Posted by ICW Fan on 3/28/2005, 11:53 pm Televised wrestling isn't just for actors anymore. "We think it's going to be fast and furious action," Olympic wrestling The show debuts Sunday on PAX at 4 p.m. EST and Wednesday at 3 p.m. EST on "These are the moves that have been used for thousands of years in The competing athletes will be Greco-Roman, freestyle and competitive But the main goal is just to attract wrestling fans, especially with the "We hope we can bring back the fans," Gardner told FOX. "Youth wrestling is
Pro-Wrestling Gets 'Real'
Monday, March 28, 2005
Coming soon to PAX TV and FOX Sports Net is "Real Pro-Wrestling," (search)
where the competitors aren't faking anything.
medalist Rulon Gardner (search), who will be doing commentary for the show,
told FOX News on Thursday.
FOX Sports Net. Gardner said the point is to bring back traditional
wrestling and expose people to the real nature of the sport.
international wrestling," he told FOX. "It's one of the original Olympic
sports. . This is the way wrestling used to be done."
wrestlers, he said. And they'll be shirtless - which will hopefully add
women to the viewing audience.
current popularity of high school wrestling.
more popular than ever now. We want to bring those people back and show them
what wrestling is like now and try to get them involved. Our goal is to
promote wrestling."
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