Ono vs Spencer Feb 26th

[Truzzcat]

Ono and Spencer are slated to wrestle February 26th in iowa city at 61kg. I have never in my life thought I would say the words I think spencer may get killed but I just can't see how he keeps this one close.

[okokzach]

Zahid Valencia v. Aaron Brooks as well! More matches to be announced 

Ono and Spencer will be at a catch weight between 57 and 61kg. 

Zahid and Brooks will be at 92. 

[Wrestleknownothing]

Good job Flo for putting this together.

[bnwtwg]

Sounds great, what happens when the feed cuts?

[okokzach]

20 minutes ago, bnwtwg said:

Sounds great, what happens when the feed cuts?

Wait two weeks until they put it up on YouTube 

[Mr. PeanutButter]

14 minutes ago, bnwtwg said:

Sounds great, what happens when the feed cuts?

It would be a bummer, but what do you suggest? Rokfin? That platform is a joke. ESPN would be nice but I don't think they can be bothered. 

For what it's worth, I don't recall the last Flo event I watched that had issues. They deserve criticism when events go bad but my experiences have been all positive for some time now

[Mr. PeanutButter]

Pond scum minnow went out of his way to break Lee vs Ono match but didn't say anything about Zahid vs Brooks. Granted, Lee is the better wrestler and bigger draw... 

[bnwtwg]

24 minutes ago, Mr. PeanutButter said:

It would be a bummer, but what do you suggest? Rokfin? That platform is a joke. ESPN would be nice but I don't think they can be bothered. 

For what it's worth, I don't recall the last Flo event I watched that had issues. They deserve criticism when events go bad but my experiences have been all positive for some time now

Senior worlds

[Mr. PeanutButter]

2 minutes ago, bnwtwg said:

Senior worlds

I didn't experience that but now that you mention it, I recall reading about issues. Fair enough. I'm hoping this event goes off without a hitch. 

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

48 minutes ago, Mr. PeanutButter said:

I didn't experience that but now that you mention it, I recall reading about issues. Fair enough. I'm hoping this event goes off without a hitch. 

Feed went out during Burroughs loss.  At risk of being a Flo apologist, people who were in the arena said there was no internet service whatsoever during that time period.  I'm sure people would be a bit more forgiving and understanding if that were an isolated incident.

Edited Monday at 06:34 PM by Interviewed_at_Weehawken

[bnwtwg]

16 minutes ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

Feed went out during Burroughs loss.  At risk of being a Flo apologist, people who were in the arena said there was no internet service whatsoever during that time period.  I'm sure people would be a bit more forgiving and understanding if that were an isolated incident.

If ifs and buts were candy and nuts we'd all have a nice Christmas. But I'll be damned Santa Flo thinks we all deserve a lump of coal in our stocking every time they broadcast an event

[CHROMEBIRD]

Great to see Spencer back on the mat, even if it's vs. Ono. A lot of people were talking like he might hang it up after Paris. Looks like he's still got the fire burning.

[Truzzcat]

18 minutes ago, CHROMEBIRD said:

Great to see Spencer back on the mat, even if it's vs. Ono. A lot of people were talking like he might hang it up after Paris. Looks like he's still got the fire burning.

I know he really wants to wrestle hes on frl today for the first 20 minutes or so he actually has 2 comps before the Ono match. Sounds like Ono may actually be able to go 57kg in 2028 which is a horrifying prospect considering he would probably be a top 10 guy in the world with his results at 65kg he wrestled Kiyooka for the olympic spot for Japan. 

[bnwtwg]

The only people saying Lee was going to hang it up are haters. Only a person as tough as, well, Spencer Lee could bounce back from everything he has been through physically and emotionally. Dude is tougher than hell and I don't care what any results are and how many ACLs he tears, I'm picking him to win 2025 worlds. He's going to be a DAWG next September.

[Truzzcat]

8 minutes ago, bnwtwg said:

The only people saying Lee was going to hang it up are haters. Only a person as tough as, well, Spencer Lee could bounce back from everything he has been through physically and emotionally. Dude is tougher than hell and I don't care what any results are and how many ACLs he tears, I'm picking him to win 2025 worlds. He's going to be a DAWG next September.

I want him to run the gauntlet through 2028, but I also think as a nation we need him to. Our depth at 57kg is a bit abysmal at the moment, all the young guys from trials have or will probably outgrow with the exception of maybe Luke. I could see deluca,Knox,Luke being guys by 2028 pushing for the spot and guys to be confident in, but I think they all still need a few years of development before I would be confident that they are medal threats at the senior level.