Mixed Martial Arts Links (9-11-11)

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Jeff Wagenheim: Barnett, Cormier advance to Strikeforce final? SI.com Saturday night could have been a big deal in mixed martial arts — as big as things get, anyway, outside the UFC. But the Strikeforce Heavyweight World Grand Prix has been leaking stardust ever since it began back in February. Fedor Emelianenko lost in … See all stories on this topic »

Kurt Angle the perfect fit for MMA flick CANOE By Neil Springer, QMI Agency TORONTO – Watching the fight drama Warrior, you can’t help but feel it represents three steps forward, followed by a quick stumble backwards for mixed martial arts. On the one hand, it’s a huge positive to have a film with … See all stories on this topic »

Mixed Martial Arts Hall of Fame: Round Two Bleacher Report Back in June of 2009, I wrote an article titled: Mixed Martial Arts Hall of Fame: The First Class. Being that it’s now been over two years since that article was dropped on the few people that were bored enough to read it during drunk Google searching, … See all stories on this topic »                                                                                               Bleacher Report

“The Warrior” Lands All The Right Punches Patch.com Monter’s Verdict: “The Warrior” is a knockout as an action-packed film about a family struggling to make it in the take-no-prisoners world of mixed martial arts. By Chris Monter Tom Hardy as Tommy in the upcoming movie Warrior. … See all stories on this topic »

Santa Cruz’s Luke Rockhold Fights for the MMA Middleweight Championship Belt Patch.com He has been training in martial arts from the age of 6 and now the 185-pound MMA fighter is up for the Middleweight Championship Belt in a nationally-televised fight. It’s been 18 months since Mixed Martial Arts contender Luke Rockhold fought, … See all stories on this topic »

‘Warrior’ is not about who wins and loses inside the cage. It’s about the … Sportsnet.ca He is called upon by Tommy to help him train for the biggest mixed martial arts tournament in history. But the action inside the cage parallels that outside of it. The relationship triangle that is Brendan, Tommy and Paddy is portrayed in a manner that… See all stories on this topic »                                                                                                   Sportsnet.ca

Cung Le to fight Vitor Belfort ESPN Le (7-1), an accomplished kickboxer before switching to mixed martial arts in 2006, has fought his entire career under the Strikeforce banner. Due to obligations in his acting career, the 39-year-old hasn’t fought since June 2010. … See all stories on this topic »

Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney Talks Spike.com, Bellator 49 and Success in MMA Bleacher Report Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney has put in the time required for a Mixed Martial Artsorganization to find success. Rebney works 18-hour days and the organization’s recent agreement to air preliminary action live and free on Spike.com is a testament to his … See all stories on this topic »                                                                                                Bleacher Report

Local MMA fighter defies odds, competes in national tournament Eastern Iowa Sports and Rec An Eastern Iowa mixed martial arts fighter takes his talents to Atlantic City to compete under the national spotlight. This warrior in the ring started life as a scrawny boy from Belle Plaine with much to prove. A serious car accident threatened to end … See all stories on this topic »

 

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Inside MMA – TV.com Inside MMA: Inside MMA is hosted by Bas Rutten and Kenny Rice. The show features a guest panel that provides commentary on Mixed Martial Arts events … www.tv.com/shows/inside-mma/

Mixed martial arts hits the silver screen with ‘Warrior’ | Courier-Post … If Philadelphia is recognized for more than cheesesteaks and cracked bells, it’s probably for being unrecognized. Undistinguished. Underdogged. Yes, along … www.courierpostonline.com/…/Mixed-martial-arts-hits-silver-s…

Lozano, Saunders, Santos and Lima Advance to Welterweight Semifinals at Bellator 49 from Caesars Atlantic City

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CHICAGO, Ill. (September 10, 2011) — Returning to the boardwalk to open Bellator’s highly-anticipated fifth season, the promotion hosted an explosive night of fights as the Season 5 Welterweight Tournament kicked off inside a packed house at Caesars. The first leg of the eight-man tournament aired LIVE on MTV2 and in HD on EPIX as Chris Lozano, Ben Saunders, Luis Santos and Douglas Lima all punched their tickets to the Welterweight Semifinals. The next round will feature Lima vs. Lozano and Saunders vs. Santos.

In the night’s main event, Lozano and Weedman went right at each other from the start, but it was Weedman who knocked down Lozano during the first exchange. Weedman earned a knockdown and a slam in the first round, but Lozano owned the next ten minutes with heavy-handed combinations and a solid ground game. Lozano took over the fight and never looked back, winning by unanimous decision, 29-28, on all three judges’ scorecards.

