Wrestling Links (7-1-11)

Posted on | July 1, 2011 | No Comments

Macho Man Randy Savage’s heart killed him, autopsy says
CBS News
Professional wrestler Randy “Macho Man” Savage is shown in an undated photo. A medical examiner listed his cause of death as heart disease. (CBS) The death of Macho Man Randy Savage was a shock to wrestling fans. So were the results of the ex-pro …
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High school hate-crime allegations spur emotional debate [Video]
Los Angeles Times
According to the student’s account given to authorities, the boy walked into the wrestling room at the school on May 4 to see a brown wrestling mannequin with a noose around its neck. He said he was then restrained by two boys who chained his pants to …
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Successor named to legendary NDSU wrestling coach
USA Today
FARGO, ND (AP) — North Dakota State University assistant wrestling coach Roger Kish is taking the reins of the program from Hall of Fame head coach Bucky Maughan. NDSU promoted Kish on Thursday. Kish was a two-time All-American and a two-time NCAA …
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Total Nonstop Action Wrestling comes to Shore for July Fourth weekend
MyCentralJersey.com
Jeff Jarrett (left) and Kurt Angle, TNA Wrestling stars who both will appear July 2 in Asbury Park. / Courtesy TNA Wrestling ~ TNA Wrestling, 7 pm Saturday, July 2, at Convention Hall, 1300 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park. Tickets $18 to $48. …
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Lesnar’s Death Clutch doesn’t quite grab hold
CANOE
Wrestling It’s pretty common knowledge that Brock Lesnar is an extremely private person, and this statement has never been more evident than in his new autobiography Death Clutch, in which he states: “When I am on the job, I am there to entertain you.…
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A secret passion
Sydney Morning Herald
His wrestling partner, Luke Bernie, 22, works as a public servant for the federal government full time. A former gymnast who has represented Australia at the national level, Bernie impresses crowds by throwing his 180cm-tall, 92-kilogram frame from the…
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Sydney Morning Herald

George Little: Be glad July 4 no longer involves wrestling
The State Journal-Register
Rail-splitting contests and wrestling matches were part of the fun (no eye-gouging, head-butting or biting was allowed). Just try to go down to the county building to get a permit to launch an anvil or have a horse race through the middle of town. …
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DiSanto leaving Somers to coach Mahopac wrestling team
The Journal News | LoHud.com
For 26 years, Dennis DiSanto would race past the Mahopac wrestling room on his way to coach at Somers. As a guidance counselor at Mahopac, he would bounce from school to school on a daily basis. But DiSanto won’t have to go back and forth anymore. …
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Wrestling: Blue Devils take next step
Port Huron Times Herald
Both Russo and Henke have the ability to wrestle at a high level, and have shown that during high school. Russo was a two-time all-state finisher, taking second his senior year at 140 pounds in Division 3 for the Blue Devils. …
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LOCAL COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Darton names new wrestling coach; GSW women’s hoops …
Albany Herald On-line
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Former Purdue wrestler and volunteer assistant coach Chris Fleeger was announced as the head wrestling coach at Darton College on Thursday, replacing Josh Watts, who started the program three years ago but left this offseason to …
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Blogs

TNA Impact Wrestling Results & Report 06-30-11
By Camel Clutch Blog
We start Impact Wrestling with Hulk Hogan and Scott Steiner in the back. Apparently, Steiner is the new member of Immortal.
Business Insider

Top wrestling recruit no longer coming to Iowa | Hawk Central
By Andy Hamilton
Cayle Byers, one of the top 197 wrestlers in the country, is now enrolled at Oklahoma State.
Hawk Central

Web

‘Wrestling the Hulk’: Surviving a celebrity divorce – books …
As wife of wrestling icon Hulk Hogan, Linda Hogan had everything. When it all fell apart, she had to struggle to gain her life back. In “Wrestling the Hulk …
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