Mick became the first world champion, retaining the title the next year in 1975; however, in 1976, a Canadian visitor competed and won. The point of the sport is gone, the event was discontinued for a long period. Now the sport is gaining popularity, and although the Olympic committee refused to acknowledge it, the World Toe Wrestling Championship is held annually at back at its birthplace The Royal Oak in Wetton near Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England. Top players include Clive ‘Doctor’ De silva, Ben ‘Total Destruction’ Woodroffe, and Alan "Nasty" Nash, who is the current world champion. Lisa ‘Twinkle Toes’ Shenton is the current women’s world champion and Dolly Millward is the Kids world champion.