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Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by performers to immobilize their opponents or lead to a submission. This article covers the various pins, stretches and transition holds used in the ring. Some wrestlers use these holds as their finishing maneuvers, often nicknaming them to reflect their character or persona.
Professional wrestlers from the U.S. state of Iowa. Pages in category "Professional wrestlers from Iowa" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
He wrote the book CHOKEHOLD: Pro Wrestling's Real Mayhem Outside the Ring, which was released in 2003 in which he claimed he had been blackballed from the sport. Wilson brought forward an antitrust case against the National Wrestling Alliance in 1980. [6] In 1984, he also appeared on 20/20, speaking out
At Iowa, Manders was known for his love for professional wrestling, something he shared with a number of teammates, including future San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle. He was nicknamed "Mankind" by strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle , a reference to one of the characters that Mick Foley portrayed in the 1990s.
197: Iowa's Zach Glazier dec. Iowa State's Julien Broderson 7-3 (Iowa leads 18-10) 285 : Iowa State's Yonger Bastida major dec. Iowa's Bradley Hill 17-6 (Iowa wins the dual 18-14)
The 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) Taylor wrestled for Dowagiac High School in Dowagiac, Michigan and then in college at Muskegon Community College and Iowa State University (winning the NCAA heavyweight championship in 1972 and 1973 by defeating Greg Wojciechowski and Jim Hagen, respectively). Taylor won the bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics in freestyle ...
No. 22 Northern Iowa wrestling lost a tough one to No. 5 Oklahoma State, dropping its first Big 12 dual of the season by a score of 22-12 to the Cowboys. The Panthers lost six of the 10 bouts ...
Ken Fenelon (born Patrick Fenelon, 26 February 1909 - 8 August 1972) was an American professional wrestler, boxer, [2] promoter and referee.He was the first NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion and the first two-time holder of the title which he held for a total of 301 days.