Stepan Sargsyan Cup

[Simpleman424]

Zahid, McKenna, Amine, Olejnik and Delaney…should be a good tournament for the fellas.

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

Bro was jacked!

 

[Simpleman424]

1 hour ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

Bro was jacked!

 

Smith was so ahead of his time…

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

6 minutes ago, Simpleman424 said:

Smith was so ahead of his time…

Indeed.  And a lot of people think of him as slick and a finesse guy; but he was as mean as a junkyard dog, tough as old boot leather, and (believe it or not) strong as a bull.

[LJB]

the first time i met John Smith i was actually a little bit intimidated... i had not felt that emotion since i was a little kid...

i walked away and felt a little bit ashamed...

and i did not have near the understanding of who he was that i do now and i had known and hung out socially with quite a few world champs for years previous, so, it was not a feeling of being star struck or anything like that...

he is just truly different...

 

[LJB]

https://www.themat.com/news/2026/september/11/amine-valencia-advance-to-finals-at-stepan-sargsyan-cup

 

[Tyler Perry]

I met John smith last year. He’s tiny now. Very cool dude. So much aura radiating off him

[MPhillips]

Unlike when he was the giant at 62 kg. 

[LJB]

I was just thinking when was he not…

[Simpleman424]

 

[LJB]

[RAFWiki]

Willie said Zahid's been throwing up during/before his recent RAF matches for unknown reasons

I wonder what's going on

[Bulldozer Without Brakes]

Zahid is an enigma. Beats Ghasempour and Kadiev then loses to a U20 guy who didn't even medal. 

[LJB]

Zahid had a gas tank for exactly one stretch of time...

last year...

he won a world title...

what was different last year?

[MPhillips]

18 minutes ago, Bulldozer Without Brakes said:

Zahid was an enigma...

For a short time.

[Bulldozer Without Brakes]

8 minutes ago, MPhillips said:

For a short time.

To be fair, he beat Kadiev who everyone was rating as the favourite for gold this year only a few weeks ago

[LJB]

he just lost less than kadiev...

if they both could have lost then that would have been the better decision...

both gassed to Musukaev levels...

it was shameful by the end...

 

[RAFWiki]

2 minutes ago, Bulldozer Without Brakes said:

To be fair, he beat Kadiev who everyone was rating as the favourite for gold this year only a few weeks ago

They both looked awful in that match, to be fair

A 44-year old Steve Mocco with a bad knee looked less gassed in his RAF match than Zahid

[LJB]

zahid looked like the best wrestler on the planet for the first 2 minutes...

as per...

[Bulldozer Without Brakes]

a win against the number one favourite for gold is still an impressive win

the funny thing is Zahid Kadiev and Ghas all have terrible conditioning 

[LJB]

wins are funny...

one win when both look wrestlers look truly awful is impressive while another win in the same event means a wrestler is washed...

 

[Bulldozer Without Brakes]

also worth noting Zahid has been traveling a lot lately 

[LJB]

no way he came back to the US before this tourney...

[MPhillips]

The more you know.

[Lucho]

9 hours ago, Bulldozer Without Brakes said:

a win against the number one favourite for gold is still an impressive win

the funny thing is Zahid Kadiev and Ghas all have terrible conditioning 

Makes Shamsipour's loss to him at world's a lot better. But also how good is Sinclair and the Japanese guy that beat him. This guy is one to watch in the coming years for sure. He is only 20 years old...