Wrestling Links (6-17-11)

Posted on | June 17, 2011 | No Comments

Pro Wrestler Alex Riley: From Badass to Babyface
Washington City Paper (blog)
I’m going to go down to [my old street] Native Dancer Court, and when I pull in [to the driveway, I’ll] remember throwing the football in the yard with my dad and wrestlingaround with him. The first room he put together in this house was a weight room …
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Washington City Paper (blog)

Jeff Monson: If Daniel Cormier takes me down, we are in my world
MMAmania.com
Wrestling is the toughest sport in the world. He has less MMA fights, but he is working with King Mo (Lawal) and Cain Velasquez and feeling those guys in the room. I don’t think I’m going to bring anything to the table with my wrestling that he hasn’t …
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Ore. man guilty in wrestling death of 2-year-old
The Associated Press
(AP) — A Medford, Ore., man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter in a brutal wrestling match. Circuit Court Judge Lorenzo Mejia found 30-year-old Benjamin James George guilty of murder by abuse and …
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TNA Impact! Wrestling (6/16) Review and Thoughts
Bleacher Report
Wrestling kicked off with a video package from last week’s Slammiversary pay per view. After, Mr. Anderson enters to the ring. The ring is decorated with games, drinks and a table full of food for Mr. Anderson’s TNA World Championship title party. …
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Bleacher Report

College wrestling poised for a comeback
Tulsa World
By JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports Columnist STILLWATER – Former Iowa coach Dan Gable believeswrestling, encouraged by better than expected television ratings in recent years, has a chance to regain its position as one of the most popular collegiate sports. …
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Strikeforce Videos: Josh Barnett Does a Pro-Wrestling Demo
Bloody Elbow
Here’s “The Baby Faced Assassin” doing a pro-wrestling demonstration with a training partner: Strikeforce Heavyweight Josh Barnett is a man of many talents. While making final preparations for his fight with Brett Rogers at Srikeforce: Overeem vs. …
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Wrestling given a makeover
Cherokee Tribune
by unknown By Carlton D. White In what the National Federation of High School Associations deemed “the most significant changes in high school wrestling in 23 years,” the organization’sWrestling Rules Committee and Board of Directors approved an …
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Wrestling movie ‘Memphis Heat’ recalls glory days
The Tennessean
Don and Jackie Fargo, recently honored at a Nashville pro wrestling tribute, were big in Nashville, Memphis and across the South. What: Memphis Heat: The True Story of Memphis Wrasslin.’ Some former Nashville professional wrestling stars will be …
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Full WWE Smackdown Taping Results For Tonight
Wrestling News World
Thanks to Wrestling News World readers Sean and Austin McIntosh for providing us with text-message updates: * World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton comes out to open the show. HE says he has a concussion but that’s not going to stop him from beating …
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(WWE) Batista Interview: Why He Left WWE, His Future in Wrestling, MMA & More
TWNP-Wrestling News
Former World Heavyweight Champion Batista was a guest on F4Wonline.com’s Wrestling Observer Radio this week to discuss his time with WWE, MMA, the future and lots more. Here are highlights from the excellent interview: * Batista said he left WWE …
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Blogs

YouTube – IMPACT WRESTLING Post Show 6/16/11
By TNAwrestling
The IMPACT WRESTLING Post Show hosted by Jeremy Borash includes exclusive interviews with the superstars of IMPACT WRESTLING. Hear from Rob Van Dam coming of…
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