headshuck Posted August 23 Posted August 23 46 minutes ago, RAFWiki said: Sold-out crowds that are emotionally invested in events and wrestlers? That's a bad thing? Is the Bo Bassett vs. Real Woods' Final X wrestle-off at the cheapest high school gymnasium Flo could find next month in front of 30 people more appealing? Don’t take we wrong, I think it’s great for RAF, NCAA’s are already sold out with emotionally connected fans. I was referring to the college thread “what can we take adopt from RAF.” I had suggested weight class names in that thread. Booing college wrestlers before they take the mat wouldn’t be my favorite thing.
The_KC_Godfather Posted August 23 Posted August 23 10 hours ago, Tyler Perry said: Did anyone catch her say Jacob Cardenas was a national champ during Nickal/Max match? Yes. And did you hear her say they need to call that move the Foxcatcher because Chanel/Sparks said Dave Schultz used to do that all the time? Does she not know what happened at foxcatcher?! If it wasn’t obvious that she’s a donut, that would have been even more classless than it was! I’d much rather have Willie sitting there commentating, but he’s not as pretty as her.
LJB Posted August 23 Posted August 23 overall, the booth was exponentially better, Pena included, last night than they have ever been...
RAFWiki Posted August 23 Author Posted August 23 1 hour ago, The_KC_Godfather said: I’d much rather have Willie sitting there commentating, but he’s not as pretty as her. One of WIllie's jobs with RAF is to sit matside and electronically transmit the live results/takedowns/stats to the sportsbooks - he wouldn't have time for it .
RandolphTJones Posted August 23 Posted August 23 17 hours ago, LJB said: Crazy how packed that venue is… well done RAF… Cleveland baby!
RandolphTJones Posted August 23 Posted August 23 Just watch Ono vs Davino. Damn. Never seen Davino so shut down before.
LJB Posted August 23 Posted August 23 Just now, RandolphTJones said: Just watch Ono vs Davino. Damn. Never seen Davino so shut down before. it was complete and utter domination... crazy...
RAFWiki Posted August 23 Author Posted August 23 The finals of RAF Next Gen Cleveland are on Fox Nation at 2PM EST if anyone's interested The debut Next Gen show in Milwaukee last month was fun, but it was at night and dragged on forever - glad they're putting it on in the early afternoon now .
LJB Posted August 23 Posted August 23 i have contemplated watching some of it just to see how it is ran, but, when i found out it was folk i was immediately out... no way in hell i am going to watch youth folk by choice...
LJB Posted August 23 Posted August 23 i did see they had a 40% increase in entries from their first event, so, good for them...
RandolphTJones Posted August 24 Posted August 24 19 hours ago, LJB said: it was complete and utter domination... crazy... Is Ono still at Penn St? Is he slated to start at 133 making that weight class even tougher?!?!?!?
LJB Posted August 24 Posted August 24 1 minute ago, RandolphTJones said: Is Ono still at Penn St? Is he slated to start at 133 making that weight class even tougher?!?!?!? still at PSU... if and when we see him in in that singlet is still one of life's great mysteries...
The_KC_Godfather Posted August 24 Posted August 24 23 hours ago, LJB said: it was complete and utter domination... crazy... Except it wasn’t. This isn’t sumo and in folk that goes to OT ride outs, and we know who would dominate there.
maligned Posted August 24 Posted August 24 On 8/23/2026 at 8:06 AM, RAFWiki said: Sold-out crowds that are emotionally invested in events and wrestlers? That's a bad thing? Is the Bo Bassett vs. Real Woods' Final X wrestle-off at the cheapest high school gymnasium Flo could find next month in front of 30 people more appealing? Obviously not in the same stratosphere production-wise. Sidenote: Which tiny gym in Columbus are we talking about, specifically, that's supposedly hosting?
LJB Posted August 24 Posted August 24 1 hour ago, The_KC_Godfather said: Except it wasn’t. This isn’t sumo and in folk that goes to OT ride outs, and we know who would dominate there. if it had been basketball it would gone to OT as well... it was not basketball or folk... 1
WrestlingRasta Posted August 24 Posted August 24 (edited) 1 hour ago, The_KC_Godfather said: Except it wasn’t. This isn’t sumo and in folk that goes to OT ride outs, and we know who would dominate there. The elite in this game have this weird ability to adjust tactics and techniques based on the style they are competing. If they had wrestled a different rule set, they would have wrestled a different match. If they had wrestled sumo they would be wearing diaper looking thingies If my grandma had balls, she’d be my grandpa. And so on… Edited August 24 by WrestlingRasta
LJB Posted August 24 Posted August 24 If Ono and Davino had been playing Hearts, would it have gone to OT??? Hopscotch??? What if they had been playing the role playing game Dungeons and Dragons??? Would it have gone to OT??? would we have known what would happened then???
RAFWiki Posted August 24 Author Posted August 24 5 hours ago, The_KC_Godfather said: This isn’t sumo and in folk that goes to OT ride outs, and we know who would dominate there. A Historical Perspective on Amateur Wrestling in the United States Another thing that really hurts amateur wrestling is our country’s emphasis and pre-occupation with riding and riding time. We don’t understand why other countries don’t value this aspect of the sport, and other countries don’t understand why we value this skill so much. Whether you agree or disagree, there are no points for riding earned for international wrestling. 1 .
Husker_Du Posted August 25 Posted August 25 On 8/23/2026 at 1:55 PM, RAFWiki said: The finals of RAF Next Gen Cleveland are on Fox Nation at 2PM EST if anyone's interested The debut Next Gen show in Milwaukee last month was fun, but it was at night and dragged on forever - glad they're putting it on in the early afternoon now it's a fun show. i love watching the little tykes. and the 15u has serious talent. but i made way too many weights. so, yeah...way too long. going to adjust after 6th show. 1 TBD
RAFWiki Posted August 25 Author Posted August 25 (edited) 5 hours ago, Husker_Du said: it's a fun show. i love watching the little tykes. and the 15u has serious talent. but i made way too many weights. so, yeah...way too long. going to adjust after 6th show. Just an idea - why not give free general admission tickets for Next Gen to anyone who bought a ticket for the RAF card the day before? It was kind of a bummer that the 15U kids were performing in front of an empty crowd since all the other parents/coaches had left immediately after their matches Edited August 25 by RAFWiki .
LJB Posted August 25 Posted August 25 i can not begin to count how many finals i have watched over the years where they were rolling up mats all around the finalist competing... this is just one of the aspects of tournament wrestling from youth to college opens... 1
Husker_Du Posted August 25 Posted August 25 we were not rolling up mats ffs. that drives me nuts. a significant amount parents/coaches do leave when their kid/s are done. we can't make them stay 2 TBD
LJB Posted August 25 Posted August 25 yeah... i wasn't implying you guys were, just that it is not common for anyone to actually stick around for most finals in wrestling... obviously there are a few exceptions...
Husker_Du Posted August 25 Posted August 25 they even do it at Fargo and it drives me batsh!t crazy. TBD
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