#OffTheMat

Burroughs turns into critic, breaks down wrestling in famous movies

Wednesday, June 29, 2022 - 10:23 By Eric Olanowski

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ACAPULCO, Mexico (June 28) --- World and Olympic champion Jordan BURROUGHS (USA) is arguably the most technical wrestler of our generation. With that in mind, and knowing how wrestling is portrayed in movies, we asked the GOAT to critique famous wrestling-related movie scenes.

Burroughs broke down everything from the mats, to the fans watching in the gym and everything in between in our latest #OffTheMat special.

Here are the movies that Burroughs broke down:

  • Vision Quest(1985)
  • Saved by the Bell (1989)
  • The Expendables (2010)
  • Foxcatcher (2014)
  • The Last Champion (2020)
  • Riverdale (Season 2 / Episode 11)

Obituary

Olympic champion Tediashvili passes away at 75

Tuesday, February 20, 2024 - 16:45 By United World Wrestling Press

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CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (February 19) -- Two-time Olympic champion and United World Wrestling Hall of Fame wrestler Levan TEDIASHVILI passed away on Saturday. He was 75 years old.

Tediashvili won the Freestyle gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics and repeated as the Olympic champion at the 1976 Montreal Games. The two Olympic gold medals were won in 82kg and 90kg weight classes respectively.

Born on March 15, 1948, Tediashvili was a four-time world champion, winning the gold medal in 1971, 1973, 1974 and 1975. His world title and two Olympic medals resulted in him remaining unbeaten internationally from 1971 to 1977.

Levan TEDIASHVILI
Levan TEDIASHVILI

In 1978, he jumped to the 100kg weight class and won a silver medal at the World Championships that year. He also won European titles three times.

Georgia awarded him with Vakhtang Gorgasali First Degree Medal and the title of Honorary Citizen of Tbilisi. The wrestling legend was inducted into the UWW Hall of Fame in 2005. He also acted in awarded winning films including Brighton 4th.

UWW mourns the passing of Tediashvili and expresses its deepest sympathies to the Tediashvili family.