Chael Sonnen's Wrestling Underground is an

amateur wrestling Amateur wrestling is a variant of wrestling practiced in collegiate, school, or other amateur level competitions. There are two international wrestling styles performed in the Olympic Games: freestyle and Greco-Roman. Both styles are under the ...

promotion company based on Oregon, United States and ran by

Chael Sonnen Chael Patrick Sonnen (; born April 3, 1977) is an American submission grappling promoter, mixed martial arts (MMA) analyst, and retired mixed martial artist. Beginning his MMA career in 1997, Sonnen competed for the Ultimate Fighting Champion ...

. The promotion made its debut on August 30, 2020 via

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Ruleset

Despite the events being held inside an

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, the rules remain similar to the traditional

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and

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(which are provided by

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), as per stated by the promotion's founder

and seen in the first card held.

Event list

Wrestling Underground I

Chael Sonnen's Wrestling Underground I was an amateur wrestling event that took place on August 30, 2020 at an undisclosed location in the

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. Also the first card in the history of the company, it was aired on

. Card

References

{{ref list Amateur wrestling Wrestling in Oregon Freestyle wrestling Recurring sporting events established in 2020 Greco-Roman wrestling