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Wrestling Links (5-29-11)

Posted on | May 29, 2011 | No Comments

Impact Wrestling: A night of bad WCW memories
Baltimore Sun (blog)
By watching Thursday night’s episode of Impact Wrestling, you’d think it’s TNA, not WWE, that owns the intellectual property rights of WCW. Included on the show was an angle based on the infamous Fingerpoke of Doom, an appearance by Disco Inferno and a 
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WWE: Top 10 Most Captivating Heels in the Business Today
Bleacher Report
He has mic abilities, wrestling ability, and has the look that makes you want to see him every week. He can get you to boo him just by walking in the locker room. As bad as his title reign was, he still made the best of it, and couldn’t play his role 
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Bleacher Report
UFC 130 Results: Tim Boetsch Dominates Kendall Grove With Wrestling
SB Nation
The first fight of the preliminary card on Spike TV at UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill is Tim Boetsch vs. Kendall Grove. This is a middlweight fight, meaning 185 pounds. Both fighters are UFC veterans, but this is Boestch’s first fight at middleweight. 
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Jim Ross Blogs: Brock Lesnar’s Book, Randy Savage & More
Wrestling Inc.
We never always agreed on a variety of professional matters and had our share of disagreements but never once did i not respect his in ring ability and the fact that he was one of the biggest , pro wrestling stars of all time. 
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Big Bill Anderson’s book big on pictures
CANOE
Wrestling Some wrestlers have a bit of memorabilia and photos from their career, others have next to nothing, with all the moving, divorces and chaos over the years. Then there is Big Bill Anderson. When he sat down to put together a photo book from
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CANOE
WWE: Bastion Booger and the 21 Ugliest Wrestlers of All Time
Bleacher Report
This list looks at 21 of the ugliest superstars in history and how their looks helped them become some of the most memorable characters in pro wrestling history. The Samoan Bulldozer was a successful two-time Intercontinental Champion who could have 
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Bleacher Report
Wheres the Impact?: Who Should Be Cut from the Roster
Bleacher Report
To give the readers some information on myself, I’ve been a fan since I was very young and loved watching wrestling since I first saw it. The reason why I take such a big observation on TNA is because there should be no way that WWE is the only company
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Full Details On Harley Race’s 2011 Wrestling Camp
Wrestling News World
World League Wrestling proudly announces it’s 11th annual Harley Race Wrestling Camp. Established in 2000, this wrestling camp gives wrestlers from all over the world with many different levels of experience the chance to get advised by “The King” of 
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Roy Nelson Blames Dan Hardy’s British Wrestling for UFC 130 Loss to Frank Mir
MMAWeekly
Or more specifically, the British wrestling that Hardy imparted on Nelson in training leading up to the fight with Mir. Or maybe there was a little jesting in that answer from Nelson. Okay, a lot of jesting. Nelson actually made no bones about his 
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Former WWE Star Holds OVW Show, Raises Money For Family
Wrestlezone
by Nick Paglino Last night, Cliff Compton (formerly WWE’s Domino) put together a show with Ohio Valley Wrestling to raise money for the family of Trey Zwicker, a 14 year old homicide victim who was found only a few weeks ago. 
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Ricky Burns Interview – Ricky talks about Nicky Cook, Roman Martinez, Mzonke Fana and more

Posted on | May 29, 2011 | No Comments

By Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro

Last Friday I was lucky enough to sit down and have a chat with the highly likable WBO Super Featherweight Champion of the World Ricky Burns, who is set to defend his title for the third time against Nicky Cook at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on the 16th July.

On Wednesday Ricky, along with his coach Billy Smith, made the long trip down from Scotland to spend a couple of days training and sparring at the renowned TKO Boxing Gym in Canning Town, London, as part of the preparations for the Nicky Cook showdown.

Throughout the visit Ricky proved highly popular, not just with the members of the press that descended on the gym but also with the fighters that are based there. Ricky gave his time willingly and when he wasn’t actually training or sparring would be perched on the side of a ring happily chatting with anyone that approached him.

