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The secret life of a wrestling-obsessed school teacher

A Queensland primary school teacher has shocked his students and jumped into a wrestling ring to live out a lifelong dream.

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Underground, lawless days of Darwin 'fight club' forgotten by history

From back-alley bare-knuckle fights, backyard boxing rings and lawless gambling on the fringe of public events, the history of Darwin's underground boxing scene comes to light as pro wrestling makes it...

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Could there be an Australian answer to karate, taekwondo or jiu-jitsu?

Broome resident Brenton McKenna hopes a new sport developed after a decade observing animals' aggressive behaviour will help revive Indigenous self-defence.

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Wrestling greats pay tribute to Jon Huber, aka Luke Harper and Brodie Lee,...

Wrestling stars from several eras flood social media with tributes for Huber, who was as popular backstage as he was in front of fans across the globe.

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The very violent, very dangerous, very inclusive world of deathmatch wrestling

In deathmatch wrestling — a subgenre of pro wrestling — wrestlers fight until they bleed. But those in the scene say it's a 'safe space' that welcomes everyone.

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Your daily guide to the Games: Aussies to wrap up sailing gold medal, Opals...

Mat Belcher and Will Ryan are set to be crowned Olympic champions in the men's 470 class and the Opals will take on the US in the quarter-finals of the women's basketball. Here are the Olympic events...

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'Simply the best': Hulk Hogan, The Rock pay tribute to 'the voice of wrestling'

Eugene 'Mean Gene' Okerlund, who became a household name among generations of wrestling fans for his deadpan interviews of pro wrestling superstars like 'Macho Man' Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan, dies...

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A masked muscleman defending gingers? Welcome to wrestling, Darwin-style

Having recently moved to Darwin, former wrestler Brad Jones has begun training a steady stream of novice and seasoned wrestlers at a local community space as they prepare to enter the arena for a...

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Mexican wrestler who starred in Nacho Libre dies in front of London audience

Cesar Cuauhtemoc Gonzalez Barron, who wrestled under the name Silver King, dies after collapsing from apparent cardiac arrest during a match in London.

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WWE wrestler Big E breaks his neck on Smackdown

Wearing a neck brace in a video posted to social media, Big E, real name Ettore Ewen, said his C1 and C6 vertebrae had been fractured.

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Hall of Fame wrestler Scott Hall dies aged 63 after multiple heart attacks

Hall, who wrestled for WWE in the 1990s under the name Razor Ramon, had his life support turned off on Tuesday morning AEDT.

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WWE CEO Vince McMahon retires amid allegations of sexual misconduct

McMahon is the most recognisable face at WWE, which he purchased from his father in 1982. He has reportedly agreed to pay more than $US12 million over the past 16 years to suppress allegations of...

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Lesser-known Australian athletes to watch at the Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games is a festival of blue-ribbon events we all love to watch, but it's also a chance for niche sports to captivate and enthral. Here's who to follow. 

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Wrestler Jayden Lawrence fights for bronze - and for his sport's survival

Lawrence fought on 'one and a half legs' to finish third at Birmingham, but his sport could be the thing on its last legs in Birmingham 2022.

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Japanese pro-wrestler and politician Antonio Inoki dies, aged 79

The Japanese professional wrestling star turned politician, widely known for his match with Muhammad Ali, has died after years of battling a rare disease.

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Australian MMA fighters first to test concussion technology

A group of mixed martial arts fighters on the south coast have become the first in their sport to use a virtual reality device to protect themselves from long-term brain injury.

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Yareni's struggle to find women's wrestling opponents

Yareni Guerrero is a Mexican-born former elite wrestler with a passion for getting more girls and women involved in all facets of the sport from the competition mat to the boardroom.

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We shine a light on some of sport's best and brightest women

A promising basketball career interrupted by a breast cancer diagnosis and a teacher-turned-rugby league coach who wanted more for her small community. We shine the spotlight on women making a big...

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Australia celebrates its first female champion in WWE history

Rhea Ripley, whose real name is Demi Bennett, is taking the wrestling world by storm and is adamant in encouraging people to embrace their true selves.

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UFC merges with WWE to create $31 billion empire

The company that owns and operates the Ultimate Fighting Championship will take a majority stake in the professional wrestling outfift operated by Vince McMahon.

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Wrestling for justice — Indian athletes strike against high-profile MP...

India's top wrestlers, including two Olympic medallists, make allegations of sexual harassment and exploitation, threatening huge implications for a country where women's sport is only now gaining time...

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Top female Indian wrestlers detained in protest calling for federation...

Two Olympic medallists are among the several Indian wrestlers detained as protests intensify calling for the arrest of their federation chief  — who is also an MP — over sexual harassment allegations.

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Indian police charge senior government MP with sexual harassment of female...

Indian police file charges of sexual harassment and criminal intimidation against the chief of the country's wrestling federation, a powerful member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),...

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Meet Dreamtime Voodoo Witch, the 'deadly' pro wrestler using the ring to...

"I wear the paint and I represent the magic and I represent the flag," says Wiradjuri woman Erika Reid, the Oceanic women's pro wrestling champion hungry to take on the world.

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Professional wrestler Bray Wyatt dies aged 36

WWE wrestler Windham Rotunda, who went by the stage name Bray Wyatt, is being remembered as a "defining superstar of his generation" after dying at the age of 36.

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