Alligator Wrestling Tips

You can keep an alligator’s mouth closed easily… even a child is strong enough. But, check child labor laws in your state before incorporating a six year old into your act.

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Approach the alligator from the back. This will keep it from seeing you; plus, you avoid the front part, which is where the teeth are.

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Most popular nickname for an alligator wrestler? “Lefty”… although “One-Eared Elwood” runs it a close second.

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The Seminole Indians were wrestling alligators before the first Europeans wandered over. They wrestled them mostly for food; but, a small part of them wanted to dominate another creature until it could feel the bottomless emotional pain that they felt. But, mostly for food…

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Alligators have very powerful tails; in fact, if a dog had a tail that was pound-for-pound as strong as the alligator’s, people would start asking questions about that nearby Monsanto chemical plant.

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For most of 1988, the Champion of Alligator Wrestling was, in fact, an alligator…

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The most famous alligator wrestler is Tahar Douis from Morocco. He has also worked as a circus strong man and a snake charmer. He currently lives in Texas with over fifty alligators. If he doesn’t have a “Beware of Dog” sign on his property, he is wasting valuable irony.

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Alligators have very short arms. This will be important to your strategy should you ever take up the more dangerous Tag-Team Alligator Wrestling.

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The first ever Invitational Alligator Boxing Tournament ended with the alligators winning all eleven bouts and six referees missing presumed eaten.