Wrestling

2/11/2025 |  WWE Raw recap, grades: Logan Paul confronts CM Punk, beats Rey Mysterio to qualify for Elimination Chamber (CBS Sports) WWE's decision to bring in Logan Paul a handful of years ago has proven to have been a good one, with Paul constantly outperforming expectations in the ring. On Monday night, the former United States champion added another note to his resume when he qualified for the Elimination Chamber with a win over Rey Mysterio in Raw's main event.

2/3/2025 |  Girls' Wrestling Program Suspended for Season Over Unsportsmanlike Conduct of Parent (Athletic Business) The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association has suspended the Edmond North High School girls' wrestling team for the remainder of the 2025 season, reportedly due to the actions of one parent.
“In accordance with OSSAA Board Policy V, the girls wrestling program at Edmond North High School has been suspended for the remainder of the season following two egregious acts of unsportsmanlike conduct during two different wrestling events,” the OSSAA said in a statement last week, as reported by The Ada News.

1/28/2025 |  WWE Raw results, recap, grades: Cody Rhodes and CM Punk engage in a heated war of words ahead of Royal Rumble (CBS Sports) With the Royal Rumble less than a week away, it was not surprising to see much of Monday's Raw revolve around wrestlers announcing their plans to win the Rumble and main event WrestleMania.
But the lingering memory from Raw will likely be Cody Rhodes and CM Punk in a heated confrontation that saw both men take deeply personal digs while continually stressing that they're friends. Punk made it clear his intention is to win the Rumble and call his shot by choosing to challenge Rhodes for the undisputed WWE championship. Rhodes said he hoped that exact scenario happened, just so he could prove that he has passed Punk by after a career of trying to chase down Punk's success.

1/23/2025 |  Tulsa to Host Top Collegiate Wrestling Event This Fall (SportsTravel) The 2025 National Duals Invitational collegiate wrestling event will take place at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, from November 15–16 with more than $1 million up for grabs for the 16 Division I teams participating.
“We’re thrilled to have the inaugural National Duals Invitational in Tulsa,” said Joel Koester, Tulsa Sports Commission director of sports sales. “This prestigious event further solidifies Tulsa as America’s amateur wrestling hub and with its history of sustained success, there is no better partner than Oklahoma State. We’re so excited for Oak View Group and the BOK Center to host some of the best collegiate wrestlers in the country and can’t wait for two days of top-level competition.”

1/17/2025 |  NCAA Adds Women’s Wrestling as Championship Sport (SportsTravel) Women’s wrestling will be an official NCAA championship sport after the governing body approved its addition on the Division I, II and III levels at its annual convention this week in Nashville.
The NCAA’s first women’s wrestling championship will be in 2026. More than 1,200 women wrestlers are competing at NCAA schools today with 76 programs active in 2023–2024 with a projected 17 programs to be added during the 2024–2025 season.