Wrestling Links (8-23-11)

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Police: Former Chippewa Falls star wrestler killed while racing train
Pioneer Press
By Chris Vetter Joseph Henning was known for his competitive, fearless demeanor on the wrestlingmat and his playful, friendly style off of it. On Friday that spirit was snuffed out when Henning was struck by a train in DeKalb, Ill., …
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Pro wrestler Matt Hardy has NC crash, DWI charge
The Associated Press
CARTHAGE, NC (AP) — Professional wrestler Matt Hardy faces a driving while impaired charge in North Carolina after his car hit a tree. The Fayetteville Observer reported Tuesday (http://bit.ly/nl9Zyk) that 36-year-old Hardy ran off a Moore County …
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WWE: Is Vickie Guerrero Bringing Back the Classic Heel Manager in Wrestling?
Bleacher Report
Professional wrestling used to be more than the relationships between opponents. Back in the glory days of the business, managers brought much of the entertainment to the show. Many managers were as unique as the superstars they represented. …
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Bleacher Report

Joe Biden in China: wrestling moves
Washington Post (blog)
By Elizabeth Flock Vice President Biden meets a Mongolian wrestler in Ulan Bator, Mongolia,on Monday. (Andy Wong – ASSOCIATED PRESS) We all held our breath as the gaffe-prone Vice President Biden visited China. Would he drop the f-bomb? …
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Grappling With Success On the Independent Wrestling Scene
Patch.com
Fermi graduate Fernando Ortiz is co-owner of New England Frontier Wrestling, which makes its Connecticut debut Aug. 28. By Tim Jensen Fernando Ortiz flies through the air onto a startled opponent. Scott Beiler Nearly two decades after toiling on the …
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New on DVD: ‘Win Win’
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Paul Giamatti plays Mike Flaherty, a high-school wrestling coach and suburban Chicago lawyer whose client list has recently dried up. He ends up taking care of a student who just happens to be a good wrestler. While sometimes contrived, Win Win remains …
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Fort Worth Star Telegram

Wrestling showcase to be held in Springfield in January
The State Journal-Register
By TODD ENGLE A college wrestling showcase scheduled for Springfield in January will be worth millions of dollars to the city this year, and perhaps more in the future, officials said Monday. The event, which will take place Jan. …
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Arms race! Reporter takes on the best arm wrestlers in the borough — and loses!
BrooklynPapers.com
Reporter Dan MacLeod held his own against arm wrestling legend Harry Wilson, but ultimately lost to the muscular champ. Recipients’ email addresses (Up to ten, separated by commas.) Let’s get down to grummmmmblllllle: I got beaten by a girl.…
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BrooklynPapers.com

Impact Wrestling Results (8/18)
Wrestling News Source
Flair tells Sting that he’s an icon and he always blows off people who ask him when he’s going to wrestle Sting again, and he says he doesn’t want to wrestle Sting since he’s wrestled him 1500 times. He tells Sting not to just say he wants to do it, …
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Blogs

Delgado Sisters Use Wrestling Moves to Subdue Hit-and-Run Driver …
By TheBigLead
These sisters are probably the toughest two females at Oklahoma City University.
The Big Lead

Enjoy Live Professional Wrestling Right In Littleton « CBS Denver
By matthewbuettner
It’s a Saturday night at Fun City in Littleton and professional wrestling took to the ring. It’s not the bright lights and the big venues of the WWE; it’s the locally-owned and operated NRW.
CBS Denver

Web

Along with Sumo wrestling… – Ben Smith – POLITICO.com
Biden had oddly warm words for a policy that involves, among other things, forced sterilization and abortion: What we ended up doing is setting up a system …
www.politico.com/blogs/…/Along_with_Sumo_wrestling.html