History Main / MudWrestling

* In the ParodyFic ''B'Elannarella'' the title character challenges beautiful astrometrix Anna Seven to "butt-naked bed wrestling in the ancient tradition of my people!", Even though no-one else has heard of this so-called tradition. Events get interrupted when the Tyrant's Royal Redshirts attack while everyone is DistractedByTheSexy.

* This is another of those indignities inflicted on Sergeant Dori Doreau in ''Series/SledgeHammer'', when she has to rescue sledge from a beating from two women putting on a mud-wrestling show in a bar. She sighs, leaps in, and subdues the elusive perp.

* In the ParodyFic ''B'Elannarella'' the title character challenges beautiful astrometrix Anna Seven to "butt-naked bed wrestling in the ancient tradition of my people!" No-one else has heard of this so-called ancient tradition. Events get interrupted when the Tyrant's Royal Redshirts attack while everyone is DistractedByTheSexy.

* In ''Spoof of Honour'', Rick Berman tells Creator/BrannonBraga that the moment the ratings on ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' start to fall, he's to have T'Pol go into ''pon farr'', "preferably while wrestling with an [[BlobMonster enormous jelly creature]]."

There's something appealing about the idea of [[GirlOnGirlIsHot two attra]][[GuyOnGuyIsHot ctive people]] fighting, which leads to the popularity of the CatFight, WimpFight and other related tropes. This trope takes that to the extreme by having the combatants [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin grappling in mud]]. Despite its name, it doesn't have to be just mud; it can also be jello, pudding, or some other substance. The result is fanservice, unambiguous [[PanderingToTheBase pandering]], and....and...[[DistractedByTheSexy sorry, what were we talking about, again?]]

* ''Series/RelicHunter'': In the epsiode "Transformation", the final confrontation between the heroine Sydney and the female villain Turley leads to them falling into a mud pit and finishing the fight there. To add to the fanservice potential, Turley's shirt has come [[AbsoluteCleavage open to her navel]], exposing her bra. Sydney lampshades it all by asking the bystanders if they're enjoying the show. You can check it out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymxt4dmARNg here]].

* Happens in ''Series/SirArthurConanDoylesTheLostWorld'' when Marguerite gets into a CatFight with the mind controlled Veronica and they fall into the only nearby mud pool.

* ''Webcomic/SkinHorse'': The female staff of Annex One, including lesbian ([[UpToEleven "seven on the Kinsey scale"]]) Gerda and [[UpliftedAnimal sapient canine]] Sweetheart, turn out to watch [[TheCasanova Tip]] and [[MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong Konstantin]] mud wrestle. [[spoiler: The two talk out their differences. The women, cranky at not getting to see any action, accidentally start a mud wrestling session, though when Tip chews them out they join forces to drag him in as well (and then, finally, Konstantin joins the fight). Gavotte, office supervisor and [[HiveMind literal swarm of bees]] shows up, chases them all back to work, and then laments the fact that she wasn't invited.]]

There's something appealing about the idea of [[GirlOnGirlIsHot two attra]][[GuyOnGuyIsHot ctive people]] fighting, which leads to the popularity of the CatFight, WimpFight and other related tropes. This trope takes that UpToEleven by having the combatants [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin grappling in mud]]. Despite its name, it doesn't have to be just mud; it can also be jello, pudding, or some other substance. The result is fanservice, unambiguous [[PanderingToTheBase pandering]], and....and...[[DistractedByTheSexy sorry, what were we talking about, again?]]

There's something appealing about the idea of [[GirlOnGirlIsHot two attra]][[GuyOnGuyIsHot ctive people]] fighting, which leads to the popularity of the {{Catfight}}, WimpFight and other related tropes. This trope takes that UpToEleven by having the combatants [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin grappling in mud]]. Despite its name, it doesn't have to be just mud; it can also be jello, pudding, or some other substance. The result is fanservice, unambiguous [[PanderingToTheBase pandering]], and....and...[[DistractedByTheSexy sorry, what were we talking about, again?]]

