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Pirate Mud Wrestling

Samantha Pineda (right) of Queen Creek avoids being thrown out of the ring, and comes back to win her match during the Pirate Mud Wrestling event that went down in a back alley behind Gotham City Comics & Coffee in Mesa. July 23, 2011 Darryl Webb/AFN

Pirate Mud Wrestling

Fellow wrestlers cheer for each other after their bouts in the Pirate Mud Wrestling event that went down in a back alley behind Gotham City Comics & Coffee in Mesa. July 23, 2011 Darryl Webb/AFN

Pirate Mud Wrestling

Marissa Koretski shows a championship grin after winning the Pirate Mud Wrestling event that went down in a back alley behind Gotham City Comics & Coffee in Mesa. July 23, 2011 Darryl Webb/AFN

Pirate Mud Wrestling

Pirate wrestlers are friends before they get into the mud before their bouts in the Pirate Mud Wrestling event that went down in a back alley behind Gotham City Comics & Coffee in Mesa. July 23, 2011 Darryl Webb/AFN

Pirate Mud Wrestling

Marissa Koretski, Amanda Bullard and Heather Marsh get introduced before their championship match during the Pirate Mud Wrestling event that went down in a back alley behind Gotham City Comics & Coffee in Mesa. July 23, 2011 Darryl Webb/AFN

Pirate Mud Wrestling

A pirate's parrot watches Pirate Mud Wrestling that went down in the back alley behind Gotham City Comics & Coffee in Mesa. July 23, 2011 Darryl Webb/AFN

Pirate Mud Wrestling

Fans enjoy watching wrestlers going at it in a match during the Pirate Mud Wrestling event that went down in a back alley behind Gotham City Comics & Coffee in Mesa. July 23, 2011 Darryl Webb/AFN

Pirate Mud Wrestling

Referee Star Angel starts a match during the Pirate Mud Wrestling event that went down in a back alley behind Gotham City Comics & Coffee in Mesa. July 23, 2011 Darryl Webb/AFN

Pirate Mud Wrestling

Samantha Pineda of Queen Creek gives her best pirate snarl after winning her match during the Pirate Mud Wrestling event that went down in a back alley behind Gotham City Comics & Coffee in Mesa. July 23, 2011 Darryl Webb/AFN

Pirate Mud Wrestling

Mud covers the legs of wrestlers after their bouts in the Pirate Mud Wrestling event that went down in a back alley behind Gotham City Comics & Coffee in Mesa. July 23, 2011 Darryl Webb/AFN

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Pirate Mud Wrestling

Heather Marsh of Mesa gets tossed out of the pool by Marissa Koretski during the championship match of the Pirate Mud Wrestling event that went down in a back alley behind Gotham City Comics & Coffee in Mesa. July 23, 2011 Darryl Webb/AFN

Pirate Mud Wrestling

Wrestlers stare down each other before their bout during the Pirate Mud Wrestling event that went down in a back alley behind Gotham City Comics & Coffee in Mesa. July 23, 2011 Darryl Webb/AFN

Pirate Mud Wrestling

A wrestlers gets hosed off after her match in the Pirate Mud Wrestling event that went down in a back alley behind Gotham City Comics & Coffee in Mesa. July 23, 2011 Darryl Webb/AFN

Pirate Mud Wrestling

Referee Star Angel keeps an eye on wrestlers Samantha Pineda and Jennifer Muraca during their Pirate Mud Wrestling event that went down in a back alley behind Gotham City Comics & Coffee in Mesa. July 23, 2011 Darryl Webb/AFN

Pirate Mud Wrestling

Referee Star Angel announces Samantha Pineda keeps an eye on wrestlers during the Pirate Mud Wrestling event that went down in a back alley behind Gotham City Comics & Coffee in Mesa. July 23, 2011 Darryl Webb/AFN

Pirate Mud Wrestling

Johnee Crow gets tossed out of the mud pool during her match during the Pirate Mud Wrestling event that went down in a back alley behind Gotham City Comics & Coffee in Mesa. July 23, 2011 Darryl Webb/AFN

Pirate Mud Wrestling

Amanda Bullard celebrates a win putting her in the championship match during the Pirate Mud Wrestling event that went down in a back alley behind Gotham City Comics & Coffee in Mesa. July 23, 2011 Darryl Webb/AFN

Pirate Mud Wrestling

Event organizer Jennifer Muraca celebrates during the Pirate Mud Wrestling event that went down in a back alley behind Gotham City Comics & Coffee in Mesa. July 23, 2011 Darryl Webb/AFN