July 2020 – Page 29

MSU-Moorhead 30, Minot State 9

Posted on July 14, 2020 by bamdj

Dragons Pick Up 2nd Straight Dual, Drop Minot State 30-9

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Minnesota State University Moorhead wrestling team picked up its second straight conference win on Friday with a 30-9 victory over Minot State in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference action at Nemzek Fieldhouse. Freshman Brayden Kuntz recorded a pin at 165 to pace the Dragons.

The Dragons are now 7-6 overall and 2-4 in the NSIC with the win, while Minot State fell to 4-13 overall and 0-7 in the league.

MSUM was bolstered by a pair of forfeits at 125 and 133 to open the match to take a 12-0 lead.

After freshman Dylan Connell lost a tough 4-3 match at 141, junior Isaac Novacek got those points back for MSUM with a 5-3 win over Minot’s Cody Haugen at 149, pushing the lead to 15-3.

Minot State won a close match at 157 as Marcus Polak edged Garret Hoffner, 6-4. Freshman Jonathan Hoffner had a solid showing at 165 for the Dragons, recording a 12-8 win over Shane Sheppard to push the lead back to 18-6.

Kuntz delivered big at 174 for MSUM, pinning Mason Courtright in 6:19 to make the score of the dual 24-6.

Back-to-back decision wins by freshman Austin May (6-3 at 184) and senior Mike Urban (10-3 at 197) put the match out of reach for MSUM. Minot State won at 285 as Mitchell Eull edged Dragon junior Nader Abdullatif 2-0.

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MSUM wraps up the weekend at home against Southwest Minnesota State on Saturday. The dual begins at 5 p.m.at Nemzek Fieldhouse.

MSU-Moorhead 30, Minot State 9
125-Jared Goldsmith (MSUM) won by forfeit
133-Blake Bosch (MSUM) won by forfeit
141-Tanner Crisler (Minot) dec. Dylan Connell, 4-3
149-Isaac Novacek (MSUM) dec. Cody Haugen, 5-3
157-Marcus Polak (Minot) dec. Garret Hoffner, 6-4
165-Jonathan Hoffner (MSUM) dec. Shane Sheppard, 12-8
174-Brayden Kuntz (MSUM) pinned Mason Courtright, 6:19
184-Austin May (MSUM) dec. Briley Crissler, 6-3
197-Mike Urban (MSUM) dec. Hunter Hart, 10-3
285-Mitchell Eull (Minot) dec. Nader Abdullatif, 2-0

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WWE Star Loses His Job On RAW, Another Star Given Referee Job

Posted on July 14, 2020 by bamdj

The tag team of Heath Slater & Rhyno is now officially done on The Monday Night RAW Brand. Tonight’s episode of Monday Night RAW from Houston, Texas saw Heath Slater defeat Rhyno in a match where the loser will get fired.
The match was made earlier tonight by General Manager-Elect Baron Corbin, who said that he had been crunching some numbers and found that RAW only had room for one of them. Corbin then gave them the chance to quit to save the other’s job but they refused and he made the match.
In a twist to the story, Corbin later confronted Slater in a backstage segment and revealed that he is keeping him on the red brand as a referee and not as an in-ring performer.

In an update that was just recently announced, WWE Veteran Rhyno announced his retirement to the live crowd during a commercial break after the match. Stay tuned for updates on his retirement.
There is no word yet on what they have planned for Slater as a referee, but we will keep you updated.
Below are a few shots from tonight’s match between The First-Ever SmackDown LIVE Tag Team Champions:

There’s only room on #RAW for EITHER @HeathSlaterOMRB or @Rhyno313?!
Per @BaronCorbinWWE, they’re facing off tonight, and the loser of the match…is getting FIRED! pic.twitter.com/FvW7JsPii8
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) December 4, 2018

No matter the outcome of this one, @HeathSlaterOMRB & @Rhyno313 are still a team. #RAW pic.twitter.com/ahyHK4IYHY
— WWE (@WWE) December 4, 2018

WAIT A MINUTE, @Rhyno313…
HE’S GOT KIDS! #RAW @HeathSlaterOMRB pic.twitter.com/nW0AuiDbt3
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) December 4, 2018

??????@HeathSlaterOMRB gets the win to REMAIN on #RAW…
As for @Rhyno313, he’s FIRED. pic.twitter.com/qHhBPmM3bq
— WWE (@WWE) December 4, 2018

Someone’s job is on the line in the matchup between @HeathSlaterOMRB & @Rhyno313, as the loser of the match will be FIRED from #Raw. pic.twitter.com/20Klo8aLiw
— WWE (@WWE) December 4, 2018

“I think you could have a long and successful career…as a referee.”#GeneralManagerElect @BaronCorbinWWE is at it again. #RAW pic.twitter.com/CDmemkjQbm
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) December 4, 2018

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SCSU’s Rabiu expects great results at wrestling regions

Posted on July 14, 2020 by bamdj

When Uthman Rabiu went to his first wrestling practice, it is safe to say he did not know what he was in for.

