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SPORTS LEGEND DANNY HODGE HONORED IN TOKYO, JAPAN

Posted: Oct 1st 2008 By: mikeiles

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Tom Demos (405) 563-0153 www.teamdannyhodge.com Email: info@thewrestling.com

DATE: October 1, 2008

HEADLINE: OKLAHOMA AND WORLDWIDE SPORTS LEGEND DANNY HODGE HONORED IN TOKYO, JAPAN OCTOBER 24th & 25th, 2008 FOR THE PRO WRESTLING EXPO, THE WRESTLEMANIA OF JAPAN!

BODY:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - PRESS Oklahoma/Worldwide Sports Legend Danny Hodge Honored in Tokyo, Japan October 24th & 25th, 2008 at the Pro Wrestling Expo, The Wrestlemania of Japan!

Official Site: www.teamdannyhodge.com
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Through WWE & John Laurinaitas, Japan Mega Promoter Simon Inoki, (former President of New Japan Pro Wrestling) has booked Danny Hodge to appear at the Pro Wrestling Expo in Tokyo, Japan on October 24th & 25th, 2008.

"This is a great honor and absolute thrill for me to return to Tokyo and be a part of the Wrestlemania of Japan", said Sports Legend Danny Hodge. "I never dreamed that I would have the opportunity once again to see my dedicated friends and fans once again.? "I want to thank Simon Inoki, WWE & John Laurinaitas giving me this great opportunity.

I also want to thank my long time friends, and fellow Oklahomans? Jim Ross and Jerry Brisco for helping my management team of www.TEAMDANNYHODGE.com (TEAM DANNY HODGE, LLC)." "I also want to thank my management team J. Robert Dark, K-Rob and StepStool Tommy D (Tom Demos) for their extensive efforts in promoting my career and establishing my foundation that will help a lot of young people achieve greatness".

Team Danny Hodge Spokesman, StepStool Tommy D stated, "The Great Danny Hodge is a remarkable person and just representing the greatest sports hero ever is an honor". Danny is in great shape, can still crush apples into applesauce and loves to meet with his fans and friends". "An athlete like Danny only comes along once in a lifetime. I have been in the pro wrestling business for 20 years and I am excited to represent my close personal friend as well as the greatest accomplished athlete to ever live." ?Danny has a lot of fans in Japan and is looking forward to meeting with everyone as well as Presenting the award to the wrestling Champion in Tokyo.

Famed wrestling Author, Mike Chapman (www.wrestlingmuseum.org) of the international wrestling institute & hall of fame, has written Danny's life story and the book will be coming out in the next few months. WWE?s own Jim Ross, and long time friend, has written the forward for the Danny Hodge Biography.

Demos stated that Mike Chapman is a great author and that Danny?s life story is truly remarkable. There are many accomplishments, as well as trials and tribulations throughout Danny?s life, that everyone will find intriguing and inspirational. I believe that Danny?s biography has all the makings of a Hollywood Film.

Danny Hodge is available for Radio & Television Interviews, Event Bookings and Autograph signings. By Contacting TEAM DANNY HODGE at info@thewrestling.com or 405-563-0153, Mr. Hodge's schedule is filling up very fast.

Background: Danny Hodge, Widely considered the Father OF Extreme Fighting, 2X Olympian, NCAA Dan Hodge Award is the equivalent to the Heisman Trophy in Collegiate Wrestling. Dan is still the ONLY Amateur wrestler to (EVER) be on the Cover of Sports Illustrated (April 1, 1957), Can still crush apples into applesauce with his bare hands. Dan represented his country by serving in the United States Navy and by making two trips to the Olympic Games in 1952 and 1956. Amazingly Dan won the National Golden Gloves Boxing Championship with essentially no formal boxing training.

Attended Oklahoma University (OU) was a three time National Wrestling Champion at and ended his Sooner career with a 46-0 record that included 36 pins. The man was never taken down from a standing position against tough competition. Other legends state that there was no one more physically dominate than Dan Hodge.