Wrestling Links (4-30-11)

Posted on | April 30, 2011 | No Comments

WWE cuts dividend, and shares stagger
BusinessWeek
THE SPARK: The online and television wrestling entertainment company said Thursday that it will now pay a dividend of 12 cents per share per quarter instead of 36 cents. The new dividend yields 4.2 percent based on WWE’s closing share price on Thursday …
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Wrestling weight classes to change
Longmont Daily Times-Call
By Brady Delander A few pounds may not seem like much, but it can make a world of difference for awrestler like Mead junior Cody Heskett, who wrestled at 103 pounds last fall. That weight class no longer exists after the National Federation of State …
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Pro wrestler sentenced for Collingswood bank robbery
Cherry Hill Courier Post
CAMDEN — A professional wrestler known for his daring feats in the ring appeared withdrawn and somber Friday as a judge sentenced him to five years in prison for robbing a Collingswood bank last year. Nicholas Wilson, known in the Combat Zone …
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One Wrestling Fan’s Perspective: TNA’s Possible Life After Hulk Hogan
Bleacher Report
The men you see before you, we have always considered ourselves the greatestwrestling promotion in the world, yet we have not been allowed to show it. Why? Because this company was overrun with talent that had no business being here. …
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Brown U. postpones decision on varsity sports cuts
San Jose Mercury News
The delay means the men’s and women’s fencing, women’s skiing and men’s wrestling teams will compete in the next school year. A panel reviewing Brown’s athletic programs recommended last week that the university eliminate those varsity teams. …
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Regional wrestlers descend on Salisbury
Delmarva Daily Times
SALISBURY — More than 1500 grapplers of various ages and skills are set to descend upon the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center this weekend for one of the largest wrestling tournaments in the east region. The Middle Atlantic Wrestling Association will host …
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Zoltan Krompecher | Back from Iraq and wrestling with some of life’s bigger issues
Kansas City Star
When I came home, my new assignment kept me away, so when we arrived in Kansas, wrestlingseemed like an opportunity for us to bond. Jack is small for his age, and shy, and at the time he was still adjusting to having me around, so when he walked into …
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Deliberation in Broomfield wrestling coach’s sex-assault trial will resume Monday
Denver Post
By Monte Whaley BROOMFIELD — Jurors deliberating the sexual-assault case against Travis Masse, the former Broomfield High School wrestling coach and history teacher, have been sent home for the weekend. District Judge Thomas Ensor dismissed the panel …
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Trailblazing Dinwiddie senior will wrestle at St. Andrew’s
Progress Index
BY JACOB VAUGHAN (SPORTS WRITER) contributed Photo Family. coaches and teachers gather as Dinwiddie senior Denny Vaughan Jr. (center) signs a National Letter of Intent to wrestle at St. Andrew’s College. Standing from left to right are Aaron Vaughan, …
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Wrestling: Why We Love This Thing Called “Sports Entertainment.”
Bleacher Report
We’ve all heard one, some or all of those phrases at some point in our lifetime of being a wrestling fan. Some people choose to get offended and some let the comments roll off their shoulder (myself being the latter). I usually have no problem with …
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Blogs

Dave Lagana Explains How to Avoid a Wrestling Wedding …
By Nick Paglino
I’m sure the event will be a spectacle full of pomp and circumstance. If you’re a wrestling fan and you hear wedding, you expect something far different. Here are some lessons that can be learned from pro wrestling weddings. …
WRESTLEZONE.com – http://www.wrestlezone.com/

Grayslake North hires new head wrestling coach after former …
By Megan Craig
At least one of three Grayslake North High School wrestling coaches who resigned after alleged questionable behavior at a state tournament in February has been replaced for the 2011-12 school year, officials announced Friday. …
TribLocal – Grayslake – http://triblocal.com/grayslake/