Wrestling Links (10-9-11)

Posted on | October 9, 2011 | No Comments

Down but Not Out, Former Wrestling CEO McMahon Returns for Next Round
Fox News
By Stephen Clark Former wrestling executive Linda McMahon announces her plans to seek the Republican endorsement for Connecticut’s US Senate seat for a second time in Southington, Conn., Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011. You can’t keep a good woman down …
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Reviving traditional wrestling in the Buganda kingdom
East African
They were waiting for the much anticipated Bukedde Kigwo Gumbya — a traditional wrestlingtournament. In old Buganda, it was a noble sport in which reigning Kabakas were known to challenge their chiefs to a fight. Writing in his book The Baganda, …
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AWF wrestlers set to take a fall at Minto
Macarthur Chronicle Wollondilly
THE Australasian Wrestling Federation crew will be rocking and rolling as theywrestle around the arena at Minto on Saturday night. This month’s event is Rock-tober and the AWF crew will return to Macarthur to put on an action-packed and entertaining…
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Macarthur Chronicle Wollondilly

Penn State LB modifies comments on ‘wrestling school’
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
Carson, a sophomore linebacker from Manahawkin, NJ, called Iowa a “wrestlingschool” in interviews early in the week. The quotes picked up steam when they were circulated and his own words kind of overwhelmed Carson. In fact, he wondered if Iowa’s …
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The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines

25 Worst Outfits in Wrestling History
Bleacher Report
This week we will switch gears a little into the worst outfits from wrestling history. Infamous for being poorly put together, or just plain awful looking. So read on my friends, and wonder with me, “What were they thinking?” Now, I don’t really have a …
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Bleacher Report

The Wrestling Genius: Punk’s Reality Era Grows and My Interview with Savage
Wrestle Heat
Vince has been a visionary in the wrestling world, but it has taken him a while to come around on using the internet as a way to market his wrestlers. Now however it appears he has embraced the internet and has allowed the talent to run with it like …
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Blatant Insubordination: The Value of Gold
Primary Ignition
Wrestling championships change hands so quickly that champions rarely get the opportunity to really make a mark on the title. When the Intercontinental Title was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1979, that wasn’t the case. Up until the late ’90s, …
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WWE superstar CM Punk to meet fans in Kissimmee
MiamiHerald.com
Former WWE champ and three-time world champ CM Punk will appear during a Florida Championship Wrestling show on Friday, Oct. 21 at the Osceola Heritage Park Expo Center, 1875 Silver Spur Lane in Kissimmee, Fla. Bell time is 7:30 pm Joining Punk will be …
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TNA Impact Wrestling scores lowest ratings of 2011, Details on Hulk Hogan’s pay
Examiner.com
The October 6th episode of Impact Wrestling scored its lowest ratings of 2011 with a 1.01 rating, which fell from the previous week’s 1.14 rating, according to a Saturday October 8th report by WrestleZone.com. The episode drew 1376000 viewers. …
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