[[caption-width-right:350:The debate devolved into mud-slinging. [[PassThePopcorn But we're not complaining!]]]]

* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'': while watching ''Film/BoggyCreek2TheLegendContinues'', Tom Servo gets quite excited when the two female cast members get their jeep stuck in the mud, in anticipation of this trope. When they ''do'' fall in the mud and start squabbling, Servo feels ashamed of himself and questions if this is what he really wants.

* In ''Literature/{{Thud}}'', Angua and Sally square up for a fight in a muddy underground tunnel. Sally eventually notes that they could sell tickets.

->''"I mean look at this, it's just two women fighting each other, covered in mud... heaving their [[BuxomIsBetter large breasted]] bodies onto each other, touching one another, rolling around..."''

* A non-Fanservice-y version takes place in ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'' episode "Mud Wrestling Smurfs", where the Wartmongers wrestle with each other in a mud-soaked pit, and when the Smurfs are captured investigating where the mud is coming from, one of the Smurfs has to go into the pit to wrestle a Wartmonger.

* The anime adaptation of ''LightNovel/{{Noucome}}'' does a variation with castor oil, where Ouka Yuuouji and Konagi Yawakaze gets to wrestle each other... wearing [[SchoolSportsUniform Japanese bloomers]]. With Ouka gaining the upper hand and delivering a CurbStompBattle to Konagi until Konagi managed to grab hold on Ouka's bloomer shorts, and then [[WardrobeMalfunction ripping it off]].

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[[caption-width-right:350:The debate devolved into mud-slinging. [[PassThePopcorn But we're not compaining!]]]]

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'', Kim and Shego have a fight in a spa that, at one point, has then wrestling in the mud bath.

* ''VideoGame/RumbleRoses'' has mud wrestling matches. Hardly surprising; it could have been called ''{{Fanservice}} Fighter''.

* The 1997 BBC adaptation of ''Literature/TheHistoryOfTomJonesAFoundling'' turns the fight in the churchyard between Molly Seagrim and Goody Brown into this, making it safe for pre-watershed TV (in the book they end up topless).

* The 1997 BBC adaptation of ''Literature/TheHistoryOfTomJonesAFoundling'' turns the fight in the churchyard between Molly Seagrim and Goody Brown into this, making it safe for pre-watershed TV (in the book they end up topless).

* ''Series/RelicHunter'': In the epsiode "Transformation", the final confrontation between the heroine Sydney and the female villain Turley leads to them falling into a mud pit and finishing the fight there. To add to the fanservice potential, Turley's shirt has come [[AboluteCleavage open to her navel]], exposing her bra. Sydney lampshades it all by asking the bystanders if they're enjoying the show. You can check it out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymxt4dmARNg here]].

* ''Series/RelicHunter'': In the epsiode "Transformation", the final confrontation between the heroine Sydney and the female villain Turley leads to them falling into a mud pit and finishing the fight there. To add to the fanservice potential, Turley's shirt has come [[AboluteCleavage open to her navel]], exposing her bra. Syndey lampshades it all by asking the bystanders if they're enjoying the show. You can check it out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymxt4dmARNg here]].

* Happens in ''Series/RelicHunter''. You can check it out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymxt4dmARNg here]].

* Incredible as it may seem for the G-rated comic, a 1970s ''[[Franchise/ArchieComics Archie]]'' story had Betty suffer amnesia and end up being exploited as a sideshow mud wrestler.

Can result in PassThePopcorn. Subtrope of CoveredInMud and FanserviceFauxFight. Also tends to overlap with SlapstickKnowsNoGender

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--->'''Buffy:''' I could wrestle naked in grease for a living and still be cleaner than after a shift at the Doublemeat.
--->'''[[GayBestFriend Willow]]:''' Plus, I'd visit you at work every single day.

* ''Series/FortBoyard'' has one challenge featuring mud wrestling, with the female contestant trying to get past the wrestler to grab a key and exit the room.
** As does its Spanish counterpart ''Series/ElGranJuegoDeLaOca'', where a contestant must complete a challenge in the mud while being hindered by a female wrestler.

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