Luckily for me I had prearranged the interview, if I hadn’t I doubt that I would have got a look in with so many people vying for his attention, so without further ado it is my pleasure to present a Q & A with Mr. Ricky Burns.

Rio – You’re been down here in London for a few days to spar with Kevin Mitchell, how did that go?

Ricky – All the sparring’s been good, I always say the harder the sparring the better so we’re going to come back down again on the 20th June.

We’ve known Johnny (TKO supremo Johnny Eames) for years, so we like to get down here because there are so many boxers here. Everyday you come in there are so many fighters who you can get put in sparring with.

We’ve just organised it and we’re going to be coming back down on the 20th June for another week,  because it’s such a great gym with so many people we come down and use it. Really looking forward to it.

Rio – Besides Kevin you also sparred with some of the other fighters based here, how did those sessions go?

Ricky – Obviously they’re just coming up the ranks and that, some of them like George (Jupp) and Eddie (Hussein) have only had a few fights so we just had a good move around.

I was also sparring with Dean Byrne, that was quite good tough sparring and that, you can’t ask for anything more.

Rio – You’re defending your title for the third time against Nicky Cook, on the 16th July, what’s you thoughts on the fight?

Ricky – I sat down and spoken with Billy about it. Nicky Cook has just fought again, that was his first fight in two years. Come fight night I think I’m going to be far too much for him. Although in his day he was good, but when Marquez beat him he was struggling himself, he was struggling with the weight and that. So two years on how is he going to get on making the weight then. The fight is seven weeks away and we’ll find out.

Rio – I’m adding an extra question in here – as you just said the fight is seven weeks away, yet in sparring you look fight ready already. How come?

Ricky – I’m always fight ready. After my last fight I took a couple of weeks off and I was straight back in. I was helping John Simpson, I have also been sparring with paul Appleby, Michael Roberts as well. So again my fitness is always there.

Rio – You beat Roman Martinez for the title – how did you see that fight and how did it make you feel to lift the belt?

Ricky – Obviously I gave everybody a fright in the the first round, you know when you watch back I was off balance when he hit me. If I hadn’t been off balance at the time he hit me it could have been a lot worse because I would have took the full force. But again when I got up to my feet I looked straight round to Billy to let him know I was all right,  you could just see everybody putting their hands to their heads.

Again though winning that title was just like another fight for me, just this time I’m a World Champion like.

Rio – You surprise me, I know that you were the Commonwealth Champion and defended that quite a few times but I would have thought fighting for a World title would have been something special for you.

Ricky – Do you know what it isn’t, you know, I treated it just like any other fight. All my fights are big to me so I don’t see any big deal to it.

A fight’s a fight, you know, a couple of weeks ago Billy phoned me up as one of the boxers has pulled out of a home show at the last minute. He phoned me up to ask if I’d do an exhibition, I ended up doing an exhibition with a guy that was making his debut. It was only four threes mind you, but I get excited about that as much as I did getting into  World fights so it’s just the way I am.

Rio – You’ve had some great fights, which stands out the most to you?

Ricky – Obviously winning the World title, you can’t beat that, but when I fought Michael Gomez is the fight that sticks in my head.

He wound me right up at the press conference before that fight. Everybody that knows me knows I’m a quiet guy, I keep myself to myself and do the talking in the ring. He got so under my skin, although I didn’t show it in the buildup, at the finish of the fight I showed it. If the ref hadn’t jumped in a stopped the fight I was not stopping. That’s a fight that stands out for me.

Rio – After you’ve defended your World title for the third time, what’s next for Ricky Burns?

Ricky – You know, I’ll just fight whoever is put in front of me, that’s the way I’ll always see it. Obviously I want the big unification fight against Mzonke Fana but I have just recently heard he has been stripped of his IBF title, but fighting for the Ring belt, that;’s the belt we want, the Rocky belt .

After the fight we’ll sit down and talk, obviously I have to make sure I win first or no bigger fights going to happen, so we’ll get this fight on the road and take it from there.

