IOC leaders dropped wrestling from the Olympic program on Tuesday, a surprise decision that removes one of the oldest Olympic sports from the 2020 Games.
The IOC executive board decided to retain modern pentathlon — the event considered most at risk — and remove wrestling instead from its list of 25 “core sports.”
Not going to lie. We’re kind of disappointed to know that the IOC officially thinks that Curling is a more important sport than one of the original Olympic competitions. Anybody else think this decision needs to be re-examined?
Here’s WWE star David Otunga buying 80,000 calories worth of Hostess snacks in an effort to ensure future generations would get a chance to have some. ”I don’t want my son to go without Twinkies,” he said, as eyes rolled everywhere.
A True Champion: Gold medal-winning Olympic wrestler Jeff Blatnick passed away at the age of 55 on Wenesday as the result of cardiopulmonary arrest. Blatnick won his medal during the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles after being diagnosed and treated for Hodgkin’s lymphoma midway through his training period. In recent years, Blatnick has volunteered as a wrestling coach at the school attended by his two children. He is survived by his wife Lori, his son Ian, and his daughter Niki. (Photo via MMA News; ht waterman12053) source
Yikes. During a live televised event for “Monday Night Raw,” wrestling legend Jerry Lawler, working as one of the commentators, had a heart attack. The video above shows Michael Cole, who was working with Lawler in the booth as the incident took place, as he told fans about the incident on television. “This is not part of tonight’s entertainment,” he said. “This is a real-life situation.” The 62-year-old Lawler, mostly working as an announcer for the WWE, did briefly wrestle earlier in the program before the incident took place.
Disabled war vet Arthur Boorman was in so much pain that he was told by doctors that he’d never be able to walk again without assistance. Then he started using a yoga program put together by former wrestling star Diamond Dallas Page … and this happened. A great watch.
How can you claim to be aConnecticut resident Stacey Smith • Pinpointing the problem Linda McMahon has with wooing female voters. Part of it is that she’s one of the driving forces behind the WWE, an organization which not only doesn’t cater to women but portrays them cartoonishly. She’s also getting guff because she’s spent so much time and money on negative advertising. The end result? Richard Blumenthal is leading her 2:1 among females, the effect of which has put him well ahead in the race to replace Chris Dodd in the Senate. source (via)
political figure when you are on
stage wrestling with your own
daughter?
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