Parris/Snyder Matchup to Co-Headline RAF 02

We’ve got more news regarding Real American Freestyle’s RAF 02 event. Initially, it was slated to take place on November 8th, from Penn State’s storied Rec Hall. The date has been changed to October 25th. This seems like a smart move as the Nittany Lions football team is slated to host Indiana on that same Saturday.

In addition to the date change, we also have a first matchup. In what is being billed as the co-main event, Mason Parris will make his return to the wrestling world by taking on the legendary Kyle Snyder.

Parris was a 2024 Olympic teammate of Snyder’s but stepped away from wrestling after Paris in an attempt to make the NFL. Parris signed with the Tennessee Titans and participated in their training camp before getting cut.

At the end of the RAF 01 show, Parris came out on stage to call out the heavyweight champion Wyatt Hendrickson. This matchup would lead us to believe that the winner will get a shot at Hendrickson on a future card.

Parris was a three-time NCAA All-American at the University of Michigan. He capped his collegiate career with an undefeated national championship season and the Hodge Trophy in 2023. Later that year, Parris made the world team and came home from Serbia with a bronze medal.

Snyder will be in action within the next week at the 2025 World Championships - his 11th straight world/Olympic team. During his illustrious career, he has won two Olympic medals (gold and silver), three world titles, and a total of nine world/Olympic medals.

This is a unique matchup that we haven’t seen before since Snyder’s international accolades have come at 97 kg (213 lbs). With RAF’s light heavyweight being 205 lbs, I expected Snyder to compete at heavyweight in these events. 

We’ll have more on the RAF 02 card as it develops.