Wrestling Links (4-14-11)

Posted on | April 14, 2011 | No Comments

Cody returning to Oklahoma
NewsOK.com
BY ED GODFREY Leave a comment NORMAN — Oklahoma’s new wrestling coach said Wednesday his decision to join the Sooner Nation was not swayed as much by the school’s tradition, but by the fact he can now be home in time to have dinner with his wife and …
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Wrestling with ethics
Bay Area Reporter
by David Lamble It’s a crying shame that schoolboy wrestlers don’t have a pro league of their own to aspire to, but the sport gets a shot at major-league comedy in Tom McCarthy’s sweet/sad moral parable Win Win. Set in New Jersey, …
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The Wrestling Genius: You Gotta Know When to Fold’em
Wrestle Heat
It isn’t very often we as wrestling fans are blindsided these days, not with all of the backstage news websites. That’s what made Monday even more shocking, it was barely reported before hand, and we just didn’t see Edge being the next to go. …
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Bret Hart, WWE All Stars And What Wrestling Can Learn From Video Games
Kotaku Australia
We spoke about wrestling history, dream matches, and how WWE stars can learn from video games. Generally, I sleep well. I hit the hay at around 11.30 and I’m snoozing within seconds. Last night was a different story – I literally tossed and turned all …
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Kotaku Australia

NJ mat star Campolattano picks his final four, says no to Rutgers, Penn State
Examiner.com
Andrew Campolattano, New Jersey high school wrestling sensation, still hasn’t picked a college to continue his mat career. The all-time winningest wrestler in Garden State prep history has narrowed his choices to four finalists… but Rutgers and Penn …
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Hulk Hogan set to train little people wrestlers in new reality series
AHN | All Headline News
Professional body slammer Hulk Hogan will star in a new reality TV series to train little people how towrestle. TruTV made the announcement Tuesday to advertisers during its annual upfront in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Times. …
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Greco wrestlers grapple at US Open
North Wind Online
The USOEC men’s Greco-Roman wrestling team came back from the 2011 ASICS US Open & FILA Junior National Championships with athletes taking championships as well as qualifying for bigger tournaments. The FILA Junior national tournament is a national …
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Kings of Wrestling vs Wolves II Signed For ROH in Michigan
Wrestlezone
The Kings of Wrestling vs. The American Wolves, and the result became known as “Tag Title Classic II” (available here: http://www.rohstore.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=477). That winter night it was the defending champions who proved …
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Call him a wrestling Cowboy
Idaho State Journal
On Wednesday, Giulio signed his letter of intent to wrestle for the University of Wyoming. Giulio, who finished his American Falls High School wrestling career with a four state championships, a 163-17 record and a 42-0 mark (37 pins) as a senior, …
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Lawsuit: Ex-Upper Iowa wrestler says coach broke promises
DesMoinesRegister.com
Nicholas Shandri is pictured in this 2006 photo after winning a state wrestling title for Southeast Polk as a senior. / BILL NEIBERGALL/REGISTER FILE PHOTO A former Upper Iowa wrestler has accused the university’s head coach of reneging on a promise to …
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Blogs

All He Wanted: Chris Kanyon’s Doomed Quest To Be Wrestling’s First …
By Thomas Golianopoulos
Chris Klucsarits’s night was off to a rough start. Backstage at the New York Wrestling Connection Sportatorium in Deer Park, Long Island, Klucsarits was involved in a conversation that could only happen backstage at a professional …
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Web

Vince McMahon wants to take ‘wrestling‘ out of the WWE – Digg
McMahon wants more than men in tights in his life. He wants to grow the WWE through acquisitions and expand its business beyond the ring.
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