Wrestling Links (6-26-11)

Posted on | June 26, 2011 | No Comments

Father, son among wrestling competitors at Meijer State Games of Michigan
The Grand Rapids Press – MLive.com
By Jeff Chaney | The Grand Rapids Press Darren Breen | The Grand Rapids PressJohn Shelton III and his son John Shelton IV both competed as wrestlers Saturday in the Meijer State Games of Michigan. SPARTA — The last time John Shelton III stepped on a …
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The Grand Rapids Press – MLive.com

Ochocinco plans to wrestle gators
FOXSports.com
Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco has gone back on his word to wrangle a snake — but said Saturday he will wrestle an alligator some time in the next couple of weeks instead. NFL players find new ways to pass the time without football. …
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HS wrestling weight changes look like healthy move
Staunton News Leader
When high school wrestlers return to the mat this winter, they will find some major changes to the weight classes to which they have become accustomed. In April, the National Federation of State High School Associations’ Wrestling Rules Committee …
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Championship Wrestling keeping Coliseum active
Evansville Courier & Press
KYLE GRANTHAM / Courier & Press Fans gather at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Coliseum on June 15 to watch a Coliseum Championship Wrestling (CCW) match. The CCW is one of many events the nearly 100-year-old Coliseum houses. …
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Q&A with Urban Wrestling Federation CEO Steve Karel (with video trailer)
Baltimore Sun (blog)
I conducted a phone interview Friday with Urban Wrestling Federation founder and CEO Steve Karel. Karel is the former general manager for the original ECW and the owner of a media company. How did you come up with the concept for the UWF and how did it …
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WWE: Following Chavo Guerrero’s Release, 5 Others Who Are Set to Follow
Bleacher Report
Perhaps not in WWE, but in WWC (World Wrestling Council), one of Puerto Rico’s biggest wrestling promotions is run by Primo’s father and can wrestle there if he is indeed released by WWE. Thanks for Reading, Post a Comment If You Like and Hell: Become …
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Jonathan Comey: Wrestling with Benjamin
SouthCoastToday.com
“Let’s wrestle!” Maybe it’s his way of hugging me without actually admitting to it, but either way we love a good wrestle. Thus far, I am undefeated, winning match after match with a series of savvy moves that render him hopelessly pinned and usually …
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Masters of Mayhem
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
For local pro wrestling organization Action Zone Wrestling, there is no better way to mark another year of high-flying mayhem than to welcome back the sensation who helped ring in its first anniversary. Independent pro wrestling standout Matt Cross …
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Heath’s Travis Drumm named The Advocate’s 2011 Male Athlete of the Year
The Newark Advocate
Drumm was All-Ohio in football and wrestling. / Jason Lenhart/The Advocate HEATH — It’s hard to imagine, but Heath’s Travis Drumm once was a shy freshman who didn’t even want to play football. He also wrestled, but he wasn’t very athletic. …
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Valiant Brothers still entertainers
Allentown Morning Call
Their blond hair now gray, the flamboyant former wrestling champs can still work a crowd. Looking angry as he stood Saturday in the Merchants Square Mall, James Blawn, 74, of Allentown, turned around, grabbed the head of 10-year-old Jared Kish, …
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