“The head wrestling coach was a teacher at the middle school I was at and I was waiting for my brother after class one day and I was a little troublemaker as a kid,” he said. “(The coach) said, ‘Why don’t you come to practice?’ and one of my friends asked me to go to practice. Continue reading at www.sctimes.com

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Lawler Details The One Time He Saw Vince McMahon Get Emotional

Posted on July 14, 2020 by bamdj

In addition to being a WWE Hall Of Famer & The King Of Memphis Wrestling, Jerry Lawler is also an accomplished artist. He has done everything from drawing wrestling cards for Topps to painting the cover of Headlocked, a pro wrestling comic book.

Lawler also created a portrait of the man who brought him to WWE over 25 years ago: Vince McMahon. However, the reaction of McMahon to the drawing was one that The King never expected to get.

“I did a portrait, a big nice portrait for Vince,” Lawler said on his podcast. “It was like a triple portrait – Vince was in the middle, on the left was Shane and on the right was Vince Sr.”

King says that he then framed the portrait and took it to Monday Night RAW where he ran into Stephanie McMahon, as seen below:

“I saw Stephanie and I unwrapped it and she saw it and went, ‘Oh my gosh! Vince is going to cry,’ stated Lawler.

“I went what?”

“‘I’m telling you, he’s going to cry when he sees that,’ Stephanie said to a surprised King. ‘Mark my words.’”

King then went up to Vince backstage where he unveiled the portrait.

“I opened the portrait up and he immediately looked at it and his hand covered his mouth,” said Lawler. “And he turned away immediately. He turned away and walked over into a corner. And he just stood there for a couple of minutes and he slowly came back and looked at the picture again.

“It brought tears to his eyes. I was shocked and then he hugged me and said how much he loved it. But that was like the one moment that I ever really saw from Vince that kind of emotion.

“And that portrait is still hanging in his office.”

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Editor’s note: The following originally appeared in this week’s edition of Figure Four Weekly.

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At Big Japan’s “Death Vegas” show in Yokohama this past weekend, Daichi Hashimoto had the crowning moment of his career — becoming Big Japan’s new Strong Heavyweight Champion.

In 2011, when he had his much-hyped debut against Masahiro Chono in Sumo Hall, this achievement six years later would have been seen as a shocking disappointment for the son of the great Shinya Hashimoto. However, just a few years ago, it would have seemed to be an achievement that would be way out of reach.

The reality is that Sunday’s win was indeed a great triumph for the young 25 year old. It marked the fact that he has well and truly stepped out of his father’s shadow and is carving his own path where he’s comfortable and has been accepted.

Daichi is not Shinya. He does not have his father’s size and does not have his father’s presence. The expectations that were placed on him in his formative years were too much. He had great veterans like Chono, Keiji Mutoh, and Shinjiro Ohtani (all friends of Shinya) looking out for him, but they were trying to hold him up as something he wasn’t. And media and fan expectations didn’t help. It was a severe amount of pressure for someone just entering his 20s.

Daichi ended up trying to strike out on his own when things just weren’t working for him. He got into the fold with Antonio Inoki’s IGF, which is not exactly the healthiest and most nurturing environment for a young wrestler. That didn’t last, and it really looked like Hashimoto’s career might be a wash-out.

He was given a lifeline, though. Over the years, Daichi had sporadically popped up in Big Japan, regularly opposing or teaming with his namesake Kazuki Hashimoto. It always seemed like the smaller-scale (and somewhat grimier) environment allowed him to perform with more relaxation and confidence. He also appeared to strike up an obvious bond with Kazuki.

At the beginning of 2016, BJW announced it would be taking Daichi in as a full-time member of their roster. Under the tutelage of Daisuke Sekimoto and with a real brotherhood surrounding him (as opposed to his father’s legendary friends), Daichi started to really flourish. His personality was coming out more in the way he carried himself and in his appearance, with more of a punk look mixed into the pure martial artist ensemble he had previously.

A sign that BJW were committed to him and saw him as a potential big-time player for them came on March 31st, 2016 at Korakuen Hall when Hashimoto pinned Sekimoto clean in the main event with the Rising DDT. It was easily his best career performance to that point and a huge victory.

Daichi has for the most part pushed on from that point and had more very strong performances. He’s flourished whenever he’s had the opportunity to face any of the younger BJW dojo prospects as he’s been able to act as the aggressor and more of his cocky charisma has been able to come through.

In Yokohama, he went one-on-one with Hideki Suzuki — champion since March and one of the most commanding in-ring presences in the sport. It’s hard for even the biggest and most dynamic guys to look credible against Suzuki as his legit shooting skills just make him seem at such a higher level of ability. It was going to be hard for Daichi to come across like a worthy conquerer of the Billy Robinson protege.

But when it was all said and done, he absolutely did. He took a beating but kept pushing forward and didn’t ever look overawed (this sounds like I’m talking about a UFC fight, but Suzuki’s matches are oftentimes more akin to that than pro wrestling). Hashimoto needed big offense to make it look realistic that he could beat Suzuki — and big offense he delivered. Thunderous kicks and a brutal sheer drop brainbuster, which drilled the champion through the mat, gave Daichi the win.

It was the culmination of a really unique seven-year story, and the beginning of the next chapter of the Hashimoto legacy.