Wrestling Links (8-14-11)

Posted on | August 14, 2011 | No Comments

Greatest Athlete #5: For McCoy, wrestling was love at first sight
The Suffolk Times
By Grant Parpan | August 14, 2011 in Featured Stories, Sports DONALD MIRALLE/GETTY IMAGES | Kerry McCoy reacts to his victory over Tolly Thompson in the Freestyle 120KG Final Match 2 during the 2004 Olympic Team Trials of Wrestling at the RCA Dome on …
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Coshocton grad to wrestle at Notre Dame College
Coshocton Tribune
Coshocton’s Zack Cantrell wrestles Beachwood’s Ryan Harris March 3 in a 125-pound match during the Division III state wrestling tournament in Columbus. / Matthew Berry/CentralOhio.com COSHOCTON — With an eighth-place finish at state and numerous …
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Wrestling coach takes down alleged robber
UPI.com
14 (UPI) — An alleged would-be robber ended up at the wrong end of a gun when he tried to rob a Florida man who is a wrestling coach, police said. Fred Kemp, 63, and his wife, Julie, 53, had just finished dinner at a local restaurant and were getting …
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This week’s Impact Wrestling
Poughkeepsie Journal (blog)
In the ever-changing world of Impact Wrestling, Ken Anderson again seems to be a face, Kurt Angle seems to be a heel, partners don’t like each other and everyone should think that women are either lesbians or really men. Thus is the world of Impact …
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Mitchell wrestling event violates city law
Westport-News
But, once a year, Bates dons an orange beret and becomes “Dupae Rupa, the Belgian Brawler,” awrestler who headlines the annual Dummerslam wrestling event held in the bar’s outdoor beer garden. Since its inception two years ago, the event has sold more …
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Wrestling: Yazawa to join another Hall
Green Bay Press Gazette
The school also was looking for a wrestling coach, and Yazawa decided to give coaching a shot because of his interest in athletics and an additional major in physical education. Forty-six years and 457 victories later, the passion endures for the …
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(TNA) “Wrestling Against Autism” on August 27th in Jackson, NJ
TWNP-Wrestling News
Wayne Studigel, a Jackson native is a professional wrestler. He works under the name “Wacky” Wayne Woo, a popular wrestler that the kids love because his character is so crazy. He often spends more time outside the ring having fun with the fans than he …
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WWE: Melina a Casualty of the Vicious System of Double Standard
Bleacher Report
Within the wrestling world, fans are the perfect examples of leading the charge of double standards when it comes to their favorite wrestlers and Divas they cheer for relentlessly. Fans moan and groan over the fact that Divas in the WWE do not get the…
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Pop Culture’s Most Memorable Wrestlers
Wonderwall
11, so we’re celebrating with a look back at some of pop-culture’s hardest-working performers: prowrestlers. His bright mustache and his dark, leathery skin are iconic of pro wrestling in general and ’80s-era World Wrestling Federation in particular. …
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WWE SummerSlam 2011 Preview
Wrestling 101
Sure young Ms. Blank isn’t gonna set the world alight with a wrestling clinic, but she’s already come on leaps and bounds from when she first came in, and the fact that she attacked Beth on Raw this past week makes me think that the champ may be taking …
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Wrestling With ‘Watch The Throne’ : The Record : NPR
Fans and critics are speaking volumes about Jay-Z and Kanye West’s new album. Guest host Allison Keyes speaks with NPR Music’s Ann Powers and Frannie Kelley …
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