Wrestling

Wrestler Logan Paul, right, kicks Seth “Freakin” Rollins during the WWE Monday Night RAW event, Monday, March 6, 2023, in Boston. WWE’s WrestleMania arrives this weekend, Saturday, April 1, to a massive audience and vastly larger advertising revenue as it seeks to establish itself as a serious contender for major advertising bucks. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

WWE’s WrestleMania extravaganza draws sponsors to the ring

Sponsorship revenue for this year’s event has doubled to more than $20 million

 

Ivy Threatful of Maple Ridge won a national wrestling championship, and will compete in the Pan American Games this summer. (Joe Pereira/Special to The News)

Maple Ridge wrestler wins gold at national championships

Ivy Threatful will compete for Canada at the Pan Am Games in Chile this summer

 

Marquesis Haintz of Maple Ridge won bronze for the SFU wrestling team at nationals. (Wilson Wong, SFU/Special to The News)

Maple Ridge wrestler wins bronze at NCAA nationals

Haintz medals for Simon Fraser University at championships

 

The Ramblers won another team championship banner. (Special to The News)

Maple Ridge Ramblers girls with provincial team title

Two gold and two silver medals at B.C. tournament

The Ramblers won another team championship banner. (Special to The News)
File - Social media personality Logan Paul stands in the ring before an exhibition boxing match, Sunday, June 6, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Three months after signing a contract with WWE last year, Paul took out a cell phone and filmed himself jumping from the ropes and onto wrestler Roman Reigns. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

WWE leaning in to social media ahead of possible sale

The wrestling giant is now over 20 million followers on its flagship TikTok account

File - Social media personality Logan Paul stands in the ring before an exhibition boxing match, Sunday, June 6, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Three months after signing a contract with WWE last year, Paul took out a cell phone and filmed himself jumping from the ropes and onto wrestler Roman Reigns. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Tyson Deane-Freeman (right) is following in the footsteps of his father Todd Deane-Freeman (left) by earning gold medals in wrestling for Maple Ridge. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

Like father, like son: Two generations of Maple Ridge wrestlers

Westview wrestler Tyson Deane-Freeman is living up to his father’s legacy on the mat

Tyson Deane-Freeman (right) is following in the footsteps of his father Todd Deane-Freeman (left) by earning gold medals in wrestling for Maple Ridge. (Brandon Tucker/The News)
Grade 8 Tyson Deane-Freeman, seen here winning in Calgary, is part of an up-and-coming Westview wrestling team. (Facebook/Special to The News)

Westview secondary wrestling program growing

Grade 8 Deane-Freeman picked for Team BC

Grade 8 Tyson Deane-Freeman, seen here winning in Calgary, is part of an up-and-coming Westview wrestling team. (Facebook/Special to The News)
Former Maple Ridge secondary grappler Ivy Threatful is ranked eighth in her weight class in the NCAA. (Jimmy Ma, SFU/Special to The News)

Maple Ridge Ramblers wrestler wins in NCAA event

Threatful competing in Edmonton this weekend

Former Maple Ridge secondary grappler Ivy Threatful is ranked eighth in her weight class in the NCAA. (Jimmy Ma, SFU/Special to The News)
Maple Ridge Ramblers wrestler Sophia Stark took a gold medal on the weekend at the SFU War on the Floor tournament. (The News files)

Maple Ridge wrestlers medal at War on the Floor tournament

Also brought home hardware from Port Moody competition

Maple Ridge Ramblers wrestler Sophia Stark took a gold medal on the weekend at the SFU War on the Floor tournament. (The News files)
Ryan Hicks (right) took gold at the SFU invite. (SFU/Special to The News)

Maple Ridge wrestlers medal at SFU open tournament

Former Ramblers stars Hicks, Haintz, and Rowbottom on the podium at university meet

Ryan Hicks (right) took gold at the SFU invite. (SFU/Special to The News)
Vancouver’s Nation Extreme Wrestling has announced that they have secured a television deal with Telus. (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)

