Jason Nolf vs. Evan Wick Added to RAF 01 Card

As we’re getting closer to being one month out from the debut of RAF 01, the organization’s first card continues to take shape. On Friday afternoon, another match on the organization’s initial offering was announced. It will pit Evan Wick against Jason Nolf. 

Wick was last seen at Final X as he lost in two straight bouts to Levi Haines in the 79 kg matchup. About a month and a half prior, Wick posted one of the biggest wins of his international career when he captured a title at the US Open. In the finals, he downed the newly minted NCAA champion, Dean Hamiti. 

In college, Wick competed for Wisconsin and Cal Poly. He earned NCAA All-American honors on three occasions and was a NWCA First-Team All-American after the 2020 national tournament was cancelled. Wick finished third in the nation as a senior (and freshman) and held the #1 seed at the 2022 NCAA Championships. 

Nolf had an incredible career at Penn State, where he captured an NCAA title in each of his final three years in State College. The only blemish on his record during those final three years came via injury default. Three times during his career, Nolf maintained a bonus-point percentage over 87%. 

Nolf has never made a Senior World or Olympic Team, but he’s wrestled in the series to determine the representative on three occasions. Each time, he was defeated by Nittany Lion Wrestling Club teammate Kyle Dake. At the 2024 Olympic Team Trials, Nolf defeated Jordan Burroughs before getting a shot at Dake. 

After the Olympic Trials, Nolf announced he was retiring from wrestling to pursue a career in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. 

This bout will take place at 175 lbs. 

There was also tragic news on the RAF front yesterday as pro wrestling legend and one of RAF’s founders and the Commissioner, Hulk Hogan, passed away at 71 years old. 

With the addition of the Wick/Nolf bout, the RAF 01 currently looks like this:

• Matt Ramos vs. Nathan Tomasello  (135 lbs)
• Real Woods vs. Darrion Caldwell  (145 lbs)
• Austin Gomez vs. Lance Palmer (155 lbs)
• Sarah Hildebrandt vs. Zeltzin Hernandez Guerra  (120 lbs)
• Kennedy Blades vs. Alejandra Rivera Arriaga  (150 lbs)
• Kyle Dake vs. Aeoden Sinclair (190 lbs)
• Evan Wick vs. Jason Nolf (175 lbs)
• Bo Nickal vs. Jacob Cardenas  (205 lbs)
• Yianni Diakomihalis vs. Bajrang Punia  (155 lbs)