TORONTO — A few hours before the film about his life, “Unstoppable,” was to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, Anthony Robles, sitting alongside the actor who plays him, Jharrel Jerome, was remembering the moment he won the NCAA wrestling national title. He had done something that was, by any measure, extraordinary. Robles was … Read more
Romanian Olympic wrestler Catalina Axente has been carried out of Champ-de-Mars Arena on a stretcher after a scary incident during her fight with American Kennedy Blades. Blades progressed through to the final in Paris, but not in the manner she would have hoped, having eliminated Axente from the competition with a crunching suplex move. Axente … Read more
MEXICO CITY — In a youth center’s parking lot in Mexico City’s Tacuba neighborhood, Baha Men’s iconic song “Who Let the Dogs Out” blares through a pair of large speakers. As the infectious melody reaches a crowd of over 100 people they all begin to chant, “Wisin, Wisin, Wisin!” Quickly, a giant, fluffy creature descends … Read more
Ronda Rousey is pregnant. The 2008 Olympic bronze medallist turned global UFC star already has a two-year-old daughter with her husband Travis Browne. The 37-year-old is now expecting her second child, announcing the news when she appeared at San Diego Comic-Con with her bump on show. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today … Read more
John Cena revealed his plan to retire from the WWE in an announcement that shocked fans at the Money in the Bank event on Saturday. The wrestling icon, a 16-time world champion, sported a “The Last Time Is Now” t-shirt as he informed the Toronto crowd that he looks to retire from in-ring competition in … Read more
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Russia said on Saturday that 10 of its wrestlers who were offered spots at the Paris Olympics as neutrals will refuse to compete. The Russian wrestling federation said in a statement that its officials, coaches and athletes held a meeting and “came to an unanimous decision — to refuse to participate in … Read more
Paul Walter Hauser thanked his parents, voters, agents and fellow nominees in his acceptance speech in January when he won an Emmy for his role in “Black Bird.” Then, in a move more fitting for Sting than Stingray, Hauser cut a promo straight out of the squared circle. “That’s a ‘what up’ to Jesus, he’s … Read more
BERNBEUREN, Germany — Despite the threat of dislocated fingers and strained muscles, over 150 Bavarian men came together Sunday to compete in Germany’s unique national championship of “Fingerhakeln,” or finger wrestling. The “finger wrestlers” met in a big beer tent in the small southern village of Bernbeuren. Around 1,000 visitors cheered on the all-male contestants … Read more
MUKONO, Uganda — In a forested area outside Uganda’s capital, a few dozen youth gather around a makeshift ring to watch two amateur wrestlers tangle in the mud. The training sessions, complete with an announcer and referee, imitate the pro wrestling contests the teens regularly see on television. Ugandan enthusiast Daniel Bumba, known in the … Read more
PHILADELPHIA — He surveyed the Arizona crowd that had paid to catch a wrestling glimpse of the planet’s mightiest heavyweight, as measured in both box-office heft and ink-stained muscles. Then The Rock let the abuse fly. And as with so many public outbursts these days, attacking his opponents wasn’t enough. He had to insult the … Read more
