Butt Wrestling BBQ

09/13/2026

Traveled to Mauldin this weekend for the Sooie BBQ Cookoff or as it's often called "The Daytona" of the SC BBQ Curcuit.
It's was our first time cooking there and I must admit, it's was everything as advertised. From the awesome facilities to the great people working the event, I was extremely impressed.

Friday night started off with Anything Butt, which means the cook teams can prepare anything they want but pork can't be the main ingredient. We decided to make brisket meatball sliders. We presented them in a tribute to 9/11.
We took 2nd in the Savory category of 15 teams. Pretty happy with the results.
2 weeks ago we didn't score well with the judges but we bounced back to score a very respectable 16+ in Butts and placed 10th out of 23 teams.
Sometimes you never know with the judges, last week we finished last in Ribs after what I thought were some of the best ribs I ever cooked. Yesterday, I didn't like my ribs at all and knew we wouldn't do well. Again, you never know with the judges, we placed 8th with just missing a score of 16 by .1 of a point. And ony .2 from being in the money.
Mauldin also had a Brisket category as well. I couldn't get my bark to set so I wasn't real happy with it. We finished just .5 from 3rd place. Overall, very pleased with our bounce back performance.

Congratulations to John and S*M for their Grand Championship and David's Slinging Meats for RGC.
Tail-Gater Hater did what they do best best and took him a 1st in ribs again.
Special shout out to the hometown boys from Upstate Smokeshop and their 3rd place overall.
Our next cook is 2 weeks at Polmaria's Troop 61 BBQ Cookoff.
Hope to see you there.

08/28/2026

The 2nd half of the SCBA season is underway at the Florence Brews & Que at Carolina Bank Stadium.
Several teams are competing in the Chicken Bog category tonight. Come out and get you some.
The band is gearing up. Car show tomorrow.
15 of the top teams in the State are cooking BBQ tonight for the judging tomorrow at 10:00.
Butt Wrestling BBQ is sandwiched between 2 incredible teams for their cook spot, Gator Haters and Till You Broke. I just hope some of their success works it's way to our trailer.
Hope to see you here in Florence.
Good luck to all the teams.

06/28/2026

06/28/2026

Just a reminder to my BBQ friends....tomorrow (Monday, 29th) is the last day I'm taking orders for the 4th.
Whole Boston Butts $40
Chicken $20
1/2 chicken $12
Mild or Spicy Sauce $8.00
Pick up will be from 5:00 - 8:00 PM Friday, July 3rd.
Thank you to those who have already ordered.

06/11/2026

If anyone is interested, I'm going to do a July 4th cook. Whole Boston Butts will be seasoned, smoked and pulled, ready to eat.
Whole or half Chickens will be seasoned and smoked, ready to eat as well.

Boston Butt $40
Whole Chicken $20
1/2 Chicken $12

Orders will be accepted until June 29th.
Pick up will be July 3rd

I recently created a "Spicy" BBQ Sauce to go along with my Mild sauce. Both will be available for $8.00 for a 16oz bottle.

Orders can be placed on Facebook, call or text me.

No orders will be accepted after June 29.

Thank you all in advance.

05/16/2026

So last weekend, Butt Wrestling BBQ traveled to Chester for the Hog on the Hill competition.
The good news....Tracey's Peanut Butter Banana Cheesecake took 5th on Friday night for the Anything Butt competition., earning a call forward and $50.
That's it for the good news.
The bad (or disappointing) news is we finished 13th in Butts and 15th in Ribs. Which I thought were some of the best ribs I've ever made. Needless to say, I was extremely disappointed in myself.
That's probably why I didn't post last week. I will mention that 9 of the top teams in the state were there. Still not an excuse if I want to be able to hang with the big boys.

This weekend we went to Williamston.
Totally different story. We walked away with 3rd place in Butts, $500, a 16+ score, and a hand-carved chainsaw made Pig Trophy.
Our ribs scored much better than last week with a 6th place finish.
Congratulations to John and S*M BBQ for 1st and Grand Champion. Gene Culbertson for Reserve Champion and Rusty and his Smoke Till Your Broke team for winning the Rib category.
That's it for the summer. We won't cook again till late August in Florence.
Time enough to practice and keep getting better.
See you all in August.

05/03/2026

So, after a 6-month layoff from the SC BBQ circuit due to wrestling and travel, Butt Wrestling BBQ fired up the smoker for the 16th Annual Pickin' and Piggin' BBQ Cook-Off at Saluda Shoals in Irmo. I have judged this competition several times over the years and we cooked it for the 1st time last year earning the People's Choice Award. It is quickly becoming one of our favorites. The competition always brings in the top BBQ Teams in the state.

This year we battled the rain and 15 other top teams to a 9th place in Butts and a 10th place in Ribs. Not too bad after not cooking for 6 months. I was pleased with our boxes that we turned in.

I was extremely excited to hear our name get called for the Peoples' Choice Champion for the 2nd year in a row!!! Now if we can only get the judges to agree with the People, we'd be doing great. 🤣🤣🤣
Congratulations go out to George Ray and his Monkey Bottom Boys Team for 1st in Butts, and our great friends, Upstate Smokeshop, John and Paul for 2nd in Butts.
Mean Gene Culbertson and his Backwoods Bar-B-Que team, "Tesa" continues his mastery and takes 1st in the Ribs again. With Monkey Bottom Boys taking 2nd and also the overall Grand Championship title with the Upstate Boys grabbing the Reserve Grand Champion.

As always, it was a fun weekend despite Mother Nature. The Friday night dinner was a big hit, thank you Gene and George. We appreciate the invite.

Next week we are on to Chester for the Hog on the Hill Competition.
And the following week we will be cooking at Williamston for the Pig in the Park BBQ Festival and Cook-Off.
Come out and say hey.