Wrestling Links (6-27-11)

Posted on | June 27, 2011 | No Comments

WWE: Why Don’t These Wrestlers Have a World Title in Their Hands?
Bleacher Report
Now, with cable expansion, the Internet and more attention to the rumblings and grumblings of professional wrestling, there is a need for more champions, more promotion and more celebrity. These men, who have or have not held gold before in the WWE, …
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Bleacher Report

Huskers ready for a reunion in Big Ten wrestling
HuskerExtra.com
For the first 64 years of their histories, the wrestling programs at Nebraska and Iowa were like brothers that many mistook for being identical twins. Born inside a small Iowa City, Iowa, gymnasium on March 18, 1911 — a dual meet that the Huskers won …
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Wrestling belt maker gets a boost from Super Bowl champs
Green Bay Press Gazette
But their exposure — first in pantomime by Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and then on full display by Rodgers and teammate Clay Matthews on a podium after the Super Bowl — have spiked some sales and helped professional wrestling creep …
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Chavo Guerrero released by WWE
Examiner.com
Incidentally Guerrero was also the last of the original 24 talent contracts bought by WWE ten years ago when the purchase of Championship Wrestling went through. Even though Bill DeMott is currently on WWE’s payroll, Guerrero was the only one of the 24 …
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Chad Ochocinco is going to wrestle alligators
CBSSports.com (blog)
“I just one-upped (Brown): I am wrestling alligators,” Ochocinco told WXIX-TV following a recent training session. “Actually, catching them in the wild, which is going to be really interesting, I am catching them in the wild. …
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CBSSports.com (blog)

Professional wrestling circuit hits Iowa City
UI The Daily Iowan
BY BEN SCHUFF | JUNE 27, 2011 7:20 AM Fans cheered as the “Iowa Fight Song rang throughout the Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon on Sunday and professional wrestler Mike Pride stalked towards the ring, wearing black leather pants with the word “Pride” and a …
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Richards new champ at ROH Best in the World
CANOE
Wrestling With three Championships on the line, a no holds barred street fight and a shocking return to the company, Ring of Honor’s Best in the World 2011 was a decent show overall to kick start what could be perceived to be a new era for the …
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Local wrestlers return from New Zealand after long adventure
Evening News and Tribune
Koesters@newsandtribune.com LOUISVILLE — When Indiana State Wrestling Association coach Danny Struck arranged for a group of local wrestlers to travel to New Zealand, he told them it would be an experience they’d never forget. …
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RHS Wrestling’s Golf Tournament Fundraiser Quickly Approaching
Patch.com
By Jennifer Pfeffer | Email the author | 5:50am The Rosemount High School wrestling team’s fourth annual golf tournament is quickly approaching, and there is still room for foursomes and hole sponsors. Nikki Jackson, a member of the RHS Wrestling …
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Shawn Michaels returns to WWE Raw tonight, debuts on Outdoor Channel tomorrow
Examiner.com
Since WWE Hall Of Famer Shawn Michaels retired following last year’s Wrestlemania, the “Heartbreak Kid” has made a handful of televised appearances in a non-wrestling role. Tonight on Raw on the USA Network, Michaels will make another of those …
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Blogs

In Mongo Wrestling Alliance, Metalocalypse’s Tommy Blacha brings …
By Cyriaque Lamar
Imagine a world in which professional wrestling dynasties carry the same weight as royal families. Such is the standard operating procedure of Metalocalypse co-creator Tommy Blacha’s new Adult Swim cartoon Mongo Wrestling Alliance.
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mental_floss Blog » Bob Uecker: Pro Wrestling Icon
By Colin Perkins
I did not, however, recall that Uecker spent time as a ring announcer for the World WrestlingFederation. In fact, his time with the WWF was so impressive that Uecker was inducted into their Hall of Fame last year – thanks in part to …
mental_floss Blog

The Presurfer: Rattlesnake Wrestling
By Gerard
Rattlesnake Wrestling · image credit. It looks as if these snakes are dancing with each other, perhaps in courtship but this graceful exhibition is anything but friendly. Most frequently witnessed in the diamondback species this is …
The Presurfer

The Pro Wrestling Opinion Show 58 News Results 06/27 by …
By TheProWrestlingOpinionShow
Logan talks about some of the latest headlines and results in Wrestling and MMA Jun 27.
TheProWrestlingOpinionShow