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A church in England opens its doors to pro wrestling in a bid to attract converts

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Wrestling Church brings blood, sweat and tears to St. Peter’s Anglican church in the northern England town of Shipley .

It's the creation of Gareth Thompson , a charismatic 37-year-old who says he was saved by pro wrestling and Jesus .

Thompson says outsized characters and scripted morality battles of pro wrestling fit naturally with a Christian message.

Church attendance in the U.K. has been declining for decades , and less than half of people in England and Wales now consider themselves Christian .

Wrestling Church baptized 30 people in its first year in Shipley , north of London .

Wrestling Church founder says wrestling and Christianity "are two fake things in a fake world of their own existence" Women's champion says organization has helped her bring her Catholic faith into her wrestling life.

One day , he says, he may start his own church.

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