Wrestling Links (9-19-11)

Posted on | September 19, 2011 | No Comments

Former professional wrestler takes on Tybee Island’s lost animals
Savannah Morning News
Jerry Oates is a former professional wrestler that now works as Tybee Island’s animal control officer. Eric Curl/Savannah Morning News By Eric Curl Retired professional wrestler Jerry Oates, who once tried to take down a bear in the ring, is now taking …
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Wrestler Jordan Burroughs wins freestyle world title
USA Today
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) – American wrestler Jordan Burroughs won his first world championship title on Sunday, defeating Sedagh Saaeed Goudarzi of Iran 3-2, 4-1 in the 74-kilogram freestyle category. By Mustafa Ozer, AFP/Getty Images Jordan Burroughs, …
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USA Today

Ready to rumble: Wrestlers rock the ring during final day of festival
Lodi News-Sentinel
The action at Sunday’s Lucha Libre wrestling matches sometimes landed outside the ring. Here, awrestler who would identify himself only as “The Sheik,” right, grabs onto his opponent, Taylor Correa, of Reno, at the Lodi Grape Festival on Sunday, Sept. …
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TNA Wrestling Continues to Build Up Their Resume of Neglect
Bleacher Report
However, when Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (also known as Impact Wrestling at one point) adds to their resume, it is to add to a history of neglect. If they were a college athletics program, it would be called “lack of institutional control”—the …
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Bleacher Report

Pendleton Round-Up 2011 | Steer Wrestling Finals
East Oregonian
http://www.eastoregonian.com/ Steer Wrestling Finals from the Pendleton Round-Up.
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Area wrestling: Dolly 9th in Worlds
South Bend Tribune
Alex Dolly, a former Mishawaka High wrestler, placed ninth at the FILA Freestyle World Wrestling Championships in Istanbul Turkey this weekend. Dolly, who has dual citizenship and was representing Ireland, went 2-1 in an 84-kilo weight class that …
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Buffalo fans left satisfied, wanting more
CANOE
Wrestling A golden rule of entertainment is to always leave ’em wanting more. If that’s what the WWE was shooting for, then they delivered in Buffalo for Night of Champions. It was a night that gave the fans less than the majority seemed to hope for in …
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CANOE

CB’s World: Taking YOUR Wrestling Pulse, Featuring Mike Gojira
Inside Pulse
Why does wrestling matter to me? Well, I really enjoy the athleticism on display. Sure, the fights may be choreographed, but the level of technical prowess required to pull off the moves and holds just astounds me. Critics knock the business because …
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Inside Pulse

A brief look at Impact Wrestling
Poughkeepsie Journal (blog)
It amazes me that Impact Wrestling thinks its main matches should be Flair (62 years old) vs. Sting (52) and Sting vs. Hogan (58). The match really wasn’t any good, and there is speculation that Hogan, who they’ve built the match with vs. …
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Poughkeepsie Journal (blog)

Wrestlers Bludgeon Zombies, Zombies Eat Promoter
Patch.com
By David Singer Here’s a taste of the action for the test shoot of “Pro Wrestlers vs. Zombies.” David Singer A promotional test shoot for “Pro Wrestlers vs. Zombies” at West Newton Gym had at least 100 fans booing and cheering Saturday as a tag-team …
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Blogs

Jordan Burroughs Wins First World Freestyle Wrestling …
By KJ Gould
Jordan Burroughs wins his first Wolrd Championship Gold Medal and Team USA’s first in 5 years at the World Freestyle Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.
Bloody Elbow

Jimmy Fallon News – Jimmy Fallon & Jimmy Kimmel Have a Wrestling
By Amanda Hasaka
Looks like things got physical between late night hosts Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel! The two, who were presenting at the 2011 Emmy Awards on Sunday evening,
Celebuzz

The Prep Beat » Blog Archive » Former CK wrestling coach Kullberg …
By Annette Griffus
Former Central Kitsap wrestling coach John Kullberg will be inducted into the Washington StateWrestling Coaches Association in November, the association said Sunday.
The Prep Beat

World Wrestling: Russia, Japan win team titles News
By Staff
Istanbul, Sep 19 (IANS) Russia and Japan secured the men’s and women’s team titles at the WorldWrestling Championships that concluded here Sunday. Russia topped the team rankings in the men’s Greco-Roman category with 41 points …
News One

Web

USA Wrestling mobile applications … – TheMat.com – USA Wrestling
The new app includes a variety of exciting features, which can be used in both iOS and Android platforms.
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