Wrestling Links (10-8-11)

Posted on | October 8, 2011 | No Comments

Jason LaBarbera honors Pat Tillman
ESPN
During his 10 NHL seasons, Jason LaBarbera used his mask to illustrate his love of wrestling and hard-rock music, adorning his lids with images of Metallica, Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder,wrestlers like Undertaker and Brett “The Hitman” Hart. …
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Frankie Edgar: ‘I’m going to come out the winner’
CNN International
In the afternoon, Edgar coached wrestling. At night, he treated himself to training in his true passion: mixed martial arts. Soon Edgar told his family he wanted to quit plumbing and become a professional fighter. “I’m not one to just drop everything …
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TNA Wrestling: What I Learned from This Week’s Impact Program
Bleacher Report
You don’t get to see that kind of intensity from wrestlers over and over again in today’swrestling. 3. Jeff Hardy Will Be a Major Player Again Putting his hands on Eric Bischoff did a lot to win back some of the fans’ support last night, and although …
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Bleacher Report

Professional Wrestling: To Some, Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number
Bleacher Report
Professional wrestling is in a bit of a slump lately, though the general consensus is that things have picked up in recent months. Ring of Honor is now on television with a new TV deal, Impact is doing very well with some of it’s new guys (not all but …
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South Valley twin wrestlers gain international reputation
ABC30.com
(KFSN) — Introduced to California high schools just last year, girls’ wrestling is still in its infancy as far as gaining popularity goes. But a standout pair of twins from Kingsburg has already taken a hold of the sport at the international level, …
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OLB Gerald Hodges’ wrestling background helping Nittany Lions flatten offenses
Centre Daily Times
Penn State linebacker Glenn Carson created somewhat of a stir this week when he joked that “Iowa’s a wrestling school and Penn State’s a football school” four days before the Nittany Lions and Hawkeyes were scheduled to meet on the gridiron. …
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Buena football: Football, wrestling go hand-in-hand for Repko
Vineland Daily Journal
When Noah Repko gets in his stance as a defensive tackle for the Buena Regional High School football team and looks across at the lineman he’s about to try to rush past, he thinks back to his other sport — wrestling. Repko went 26-11 last year for the …
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WWE Power Rankings: The Top 20 Wrestlers Currently in WWE
Bleacher Report
In recent years, top names like Chris Jericho, Shawn Michaels and Batista have left the company, while Triple H and The Undertaker are now special attractions rather than full-time wrestlers. Sure, we still have huge superstars like John Cena and Randy …
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WVU Wrestling: Felix Qualifies for Olympic Trials
West Virginia University Mountaineers
West Virginia assistant wrestling coach Danny Felix is one of the first 65 athletes that have qualified to compete at the 2012 US Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling in Iowa City, Iowa, April 21-22. Felix, who is entering his fourth season with the …
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West Virginia University Mountaineers

Pearce Joins Appalachian Wrestling Staff
ASU Appalachian Mountaineers
BOONE, NC – Appalachian State University wrestling coach JohnMark Bentley announced the hiring of assistant coach Josh Pearce on Friday. Pearce has demonstrated a dedication to the sport of wrestling while exemplifying academic success outside the …
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Blogs

TNA ratings for Oct. 6 Impact Wrestling show featuring Hulk Hogan …
By Geno Mrosko
The ratings are in for last night’s (Oct. 6) episode of TNA Impact Wrestling and they aren’t good … at all. In fact, the show posted the lowest numbers of the year.
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WVU Wrestling: Felix Qualifies for Olympic Trials
West Virginia assistant wrestling coach Danny Felix is one of the first 65 athletes that have qualified to compete at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling in Iowa City, Iowa, April 21-22. Felix, who is entering his fourth season with the …
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World champion Jordan Burroughs … – TheMat.com – USA Wrestling
World freestyle champion Jordan Burroughs was selected USOC Male Athlete of the Month after winning the 74 kg gold in Istanbul, Turkey on Sept. 18.
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