Wrestling Links (5-22-11)

Posted on | May 22, 2011 | No Comments

Impact Wrestling: Wrestling matters … or does it?
Baltimore Sun (blog)
Thursday night’s episode of the newly named Impact Wrestling (the show formerly known as TNA Impact) was TNA’s first broadcast since introducing its rebranding campaign , which includes using the slogan “wrestling matters” in addition to changing the …
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Final chapters | Recent deaths in the news
Kansas City Star
After his wrestling days, Savage played wrestler Bonesaw McGraw in the movie “Spider-Man,” appeared on sitcoms such as “Mad About You” and lent his distinctive voice to video games and cartoons, including “Family Guy” and “King of the Hill. …
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Kansas City Star

Remembering Randy “Macho Man” Savage
Huffington Post (blog)
I became a pro-wrestling fan thanks to Cyndi Lauper’s “The Goonies R Good Enough” music video, which featured various World Wrestling Federation superstars making hilarious cameo appearances. Drawn in by the quirkiness of it all, I quickly became a fan …
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News release: Ring of Honor sold to Sinclair Broadcast Group
Baltimore Sun (blog)
Ring of Honor Wrestling owner, Cary Silkin, announced today the sale of the promotion to Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., one of the largest television broadcasters in the country and which owns and operates, programs, or provides sales services to 58 …
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Ohhhh what a hall of fame rush
CANOE
Wrestling AMSTERDAM, NY – These days. a tag team is rarely put in the main spot. But Saturday night, at the 2011 induction ceremony for the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame, it was a real rush to see the Road Warriors, with manager Paul Ellering, …
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CANOE

HERALD ALL-AREA WRESTLING: Simply The Best — Part 5
Albany Herald On-line
LEESBURG — The blood, sweat and tears that Zach Thompson gave to the Lee County wrestlingprogram this past season started over the summer with three-hour workouts. And it didn’t stop until Thompson stood all alone on top of the podium at state as the …
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Man charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse
Northwest Herald
By NORTHWEST HERALD CRYSTAL LAKE – A 20-year-old Lake in the Hills man and former part-time wrestling coach at Lundahl Middle School has been charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old …
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Five Other Wrestling Stars Who Died Too Soon
E! Online (blog)
As Randy “Macho Man” Savage’s death reminds, pro wrestling is rife with stories of the gone-too-soon. 1. Andre the Giant: Whether in the ring or in The Princess Bride, the French-born star was a gentle giant. In 1993, he passed away in his sleep—”his …
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E! Online (blog)

Sports likely to be cut back at Duval schools
MiamiHerald.com
Under the proposal, varsity cross country, golf, tennis, wrestling, lacrosse and slow-pitch softball would all be eliminated. Soccer would be cut at the junior varsity level and middle schools would have to choose one male and one female sport to cut. …
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Blogs

Brooklyn Arm Wrestling Event At Williamsburg’s Union Pool To Raise …
By julieparise
The Five Borough Ladies Arm Wrestling Organization, the newest spawn of the Collective of Lady Arm Wrestlers, will hold its first brawl at Williamsburg’s Union Pool Sunday night.
CBS New York – http://newyork.cbslocal.com/

Pro Wrestling Hall Of Famers Appear At TNA Live Event In Amsterdam, NY
At Friday’s TNA Live Event in Amsterdam, New York, several wrestling legends made a surprise appearance. The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in Amsterdam i…
News – http://www.tnawrestling.com/