A Wrestling Match That Was Meant to Be
Jake Deitchler, a wrestler straight out of high school, has qualified for the Olympic Games under the mentorship of his coach, silver medalist Brandon Paulson. nytimes.com |
Upcoming events, shows
The Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup is Friday, Sept. 26 at The New Lakes in the Regency Park Civic Center, 8330 Civic Dr., Port Richey, Fla. and Saturday, Sept. 27 at the Brooksville National Guard Armory, 16386 Springhill Dr., Brooksville, Fla. miamiherald.com |
SmackDown scores a perfect 10
Based on the success of a UPN special earlier that year, World Wrestling Entertainment debuted SmackDown at its regular Thursday night timeslot on Aug. 26, 1999. miamiherald.com |
TNA or WWE?
WWE Monday Night Raw with the return of Bret Hitman Hart on the USA Network did well in the Nielsen ratings, and TNA iMPACT with the TNA debut of Hulk Hogan and others on SpikeTV set its personal best mark, but WWE star John Cena technically was the big winner. miamiherald.com |
Top ring announcer learned from the best
Buffer, Cosell, Solie.<p/> Distinguished voices for sure.<p/> Can you think of others? I can.<p/> I was at the Bank Atlantic Center in (South Florida) Sunrise on Friday, Jan. 29 for the weigh-ins of the Strikeforce MMA event. I'm moving toward the side, looking for a spot to stand, when I heard that voice. miamiherald.com |