The Catch Wrestling World Championship 2025 is scheduled to take place on October 18th, 2025 and there’s a great lineup of talented grapplers competing. There are competitors coming from all around the world and 13 different countries are going to be represented, although most of the, are naturally coming from England and the USA. The American contingent is being led by the most famous proponent of modern Catch Wrestling, Josh Barnett, who will be competing in the over 100kg division in an attempt to win another title. Barnett isn’t the only champion from previous years who is returning, and many divisions have a reigning champion from last year’s edition who will be competing.
There are some interesting brackets at the event too; with successful competitors like Zoe Lundy, Angel Verduzco, and David Weintraub involved, just to name a few. The participation levels are improving almost every year too, and now there are several weight classes with opening rounds before the quarter-finals begin. The women’s divisions in particular are impressive in that respect, as they’ve managed to put together two tough lineups at under 55kg and under 68kg where every competitor on the podium will have earned their way there through some challenging matches.
Catch Wrestling World Championship 2025 Full Lineup
Men’s Divisions
Under 59kg
Jan Van Heese, Harry Meadows, and Adilkhanov Gasan.
Under 63kg
David Weintraub, Charlie Meadows, Romal Guareshi, Cody Davis, and Giovanni Di Clemente.
Under 68kg
Jaydon Robertson, Kenzo Biyong, Shinnosuke Nakajima, Sam Grace, Max White, Sol Simmons, Allaeldein Elmaghrabi, Jack Cochran, Liam Burt, and Andreus Bond.
Under 74kg
Steven Beattie, Oliver May, Tomasso Foti, Danny Jones, Johnny White, Finlay Marshall, Veniamin Ciubotaru, and Luke Evans.
Under 82kg
Adam Frankish, Ryan Hunter, Matteo Foti, Sam Robinson, Wesley Baard, Thomas Higgins, and Taylor McCann.
Under 90kg
Heddi Karoui, Dan Shutt, Cameron Rowe, Joris Rookhuijzen, Jay Ross, Brett Pfarr, and Craig Hartley.
Under 100kg
Adam Khawaja, Angel Verduzco, Mehdi Zoodashna, and Ollie Hurst.
Over 100kg
James Todd, Tom Inglis, Dylan Foulds, Rick Danforth, and Josh Barnett.
Women’s Divisions
Under 55kg
Caitlyn Hadfield, Zoe Hart, TJ Baker, Nikki Hilton, Bryony Tyrell, Jessica Lavers-McBain, and Freya See.
Under 68kg
Laura Shaw, Antonia Feilden, Zoe Lundy, and Brianna Kellin.
