Everybody knows about the theatrics of the WWE. Real wrestling has gone to great lengths to distance ourselves from the staged drama and rehearsed matches. In fact, real wrestling has even gone to great lengths to distance ourselves from the…
John Fuller/USA Wrestling In looking for its 2004 Man of the Year award recipient, Amateur Wrestling News could have easily gone with one of 10 NCAA champions from last year, or one of the 17 Olympians that represented the United…
Olympic Gold Medalist ejected in Episode 1 Brandon Slay knows all about controversy. First, he was in the middle of it as a competitor, now as coach of the Texas Shooters. In 2000, Slay won the Olympic Gold Medal a…
Ben ElderAsst. Sports Editor Oklahoma State junior heavyweight Steve Mocco has his brutality figured out to a science. With a personal vendetta for pinning his opponents and a love for the sport, it didn’t take a committee long to award…
By: Sean Moylan, Sports Writer The Northern Burlington County Regional High School coed varsity wrestling squad’s season has been over for weeks, but sophomore standout Brandy Price’s wrestling year is just beginning. Recently Price, wrestling at 114 pounds, took 10th…
Wrestlers take over Dome this weekend CEDAR FALLS – More than 1,500 wrestlers from coast to coast will fill the UNI-Dome this weekend as USA Wrestling’s Folkstyle Nationals make their second visit to the Cedar Valley. Last year’s event here…
RPW has positive first-episode experience, planning changes as the season goes onJohn Fuller Since October, wrestling fans had been waiting for the debut of Real Pro Wrestling (RPW) on PAX and Fox Sports Net. RPW is the latest attempt, and…
Arizona State’s Valesquez, head coach Thom Ortiz and Boise State’s Andrew Hochstrasser honored. WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — ARIZONA STATE junior Cain Valesquez was named Pac-10 Wrestler of the Year, Arizona State head coach Thom Ortiz earned Pac-10 Coach of the…
By Jackie Reese Oklahoma Daily Norman, OK (U-WIRE) — As the saying goes, “the third time’s a charm. “For junior wrestler Teyon Ware, it couldn’t ring more true. Ware just returned from the 2005 NCAA Championships, which took place March…
By Blair Critchlow The Stanford Daily Stanford, CA (U-WIRE) — The Stanford wrestling team’s two star competitors, co-captains Matt Gentry and Imad Kharbush, fought hard but fell short of their ultimate goals of individual national titles in St. Louis over…
