Wrestling Links (9-17-11)

Posted on | September 17, 2011 | No Comments

Lincoln High School suspends wrestling coach Scott Benitz
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
WISCONSIN RAPIDS — Lincoln High School has suspended the coach who led its wrestling team to state Division 1 championships three of the last four seasons. Coach Scott Benitz will not be allowed to attend the first four wrestling meets of the 2011-12 …
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Forget lesbian jelly wrestling, the Gutbuster will sort the men from the boys
The Sun
Apparently, their lesbian jelly wrestling nights are always popular. And the night after the storm broke over England’s boozy night out, the bar was again full as couples were invited to emulate the dwarves. One of them had to drag the bungy rope to …
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The Sun

Wrestler continues to set the bar high
Tbo.com
By CLIFF GILL | Special Correspondent According to Fivay High wrestling coach Andrew Medders, Jesse Barker is not built like your average wrestler. Six-foot tall and only 133 pounds, Barker does not look like a wrestler who has qualified for regionals …
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Hulk Hogan Announces Retirement from Pro Wrestling
Associated Content
Hulk Hogan, arguably the most popular wrestler of all time, announced his retirement from the sports entertainment industry at a recent wrestling event. Pwtorch.com is reporting Hogan addressed the crowd at a television taping for the Spike TV show …
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US finally medals at wrestling championships in Turkey
USA Today
By Gary Mihoces, USA TODAY On the fifth day of competition, the USA finally made it to the medal podium at the world wrestling championships in Istanbul, Turkey. Ali Bernard (158.5 pounds) and Adeline Gray (147.5) won bronze medals Friday. …
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TNA Impact Wrestling live event
ProWrestling.net
Perfectly acceptable wrestling here as Gunner grounds Storm before the “Cowboy” makes his comeback. Finish sees Gunner fireman carry Storm but James fights out and finishes the Immortal member with a superkick. 3. Winter beat Mickie James to retain the …
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Lebedev defends his world wrestling title
The Associated Press
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Victor Lebedev of Russia earned his second world title in a row Friday, winning gold in the freestyle 55-kilogram class at the world wrestling championships. The 23-year-old Russian defeated Radoslav Marinov Velikov of Bulgaria …
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Standout Wrestler Recovering From Freak Accident
13WHAM-TV
Warsaw & Buffalo, NY — The Warsaw community and the wrestling family across New York State is encouraged by signs that an 8th grade boy is slowly recovering at Buffalo Children’s Hospital. On August 31st Aaron Paddock, 14, was struck on the head by a …
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WWE confirms the Rock’s wrestling return at Survivor Series
Examiner.com
This will be the Rock’s first pro wrestling match since Wresltemania 20 which also took place at MSG. In that match, ‘the Great One’ tagged with Mick Foley to take on Ric Flair, Randy Orton and Batista in a losing effort. …
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1948 Olympians reflect on last London Games
ESPN
His father had boxed, but Myland had been blinded in one eye by a childhood accident so he took up wrestling — which seemed safer — when he was about 17. Finding some success, he kept at it. He still remembers working at his family’s pub until 5:15 …
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Russian progress in female wrestling: Voice of Russia
Russia’s Yekaterina Bukina has made it to the finals of the world wrestling championships in Turkey in her under-72 weight category. This makes her the second Russian female wrestler after Maria Gurova to win a ticket to the London …
Voice of Russia, News

Frontier Post :: Sports News :: Shahbaz urged to patronize wrestling
By shimran
HAFIZABAD: Rustam-e-Pakistan Usman Majeed Billoo has called upon chief minister of the Punjab to patronize the traditional wrestling in the Punjab by providing all sorts of amenities particularly land for the Akharas (Arenas) and proper …
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