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Former Germany Keeper Is Buffed Up, Ready For His Pro Wrestling Career
There aren't too many jobs that maximize the attributes of a 6'4", 250 lb. man with a torso drenched in ink and a long, luxurious mane. Tim Wiese milked one of them—goal keeper—for almost 20 years. Now he's trying his hand at another—pro wrestling in the WWE....
How Long Does It Take To Become A Yokozuna Sumo Wrestler?
Yokozuna is the highest rank in sumo, but over the past 250 years, the sumo wrestlers who've reached the title have gotten younger, and in the last few years, less Japanese. ...
Stone Cold! Stone Cold! Stone Cold!
Steve Austin dropped by the College GameDay set this morning and did typically Stone Cold things....
Three Case Western Wrestlers Die In Plane Crash
Four people died Monday night when a rented, single-engine Cessna crashed and burned soon after taking off from Cuyahoga County Regional Airport near Cleveland, Ohio. All four, including the pilot, were students at Case Western Reserve University, and the three passengers were on the varsity wrestli...
Olympic Wrestler Charged With Hunting Deer In Lexus Parking Lot
Dremiel Byers, a two-time Olympian and 10-time U.S. Nationals champion in wrestling, was charged with "suspicion of hunting out of season and illegal possession of wildlife" in Colorado Springs Thursday evening. ...
Iranian Wrestler Pulls Off Flip For Crazy-Ass Takedown
Iran's Iman Sadeghikoukandeh executed quite the feat against Russia's Rashidov Gadzhimurad in the semifinals of the FILA Junior World Championships....
Pro Wrestling's Greatest Angle Was Convincing Us It Doesn't Matter
This article was first published at Jacobin, a publication offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics, and culture. Subscriptions start at $19....
Scott Steiner Blasts The Current State Of Pro Wrestling
Grotesquely inflated WCW and WWE veteran Scott Steiner was one of the most mush-mouthed rambling interviews this side of the Ultimate Warrior, so it's something of a surprise to see his quotes in the Miami Herald on what he believes is the sorry state of pro wrestling. Whether he's right or not, he'...
WWE's "Russian" Characters Referenced The Malaysian Airlines Crash
On last night's WWE pay-per-view, Lana and Rusev, playing Russians—or at least Russophiles; they're not totally clear on the details— made reference to Americans blaming Russia "for the recent current events." ...
I Can't Stop Watching This Hands-Free Chokeslam
This hands-free chokeslam is sold well by both wrestlers, and even the ref reacts appropriately. Good work all around....
In Which Virgil Tells The Filthiest Andre The Giant Story Of All Time
We haven't run a Virgilbag in quite a while, but some excellent Virgil stories popped up on a Reddit thread earlier today. The best one is a saga involving our Wrestlemania XXX-bound protagonist staying in a hotel with Virgil—and much, much more—but go check out other anecdotes over there. ...
Even WWE Wrestlers Think The Redskins Have A Racist Name
The Verizon Center in Washington D.C. hosted WWE Raw last night, and heel wrestler Bad News Barrett decided to seize the opportunity to call out the local football team for having a racist name....
Wrestler Wins Hepatitis C Lawsuit Against Abdullah The Butcher
Abdullah the Butcher, a WWE Hall-of-Famer, continues to wrestle the indy circuit into his 70s. And his gimmick remains the same: He bleeds, and he makes his opponents bleed, and they tend to bleed all over each other. That's a big problem when he's carrying around a blood-borne disease....
Why Don't You Just Come Over Here And Watch These Baby Bears Wrestle?
Hey, what are you up to right now? Probably nothing, because it's Friday afternoon and work is stupid. So maybe you should just go ahead spend the next, oh, 20 minutes watching these baby bears wrestle each other. Maybe make it 30 minutes....
The Best Photos From A German Finger Wrestling Tournament
The sport of finger wrestling involves two contestants putting their middle fingers through a leather band and trying to pull each other over a table. An AP photographer went to the Alps Finger Wrestling championships in southern Germany and took these wonderful photos from some bouts....