In 1976, when Hamilton’s Mitchell Akira Kawasaki won his first fight in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Montreal Olympics, he saw this newspaper headline: “Kawasaki lets the good times roll.” Now 74, things are still rolling for the seasoned judo master, who still delivers mail part time for Canada Post. CBC | Sports News
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Pro wrestling superstar John Cena announces upcoming retirement during Toronto event
John Cena delivered a heartfelt speech to a stadium of World Wrestling Entertainment fans in Toronto, who booed in disappointment as the wrestler-turned-actor said the 2025 season would be his last. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian Olympic wrestling champion Erica Wiebe announces retirement
Wrestler Erica Wiebe, who won a gold medal for Canada at the 2016 Olympics, announced her retirement from competition on Wednesday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »WWE 2K24 release date countdown – great news for impatient wrestling fans
WWE 2K24 features over 200 wrestlers, a 40 years of Wrestlemania Showcase mode, plus new match types, quality of life upgrades and lots more. Daily Express :: Gaming Feed
Read More »U Sports champion SueAnne Harms leads Saskatchewan Huskies’ charge to wrestling nationals
The University of Saskatchewan’s women’s wrestling team finds itself in a familiar position coming out of the winter break. For the fourth straight season, the Huskies rank in the top two nationally heading into the first event on the Canada West schedule – the Golden Bears Invitational, which will run on Saturday in Edmonton. CBC | Sports News
Read More »WWE News: Veteran Superstar Says Company Is ‘One Of The Most Forgiving Places’ In Wrestling
Throughout the years, many former WWE superstars have openly criticized the company and its chairman, Vince McMahon, oftentimes reducing the chances of them ever returning to the promotion for another run. R-Truth was one of those disgruntled talents for several years in the 2000s, but as he claimed in a recent interview, WWE can be very forgiving, even toward those ...
Read More »Erica Wiebe overcomes strangest of circumstances to pin Olympic wrestling spot
Long before knowing about the coronavirus pandemic, Olympic wrestling champion Erica Wiebe organized a small celebratory gathering for Saturday night in Ottawa. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Amar Dhesi, Jordie Steen clinch Olympic wrestling berths
Amar Dhesi of Surrey, B.C., and Jordie Steen of Windsor, Ont., will join fellow wrestlers Erica Wiebe and Danielle Lappage in representing Canada at the Tokyo Olympics this summer. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Watch Road to the Olympic Games: 2020 Pan-American Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers
Watch Road to the Olympic Games, our weekly program spotlighting the best high-performance athletes from Canada and around the world. On this week’s edition of the program, watch action from the 2020 Pan-American Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers in Ottawa. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Watch the 2020 Pan-American Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers
Watch live action from the 2020 Pan-American Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers in Ottawa. CBC | Sports News
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