“That was a war,” said Lozano after defeating Weedman. “I was ready for a war, and Brent brought it, so I have to thank him for the toughest fight of my life.”

Ben “Killa-B” Saunders made quite a statement in his Bellator debut against Matt Lee, but his TKO win at Bellator 49 sent a bigger statement to opposing welterweights as it moved him one step closer to a tournament championship and a world title shot.

Saunders dominated his battle with Chris Cisneros, advancing on his feet as well as the ground. He gained full mount on his opponent early in their fight and never stopped moving forward, nearly ending the match in the first round with a triangle choke. However, once he applied a Muay Thai clinch to Cisneros in the third and final round, it took just 29 seconds and three-to-four hard knees to the head and body to force an end to their fight by TKO.

“I didn’t get to watch the other fights because I was too busy getting in the zone,” Saunders said. “But I’m looking forward to getting through the next round and on to the finals so I can bring back one of my best weapons,” Saunders said while he waived his elbow at the crowd.

Fan favorite Dan “The Handler” Hornbuckle entered his third Bellator Welterweight Tournament and while he may have made it to the finals opposite Ben Askren his first time around, the last two seasons he hasn’t made it out of the quarterfinals. This time it was Luis Santos standing in his way and while Hornbuckle may be a great striker and an excellent submission specialist, Santos had his number. He out-struck Hornbuckle on his feet while setting up plenty of kicks with an offensive barrage. Santos also took “The Handler” to the mat more than once to earn a unanimous decision and his 50th career victory. Santos looks to pose big problems for the remaining welterweights in this eight-man tournament.

Douglas Lima was victorious in his Bellator debut as he defeated Steve Carl by unanimous decision in the quarterfinals. Carl was in it until the very end, attempting a triangle in the first round and finishing the third on top, but Lima dictated the pace of the fight. He out-struck Carl and took him down often spending the majority of each round on top and in dominant position.

 

The final four in this Tournament are hugely talented fighters and any one of the four could win this whole thing,” said Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney. “The Lozano-Weedman fight was really spectacular and Saunders looked great as well. I can’t wait to see these guys back in the cage on October 8th.”

Bellator also announced a highly anticipated fight between long time UFC veteran Kurt Pellegrino and Patricky Pitbull, which will take at Bellator 59 back at Caesars on November 26^th.

Bellator Fighting Championships will also return to New Jersey on Oct. 15 for Bellator 54 as Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez takes on the Season 4 Lightweight Tournament winner Michael Chandler inside of Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall.

For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Bellator

 

JIMMY LANGE WINS WBU TITLE AFTER SIX ROUND TKO OF RAUL MUNOZ AT PATRIOT CENTER

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Lange knocks down Munoz three times in 6^th round to gain belt

FAIRFAX, VA – Jimmy Lange knocked Raul “El Toro” Munoz down three times in the 6^th round to notch a TKO win and win the World Boxing Union’s (WBU)vacant 154-lb championship. The victory brings Lange’s record to 37-4-2, 24 KOs, while Munoz falls to 22-15-1, 16 KOs.   It was the Great Falls fighter’s 13^th headlining show at the Patriot Center on the George Mason University campus.

In the second round both fighters took turns swapping punches and while not in serious trouble Munoz did seem to have the upper hand in the second and third rounds.

In the fourth round Lange began to gain control and a solid right to Munoz’ chin in the fifth was the turning point. In the 6^th round Lange came off the ropes and caught Munoz with a left hook for the first knock down of the round. He ended up knocking Munoz down two more times before the fight was stopped.

“I did not think a lot of things were working early for me. I was going to the body and using my jab but I don’t think I hurt him at all early,” said Jimmy Lange. “I think in the 4^th round things started to turn for me.”

“I thought it was a great fight and that Jimmy followed his plan and set up Raul” said manager/father Johnny Lange at the post-fight press conference.  “I also want to thank a lot of people who have helped Jimmy get here tonight.”

“I thought I was gradually wearing him down and maybe could get him in the 7^th or 8^th round,” said Lange. “But in the 6^th I caught him with a left hook for the first knock down and I don’t think he ever really covered. .”

Michael “No Joke” Stewart certainly lived up to his billing Saturday night at the Patriot Center. He knocked Jimmy LeBlanc down in each of the first two rounds and earned a TKO at 1:47 of the second round.

