Sentence examples for challenged to a match from inspiring English sources
In 1973, King, then 29 and world No 2 female tennis player, was challenged to a match by Riggs, the 55-year-old retired former Wimbledon champion.
It does not go unnoticed, and he is soon challenged to a match by a "muscular, stiff-backed, bald, brown-eyed Russian man of dignified bearing in his middle 50s called Dima".
The husband-and-wife team behind Little Miss Sunshine tackle the 1977 gender war between Bobby Riggs, washed-up 55-year-old tennis pro, and Billie Jean King, the young ace (then No 2 in the world) he challenged to a match.
The rivalry all began on the November 6 episode of Raw, one of WWE's main television programs, when Cena interfered in Umaga's match while accepting a challenge to a match by Kevin Federline.
Then Bobby Riggs, a former three-time world champion, challenged her to a match, certain that he could easily best his younger opponent.
Embarrassed, Bigelow challenged Diesel to a match for the WWF Championship.
To redeem himself, he challenged Diesel to a match for the WWF Championship.
Owen Hart challenged Bret Hart to a match after Survivor Series, but Bret refused to fight his brother.
Bam Bam Bigelow challenged Lawrence Taylor to a match, which Taylor accepted after initially refusing.
On the December 16, 2004, episode of SmackDown!, Angle challenged JBL to a match for the WWE Championship.
