"Catch Was Invented By...", by Unknown.

A Tragicomedy "Catch Was Invented By...", by Unknown. Or The Birth of Catch Wrestling.

Dear Friends,

just found this "priceless pearl" online (link below):

https://sites.google.com/site/allaboutbibby/prominent-bibbys/edwin-bibby

"His son Tom said he had sent, or taken, the silver belt that Edwin had won home to Lancashire and deposited it in a museum. He also said that Edwin claimed that he had invented the 'Catch-as-Catch-Can' style. His great granddaughter, Jean Mauro nee Bibby, said that on a visit to England she stayed in a friend's apartment at Prince Albert's Court in London where Edwin had once performed before Queen Victoria. I think she meant The Albert Hall."

No, that's not all, here's another "pearl", or may be even "diamond" (???), link below as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_wrestling

"Catch wrestling is a classical hybrid grappling style and combat sport. It was developed by J. G. Chambers in Britain c. 1870."

NOTE: J.G. Chambers a Londoner of Welsh descent.

I wished Adam Ridings was still around Ron...Can they CLONE him please? Just to settle this dispute...

No, I am not saying he "invented" anything, BUT he was a Lancashire catch pro wrestler in the 1840s and 50s...which is before Bibby or Chambers.

Thanks,

Russian Concussion.