Wrestling Links (8-7-11)

Posted on | August 7, 2011 | No Comments

WWE: Will the Undertaker Be the Last Great Character Wrestler in History?
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It is hard to imagine wrestling without him. For 20 years he was, and is, the conscience of the WWE. Hundreds, if not thousands have come and gone, and through it all, the Undertaker remains. Injuries, character changes, heel turns and a demanding…
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UFC 133 Results: Johny Hendricks Wins the Wrestling Match against Mike Pierce
Bloody Elbow
by Matthew Roth on Aug 6, 2011 7:39 PM EDT in UFC Event The fighters traded combinations to close the distance to work their wrestling. They traded leg kicks but it was Hendricks who looked to be the more competent on his feet. …
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OCW show to aide Newcomerstown High School wrestlers
Coshocton Tribune
NEWCOMERSTOWN — Ohio Championship Wrestling promoter Jeff Lanham is excited to take his grapplers to a new venue for a good cause. The Coshocton-based professional wrestling promotion will have its first show ever Saturday at Newcomerstown High School …
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Adding Up The Dollars – TNA Hardcore Justice Preview
Inside Pulse
Athleticism, presence, star-power, charisma, mic-skills, in-ring psychology, they just about have all the elements needed when it comes to tag team wrestling. Needless to say, but I hope one day WWE utilizes their tag division and signs these guys. …
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Masked Wrestler Shenanigans: WWE’s Rumored Sin Cara Substitution Is Nothing New
Bleacher Report
This is far from the first time that masked wrestlers‘ identities (obviously) being hidden has been exploited by wrestling promotions and dubious wrestlers. They haven’t just done this to keep a masked gimmick active. They’ve put masks on normally …
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Daniel Bryan: 4 Reasons Why He Will Successfully Cash in at WrestleMania XXVIII
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Two weeks ago Daniel Bryan shocked the wrestling world by winning the SmackDown Money in the Bank match. As it stands, the MITB contract is considered a guaranteed World Championship. A week ago on SmackDown, Bryan announced that he will cash in his …
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Tito Ortiz steps into The Crossfire
Vancouver Sun
MMA Crossfire: I read that you’re a big wrestling fan. Ortiz: Huge wrestling fan, since the age of six and seven, back in the Hulk Hogan days. I know WrestleMania IV and V. I was and actually still am a huge fan. It was just one of those things where …
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Area wrestlers shine
Port Huron Times Herald
NEW ORLEANS — Austin Pickering won gold and Patrick Baruth silver at the Amateur Athletics Union Junior Olympics freestyle wrestling duals. Pickering, a Port Huron Northern graduate who will attend Northern Illinois in the fall, was 15-0 in the …
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Sin Cara and 7 Wrestlers Who Should Pray WWE “Future Endeavors” Them
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But there are other wrestlers on the bloated WWE roster that should get on their knees and pray the “E” decides to give them a pink slip rather than another paycheck. Then maybe these guys and gals can wrestle for different promotions (not just TNA, …
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McDonough back in Billings at West camp
Billings Gazette
The 2010 NCAA wrestling champion at 125 pounds was again at the Golden Dome offering instruction and demonstrating technique at the Osos Wrestling Camp Friday. McDonough also served as the head camp counselor last year at the Osos Camp. …
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