Wrestling Links (3-28-11)

Posted on | March 28, 2011 | No Comments

Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic: Derry senior: What a finish
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
By Ken Wunderley, Tri-State Sports & News Service Ending his high school wrestlingcareer at Pitt’s Fitzgerald Field House could not have been more perfect for Travis Shaffer. And doing it for the Pennsylvania team in the Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic…
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Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Bonds’ trial lawyer has history with stretching the truth; once worked as …
msnbc.com
He presumably went into law because he found professional wrestling to be too honorable. “My dad was a wrestler, and then a wrestling booking agent and a wrestling booking promoter,” he said. “Way before Vince McMahon. And it was a family business, …
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Gilbert, Lassard secure Pine Tree Wrestling League titles
knox.VillageSoup.com
By Staff | Mar 28, 2011 (Photo by: Mark Haskell) Teammates essentially meet as Troy Howard’s Drew Nealey, top, looks to control Searsport’s Troy Reynolds in a 110-pound match during Saturday’s Pine Tree Wrestling League championship meet in Waldoboro. …
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The Wrestling News Experience: 03.28.11
411mania.com
In this Experience, a preview for the final Raw before WrestleMania, discussion of Kurt Angle’s arrest in North Dakota, Michael Cole saying something really stupid at the worst possible time, why WWE will always be a wrestling company and more! …
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Penn State’s Cael Sanderson back on the mat
USA Today
By Gary Mihoces, USA TODAY A week after coaching Penn State to the NCAAwrestling team title and about seven years after winning Olympic gold, Cael Sanderson put his wrestling shoes back on over the weekend and competed just for fun. …
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WWE: Is Being a Publicly Traded Company a Good Thing for Wrestling and WWE?
Bleacher Report
This WWE does not want to be called a wrestling company. Instead they use the term “sports-entertainment.” At one point, this term allowed the WWE to not have the same standards as mainstream sports (ie: baseball, football, etc.). …
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Confirmed For Tonight’s TNA Impact Taping
Wrestling News World
TNA Wrestling will tape this week’s Impact tonight from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. Below is the official preview courtesy of the official TNA website: – How far will Hulk Hogan go to get Sting’s TNA World Title back under Immortal’s control …
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Three earn All-America honors as wrestling finishes No. 18 at nationals
Diamondback Online
For the Terrapin wrestling team, spring break arrived a few days later than usual. But the wait proved more than worthwhile. At the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in Philadelphia from March 17-19 — two weeks removed from winning the ACC …
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Remembering Sir Oliver Humperdink
MiamiHerald.com
Sir Oliver Humperdink, one of the all-time great managers, did something special in the pro wrestlingindustry. He was a stand-up guy who made a lot of friends. Working in some capacity from 1965 to 1993, he had a very successful journey. …
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