Two wrestlers who were arrested when they were found naked next to the N1 in Gauteng on Saturday, have done administrative work in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate's Court in connection with the public indecency charges that were brought against them.

Vikus (Vic Scar) Enslin, 29, and Dani'l (K.O.) Koen, 21, members of the African Punishment Wrestling Association (Apwa) had to run 100m while naked next to the highway while pictures were taken of them, as part of an initiation ritual.

About 16 semi-professional wrestlers, including Enslin and Koen, were heading to a show in Welkom when they stopped near the Kroonvaal toll gate on the N1 at about 10:00 on Saturaday.

"I had been waiting for some time for my initiation," said Enslin. "There were three of us who had to be initiated but one of the guys got cold feet and hid in the minibus."

"I kept my clothes with me because I was convinced they would drive off."

Koen said just as they began running to a minibus, an unmarked traffic police car stopped next to them.

"There were two guys and a woman in the car. The men laughed their asses off, but the woman didn't think we were very funny."

Many motorists apparently hooted and laughed while driving past.

The two male officials even took videos and photographs.

"The woman wanted us to get into the car with her naked, but I refused and tried to pull on my jeans. She fought with me about this and literally pulled my pants off from around my knees. She then handcuffed us to one another and took us like that to the police station," said Enslin.

The two men, wearing only their underpants, were taken to the Barrage police station. They waited for more than an hour before being released.

"Our friends got a huge fright. We will now definitely have to find another way of initiating our guys," said Enslin.

A prosecutor said the two initially wanted to pay a fine but then decided against it when they heard it was linked to a criminal record.

"I then offered that they rather hold a naked wrestling match for the prisoners at the Leeukop prison (that night), but they didn't think that was very funny."

The two then had to do administrative work at the court as part of their community service. They described their working day there as "mind numbing" but realised their punishment could've been much worse.

Enslin is a car mechanic and Koen is a group manager of a video chain.