling styles was – The English Collar-Belt Wrestling.

Ruslan Pashayev takes a look at Sir Thomas Parkyn, the First Nobleman of English Wrestling

Ruslan Pashayev doesn’t just have the answers; he has the answers to questions you didn’t know you have