Category Amateur Wrestling

Episode 6 Preview This Sunday’s episode of Real Pro Wrestling, which will air on PAX TV at 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), will feature competition in the 211-pound weight class. Action from the quarterfinal and semifinal matches will be…

Mat slam for Pax’s‘Real Pro Wrestling’No prancing dames. No goofy outfits. No wonder. By Toni Fitzgerald Leave it to the people at Pax, the wholesome family network, to take the fun out of wrestling. With the continued popularity of the…

CHAT ROOM: MUHAMMED LAWAL, Wrestling champion from Plano By Heidi Pederson Star-Telegram Staff Writer Muhammed Lawal took up wrestling when he was a sophomore at Plano East High School as a way to stay in shape between football seasons. Nine…

Greg Purnell/Brute-Adidas Kerry McCoy, two-time NCAA heavyweight Champion, four-time Freestyle World Cup Champion, four-time US World Team Member, World Championship Silver Medalist, and two-time Olympic Team member has signed with Brute and adidas wrestling. Kerry is currently the assistant coach…

Cael Sanderson named 2004 John Smith Award winner, as the Freestyle Wrestler of the Year by USA WrestlingGary Abbott/USA Wrestling Cael Sanderson (Ames, Iowa/Sunkist Kids) has been named the winner of the 2004 John Smith Award as the Freestyle Wrestler…

Vering’s Three-Style Experience Pays Dividends Brad Vering was made for Real Pro Wrestling. He was an Olympian in Greco-Roman, a junior and espoir national champion in freestyle, and an NCAA Champion in collegiate wrestling. “Obviously there are some good things…

Coming at you: Muhammed Lawal Born in Tennessee and raised in Texas, Muhammed Lawal of the Oklahoma Slam was the oldest sibling in a family of three, raised by his mother. Growing up in a single-family environment and being the…

The Three-Time NCAA Champion From West Virginia University Impresses, Will Work Out Again May 8 By Matt Krumrie “Senior Editor Please send comments, questions or replies to: [email protected] On Saturday Adam “Pacman” Jones of West Virginia University was chosen with…

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…