Vancouver’s Nation Extreme Wrestling signs broadcast deal with Telus

Programming will begin airing in December, wrestling shows will be aired live

Vancouver’s Nation Extreme Wrestling has announced that they have secured a television deal with Telus. (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)
Ashton Senko (middle) is seen here supported by her Ridge Wrestling Captain Madi Grof (right) and former Rambler and current SFU varsity wrestler Ivy Threatful. (Special to The News)

Maple Ridge Rambler wins wrestler of the year

Senko medalled at both the provincials and nationals last season

Ashton Senko (middle) is seen here supported by her Ridge Wrestling Captain Madi Grof (right) and former Rambler and current SFU varsity wrestler Ivy Threatful. (Special to The News)
Canada’s wrestler Ana Godinez,right, wrestles with Nigeria’s Esther Kolawole during the women’s freestyle 62-kg match at the Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, England on Aug. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

South Surrey wrestler wins silver at Commonwealth Games

Ana Godinez Gonzalez places second in women’s 62-kg division

Canada’s wrestler Ana Godinez,right, wrestles with Nigeria’s Esther Kolawole during the women’s freestyle 62-kg match at the Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, England on Aug. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
The logo for World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., WWE, appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. Vince McMahon is voluntarily stepping back from his roles as CEO and chairman at WWE, Friday, June 17, 2022, as the sports entertainment company performs an investigation into alleged misconduct related to a relationship with a former employee. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Vince McMahon will step down during WWE misconduct probe

Wrestling boss will continue to oversee WWE’s creative content during the investigation

The logo for World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., WWE, appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. Vince McMahon is voluntarily stepping back from his roles as CEO and chairman at WWE, Friday, June 17, 2022, as the sports entertainment company performs an investigation into alleged misconduct related to a relationship with a former employee. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Kynan Haintz of Maple Ridge secondary won gold at the national wrestling championships. (Special to The News)

Ramblers wrestlers on the podium at national championships

Maple Ridge secondary brings home three medals

Kynan Haintz of Maple Ridge secondary won gold at the national wrestling championships. (Special to The News)
Ramblers wrestling coach Kevin Menic, alumnus Ryan Hicks and current wrestlers Ashton Senko and Maddy Grof. (Neil Corbett/The News)

Maple Ridge wrestlers medal at national team trails

Ramblers girls meet in semi-finals, go on to win silver and bronze

Ramblers wrestling coach Kevin Menic, alumnus Ryan Hicks and current wrestlers Ashton Senko and Maddy Grof. (Neil Corbett/The News)
B.C. champion wrestler Lucas Bonifazi of Garibaldi with his coaches Adam Saeed and Marc Audette. (Special to The News_

Ramblers win team title at provincial wrestling championships

Garibaldi also has a gold medallist at B.C. tournament

B.C. champion wrestler Lucas Bonifazi of Garibaldi with his coaches Adam Saeed and Marc Audette. (Special to The News_
Mark Schwichtenberg won the gold medal at the high school provincial wrestling tournament this past weekend. He is Agassiz Elementary Secondary School’s only wrestler. (Contributed Photo/Balan Moorthy)

Agassiz’s sole high school wrestler sweeps top honours at provincials

Mark Schwichtenberg earns second career gold medal, outstanding accolades

Mark Schwichtenberg won the gold medal at the high school provincial wrestling tournament this past weekend. He is Agassiz Elementary Secondary School’s only wrestler. (Contributed Photo/Balan Moorthy)
Ryan Hicks (right) is winning as a Freshman with the SFU wrestling team. (SFU Athletics/Special to The News)

Maple Ridge wrestlers win with SFU

Haintz and Hicks are former Ramblers

Ryan Hicks (right) is winning as a Freshman with the SFU wrestling team. (SFU Athletics/Special to The News)
Former UFV Cascades wrestling coach Arjan Singh Bhullar is now the ONE heavyweight champion after defeating Brandon Vera via TKO in round two on Saturday in Singapore. (ONE Championship)

Former UFV wrestling coach wins MMA championship

Arjan Singh Bhullar captures ONE heavyweight title, first Indian origin fighter to achieve honour

Former UFV Cascades wrestling coach Arjan Singh Bhullar is now the ONE heavyweight champion after defeating Brandon Vera via TKO in round two on Saturday in Singapore. (ONE Championship)
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