Wrestling Links (5-23-11)

Posted on | May 23, 2011 | No Comments

Sinclair Acquires Wrestling’s ‘Ring Of Honor’
TV News Check
By Staff Sinclair Broadcast Group announced today that it has acquired the Ring of Honor wrestling(ROH) franchise. Ring of Honor is the third largest wrestling promotion in the country, according to Sinclair. “We are very excited about this …
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Autopsy on ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage inconclusive
Tbo.com
Savage’s pro wrestling career spanned more than two decades. His raspy voice, including his signature “Oh, yeah,” was well known to wrestling fans and those who saw his commercials for Slim Jim beef jerky. Savage strutted in sunglasses and gaudy …
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MONDAY MORNING MUSINGS: Xavier Wrestlers Recognized for State Championship
Middletown Press
Xavier High honored its state championship wrestling team at a dinner earlier this month and individual awards were handed out. Those receiving awards on the Class LL title team were Most Valuable Wrestlers, Tyler Cunningham and Sean Marinan; …
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Professionals wrestle up funds for animals
Parkersburg News
By BRAD BAUER , Marietta Times MARIETTA – At 6 feet and 169 pounds, Zach Gowen doesn’t exactly fit the mold of a traditional pro wrestler. Take into consideration that Gowen lost a leg to cancer at age 8 and his rise in the sport becomes even more …
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Iran’s Greco-Roman wrestlers crowned Asian champions
Tehran Times
By Masoud Hossein TASHKENT – Iran’s Greco-Roman team won the title of the Asian WrestlingChampionship for the seventh time on Sunday. Iran, which had snatched two bronze medals in the first day of the competition by Mohsen Hajipour and Abdolmohammad …
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Lackawanna League wrestlers named to coaches All-Academic teams
Scranton Times-Tribune
In addition to wrestling successful .600-or-better seasons, nine Lackawanna Leaguewrestlers were recognized for their efforts in the classroom. The PennsylvaniaWrestling Coaches Association released its all-academic wrestling teams May 6. …
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Scranton Times-Tribune

A limited success of a show
The Sun
It was simply full of run-ins, ordinary wrestling and little to keep the attention, although Truth was again effective. Randy Orton and Christian wrestled for the World Heavyweight title, and it was, to use a former nickname of one of the combatants, …
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[New Game Review] TNA Wrestling iMPACT Brings Bodyslamming On The Go, Avoids …
Android Police
Wrestling is a guilty pleasure of mine, and his rambling promos about the Danger Zone will always have a special place in my heart. RIP Randy. A lot of my youth was spent playing the Smackdown series of games on the PS2; I still pop in Here Comes the …
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Soaking up the Macho Madness
Wrestling 101
To describe Randy Savage as a ‘just’ wrestler would be doing him an injustice. He was more than ‘just’ a wrestler. He was larger than life, he was more than an athlete, he was simply… The Macho Man. That voice, those shades, the day-glow colours… it …
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Exclusive Photos: Backstage at TNA NY Live Event
Wrestlezone
by Nick Paglino Famed pro wrestling photographer Bob Mulrenin, who shot these exclusive photos of Road Warrior Animal’s surprise appearance at TNA has sent WrestleZone these exclusive photos from the Friday night house show in Amsterdam, New York, …
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Blogs

SugarSlam 2011: a wrestling-themed online bake-off – Sugar Buzz …
By judy marcus
I can’t think of two more divergent subjects: baking and wrestling. But there really is a wrestling-themed bake-off challenge. It’s SugarSlam 2011. Check it out at Bake and Destroy.net. Judges include former WWE women’s champion, …
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