Wrestling Links (10-27-11)

Posted on | October 27, 2011 | No Comments

Film about deaf wrestler winning audiences
North County Times
Deaf actor Russell Harvard stars as real-life deaf wrestling champion Matt Hammill in the biographical film “The Hammer,” opening Oct. 28. Having grown up both an athlete and a movie fan, Eben Kostbar knew when he heard the story of wrestler Matt …
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Women of Wrestling: 10 Sexy Halloween Costumes from WWE and TNA
Bleacher Report
Although Tara is quite easy on the eyes, she is also one of the toughest and most successful female wrestlers of the last decade. What I enjoy most about Tara is that she is hard-working and was one of the women who helped revolutionize the Divas …
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Wrestling legend Barry Windham, 51, hospitalized in Florida following apparent …
MassLive.com
By Robert Rizzuto, The Republican Retired wrestling superstars and brothers-in-law Mike “IRS” Rotunda, left, and Barry Windham as seen ringside at a WWE event in 2007. The duo formed a tag team in 1984, entering the WWE (then WWF) as the US Express. …
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College wrestling: Huskies come in as ‘defending’ champs
St. Cloud Times
St. Cloud State returns five All-Americans and seven wrestlers with national tournament experience. / Photo courtesy of SCSU athletics They’re not the defending national champions, but they’re the closest thing to it. After Nebraska-Omaha’s wrestling …
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The Best Tag Team Wrestlers to Make it as a Singles Star: A Fan’s Take
Yahoo! Sports
Contributor Network 7 hours, 49 minutes ago TNA Wrestling just broke up their No. 1 tag team, Beer Money, and are pushing both men in the world title scene. While, on one hand, it is sad to see Beer Money break up, it is also nice to see the younger, …
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WWE: Where Do Wrestling Loyalties Lie on Monday Night Raw?
Bleacher Report
Remember, words mean a lot in wrestling. So you almost have to believe both will make an appearance when Triple H comes back to the ring. While all this goes on, we wonder who will watch the shop and fight the good fight. Cena and Punk will mind the…
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Southeast Polk wrestling standout Meyer headed to Iowa
DesMoinesRegister.com
Alex Meyer stepped off the awards podium at the state wrestling meet in February with a fifth-place medal and a feeling of uncertainty about which colleges would be calling in the months ahead. The Southeast Polk senior will step on the mat next month …
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Community roundup: Club wrestling, youth basketball, PHS volleyball
Corvallis Gazette Times
The Orange Crush Wrestling Club begins practices for its 2011-12 folkstyle (high school/collegiate style) wrestling season on Tuesday, organizers announced. The club for wrestlers age 6 and up provides opportunities to learn and compete in tournaments …
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Wrestling squad to participate in 50-team tourney
Homer News
The young Mariner squad wrestled six matches in two days, wrestling well against Cordova and Barrow, but falling short against Nikiski and Skyview. “We did a better job of protecting our legs this week, still struggling with keeping our heads down and …
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Wrestling coach receives Little Lotto jackpot check
Peoria Journal Star
Mamer, 38, coaches wrestling, and on Oct. 16 he stopped at the Deer Creek Casey’s to get a soft drink before driving to Monticello for a meeting for wrestling coaches. An occasional Little Lotto player, Mamer bought a $5 “quick pick” ticket. …
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Blogs

October 2011 USA Wrestler digital … – TheMat.com – USA Wrestling
The October 2011 issue, featuring World champion Jordan Burroughs on the cover, is available free online in digital format.
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Southeast Polk’s Meyer headed to Iowa to wrestle | Hawk Central
By Andy Hamilton
Alex Meyer stepped off the awards podium at the state wrestling meet in February with a fifth-place medal and a feeling of uncertainty about which colleges would be calling in the months ahead. The Southeast Polk senior will step on the mat …
Hawk Central

Web

Brain Rot: Charles Darwin on Pro Wrestling – Boing Boing
Brain Rot: Charles Darwin on Pro Wrestling. By Ed Piskor at 10:00 am Tuesday, Oct 25. Tags: brain rot, Charles Darwin, Wrestling · Tweet …
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