Wrestling Links (10-13-11)

Posted on | October 13, 2011 | No Comments

WWE: Why Wrestling Needs to Move Forward and Rely Less on Former Superstars
Bleacher Report
I began watching wrestling in the late 1980s and have followed it ever since.Wrestling, like any sport, produces a new generation of superstars every few years to keep the business going. I have witnessed the Hogan era all the way through the current …
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Former pro wrestler Tyson Tomko arrested in St. Augustine on robbery charge
Florida Times-Union
By Dana Treen A former professional wrestler who spent more than 10 years in the ring and became a tag team champion was charged Monday with robbery of oxycodone from a St. Augustine drug store. Tyson Tomko, 38, of St. Augustine Beach, whose real name …
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TNA’s Bobby Roode bound for glory against Kurt Angle
MiamiHerald.com
Roode challenges Olympic gold medalist and pro wrestling star Kurt Angle for the world title in the main event of the Total Nonstop Action Impact Wrestling pay-per-view Bound for Glory on Sunday, Oct. 16. Many of you know Angle, one of the best amateur …
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Wrestling’s 6 Most Ill-Advised Music Careers
Bleacher Report
Pro wrestlers are, by their nature, an ambitious bunch. Not content to thrill grapple fans worldwide with their in-ring contributions, they often emigrate to other areas of entertainment too. We’ve had wrestlers in movies, wrestlers on reality shows, …
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Brock Lesnar eyes one more match in WWE, targets The Undertaker and “Stone …
Mirror.co.uk
The Minnesota native, who left the world of professional wrestling to fight as a professional mixed martial artist, rapidly rose to the top of the heavyweight tree in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and became the undisputed heavyweight champion …
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McMahon reaching out to women in 2012 Senate bid
The Associated Press
The stop in Southington was the first on McMahon’s statewide tour of women-owned businesses, and an indication of how the former professional wrestling executive plans to retool her latest Senate campaign in Connecticut after losing in 2010. …
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Wrestling with the Recession: Kevin Nash and Ricky Morton Wage Class Warfare
Bleacher Report
The three years that separate wrestlers Ricky Morton and Kevin Nash mean they grew up watching the same TV shows, the same movies, listening to the same music. The same cultural zeitgeist shaped both men. But despite this close proximity in age, …
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Mexican wrestler Blue Demon Jr. planning a memoir
Fox News
Miami – Mexican wrestler Blue Demon Jr., a recent contestant on Univision reality competition “¡Mira Quien Baila!” (Look Who’s Dancing!), said he has plans to write a candid memoir. After 27 years behind the trademark mask, the adopted son of wrestling …
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Hillsborough wrestling with trash monopoly
Tbo.com
Waste Management, Waste Services, Inc. and Republic Services, Inc. are set to expire in two years, By CHRISTIAN M. WADE | The Tampa Tribune For more than a decade, Hillsborough County’s garbage has been hauled away by a monopoly of three companies …
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Blogs

Brock Lesnar returns to wrestling in WWE ’12 , WWE ’12 Xbox 360 …
Since then he’s been one of the most dominating heavyweights in MMA history and is ready to bounce back into the UFC title scene after recovering from a recent surgery. Though Lesnar seems to be done with wrestling in the real world, fans …
GamesRadar – News

UGA football practice. Ho-hum. Wrestling? `Woo, woo!’ | DogBytes …
By Marc Weiszer
“I think they’re wrestling down there,” Richt said. “When you hear that…somebody just got body slammed down there. I don’t know about the injury report. That may change as we speak. They have fun doing that so I hate to take that away from …
DogBytes Online

Current Card For Saturday’s ‘AWE Wrestling: Night Of The Legends …
Current Card For Saturday’s ‘AWE Wrestling: Night Of The Legends’ PPV – Nash & mystery partner vs. Rock-N-Roll Express, more.
WrestlingInc.com Pro Wrestling News

Lincoln Way Wrestling Club – Registration Begins — New Lenox …
By Lincoln Way Wrestling Club
The 2011-2012 LWWC Wrestling On-Line registration is now open. Navigate to www.lwwrestling.com and click on the “registration is now open” link located in the upper right corner of the home page. For those families not interested in paying …
TribLocal – New Lenox

Former wrestling boss Linda McMahon grappling for female votes in …
Republican party candidate Linda McMahon has started her tour of Connecticut, USA by visiting female businesswomen in Southington.
Women’s Views on News

Web

InterMat Wrestling – Takedown Wrestling Interview: Cody Sanderson
Intermat Wrestling. REGISTER … Tech-Fall.com Guillotine Wrestlers are Warriors. TakedownWrestling Interview: Cody Sanderson. Scott Casber. 10/12/2011 …
www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/8958

Cowboy Wrestling Begins Practice – OKLAHOMA STATE OFFICIAL …
The Oklahoma State wrestling team officially opened practice for the 2011-12 season Monday with a two-hour workout in the wrestling room at Gallagher-Iba …
www.okstate.com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/101011aaa.html