A Russian & an American Hillbilly named Vern were set to square off for
the Olympic wressling gold medal. Before the final match,
Vern's trainer came to him and said
'Now, don't forget all the research we've done on this
Russian. He's never lost a match because of his 'pretzel' hold he has.
Whatever you do, do not let him get you in that hold!
If he does, you're finished.'

The Hillbilly nodded in acknowledgment.

As the match started, Vern and the Russian
circled each other several times, looking for an opening.
All of a sudden, the Russian lunged forward, grabbing Vern
and wrapping him up in the dreaded pretzel hold.

A sigh of disappointment arose from the crowd and the
trainer buried his face in his hands,
for he knew all was lost. He couldn't watch the
inevitable happen.

Suddenly, there was a long, high pitched scream, then
a cheer from the crowd and the trainer
raised his eyes just in time to watch the Russian go
flying up in the air. His back hit the mat with
a thud and the Hillbilly collapsed on top of him,
making the pin and winning the match.

The trainer was astounded. When he finally got Vern alone,
he asked 'How did you ever get out of that hold?
No one has ever done it before!'

Vern answered 'Well, I was ready to give
up when he got me in that hold but at the last
moment, I opened my eyes and saw this pair of
testicles right in front of my face. I had nothing
to lose so with my last ounce of strength, I
stretched out my neck and bit those babies
just as hard as I could.'

The trainer exclaimed 'That's what finished him off?'
'Not really. You'd be amazed how strong you
get when you bite your own nuts.