Introducing Wrestleball! The Most Absurd Sport Imaginable

Imagine this - a sport that combines basketball, wrestling, and rugby. Sounds ridiculous, right? Well, it’s real. A clip from Russia’s WrestleBall league recently went viral, revealing to a worldwide audience the game that fuses the three sports, with two teams playing on a basketball court, but with much more physical contact and, well, violence involved.
Written & Narrated by: Esfandiar Baraheni (@JustEsBaraheni | Twitter)
Produced & Edited by: Esfandiar Baraheni (@JustEsBaraheni | Twitter)
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[@Akumagits]

Shout out to my man JxmyHighroller for making a video on this months ago!

[@Grillmachine00]

It's been more than a year, time flies

[@abiolaolayinka2023]

I kept thinking this looked familiar. Jimmy did it first!

[@XabzintheNBAGuru]

He's the goat of nba news

[@snipe63]

Old heads be like: now that’s basketball!

[@WoolfJ35]

lol my first thoughts

[@DirtyDan720]

We used to play this to warm up for wrestling here in CA in the 90’s. Just saw this today for the first time and at 41 I want to join a team

[@timothychester2428]

Here in the Philippines, MMA is part of Basketball. It is pretty common to see casual basketball games in the streets involving wrestling and even boxing at times 😂

[@schmokehng]

True 🤣

[@09lowkey]

When I was in elementary school we played this during recess. We called it Jungle ball. Nobody intended to play it when we started playing either. Also, finally, we can get the football players off the basketball court. This is more their style...lol

[@c_Durka]

Haha

[@momoca-kun]

Wrestle ball has always existed in the Philippines since basketball was introduced to the country. I remember as young as 3, I would play with my brother basketball WWF style 😂

[@gamepadfox6914]

Nets should consider trading KD in any teams in here 😂😂😂

[@heavyduty_]

this sport would be perfect for bill laimbeer and his bad boys pistons

[@johnl.7754]

Maybe not if everyone is recruiting, training and doing it.

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

Amazing new sports 🔥🔥🔥

[@abouttime2569]

Draymond has been playing wrestleball for years

[@lifeonthelake4367]

Nah that's kick balls

[@lyokian]

A different meaning to the term "Slam Ball". And if I tried to play, I'd like be dead.

[@jordanwmerrick]

What is the court made of?

[@velvethands1436]

They regularly play that here in the Philippines

[@paulpierre4895]

A drunk guy sport lol

[@painterpainter6280]

People who prefer violent defence in NBA’s good old days will love this game.

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

Jaylen Brown next video theScore 🙏🙏🙏

[@untitle161]

I just learned about this now

[@jamesond.ferguson1037]

Played this in wrestling, we called it gorilla ball.

[@bryx170]

Brock Lesnar's comfort zone. 😂

[@bennyb.stanco5589]

Check out calcio storico or calcio fiorentino, is a super old version of soccer played in Florence to this day, it looks 100% like this

[@seannborba8416]

Sounds likea russian dude was at the malice at the palace watching his first game. Thought it was amazing and brought what he thought was basketball to russia not knowing the malice was not part of the sport lol

[@R3nnan]

Please don't let Anthony Davis anywhere near a wrestleball court

[@lifeonthelake4367]

For all that fail at basketball and wrestling. Hey there's wrestleball.

[@nobunagaoda7005]

I think yes many Americans love wrestling and basketball

[@lowzhenheng1095]

Shaq is gonna come out of retirement and dominate this

[@1017squirrel]

Draymond Green ball 😂

[@historywillneverbechanged3974]

I’m 6’5 290 pounds and I used to play basketball and football when i was in high school. I’m 29 as of today and I believe I might become the next Michael Jordan of Rugball. Can an agent sign me up? I’ve done also Judo when I was 13 years old I still know my moves. I believe I find my purpose

[@johnpaolobueno6780]

You should see basketball in the Philippines. 🤣

[@retahdude]

James Harden avoiding this game at all cost lol

[@historywillneverbechanged3974]

The king of travel will love this game 😂😂

[@serkg4672]

My fellow Filipinos would do well in this sport! Have you seen how we play basketball?? Try to search to get the idea.

[@BuzzCruise5743]

I have seen a wrestleball in live. It is awesome show. If you like a violence basketball you will become a fan of it.

[@LiseFrost]

Thx for your awsome research and information about an idiotic sport😖 I am a great fan of reel basketball but not fan of violence😔 ❤️🏀❤️🏀❤️🏀

[@Kevinschart]

so you just run up behind defenseless players and suplex them on their neck? it's all fun until somebody gets paralyzed

[@ianlb7]

holland you mean the Netherlands right but it looks fun

[@chopinshmopin]

It is the same for everyone except Dutch, chill

[@19eightyforeisnow]

Americans call it Holland.

[@TheMarslMcFly]

@@chopinshmopin It's like calling the US California.

[@chopinshmopin]

@@TheMarslMcFly but everyone calls USA just America. Like England. Like Russia. Come on, stop gaslighting.

[@TheMarslMcFly]

@@chopinshmopin everybody calls the Netherlands, the Netherlands, except ignorant Yanks that don't understand Holland is just a State within the Netherlands.

[@floatingfacedown9691]

no one tell zion about rugball

[@MrLouisanalane]

If I were a development coach, i’d send James Harden there.

[@WoolfJ35]

Yeah now all those oldhead basketball players can finally go watch this and leave the NBA alone lol

[@1stplacer]

Still better than the WNBA

[@Xxx-hk6mk]

Only in russia

[@samsonfolk2946]

handsome chap and informative. really loved this video. unsubscribed.

[@dionbonje294]

less your face bro.. we are here for the video not for your face. just saying tho