In one of the most action packed  fights of the night Todd “White Lightning” Wilson stayed undefeated (11-0) with a unanimous decision over former world champion Eric “Mighty Mouse” Aiken. Both fighters hit the canvas during the fight with the fifth round being the busiest.

Zain “Tiger” Shah notched his fourth KO and sixth win when he unleashed a furious combination to drop Julius “Vicious” Kennedy at 1:50 of the second round. Shah had knocked Kennedy down in the first round with a strong right to the head.

In a very close match Tori Nelson remained undefeated with a well-earned unanimous decision over Michelle Garland. Both fighters landed plenty of punches in an action-packed bout.

Scott “Cujo” Sigmon dominated Bruce “The Rage” Rumbolz for all eight rounds en route to his 17^th career win. Sigmon staggered Rumbolz in the fourth round and in the 5^th, 6^th and 7^th continued to back up Rumbolz and eventually keep him on the ropes for much of the time. In the 8^th it looked like Sigmon may have earned a knockout when he rocked Rumbolz with a strong left to the head and followed it up with a strong body attack but Rumbolz hung in. After the final bell Rumbolz lifted Sigmon’s hand indicating who the winner was.

In the first bout of the evening Lawrence Jones got off to a slow start but by the third round began to dominate Jose Felix and eventually gained a unanimous decision. Lawrence drew blood in the fourth round and a strong exchange in the fifth by Lawrence drew more.   Lopez came out strong for the first 45 seconds of the 6^th round but Jones regained his form and finished strong.

Main Event –  10 Rounds, Jr. Middleweight

 

Jimmy Lange (37-4-2, 24 KOs) wins by TKO at 2:44 of 6^th round over Raul “El Toro” Muñoz (22-15-1, 16 KOs)

Co-Main Event –  8 Rounds, Jr. Middleweight

 

George “Wartime” Rivera (13-6, 4 KOs) wins by UD (80-72, 80-72 & 79-73) over Jonathan “Reid Dawg” Reid (35-13, 19 KOs)

 

Undercard – 6 Rounds, Welterweight

Michael “No Joke” Stewart (48-6-3, 24 KOs) wins by TKO at 1:47 of the 2^nd round over Jimmy LeBlanc (12-21-4, 4 KOs)

6 Rounds, Jr. Welterweight

Todd “White” Lightning” Wilson (11-0, 3 KOs) wins by UD (59-54, 58-55, 59-57) over vs. Eric “Mighty Mouse” Aiken (16-8-1, 12 KOs)

 

6 Rounds, Jr. Middleweight

Zain “Tiger” Shah (6-0, 4 KOs) wins by KO at 1:50 of 2^nd round over Julius “Vicious” Kennedy (7-3-1, 3 KOs)

4 Rounds, Middleweight (non-title contest)

Tori Nelson (5-0-1) wins by UD (39-37, 39-37, 39-37) over Michelle Garland (1-2-1)

8 Rounds, Super. Middleweight

Scott “Cujo” Sigmon (17-3, 8 KOs) wins by UD (79-73, 79-73, 79-73) over Bruce “The Rage” Rumbolz (22-23-2, 13 KOs)

6 Rounds, Jr. Middleweight

Lawrence Jones (4-5-2, 1 KO) wins by UD (59-55, 59-55, 60-54) over Jose Felix (10-10-2, 3 KOs)

South Jersey’s Pellegrino returns to A.C. for Bellator debut

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VS. Patricky Pitbull at Bellator 59 from Caesars on November 26th

 

New York’s Nover faces Held in highly-anticipated feature fight

 

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (September 10, 2011) — In one of the biggest moments of the night at Bellator 49, former UFC fighter and Point Pleasant, New Jersey native Kurt Pellegrino returned to Atlantic City – the birthplace of his mixed martial arts career – and made the news known that he will be joining Bellator to fight Patricky “Pitbull” in the main event at Bellator 59 on November 26 in Caesar’s Atlantic City. The fight will be seen LIVE on MTV2 and in commercial-free HD on EPIX.

“I had a choice to fight at Boardwalk Hall or fight in the Ballroom at Caesars and I chose Caesars,” Pellegrino said. “I want Patricky to feel suffocated. I want to suffocate him before I ever take his back and choke him out. I’m going to put a thousand of my family and friends in this Ballroom and I want him to feel the pressure. This is going to be the biggest fight of his life.”