Rio – Which Boxer influenced you most?

Ricky – Do you know what, when I was growing up I was always watching Prince Naseem. He’s doing the managing now, he’s managing Callum Johnson.

When I made my first defense Callum was on the undercard and Naseem was at the press conferences and that. You know honestly I was that nervous meeting him and that, but then again that’s just the way I am. That was a big deal for me.

My favourite boxer around now is Floyd Mayweather. I always thought he boxed really well. The fight against Pacquiao has got to happen, It’s the biggest fight out there that can happen, so fingers crossed that it can come off.

Rio – Besides Mzonke Fana is there any other fighter you would really like to fight?

Ricky – Obviously there’s the two Japanese boys that have the WBC and the WBA , I not to sure about their names (ed – Takahiro Ao and Takashi Uchiyama) but again I’m always happy to fight anyone, that’s just my attitude.

Since I was wee and put on a pair of gloves I used to go to all the shows and on at my coach ‘get me a fight, get me a fight’ It’s just the way I’ve always been.

The way I keep myself grounded is I always tell myself that to give one hundred and ten percent every fight. I always say to Billy ‘If you get beat you get beat. If you win, you win, that’s it’ and I think it’s the right attitude I’ve got.

Again if I’m in a fight I’m in it and Billy knows I’ll always give one hundred and ten percent in the gym every time I’m in.

Rio – Thank you so much for giving me some of your time today, I’ve really enjoyed the interview. My final question is do you have anything you would like to add?

Ricky – I have great fans, especially back home in Scotland I have great support. Obviously with the Nicky Cook fight being in Liverpool I think Frank Warren is trying to get me more support by getting my name out there. But I think there will be a great crowd coming down from Scotland so fingers crossed hopefully we’ll start getting my name put about a bit.

Ricky Burns’ third defense of his WBO World Super Featherweight title, against Nicky Cook, will take place at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on Saturday 16th July 2011.

Mixed Martial Arts Links (5-29-11)

Posted on | May 29, 2011 | No Comments

Fedor Emelianenko bout announced
ESPN
Both Emelianenko (31-3) and Henderson (27-8) are considered among mixed martial arts‘ most accomplished fighters. Based on the terms of Henderson’s contract, the former two-division Pride champion was also owed a fight by the end of July or Strikeforce 
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UFC 130 Fight Card: Brian Stann and the 10 Best MMA Role Models for Kids
Bleacher Report
For a long time, mixed martial arts was an underground sport that drew a lot of resistance from the mainstream media. With Sen. John McCain notoriously likeningMMA to “human cock fighting”, it’s been a long and tough journey to get the sport to where 
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Bleacher Report
Brock Lesnar undergoes surgery
ESPN
The two were opposing coaches on “The Ultimate Fighter Season 13.” With Lesnar unable to compete, Carwin will now meet dos Santos at UFC 131, with the winner to take on Velasquez. Franklin McNeil covers mixed martial arts and boxing for ESPN.com. 
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Rutland wins MMA title belt for J’ville’s Team Proven
Jacksonville Daily Progress
JACKSONVILLE — Nick Rutland, age 19, of Jacksonville needed just two fights to accomplish one of his Mixed Martial Arts goals — to bring a championship belt back to Jacksonville. Rutland fights for Team Proven that is quartered in the Yoshin Ryu Aki 
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Black Force Mixed Martial Arts to host Jeff Monson seminar
The Tand D.com (blog)
COM Pride, UFC and current Strike Force veteran Jeff “The Snowman” Monson will hold a seminar at Black Force Mixed Martial Arts Academy in Summerville on Oct. 15. On October 15, Black ForceMixed Martial Arts Academy in Summerville is slated to host 
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Mixed Martial Arts: UFC 132
ESPN (blog)
By Chuck Mindenhall Ed Mulholland for ESPN.com On top of things: Despite a busy schedule, Urijah Faber isn’t letting his training fall through the cracks. LAS VEGAS — Between running his own clothing brand (FORM Athletics), keeping up with the media
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ESPN (blog)
Epic Fighting 6 MMA lineup for June 4 show
Examiner.com
On June 4, 24 fighters from the area’s top MMA training facilities will be going at it at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in San Diego. The goal of the participants is first to win one of the coveted Epic Fighting trophies then keep their hopes alive 
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East Chicago native Miguel Torres has two-fight streak snapped by Demetrious 
nwitimes.com
The loss snapped Torres’ two-fight winning streak and was his first setback since moving his training camps from his own gym in Hammond to the Tristar Gym in Montreal, where he now works under the tutelage of renowned MMA coach Firas Zahabi. 
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UFC 130: Rampage Jackson’s Career Highs And Lows
SB Nation
“Rampage’s” professional mixed martial arts journey dates back to 1999, spanning numerous promotions and crossing several continents. At 33 years old, and with 40 fights (after tonight) under his belt, the Memphis, Tenn., native has admittedly entered
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NY Senate again approves mixed martial arts – Yahoo! News
Read ‘NY Senate again approves mixed martial arts‘ on Yahoo! News. The New York Senate voted again Monday to legalize professional mixed martial arts
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Gleason’s Gym Holiday hours and an exciting Masters show

