Wrestling Links (12-3-11)
Professional wrestler Mick “Mankind” Foley turns his focus to comedy Buffalo News By Anne Neville The world of professional wrestling is built on exaggerated characters, histrionic dialogue, amped-up feuds and over-the-top brutality. The decidedly unphysical world of stand-up comedy demands intelligence and mental and verbal … See all stories on this topic » Wrestling: Sandburg takes down Lockport Chicago […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (11-19-11)
MMA veteran Dan Henderson is geared up for Saturday’s UFC main event with … San Jose Mercury News By Mark Emmons memmons@mercurynews.com When Dan Henderson climbed into the cage for his first mixed martial arts fight 14 years ago, he only wanted to make some extra cash to support a bid to make his third US Olympic wrestling team. … See all […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (11-9-11)
Mixed martial arts goes mainstream with Saturday’s national network broadcast San Jose Mercury News By Mark Emmons memmons@mercurynews.com Mixed–martial arts, the violent combat sport once relegated to the American sporting scene’s back alleys, is about to go Main Street. “The world is ready for us,” said Dana White, the brash head of Ultimate … See all stories on this […]
Boxing Links (10-22-11)
Eminem to star in boxing flick Detroit Free Press LENNY GILMORE/RedEye Detroit is in the movie spotlight with the locally filmed “Real Steel” and its boxing robots. Now it looks like one of Detroit’s biggest stars will be moving ahead with his own boxing movie. The drama “Southpaw,” starring Eminem, … See all stories on this topic » San Leandro’s Nonito […]
Boxing Links (9-26-11)
Azerbaijan furious over boxing bribery claims AFP BAKU — The world boxing championships began in Baku on Monday amid official fury at claims that multi-million dollar bribes were paid to ensure gold medals for Azerbaijani fighters at the 2012 Olympics. The ex-Soviet state’s powerful emergency … See all stories on this topic » […]
Boxing Links (9-24-11)
Boxing chiefs to probe ‘cash-for-medals’ claim Yahoo! Sports International amateur boxing chiefs have launched an investigation into allegations that millions of dollars were splashed out to guarantee Azerbaijan gold medals at the 2012 Olympics. BBC programme Newsnight alleged that the money was paid by an Azeri … See all stories on this topic » […]
Wrestling Links (9-14-11)
TruTV taps Hulk Hogan for little person wrestling league TV show Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) Now, Atlanta-based TruTV is tackling the little person wrestling world with “Hulk Hogan’s Micro Championship Wrestling,” debuting Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 10 pm after “Operation Repo.” The last time the former wrestler tried something similar was on CMT … See all stories on this topic » Atlanta Journal […]
Wrestling Links (8-19-11)
TNA Impact Wrestling Report, August 18th, 2011: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly Bleacher Report Please go back and watch that first 20 minutes again, and tell me who is going to pay money to support this company. Buy a shirt. See them live. Purchase (not steal) their PPV’s. Anything? One last final note: Until TNA Impact Wrestling starts […]
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