The 32-year-old Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt holds a 16-6 professional record and has beaten some notable names, including Josh Neer, Thiago Tavares, Mac Danzig, Fabricio Camoes and Junior Assuncao. The exciting veteran has been away from the cage for six months and took time off to be with his wife and two young children. Now the perpetual contender realizes how important fighting was in his life as well.

“It was like Rocky II when Adrian awoke from the coma and told Rocky to ‘win’,” Pellegrino said. “I was retired, sitting home watching videos with my son, but I was also training at that time and was in great shape when my wife walked up to me and said ‘If you want to do it again, go for it’. Before that, I felt bad for being away training and missing my daughter’s first words, changing diapers, etc. I was so happy that I was able to be there for my son’s big moments – but the fact that my family supports me returning to fight means everything to me.”

After two straight losses on one badly injured knee, Pellegrino says he’s 100-percent healthy and ready to put on a great show for his hometown fans.

“I retired from fighting and didn’t think I was going to do this anymore. I feel like this is the right show for me to do everything I want to do and to go where I want to go. I get to finish the vision quest my way and this is why I chose Bellator. My family comes before anything and Bellator understands that. I wanted to wait until I was able to fight in Atlantic City and Bellator is giving me that opportunity – so I couldn’t be happier.”

The always dangerous “Pitbull” has won five of his last six fights with four finishes, but Pellegrino feels this is his house and his time.

“If he can come into my state, the birthplace of me fighting, the place Arturo Gatti made famous – this is me resurrecting Arturo Gatti,” an excited Pellegrino said. “I’m going to rock Atlantic City just like Arturo did.”

The night will also feature the return of Polish prodigy Marcin Held, who enters the Bellator cage looking for victory against former UFC lightweight Phillipe “The Filipino Assassin” Nover. Only 19, Held already holds an impressive 11-2 record with victories over opponents nearly twice his age. With a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a continued desire to push the pace in any fight he enters, Held will provide a unique challenge to Nover.

A New York native and former finalist on The Ultimate Fighter, Nover will make his promotional debut at Bellator 59. Fighting out of Brooklyn, “The Filipino Assassin” will be looking to impress Bellator brass and the Atlantic City faithful with a dominating win.

“I’ve been a Kurt Pellegrino fan for many years,” said Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney. “Kurt is a world class lightweight, and his fight against Patricky Pitbull should be spectacular on November 26^th from Caesars Atlantic City.”

For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Bellator

 

About Bellator Fighting Championships

Bellator Fighting Championships is a Mixed Martial Arts promotional company headquartered in Chicago.  Bellator’s founder/CEO, Bjorn Rebney, is an experienced fighting sports and entertainment professional with a deep commitment to the purity and integrity of the sport of MMA and its athletes.  Bellator Fighting Championships’ executive team is comprised of top industry professionals in the areas of live event production, television production, fighter relations, venue procurement, sponsorship creation/development, international licensing, marketing, advertising, publicity and commission relations.

 

“STAR POWER” GETS AN ALL-MEXICO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN

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UNBEATEN PABLO CESAR CANO REPLACES LUCAS MATTHYSSE

IN WBC TITLE BOUT AGAINST ERIK MORALES

 

LOS ANGELES, September 10 -Mexico City’s Pablo Cesar “El Demoledor” Cano, the WBC’s leading available contender and a young and hungry Mexican phenom has agreed to step in and face Erik Morales on next Saturday’s “STAR POWER” mega-event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas which will be televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View®. Cano got his chance after Morales’ original opponent, Lucas Matthysse, withdrew from the bout earlier in the week due to a viral infection.

 

“This is the opportunity of a lifetime and I couldn’t refuse it,” said the 21-year-old Cano who will face Morales for the WBC Super Lightweight World Championship. “I have grown up watching Erik Morales. I know both his strengths and weaknesses. While it’s an honor to fight him, I have the style to beat him and win my first world championship, which is the dream of every fighter.”

 

“Every time there’s a change in opponent, it forces you to make changes, but I’ve been in this sport long enough to adjust without a problem,” said Morales. “From what I’ve heard, Cano is a strong, young fighter, but whether it’s Matthysse or Cano, the result on September 17 will be the same…me leaving the ring with another world title belt around my waist.”

 

Not only is the WBC Super Lightweight World title on the line, but also local bragging rights as it will be a clash between Tijuana’s Morales and Mexico City’s Cano. The fight figures to be one that will produce fireworks, especially considering that Cano is trained by Rudy Perez, the former trainer of Morales’ longtime nemesis Marco Antonio Barrera who under Perez’s guidance dealt Morales two defeats.

