Arizona Daily News 8/14/16
Arizona Daily News 8/14/16
Arizona Daily News 8/14/16
15 AUG 2016
Ameen Al-Kasi
WANTED
By ALGORE
International
Moose Count
Underway
By BOB OBOBSTON
Granny wins
World Wrestling
Championship
By ROY MCROYSTON
Records
were
smashed
in
Nicaraguas World Wrestling Championship last night as 78-year-old
Maud Johnson, grandmother of five,
became the first woman for fifty-six
years, and the oldest competitor ever,
to claim the gold medal. She walked
away with her million dollar share of
the prize money, runner up Tommy
Thompson from Nigeria taking half a
million, and third place New Zealander John Smith receiving a warm
handshake from the umpire.
Having started the tournament a
rank outsider she began to impress
in her second match when she took
US number three Ron Ronson by sur-
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prise and subdued him in twenty seconds with her unique move that has
been dubbed "Mauds Death Grip".
The injection of a new wrestling style
into the tournament was welcomed
by spectators and Johnsons pre- and
post-match breakdances have proved
entertaining to fans. However, she
was still not expected to win in
round three last Wednesday, facing
off against title-holder Paulo "SpineSnapper" Lutti, of Vatican City. Underdog Johnson was soon showing her
worth with stamina and agility easily
matching last years winner. Luttis
experience paid off initially as he took
the first two rounds, but as Johnson became more confident her superior strength came to the fore and
she clawed back two rounds to take
the contest into a decider. By this
time Luttis body language indicated
that he already felt overawed by the
pretender to his crown, and the newcomer took advantage of this to engage a mutual headlock which she
held for three hours until the Vat-
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and grandson five-year-old Sammy
Johnson. "Ive been drinking ten
raw eggs for breakfast every morning,
sprinting fifty miles a day and carrying my daughters car to the end of
the road and back whenever I felt my
arthritis was OK" she said. Sammy
added "I always knew she could do
it. Shes my grandma.". The youngster is also her manager and has reportedly arranged sponsorship deals
which will dwarf her one million dollar prize fund. Her new contract with
headband designer Nike alone is set
to earn her fourteen billion dollars
over the next year. She will also be
promoting Tupperware, Halliburton,
the Republic of Macedonia, and Gala
Bingo. Her continued participation in
the sport is not assured as she wants
to spend more time on her bungeejumping business, and knitting. Everyone here at the World Championships, however, hopes for her return.