Posted on | May 28, 2011 | No Comments

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On  Monday, Memorial Day,

The gym will be open from 5:00 AM until 1:00 PM.

Workout in the morning and enjoy a barbecue in the afternoon.

Next weekend there will be two days of exciting Master’s Boxing.

Gleason’s Gym will host its first annual Master’s NationalChampionships June 3-4, 2011.

 

This event is sanctioned by USABoxingMetro.

 

Friday 6/3 The semifinal bouts begin at 6:00 pm.

 

Saturday 6/4: The finals begin at 6:00 pm.

 

The ticket price is $20 per person. Children 6 and under are not charged. All gym members and registered amateurs with their books in hand pay $15 per person.

 

 

The Masters Tournament will be shown live onwww.gofightlive.tv.

 

Boxing Links (5-28-11)

Posted on | May 28, 2011 | No Comments

Bouts with abuse nothing new for boxing
New York Post
At least not when we chatted in Las Vegas earlier this month at the Boxing Writers dinner the night before Manny Pacquiao chased Shane Mosley around the ring for 12 rounds at the MGM. As always, De La Hoya looked fit and in good spirits. 
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I worry about James DeGale.. most fight fans just don’t like him
Mirror.co.uk
By Barry McGuigan 28/05/2011 There is nothing like rivalry in sport and in boxing it is the equivalent of petrol on a fire. The atmosphere in the O2 Arena last week for James DeGale and George Groves’ dust-up was like a world title fight, 
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ROBERT MORALES: Return is therapeutic for Christy Martin; De La Hoya…
Los Angeles Daily News
By Robert Morales, boxing columnist Christy Martin pulled down her sock to display a long, nasty scar on her left calf. “I was laying on the floor and this part of my leg laid on the floor,” she said. Martin was re-living the horrifying Nov. 
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Delaware boxer Amir Mansour belts his way to title
The News Journal
Though the storm was confined within the walls of the Rollins Center inside the Dover Downs Hotel & Casino as a co-main event of “Friday Night Fights,” Mansour hopes his message continues to be spread across the boxing world. 
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Boxer tells of her attack to draw attention to domestic violence
Las Vegas Review – Journal
Christy Martin is a terror in the boxing ring with 49 victories and only five losses. Hearing this tough woman is the victim of domestic abuse is as stunning as her 31 knockouts. Her husband, Jim Martin, “told me for 20 years he would kill me if I ever 
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Wladimir Klitschko vs David Haye: Send in Your Official Predictions
Bleacher Report
Alright fight fans we are going to kick off our next Bleacher Report Boxing Community Official Prediction Collaboration piece once again which this time we will provide prizes to two winners. We finally have the most meaningful and biggest heavyweight 
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Bleacher Report
Tony Thompson To Face Eddie Chambers In IBF Final Eliminator – Who Wins?
EastsideBoxing.com
Chambers, once again in his career, will be the smaller man against Thompson, but his fans hands and his fine boxing brain will se to it that the big southpaw encounters plenty of problems. The battle between the two fighters who are generally looked 
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Bernard Hopkins Got The Chance To Engage Pascal In A Rematch; These Guys Weren 
EastsideBoxing.com
Hurt at the decision going against him after he’d “put on a boxing masterpiece,” De La Hoya said he’d have no choice but to go for the KO in the return. But would Oscar have gotten the stoppage, or would the lethal-hitting Trinidad have got to his chin 
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Q&A with Avenal boxer Jose Ramirez
Fresno Bee
By Jeff Davis / The Fresno Bee The next step on the road to the 2012 Olympics for Jose Ramirez of Avenal comes Saturday with a tuneup bout at the USA Boxing Central Regional Championships. The 18-year-old Fresno State freshman, as the defending 
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Blogs
Boxing Breakfast: The Klitschko vs Haye Buzz – Bad Left Hook
By Scott Christ
Bad Left Hook wonders: Is Wladimir Klitschko mentally dominating David Haye in the lead-up to their July 2 fight?
Bad Left Hook – http://www.badlefthook.com/