 

With crushing knockout power that has brought an end to 17 of his 22 wins, Cano (22-0-1, 17 KO’s) has all the tools to shock the boxing world on September 17. The current NABF champion at 140 pounds, a title he won in June of 2010 when he defeated Oscar Leon, the number 12 WBC rated Cano has stopped Jorge Romero and Pablo Lugo in his last two bouts.     He was preparing for an upcoming bout when he was offered the biggest fight of his young career. Now, he will travel to Las Vegas and look to make history.

 

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“STAR POWER: Mayweather vs. Ortiz” is a mega-event taking place Saturday, Sept. 17 from two world-class cities with three world titles at stake.  Floyd Mayweather and Victor Ortiz will face off in a 12-round fight for Ortiz’s WBC Welterweight World Title from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. Canelo Alvarez and Alfonso Gomez will do battle in a 12-round fight for Alvarez’s WBC Super Welterweight World Title from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Calif.  Also live in Las Vegas will be Erik Morales vs. Pablo Cesar Cano in a 12-round fight for the vacant WBC Super Lightweight World Title and an opening fight featuring undefeated rising star Jessie Vargas against top contender Josesito Lopez.  The mega event is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, DeWALT Tools, AT&T and Southwest Airlines.  Alvarez vs. Gomez is presented in association with Canelo Promotions and Morales vs. Cano is presented in association with Box Latino Promotions and Arano Box Promotions.  “STAR POWER: Mayweather vs. Ortiz” will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.  Fans in the United Kingdom can watch the fight live on Primetime, channel 480 on Sky, Virgin on Demand and streamed live via the website primetimelive.co.uk at 2:00 a.m. BST (Sunday, September 18).

 

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Boxing Links (9-10-11)

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Fighting for viewers New York Post Even without the stiff competition, the two boxing shows on HBO would struggle for notice. The heavyweight division has become a virtual afterthought in the United States since being ruled by the Ukrainian Klitschko brothers, Vitali and Wladimir, … See all stories on this topic »

Gamboa up for anything, Ponce De Leon ESPN “Yuriorkis Gamboa is recognized as one of the great fighters in boxing today,” said Bob Arum, Gamboa’s co-promoter, who is putting on the fight with Golden Boy Promotions’ Richard Schaefer, Ponce De Leon’s promoter. “He’s going to be tested by Ponce De … See all stories on this topic »                                                                                                 ESPN

Police convinced boxer killed himself ESPN AP SAO PAULO — The Brazilian police official who oversaw the 2009 investigation into the death of Arturo Gatti said Friday he remains convinced the boxing champion killed himself. However, Paulo Alberes said that if asked by prosecutors, … See all stories on this topic »

BOXING: Marquez hopes third time’s the charm Pasadena Star-News “But he’s really inexperienced and in fighting Floyd he’s fighting a guy who really knows boxing. So I don’t give Ortiz much of a chance to beat Mayweather.” Arum probably is right. But he will be the first one to bellow “Oh, no” if Ortiz wins because … See all stories on this topic »

The Rise Of Robot Boxing And Real Steel Comic Book Resources Last September, Spinoff Online was invited to the film’s Detroit set, where we met director Shawn Levy and star Hugh Jackman, who discussed how their vision of the near-future world off robot boxing differs from the source material. … See all stories on this topic »                                                                                               Comic Book Resources

Mayweather vs. Ortiz: 7 Ways/Reasons Ortiz Can Challenge Mayweather Bleacher Report Boxing fans have been waiting for the return of Floyd Mayweather Jr. (41-0, 25 KO) ever since he defeated Shane Mosley in May, 2010. That return will come on September 17th, when he takes on WBC Welterweight Champion “Vicious” Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, … See all stories on this topic »                                                                                            Bleacher Report

Boxing Champion Holm Stops Finney with Kick in Albuquerque Sherdog.com by Tristen Critchfield (tcritchfield@sherdog.com) Boxing champion Holly Holm folded Jan Finney with a kick Friday in New Mexico. | Photo: Wilson Fox ALBUQUERQUE, NM — Jan Finney figured to serve as a decent measuring stick in the burgeoning mixed … See all stories on this topic »

A boxing pro helps a bullied girl summon a fighting spirit | The Republic The Republic The boxer ducks under the ropes into a practice ring, where the trainer slips on punching mitts. All around hang fight posters and photographs of fighters with biceps the size of canned hams. Alex pushes a bunch of long, auburn ringlets out of her … See all stories on this topic »

