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Mick Foley in Fresno Talks About His Health, Presidential Election

Fans lined up hours in advance to meet wrestling legend Mick Foley on Thursday, Aug. 23. Foley appeared at a signing event held at The Gran...

Mick Foley in Fresno Talks About His Health, Presidential Election

Fans lined up hours in advance to meet wrestling legend Mick Foley on Thursday, Aug. 23. Foley appeared at a signing event held at The Gran...

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/ 6 months ago

Kurt Angle Takes You Inside the Olympics, WWE, and 13 Years of Sobriety

Kurt Angle will once again be in the main event in Fresno, but he will be on the diamond instead of the ring. Angle — a 12-time pro wrestlin...

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/ 7 months ago

WWE Made Its Fresno Debut 40 Years Ago. Who Was on the Sizzling July 4th Eve Card?

For 40 years, the greats of the WWE — Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, The Rock, John Cena, Cody Rhodes — have wrestled in Fresno. Tito Santana de...

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/ 8 months ago

Summer Pro Wrestling Book List: ‘Six Pack’ and Jim Ross Bio

For me, the quality of a book on pro wrestling is if I learn something new. “The Six Pack: On the Open Road in Search of WrestleMania&...

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/ 9 months ago

New Book Explores the Myths, Truths and Legacy of the Macho Man

■“Macho Man” Randy Savage was a wrestling legend and pop culture icon. ■Sports author Jon Finkel writes a new book about the ...

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/ 11 months ago

Safety? Wrestler Darby Allin Doesn’t Care. He is Partner in Sting’s Finale.

For the last three years, Darby Allin has had a tag team partner of a lifetime. Hall of Famer and legit wrestling legend Sting joined All El...

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/ 12 months ago

AEW’s Tony Khan Explains What Pro Wrestling Is All About

■Tony Khan is the CEO, general manager, and booker for All Elite Wrestling. ■He talks about what metrics determine success and praises the F...

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/ 12 months ago

The Sacrifice of Being Record-Breaking WWE Superstar Gunther

■The WWE returns to the Save Mart Center in Fresno on Sunday at 7 p.m. ■Record-breaking IC champ Gunther defends the title against Chad Gabl...

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/ 1 year ago

Woooo! Author Talks Writing About Ric Flair.

What’s left to say about Ric Flair? Nearly all Flair’s major wrestling matches since the 1980s are on video. There have been cou...

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/ 1 year ago

Woooo! Author Talks Writing About Ric Flair.

What’s left to say about Ric Flair? Nearly all Flair’s major wrestling matches since the 1980s are on video. There have been cou...

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/ 1 year ago

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Mick Foley in Fresno Talks About His Health, Presidential Election

Mick Foley in Fresno Talks About His Health, Presidential Election

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Kurt Angle Takes You Inside the Olympics, WWE, and 13 Years of Sobriety

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WWE Made Its Fresno Debut 40 Years Ago. Who Was on the Sizzling July 4th Eve Card?

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Summer Pro Wrestling Book List: ‘Six Pack’ and Jim Ross Bio

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New Book Explores the Myths, Truths and Legacy of the Macho Man

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The Sacrifice of Being Record-Breaking WWE Superstar Gunther

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Woooo! Author Talks Writing About Ric Flair.

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Woooo! Author Talks Writing About Ric Flair.

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Trump Says He May Take Control of the US Postal Service. Here’s What to Know

Supreme Court Halts Trump’s Bid to Fire Whistleblower Chief

ICE Official Reassigned Amid Frustrations Over Mass Deportation Effort

Pentagon Says It Will Cut 5,400 Probationary Workers Starting Next Week

Federal Order to End DEI Policies Has Fresno Schools Scrambling for Answers

Bannon Denies Nazi Salute Accusation at CPAC, Calls It ‘a Wave’

Misty Her Calls for ‘Huge Mindset Shift’ at Fresno Unified as She Campaigns for Top Job

AP Sues 3 Trump Administration Officials, Citing Freedom of Speech

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Fresno Leaders Celebrate Completion of Blackstone Hotel Conversion Project

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