Political shadow-boxing: Swaraj versus Jaitley | Firstpost
Sushma Swaraj’s attack on Arun Jaitley reflects the growing rivalry between two young aspirants to the BJP throne.
Firstpost – http://www.firstpost.com/

 

The Pantera Starts Quiet Comeback on June 4

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Beginning an uncharacteristically quiet comeback on the undercard of the big boxing show in Atlantic City on June 4 will be former middleweight and super middleweight contender Edison “Pantera” Miranda (33-5, 29 KOs).

 

The monstrously powerful fan favorite will return in a supporting light heavyweight bout before WBC super middleweight champion Carl “Cobra” Froch’s battle against Glen “Road Warrior” Johnson in the Super Six World Boxing Classic Semifinal at the Adrian Phillips Ballroom at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on Saturday, June 4, and televised live on SHOWTIME Championship Boxing starting at 9 PM ET/PT (delayed on the west coast).

 

Miranda’s manager, Steve Benbasat, says the world should expect a whole new Edison Miranda that night. “He’s a beast right now — looking unbelievable and extremely strong. He’s got a new trainer and a new attitude. He’s been blasting people in the gym. He’ll be better than ever because he realizes the dumb mistakes he’s made in the past.”

 

Miranda has joined forces with South Florida-based trainer Noel Carbajal and, according to Benbasat, things are going very well. “They’ve really hit it off. Not only is he getting him in shape, but Noel is teaching him things no one has ever taught him before.”

 

After suffering a loss in April 2010 to Lucian Bute in a challenge for the IBF Super Middleweight Championship, Miranda returned to his native Colombia for a few months. “Then he came back here and started training hard,” continues Benbasat. “We could have gotten him another fight right away, but we wanted to cultivate some of the new things he’s been learning in the gym, such as his new defense and his new style.”

 

For Team Miranda, the plan will be to have this next fight off-TV (an eight-round tussle with capable Pittsburgh spoiler Rayco “War” Saunders) and solidify all the improvements in style and the seven-pound jump in weight class, then take a televised fight to show the world the new Miranda. “Then we’ll go for the gusto. Whoever is big at 175 lbs. at the time. Maybe Jean Pascal or Tavoris Cloud. Whoever thinks they can get a win against a recognizable name. We’re going to go in there and steal it.”

 

The biggest obstacle, says Benbasat, is Miranda’s habit of looking fantastic until it really matters the most. “He’s only lost to the best of the best. They’re all champions: Bute, Ward, Abraham and Pavlik. Those names speak for themselves. He beat the hell out of everyone else he fought. It was not even close. But he stepped up to the next level and fell apart. We believe we’ve worked that out of him now. He was just over-thinking and not using his instincts.”

