Wrestling Links (9-4-11)

Posted on | September 4, 2011 | No Comments

Gator Wrestling: ‘Not A Thinking Man’s Sport’
NPR
Colorado Gators offers classes on how to wrestle alligators. Jay Young, owner of Colorado Gators, holds Peewee, his 11-year-old daughter’s former pet. Colorado Gators offers classes on how towrestle alligators. Standing in a pool full of 2-foot-long …
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MOONEYHAM COLUMN: Jarrett book a real winner
Charleston Post Courier
By Mike Mooneyham Jerry Jarrett has enjoyed a well-deserved reputation over the years of having one of the most creative minds in the wrestling business. He also had the advantage of working alongside some of the greatest promoters and power brokers in …
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WWE Panorama: 5 Dimensions of the Pro Wrestling
Bleacher Report
Pro wrestling has been a polarizing “sport” throughout its rich history. While a lot of people have fallen in love with this business for lifetime, society has normally detested it. A majority of the society is not even completely aware of this …
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PA wrestling boosters hosting ‘Benefit 4 Eric’
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
The Pittston Area Wrestling Booster Club will host a “Benefit 4 Eric” on Sunday, Sept. 25 at the By-Pass Lounge in Pittston Twp. from 5-9 pm to support Eric Danaher, a Pittston Area student/athlete, and his family, who lost their Parsonage Street, …
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Netflix subscribers wrestle with choice
Green Bay Press Gazette
But millions of Netflix subscribers are wrestling with a new dilemma as they decide how to respond to price changes that hit the video service’s existing customers late last week. The new system imposes substantially higher rates on customers who want …
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Barry Tompkins: Wrestling with the food chain in the bed
Marin Independent-Journal
By Barry Tompkins THERE IS A CLAUSE in the boiler plate language of every television talent’s contract that when read strikes fear in the hearts of anyone who has ever yammered in front of a camera for fun and profit. It’s called the “Maimed and …
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Heiderscheit to join Iowa wrestlers as walk-on
DesMoinesRegister.com
Former Ankeny heavyweight Thomas Heiderscheit, right, in a match last season, has been invited to join the Iowa wrestling team as a walk-on. / Ankeny Press Citizen file photo/Ankeny register & When Ankeny heavyweight Thomas Heiderscheit was upset in …
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In the Loop: Braley to speak at wrestling museum
DesMoinesRegister.com
US Representative Bruce Braley, D-Ia., will speak at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum’s breakfast social on Tuesday. The social will start at 8a.m. Braley will speak at 8:30. The breakfast is free and open to the public. …
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Wrestling Q&A #1: Roster Merge, Reality Era, Singers at WrestleMania, More
Bleacher Report
Earlier this week, I asked my Facebook friends to send in some pro wrestling questions. I then chose the best ones and answered them in the video above. Here is a transcript of the questions that I answered: Q: Which singer (dead or alive) would you …
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Renovated room gives team chance to build on tradition
Delaware News
By MELISSA DILLEY Each year, the Upper Arlington High School wrestling team focuses on new season goals for individual players and the record books before heading to the mats for their first match. But that’s just the beginning of their journey this …
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UW Wrestling Finalizes 2011-12 Schedule – University of Wyoming …
Fans of traditional powerhouses in collegiate wrestling will have the opportunity to see several teams in Laramie, as the Wyoming wrestling program announced …
www.wyomingathletics.com/sports/m-wrestl/…/083111aab.ht…