Interviewed_at_Weehawken Posted October 19 Posted October 19 On 10/17/2026 at 6:30 PM, RAFWiki said: Do you really want a 40,000 word post about about how the greatest Greco match in history was his sons wrestling over a Hot Wheels car on Christmas morning Never happened. He is more of an asatruar.
jchapman Posted October 19 Posted October 19 1 hour ago, forkemaz said: Its what id like to think. He likes Greco. Hes always taking heat for his takes. But if he lists awesome matches what can anyone say? It's possible that what LJB thinks is a great match, a beginner greco enthusiast might think is boring. I follow baseball pretty closely. I can find a 1-0 game very exciting. A lot of people would like to see more runs. 1 Craig Henning got screwed in the 2007 NCAA Finals.
MPhillips Posted October 19 Posted October 19 33 minutes ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said: He is more of an asatruar. An Asatruar is an adherent of Ásatrú (also spelled Asatru), a modern reconstructionist and revivalist pagan religion rooted in pre-Christian Norse and Germanic traditions. *For the dummies in the back. 3 1 .
forkemaz Posted October 19 Author Posted October 19 47 minutes ago, jchapman said: It's possible that what LJB thinks is a great match, a beginner greco enthusiast might think is boring. I follow baseball pretty closely. I can find a 1-0 game very exciting. A lot of people would like to see more runs. Thats all fine and good to me. If he can explain what he thinks it showcases I personally will watch it with an open mind, I cant speak for anyone else. 1
jdw21 Posted October 19 Posted October 19 On 10/16/2026 at 5:58 PM, ionel said: Was there, yes one of the best matches ever seen. Kamal Bey and Spencer Mango were fun Americans to watch...
jdw21 Posted October 19 Posted October 19 I don't know if this is necessarily a good greco match in the terms you're looking for but it's an absolute classic.
forkemaz Posted October 19 Author Posted October 19 38 minutes ago, jdw21 said: I don't know if this is necessarily a good greco match in the terms you're looking for but it's an absolute classic. I almost made a post earlier about how some historic matches that have a very cool story are just plain boring. And I was going to give this as an example and Kurt Angles gold medal win. I will rewatch it because its been years but I remember it being very boring and then Rulon wins because Karelins grip breaks in OT. So anticlimactic especially for such a special moment. Ive been busy cutting fire wood and doing other chores so im behind but as I watch the suggested matches I will try to say something about them. 1
MPhillips Posted October 19 Posted October 19 6 minutes ago, forkemaz said: Kurt Angles gold medal win. Was that with a broken neck? 6 minutes ago, forkemaz said: I remember it being very boring Indeed. 7 minutes ago, forkemaz said: Ive been busy cutting fire wood Same. All weekend... 1 .
jdw21 Posted October 19 Posted October 19 Not Greco but may be my favorite match of all-time. Aside from this match, I don't recall ever shedding a tear over a match that didn't involve my son. Didn't want to start a new topic. Figured we're looking at matches, this is as good a place as any. 1
forkemaz Posted October 19 Author Posted October 19 (edited) On 10/17/2026 at 6:24 PM, El Luchador said: This may be the best match ever wrestled, any style . They wrestled like the loser was going to executed. And the woman in the stands was screaming like it as well. Insane throws, vicious arm drags, awesome ending. 10/10 match Edited October 19 by forkemaz
jdw21 Posted October 19 Posted October 19 8 minutes ago, forkemaz said: They wrestled like the loser was going to executed. And the woman in the stands was screaming like it as well. Insane throws, vicious arm drags, awesome ending. 10/10 match Sweet match!!!! 1
Interviewed_at_Weehawken Posted October 19 Posted October 19 On 10/17/2026 at 6:24 PM, El Luchador said: This may be the best match ever wrestled, any style . Year?
jdw21 Posted October 19 Posted October 19 It appears to be 1994 during a dual meet between Russia and the World Team. I'm not 100% sure but that's what it looks like to me.
El Luchador Posted October 19 Posted October 19 4 hours ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said: Year? I think this was 1995 European Championships 2
jdw21 Posted October 19 Posted October 19 23 minutes ago, El Luchador said: I think this was 1995 European Championships I just looked at the results from the 1995 European Championships and Yildiz was not in the field.
El Luchador Posted October 19 Posted October 19 2 minutes ago, jdw21 said: I just looked at the results from the 1995 European Championships and Yildiz was not in the field. So much for my memory. It was 1994. 1
jdw21 Posted October 19 Posted October 19 Correct, sir! That specific match footage is from the 1994 Greco-Roman European Wrestling Championships held in Athens, Greece. While it effectively functioned as a dual-style matchup between the top stars of Russia (Sergey Martynov) and Germany (Rifat Yildiz), it was an individual match within the European Championship tournament framework rather than a part of that year's official World Cup dual meet series. 2
El Luchador Posted October 19 Posted October 19 6 hours ago, jdw21 said: Kamal Bey and Spencer Mango were fun Americans to watch... I liked watching Lester.
jdw21 Posted October 19 Posted October 19 (edited) 10 minutes ago, El Luchador said: I liked watching Lester. Harry Lester was fun to watch. I rather enjoyed Jake Dietchler beating him at the 2008 Olympic Trials though. Jake helped coach my son for a bit and what happended to his career really sucked. He was so fun to watch in High School and beyond. Watched him just brutalize a defending State Champion. Swore he was going to rip his arm off. Edited October 19 by jdw21
BAC Posted October 20 Posted October 20 When I think of great Greco matches, I think of Karam Gaber's run at the 2004 Olympics. Someone really should work up a highlight reel, as I couldn't find much online, but here's his semi: 1
BAC Posted October 20 Posted October 20 On the USA front, the most watchable Greco wrestler of the past 15-20 years has to be G'Angelo Hancock. I feel like it was a real blow to Greco when he walked away from the sport, as a lot of casual wrestling fans would go to a Greco event just to see him, and stay to watch the others. A quick reel: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1640916583342717 2
BAC Posted October 20 Posted October 20 One more. I have to give a shout-out to Garrett Lowney's match in the 2000 Olympics against the Russia's five-time world champion, Gogui Koguachvili. Lowney, who hadn't yet wrestled his first college match for Minnesota, somehow took him to OT. Then this happened. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2667069236642676 2
El Luchador Posted Saturday at 12:42 PM Posted Saturday at 12:42 PM This North Vs South Korea for world Gold was a pretty good match. These guys absolutely brawled. 1
1032004 Posted 19 hours ago Posted 19 hours ago On 10/27/2026 at 9:32 AM, LJB said: Aslanyan and mammadli went to war for gold at 63kg... both had big 4s in the first that led to a fight on the feet in the second... great match... Since @LJB is avoiding this thread for some reason…here’s a clip from this match:
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