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Reid Flair, 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair's Son, Dead at 25

John Riggs — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:33:40 +0000

PWInsider is reporting that the 25-year-old son of wrestling legend Ric Flair, Reid Flair has just passed away.

Reid would show up sometimes as a young kid in WCW days for fun. He was training to be a pro wrestler and was recently working for All Japan Pro Wre

Young Cancer Patient Has Heartwarming Meeting With His Wrestling Hero

Emerald Catron — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 03:41:55 +0000

Professional wrestlers may seem like tough guys, but underneath their shiny spandex outfits and long, flowing hair (clearly a sign of ultimate masculinity), they have hearts of gold. Daniel Bryan, for example, recently met with a seven-year-old boy who has had brain cancer for almost four years, and says he's Bryan's biggest fan. It's okay if you need to go grab some Kleenex before you look at the pictures.

Watch a Wrestler Backflip Off the Top Ropes and Land on His Head

Big Jim — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:06:35 +0000

Check out this video of a bush-league pro wrestler in Rhode Island doing a backflip off the top ropes at an event on September 30th, and he lands directly on his head.He reportedly fractured his skull, but they say it could have been a lot worse. The craziest part is, the other wrestler tried to [...]

WyoPreps Trivia

Tom McCarthy — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:16:22 +0000

Which Lovell wrestler went undefeated in the 2011-2012 season? Click here for the answer.

College Wrestler Executes Rare 'Flying Squirrel' Move [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:00:09 +0000

During the Greco-Roman wrestling Junior World Championships, American Ellis Coleman pulled off an amazing aerial move called the ‘Flying Squirrel’ that would seem more at home in the WWE than it does in traditional wrestling. Hobbs, who attends Northern Michigan University, defeated Iranian Mehdi Chooli Zeidvand in the match and ultimately took bronze in his [...]

Iowa High-School Wrestler Won't Compete Against Girl

Tom McCarthy — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:37:24 +0000

High-school sophomore Joel Northrup was widely considered a favorite in his weight class until he forfeited his wrestling state tournament in the first round. Northrup forfeited because he was paired up with Cassy Herkelman, one of the first girls to qualify for the tournament. Northrup made the following statement: “I have a tremendous amount of [...]