Wrestling Links (8-16-11)

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Wrestlers fight to unite world’s newest nation
CNN International
(CNN) — With ash applied to their bodies and determination glinting in their eyes, two young tribal wrestlers stride onto a large field under the hot South Sudanese sun. In the next few minutes, the fighters will give everything they have to knock …
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CNN International

Silly rules are why wrestling is more popular – Roddick
ESPN.co.uk
Andy Roddick launched an interesting tirade about why tennis is not as popular as wrestling after being dumped out of the Western & Southern Open on Monday. Roddick succumbed to a three-set defeat to Philipp Kohlschreiber in Cincinnati, having won the …
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ESPN.co.uk

Iowa wrestling schedule released
Iowa City Press Citizen
The University of Iowa released its 2011-12 wrestling schedule. The schedule includes seven home dates, a return trip to the Cliff Keen National Duals and a lineup of national contenders. Seven of Iowa’s 14 dual opponents finished in the top 20 at the …
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A look ahead to WWE ’12: Bigger, badder, better
CANOE
Thanks to the fine folks at THQ, the Monday Night Mayhem crew and myself were invited to take part in the WWE ’12 Ultimate Community event and check out the game, up close and personal in LA For me, this was wrestling game nerd manna as I have …
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CANOE

Man shot wrestling over gun in Pontiac robbery attempt
Detroit Free Press
A man was shot in the leg late Sunday when he attempted to knock a gun out of a robber’s hand, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. The victim was in the area of Waldo and West Huron in Pontiac at 10:42 pm Sunday when two men approached, …
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Penn State Wrestler Long Charged with Attempted Rape, Indecent Assault
State College News
by Adam Smeltz on August 15, 2011 11:37 AM Andrew Long performed well at the NCAA Division I wrestling championships in March. Photo provided via GoPSUsports.com. Penn State undergraduate Andrew W. Long, a member of the university’s …
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Immortality: Favorite WWE Match, Wrestler, Moment, and More
Bleacher Report
One person’s history with wrestling may have started in the 80’s. Another fan’s history with wrestling may have started just last week. There isn’t one fan out there that doesn’t have their own story to share with everyone that has the same interest in …
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Jimmy Yang Says He Still Hasn’t Been Paid By TNA Wrestling After Check Bounces
Wrestle Heat
Jimmy Yang angrily stated Monday night on Twitter that he still has yet to be paid by TNA Wrestlingafter appearing for the organization seven weeks ago. He also states that an office employee called him unprofessional after revealing on the …
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Pulse Wrestling’s WWE Monday Night Raw Report 08.15.2011 – Alberto is Champ …
Inside Pulse
by Rhett Davis – August 15, 2011 | Email the author Welcome to the live report of Monday Night Raw, I’ll start this thing off at 8 (central) and will update during the commercials. Stick here for the latest on all the action! They open with some clips …
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Blogs

A Definitive Taxonomy Of Pro Wrestling Gimmicks
By Barry Petchesky
This intensely detailed poster is something of a throwback to a more theatrical time, when wrestling champions went by monikers more descriptive than Randy and Alberto. You can almost see the WWE’s early 90s dartboard naming process at …
Deadspin

Robot Pro-Wrestling Dekinnoka 8! (Video) | Robots Dreams
By Lem
I’m sure you can easily imagine what it’s like to have humanoid robots battling it out in the ring with all the energy, excitement, posing, and costumes that make real pro-wrestling such a blast. But, don’t take my word for it, …
Robots Dreams

ROH Wrestling Chicago – The RE-mixReMix
By ernestwilkins
Wrestling fans get a bad rap. I saw a very diverse group of people of all ages (All the same socioeconomic background though, which isn’t surprising) enjoying the matches and having a blast rooting for the faces (good guys) and booing …
ReMix

Wrestling Names: A Case Study – Up Next In Sports – Funny Sports …
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WWE’s Next Film (Presser), Wrestling/Netflix, & More …
Below The Belt – The 1980 film starring Regina Baff as Rosa Rubinsky, a waitress who enters the world of professional wrestling. The film features the legendary Mildred Burke, playing herself, as Rubinsky’s trainer. …
WrestlingInc.com WWE News