Wrestling Links (6-18-11)

Posted on | June 18, 2011 | No Comments

Strikeforce Fight Card: Josh Barnett and Reintroducing America to Catch Wrestling
Bloody Elbow
What has also frustrated me is Barnett being one of if not the only notable Western Mixed Martial Artists who willingly represents Catch Wrestling in his approach to fighting. He’s not shied away from it and he’s not tried to re-brand it as Barnett …
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Judge in Hustler case disallows jury’s $19 million award to Benoit family
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Benoit, also known by her wrestling names “Woman” and “Fallen Angel,” was an aspiring model when she posed for the nude photographs in 1983, according to the family’s lawsuit. The 43-year-old wife and mother was killed, along with her 7-year-old son, …
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Atlanta Journal Constitution

TNA ‘Impact Wrestling World Tour’ Results – Toronto, Canada (6/17/11)
Wrestle Heat
By Michael Norway on 06/18/2011 1:54 am in TNA News / Ricoh Coliseum attended the TNA ImpactWrestling World Tour on Friday, June 17, 2011 and sent in the following notes and report from the show. If you ever attend a live event and would like to …
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World-class wrestler, coach visits the Shore
Delmarva Now
EASTVILLE –Northampton Wrestling Club will be holding a wrestling clinic on July 27 and 28. The clinic is open to all Eastern Shore wrestlers, though previous wrestling experience with a good grasp of the basics is preferred. …
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Monson vs. Cormier pits upstart against veteran
USA Today
As usual, he plans to compete this year in the biannual Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling championships, an event in which he has won two tournaments. But in addition to a paycheck, those dozens of MMA fights prepared him to overcome any bad …
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USA Today

‘Bizarre’ former marine gets life in prison for killing girlfriend’s 2-YEAR …
Daily Mail
By Daily Mail Reporter A 230-pound former Marine has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter in a brutal wrestling match, in which he threw the child across a bed and into a wall. Benjamin James George, 30, …
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Daily Mail

Highlights from interview with WWE’s Vickie Guerrero
Baltimore Sun (blog)
Being a wrestling fan growing up: “No, I wasn’t. I had four younger brothers, so they had the TV most of the time. So when wrestling or any man sport came on, I hated it automatically. And then when I met Eddie [Guerrero], it grew on me, …
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Baltimore Sun (blog)

Greg ‘The Hammer’ Valentine still going strong at 60
Toronto Sun
They get a chance to see The Hammer, the guy who feuded with some of wrestling’s biggest stars … Superfly Snuka, Macho Man Randy Savage, Wahoo McDaniel, Ric Flair, Tito Santana, Ric Flair, Junkyard Dog, Ricky Steamboat and Pedro Morales, …
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Sports Briefs: High schools offering several basketball, wrestling and …
PNW Local News
The Federal Way High School wrestling team will host their third annual wrestling camp from June 27 to July 1, from 9 am to noon each day at Federal Way High School. The camp is for students 5 years old through middle school. …
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And the award goes to…
Hermiston Herald
Dallas Sophomore Wyatt Passantino was not expected to beat Hermiston junior Joey Delgado in the 5A wrestling state championships 135-pound title bout — it turned out he had no chance. Passantino could have spent every waking hour in the Dallas High …
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Blogs

That’s Racist! 10 Most Offensive Moments In Wrestling
By Andreas Hale
Professional wrestling is the place where casual racism can live happily ever after. For eons, the house that Vince McMahon built has been able to turn a dehumanizing rally into highly profitable entertainment. …
Clutch Blog

TNA Impact Wrestling Results & Report – 06/16/11
By Camel Clutch Blog
TNA Impact Wrestling was quite explosive Thursday night as upsets were abound, new faces were featured, and plans for future pay-per-views were unfurled, inc…
Business Insider