Havoc Boxing Honors Tenth Anniversary Of September 11 SaddoBoxing.com By Boxing Press September 9th, 2011 All Press Releases On Thursday afternoon, the media gathered at Club 1849 in the SoHo section of New York City for the final press conference before Saturday night’s big fight card at The Aviator Sports Complex in … See all stories on this topic »

Ring Magazine credibility shaken with latest development Examiner.com The so-called ‘Bible of Boxing‘, Ring Magazine, had it’s credibility shaken to the core with the announcement that editor-in-chief Nigel Collins along with managing editor Joseph Santoliquito had been fired by Golden Boy Promotions, the promotions … See all stories on this topic »

Wrestling Links (9-10-11)

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Linda McMahon Poised to Run for Senate Again RealClearPolitics By Caitlin Huey-Burns – September 10, 2011 In the last election cycle, former WorldWrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon spent $50 million of her own fortune in an unsuccessful quest to fill Connecticut’s vacant US Senate seat, losing badly to her… See all stories on this topic »                                                                                             RealClearPolitics

Will anything change in Impact Wrestling? Poughkeepsie Journal (blog) Jeff Hardy, on the same day that he received his sentence from the court, was shown on Thursday’s edition of Impact Wrestling asking for forgiveness, looking for “one more shot.” He came to the ring with a somber look, he said that he was pathetic and … See all stories on this topic »                                                                                               Poughkeepsie Journal (blog)

WWE Power Rankings: Rating Professional Wrestling’s Elite Bleacher Report As fun and entertaining as those articles can be, it left me wondering about professional wrestlingand which of the sports’ performers could be considered the best-of-the-best, the elite if you will. Join me as I rank the elite performers in the world … See all stories on this topic »

WWE and TNA: Rules That Both Companies Need to Abide By Bleacher Report There have always been unwritten rules in pro wrestling and what this slideshow aims to do is to lay down some rules that every wrestling booker needs to abide by in order to create a great lasting product. Now for a number of these rules there is a … See all stories on this topic »                                                                                               Bleacher Report

WWE News: Santino over Umaga and The 10 Biggest Upsets in Wrestling History Bleacher Report Upsets are more than necessary in pro wrestling. For a promotion to truly create an emotional connection with its fanbase, while cultivating an unforgettable environment for its product, upsets must exist. Upsets have been used in various capacities in … See all stories on this topic » Bleacher Report

Metro & state: Ex-Spartans to compete for Olympic wrestling berths Detroit Free Press Former Spartans Franklin Gomez and Nicks Simmons will compete at the FILA World Wrestling Championship Sept. 12-18 in Istanbul, Turkey, with a chance to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics. Gomez, a Big Ten champion in 2008 and 2009, will wrestle in … See all stories on this topic »

‘Inside Out’ – Review Crave Online By Witney Seibold I suppose it’s because professional wrestlers are often such gifted physical performers and performance artists that they inevitably drift toward feature film acting. Yes, I do consider pro wrestling to be a form of performance art. … See all stories on this topic »

Smackdown: Friday night in Toledo, Ohio CANOE Wrestling John Denver once sang about how nothing happened in Toldeo, except for watching the buns rise at the bakery. If only he were alive to see Smackdown take over the big, sleepy town, where a few Night of Champions opponents try to psyche one … See all stories on this topic »

TNA News: The three-hour Impact Wrestling is no longer listed ProWrestling.net The Spike TV website now lists the October 6 edition of TNA Impact Wrestling as a two-hour show. It was previously listed as a three-hour show. [Thanks to Devin Cutting of ProwrestlingEvents.tk.] Powell’s POV: It may have simply been a listing error by … See all stories on this topic »

Guide to the Video Libraries to Be Used on the WWE Network in 2012 Bleacher Report WWE’s first accquisition of a video library was part of their purchase of the assets of World Championship Wrestling (which reverted to being Universal Wrestling Corporation on paper to handle outstanding legal issues for the next several years) in … See all stories on this topic »

 

Blogs

TNA ratings for Impact Wrestling show on Sept. 8 in Huntsville … By Geno Mrosko The ratings are in for the go home show of TNA Impact Wrestling last night (Sept. 8) that also featured Jeff Hardy’s return to Spike TV. Did the numbers go up at all? Cageside Seats

 

Web

IMPACT WRESTLING Post Show – YouTube (9/8/11) The IMPACT WRESTLING Post Show returns this week leading into No Surrender. Borash reflects on the World Heavyweight Title … www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLme3h4EO_8

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