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The technology to nurture moose in post-match breakdances have proved times during the bout and throwing
space is available now’’, he said, ’’all entertaining to fans. However, she him into the crowd once. With the
that is needed is political will’’. was still not expected to win in scores tied at 2-2 time ran out and the
round three last Wednesday, facing contest went to a panel of judges to be
off against title-holder Paulo "Spine- assessed. They awarded Thompson a
Granny wins Snapper" Lutti, of Vatican City. Un- C grade whilst Johnson received an
derdog Johnson was soon showing her A, becoming the first grandmother to
World Wrestling worth with stamina and agility easily ever win the title.
matching last year’s winner. Lutti’s
Championship experience paid off initially as he took The new champion explained her
By ROY MCROYSTON the first two rounds, but as John- success as the result of a strict train-
son became more confident her su- ing regimen instituted by her coach
perior strength came to the fore and and grandson five-year-old Sammy
she clawed back two rounds to take Johnson. "I’ve been drinking ten
Records were smashed in the contest into a decider. By this raw eggs for breakfast every morning,
Nicaragua’s World Wrestling Cham- time Lutti’s body language indicated sprinting fifty miles a day and carry-
pionship last night as 78-year-old that he already felt overawed by the ing my daughter’s car to the end of
Maud Johnson, grandmother of five, pretender to his crown, and the new- the road and back whenever I felt my
became the first woman for fifty-six comer took advantage of this to en- arthritis was OK" she said. Sammy
years, and the oldest competitor ever, gage a mutual headlock which she added "I always knew she could do
to claim the gold medal. She walked held for three hours until the Vat- it. She’s my grandma.". The young-
away with her million dollar share of ican man retired from exhaustion. ster is also her manager and has re-
the prize money, runner up Tommy The next seven matches were barely portedly arranged sponsorship deals
Thompson from Nigeria taking half a a contest as the news of Johnson’s which will dwarf her one million dol-
million, and third place New Zealan- supremacy overawed all her oppo- lar prize fund. Her new contract with
der John Smith receiving a warm nents who became too indimidated to headband designer Nike alone is set
handshake from the umpire. fight properly. to earn her fourteen billion dollars
Having started the tournament a Nigerian Tommy Thompson is over the next year. She will also be
rank outsider she began to impress also a relative newcomer to the promoting Tupperware, Halliburton,
in her second match when she took wrestling scene, but with his 210lb the Republic of Macedonia, and Gala
US number three Ron Ronson by sur- frame he was expected to fare well Bingo. Her continued participation in
prise and subdued him in twenty sec- against Johnson who weighs in at the sport is not assured as she wants
onds with her unique move that has only 90lb. However Johnson’s lithe to spend more time on her bungee-
been dubbed "Maud’s Death Grip". and slender, some would say scrawny, jumping business, and knitting. Ev-
The injection of a new wrestling style figure belies her agility and strength eryone here at the World Champi-
into the tournament was welcomed which she demonstrated by holding onships, however, hopes for her re-
by spectators and Johnson’s pre- and Thompson above her head several turn.