Wrestling Links (10-01-11)

Posted on | October 1, 2011 | No Comments

New world’s oldest wrestler claim
BBC News
By Martin Vennard BBC News An 82-year-old great-grandfather from West Bromwich is claiming the record for being the world’s oldest professional wrestler. Saleh Ghaleb, who originally comes from Yemen, fought and beat 46-year-old Paul Sinclair at a bout…
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BBC News

TNA: 10 Wrestlers Who Will Lead Impact for the Next Decade
Bleacher Report
Is it probably a little presumptuous to expect a company that continues to bleed and make changes to its internal structure and remain a viable mark in the wrestling industry for any length of time. But I am an optimist (or an idiot) and believe at …
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OSU assistant coach Joe Wickline’s other life: Professional wrestler
NewsOK.com
OSU FOOTBALL – Before he started building offensive lines at Florida and Oklahoma State, Joe Wickline was a wrestler – the professional kind. “I’ve never seen wrestling that’s fake.” STILLWATER — There is a small gap on the resume in between the end …
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Partridge taught Hilton wrestlers how to win, and then some
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
There are two men who have coached Hilton’s varsity wrestling team during the last 49 years. One of them is Al Krotz, a Hall of Famer in Section V. The other is a man who wrestled for Krotz’s teams, who was later asked to return and coach the school’s …
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Moneyball’s Bennett Miller Restarts Olympic Wrestling Movie Foxcatcher with …
Indie Wire (blog)
And after grabbing raves for wrestling pic Warrior, Gavin O’Connor has sold his speculative script with co-writer Michael Wilson, The Samurai, to Warner Bros. Carell will play disturbed John Du Pont, a paranoid schizophrenic who was heir to the du Pont…
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Indie Wire (blog)

Event returns to help Cal Poly wrestling
San Luis Obispo Tribune
By Nick Lucero | nlucero@thetribunenews.com | purchase prints Mike Gahan, right, punches Bret Hypolite during their pro lightweight fight of the Fight For Wrestling event last year at Mott Gym. Gahan won the fight. Tribune photo by Nick Lucero By …
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San Luis Obispo Tribune

wrestling duo grab medals!
South Yorkshire Times
Sam Oliver and Jacob Wood of Epworth are champion wrestlers. Sam won silver in the men’s < 67kg and Jacob won gold in the cadets open. Picture: Andrew Kershaw WRESTLING with success were two sportsmen from the Isle earlier this month. …
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This Week In Wrestling With Emilio Sparks
The Source (blog)
I blame Punk for all the wrestlers speaking their minds in these shoot style promos. The first match of the night was the Intercontinental Title 10-Man Battle Royal. Remember when the IC title was the cooler title than the heavy weight? Shit I do. …
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The Source (blog)

WWE’s Heels — the Jerks, Cowards and Miscreants — vs. Corporate Hedonism
PopMatters
by Kit MacFarlane Mainstream culture’s failure to examine professional wrestlingseriously — in this case, workplace safety issues — lets the WWE get away with all kinds of ridiculous villainy that no other media organisation could. …
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PopMatters

Ubisoft Wrestling With “involved storytelling” For Beyond Good And Evil 2
Just Push Start
Beyond Good and Evil is a typical case of great game, underwhelming sales, firmly earning it the title of ‘cult classic’. For ages fans clamoured for a sequel and in 2008 their prayers were answered when lead writer Michel Ancel announced that a sequel …
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Blogs

TNA ratings for Sept. 29 Impact Wrestling show up from last week …
By Geno Mrosko
TNA ratings for Sept. 29 Impact Wrestling show up from last week.
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