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Final bell for pro wrestlers video

For a decade now Impact Pro Wrestling has been putting on small shows in halls and rec centres throughout Auckland.

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'Flying Squirrel' move goes viral video

A wrestling move by Renaldo Rodriguez has begun to go viral after it was posted on YouTube last week.

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Dwayne Johnson (AAP)

The Rock returning to wrestling... again

Action man Dwayne Johnson is set to turn his back on Hollywood and return to the wrestling ring.

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CM Punk (AAP)

CM Punk apologises after fan attack

Wrestler CM Punk has apologised to a fight fan after accidentally thumping him during a WWE Monday Night Raw taping.

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Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu (Reuters)

Yonemitsu of Japan wins Olympic wrestling gold

Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu of Japan won the Olympic wrestling gold medal in men's 66-kilogram freestyle, beating Sushil Kumar of India to give the Japanese their first Olympic gold in men's competition in 24 years.

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Abdou Omar Abdou Ahmed (red) is one of the Egyptian wrestlers that missed out (Reuters file)

Late Egyptian duo miss Games event

Imagine waiting until the very last day of the Olympics to compete and then having to forfeit for being late.

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Dzhamal Otarsultanov (Reuters)

Otarsultanov of Russia wins Olympic wrestling gold

Dzhamal Otarsultanov won Russia's fourth wrestling gold of the London Olympics, winning the men's 55-kilogram freestyle category by beating Vladimer Khinchegashvili of Georgia in the final.

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Roman Vlasov of Russia, in red (Reuters)

Vlasov of Russia wins Greco-Roman gold

Roman Vlasov of Russia won the Olympic gold medal in men's 74-kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling.

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Hamid Soryan won the gold (Reuters)

Soryan wins landmark gold for Iran

Hamid Soryan defeated Rovshan Bayramov to win Iran's first ever Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling.

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Chris Jericho

WWE set evacuated over fire

Workers on the set of World Wrestling Entertainment's Monday Night Raw show were evacuated this week after a fire broke out.

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Ellis Coleman (bottom) performing the move

'Flying Squirrel' embraces his notoriety

US Greco-Roman wrestler Ellis Coleman has become known as the "Flying Squirrel" for his unusual move of the same name.

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Billy Corgan (Getty)

Billy Corgan plans reality TV wrestling series

The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan is in talks to start up his own wrestling reality TV series.

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Joanie 'Chyna' Laurer

Porn star wrestler Chyna collapses at adult film expo

Former wrestler-turned-porn star Joanie 'Chyna' Laurer has left fans concerned for her health after she collapsed at an adult film convention in Miami, Florida on Friday.

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The Rock celebrates his win over John Cena

The Rock beats John Cena at Wrestlemania

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson won his comeback wrestling showdown with John Cena in Florida yesterday.

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The Rock (Reuters)

The Rock getting ready to return to WrestleMania

Dwayne Johnson's latest movie just topped US$300 million in worldwide grosses. He's laid the smack down on Hollywood and become an in-demand action star for hire.

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Hulk Hogan (AAP)

Hulk Hogan honours grandmother in Manchester bout

Hulk Hogan made one elderly wrestling fan's dreams come true after inviting her to a bout in England - and using her walking stick to thrash his opponent.

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Hulk Hogan

Hulk Hogan looks to bodyslam ex-wife's claims video

The acrimonious divorce of wrestling star Hulk Hogan and his wife of 24 years looks set to go another round.

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Hogan filed a defamation lawsuit against Linda Bollea last week (Reuters)

Hulk Hogan, Beefcake deny gay affair claims

The man accused of having a gay affair with wrestler Hulk Hogan - fellow wrestler Brutus Beefcake – is taking legal action against Hogan's ex-wife.

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Kronic is now banned outright

Wrestler suspended for smoking Kronic

A second New Zealand athlete has been suspended for using the synthetic cannabis substance Kronic.

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He agreed to give his ex-wife 40 percent ownership in his various companies (AAP)

Hulk Hogan reaches divorce settlement

Court records show a financial settlement has been agreed upon between wrestler Terry Bollea - better known as Hulk Hogan - and his ex-wife.

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