 

The Pantera, Edison Miranda, is creeping up slowly on the world’s light heavyweight champions. With a new outlook and improvements in his all-around game, he plans on quietly making his way to within striking distance of a title belt and then lashing out with his amazing power and precision.

 

That’s how big cats always hunt.

 

Carl Froch vs. Glen Johnson is presented by DiBella Entertainment and Warriors Boxing, in association with Matchroom Sports and Caesars Atlantic City.

 

Tickets, priced at $300, $150, $100, and $50, can be purchased through the Boardwalk Hall ticket office and any retail Ticketmaster outet, online athttp://www.ticketmaster.com, or by phone at 1-800-745-3000.

 

 

Wrestling Links (5-28-11)

Posted on | May 28, 2011 | No Comments

Officials stay silent on Lincoln wrestlers charges
Wausau Daily Herald
WISCONSIN RAPIDS — A disorderly conduct charge fits the allegations against four members of the Lincoln High School wrestling team, said a professor of law who reviewed the criminal complaint Friday. The Wood County District Attorney’s Office filed a 
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iOS Game of the Day: TNA Wrestling iMPACT
GamePro.com
by McKinley Noble Just like Jeff Hardy, TNA Wrestling iMPACT hides a closet full of crippling inner flaws behind a flashy, colorful exterior. Compatible with: iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, with iOS 3.0 or later. What is it? TNA Wrestling Impact is an 
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Wrestling radio show to relaunch
Daily Gleaner
By BRUCE HALLIHAN A self-proclaimed “no-holds-barred” pro wrestling talk show on a community radio station CHSR-FM 97.9 is getting a new name and a website. Falls Count Anywhere, which has been running for five years on CHSR 97.9 FM, is changing to 
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Hulk Hogan’s Kinect Game Teaches the Fine Art of Wrestling Showmanship
Kotaku
Mike Fahey — Being a successful professional wrestler takes more than having the right moves in the ring, and no one knows that better than the legendary Hulk Hogan. That’s why the Kinect-powered Hulk Hogan’s Main Event focuses as much on winning the 
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Exclusive: Wrestler Upsets Many By Mocking Savage Death
Wrestlezone
by Chris Cash At the Wrestlefest 2011 event, presented by Big Time Wrestling(www.btwrestling.com), in Newark, California last weekend, one wrestler got major heat by otherwrestlers in attendance for laughing about and mocking Randy Savage’s recent 
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Wrestling benefit raises $2000 for 14-year-old homicide victim
WAVE
Trey was a big pro wrestling fan. He and his dad would spend a lot of time together going to matches and enjoying the show, so Ohio Valley Wrestling wanted to do something for them. Dozens lined up, got their tickets, and couldn’t wait to see their 
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Warrant issued for Ric Flair
Examiner.com
Wrestling merchandise site Highspots.com is seeking over $35000 and 300 autographed photos from Flair in a money loan gone wrong affair. Flair and Highspots.com came to this agreement after Flair did not live up to the conditions of a previous 
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Chyna PORN FILM SURFACES: TNA TERMINATES DEAL
ringsidereport.com
Hell, the women of wrestling are sexual creatures man, and they are dressed as such, skimpy as hell brother. I’ve signed many wrestling contracts in my life man, and they never said anything about banning adult films, but let me tell you a story that 
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Ames wrestler to walk on at ISU
Go Cyclones
By Jacob Laxen Ames wrestler Luke Swalla will walk on to the Iowa State wrestling team this fall. Cyclone pride is in the blood of Ames High senior Luke Swalla. Within his family tree are 17 relatives, including both his mother and father, 
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Smackdown: The People’s Court calls the shots again
CANOE
Wrestling Teddy Long may have the cushiest job in the WWE right now. Each week he waits until a few wrestlers get into the ring so he can call an impromptu match, and now he’s developed a habit of letting the crowd pick the contenders for the titles. 
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Redemption: The Life & Death of Rocky Marciano

Posted on | May 28, 2011 | No Comments

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