With A Number Of Elite Wrestlers Retired or Not Competing, Opportunity For Many New Faces to Emerge By Andrew Hipps “Staff Writer Please send comments, questions or replies to: [email protected] The 2005 Las Vegas/ASICS United States National Wrestling Championships will…

Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling Note: To nominate a wrestler for TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week, send the athlete’s name, accomplishments for the week and career accomplishments to John Fuller at [email protected] Adam Frey (Blairstown, N.J.) has been named TheMat.com Wrestler of…

Emily Gatewood/Missouri Sports Information Columbia, Mo. “Missouri wrestling Head Coach Brian Smith announced today that Pat McNamara has been hired as the newest Tiger assistant wrestling coach. McNamara enters the rising MU wrestling program after spending two years with the…

Rulon Gardner named 2004 USA Wrestling Greco-Roman Wrestler of the YearGary Abbott/USA Wrestling Rulon Gardner(Wellsville, Utah/Sunkist Kids) has been named the 2004 Greco-Roman Wrestler of the Year by USA Wrestling. This is the fourth time Gardner has won this award…

U.S. sets lineup for Pan Am Championships in Guatemala City, April 28-30John Fuller/USA Wrestling USA Wrestling has finalized its lineup for a men’s freestyle team at the 2005 Pan Am Championships set to be held in Guatemala City, Guatemala, April…

Mike Mena was recently talking to a group of about 60 kids at a clinic in Ohio when it finally hit him. He wasn’t known for his international wrestling success, where he is currently a U.S. National Freestyle team member…

Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling Sara McMann (Lock Haven, Pa./Sunkist Kids) has been named the 2004 Women’s Wrestler of the Year by USA Wrestling. It is the first time that McMann has won this prestigious award. McMann won the Olympic silver gold…

Submitted by: Kimberly Moran DATE: Sunday, May 1, 2005 (PAX TV) Wednesday, May 4, 2005 (Fox Sports Net) TELEVISION: PAX TV Sunday 4-5 PM (Check Local Listings) Fox Sports Net Wednesday 3-4 PM (Check Local Listings) WHAT: RealProWrestling (RPW) is…

A former college wrestler, Joe Michael Burke, has a guest role on EYES, the new series on ABC (usually airing at 10PM), playing the character “Scott Ward” I haven’t a clue as to how large his role will be, but…

Hey Guys, J.D. Oliva here. I just wanted to take this opportunity to announce the first group of casting choices for our film 7 Minutes. Jeff Harrison, formerly of the Univeristy of Northern Iowa, has landed our starring role. The…

Trivia question: What Real Pro Wrestling competitor scored the first-ever six point throw in league history? Answer: Joe Williams of the Chicago Groove. While that information is pretty fresh in the minds of hardcore RPW fans, it’s something that will…

SPOILER WARNING! On Sunday’s Episode five of Real Pro Wrestling, which featured competition in the 184-pound weight class, eight world class wrestlers battled for the right to compete in the championship match. Emerging, however, were two polar opposite personalities. The…