Wrestling

7/6/2024 |  10 Russian wrestlers decline Olympics invitation (United Press International (UPI)) July 6 (UPI) -- Ten Russian wrestlers who received invitations to compete in the Paris Olympics later this month declined to participate, saying the selection process was "unsportsmanlike."
The Russian Wrestling Federation on Saturday announced their refusal to compete in the Olympics after the International Olympic Committee invited 10 of them to compete under a neutral flag. 

5/30/2024 |  Women’s Collegiate Wrestling Coalition Announces Regional Sites (SportsTravel) The Women’s Collegiate Wrestling Coalition has announced the sites and dates for the eight regional competitions in 2025 that will serve as qualifiers for the national championships at Xtreme Arena in Coralville, Iowa, from March 7–8, 2025.
Women’s wrestling is an NCAA Emerging Sport for Women at all three NCAA divisions. The NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics recommended in February 2024 that Divisions I, II and III sponsor legislation to add a national collegiate women’s wrestling championship, with the projected first NCAA championship occurring in winter 2026.

5/24/2024 |  WWE SummerSlam Headed to Minnepolis in 2026 (SportsTravel) WWE SummerSlam will be held at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis from August 1–2, 2026, the first non-WrestleMania WWE event that will be held over the course of two days.
The 2026 SummerSlam will mark the first time WWE will host a stadium event in the city. WWE and Minnesota Sports and Events will deliver a host of fan and community events in the days leading up to and after SummerSlam.

5/6/2024 |  WrestleMania 41 Heading to Las Vegas in 2025 (SportsTravel) On the heels of hosting two major worldwide sporting events within the past seven months, Las Vegas has added another huge sporting event to its portfolio.
WWE and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority have announced that Las Vegas will host WrestleMania 41 at Allegiant Stadium on April 19–20, 2025.
“Allegiant Stadium has proven to be even greater than the A+ venue Las Vegas guaranteed it would be,” said Nick Khan, WWE president. “We look forward to bringing WWE’s biggest event, WrestleMania, to Las Vegas and Allegiant Stadium so we can collectively make WrestleMania 41 on April 19–20, 2025, the most successful WWE event of all time.”

5/2/2024 |  Philadelphia CVB Creates WrestleMania Banners Auction (Sports Handle) Following a record-setting WrestleMania event on April 6–7 at Lincoln Financial Field, the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau is now auctioning off pieces of WWE history with the proceeds going to a good cause.
WrestleMania XL in Philadelphia was the most successful and highest-grossing event in WWE history. The event shattered all-time gate, viewership, merchandise, fan event and social media records.