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Wrestling Links (3-30-11)

Posted on | March 30, 2011 | No Comments

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Wrestling, Sport for Our Times
Wall Street Journal
Think of college wrestling as the athletic version of an austerity program. Wearing almost nothing, coached by men who make next to nothing, and with no hope of professional careers because they don’t exist, 34 competitors in each weight class arrived 
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WWE All Stars Review (Xbox 360)
GamersDailyNews
NBA Jam did it with basketball, and WWF Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game did likewise for pro wrestling. WWE All Stars tries to do the same thing today, and mostly succeeds. Matches are played similarly to how they are in the Smackdown vs.
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New feature-length documentary chronicles history of pro wrestling in Memphis
The Republic
A new film celebrates the history of professional wrestling in Memphis, which was a hotbed of such entertainment years before cable television popularized it nationally. “Memphis Heat: The True Story of Memphis Wrasslin'” is the first feature-length 
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LU reclassifies wrestling as club sport to abide by Title IX
Lynchburg News and Advance
By Chris Lang The five-year return of Liberty’s Division I wrestling program ended on Tuesday, as the school announced it has reclassified wrestling from an NCAA Division I sport to a club sport. Liberty reinstated wrestling prior to the 2006-07 school 
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Wrestling with comedy
The South End
“Win Win” stars Paul Giamatti and first-time actor Alex Shaffer, who plays a delinquent high schoolwrestler from Ohio. The movie is set in New Jersey and follows lawyer/high school wrestling coach Mike Flaherty (Giamatti), who is in danger of losing 
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Wrestlemania 27: Will The Rock Be Wrestling Both John Cena And The Miz?
Bleacher Report
When Rock first came in, he made it clear he didn’t plan to wrestle again, so for Rock to start to bend on the issue so quickly is something that has Vince very pleased. One idea the WWE Creative Team has tossed around is The Miz putting Rock out of 
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Bleacher Report
Cato-Meridian’s Lalone goes out on top
Auburn Citizen
With all of the wins that Cato-Meridian senior Nick Lalone has piled up during his varsity wrestlingcareer, it was a loss that led to his biggest career victory. In what would have been his third consecutive Section III, Division II title, 
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Gay Wrestling League FURIOUS at WWE Star
TMZ.com
The champion of the Pro Gay Wrestling Federation is OUTRAGED that WWE announcer Michael Cole has not been suspended for posting a homophobic slur on Twitter … TMZ has learned. First off … yes, there is a Pro Gay Wrestling Federation.
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Cuomo’s Blueprint? Arm-Wrestling
WNYC
It seems that Governor Cuomo is successfully managing to arm wrestle the notoriously persnickety and difficult state legislature into accepting his budget proposal with just a few concessions, on time, no less. Few New York State governors can say as 
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Emotions Run High At UNCG Wrestling Team Cut Meeting
WFMY News 2
Greensboro, NC — UNC Greensboro is chopping their budget, which means taking down thewrestling team. Emotions were high at a Student Government meeting involving students, the athletic director, the wrestling team and many more. 
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‘WWE All Stars’ Review – Because Wrestling Was Just Too Damn 
By Kyle Anderson
The big question surrounding “WWE All Stars” is “Why does this exist?” Considering how artificial professional wrestling already is, does it really need to be pushed into a more arcade-like, cartoonish universe? 
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Southwestern 4A all-conference wrestling team
By Observer Sports
SW4A All-Conference Wrestling Team 1st Team 2 nd Team 103- Kush Shah, Butler Alex Marbury, AKHS 112- Michael Bedard, AKHS Chase Pernell, Independence 119- Tyler Medlock, MPHS Ben Asefa, EMHS 125- Tony Ross, MPHS Mason Courter, 
Prep Spotlight – http://obsprepspot.blogspot.com/


The Lakeland Center Gets Negotiation for Wrestling – Polk Preps 
By Rick Brown
Wrestling is coming back, so they recognize some value in the quality of event our community puts on,” LaPan said. “By coming here, they have the opportunity to be big fish in our pond. Instead of just being a small fish in a big pond. 
Polk Preps – http://polkpreps.blogs.theledger.com/


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