Sr. Worlds... Day 2

[The Kid]

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Edited September 14, 2025 by The Kid

[nhs67]

Another challenge request.  Zahid's feet were out.

[D3 for LU]

NOW it's two... but Japan challenges AGAIN...

D3

[bnwtwg]

[LemonPie]

What a friggin tournament for Zahid!  

[D3 for LU]

1 minute ago, nhs67 said:

Another challenge request.  Zahid's feet were out.

... but his head was in.

D3

[oldschool]

i don't think zahid had a point scored on him all tournament

such a massive improvement

TEAM USA!!!

[D3 for LU]

NOW it's OVAH!

11-0 techie for Zahidie.

D3

[The Kid]

Awesome.  Congrats to Zahid and the Cowboy RTC coach Taylor.

Wow!

[Yellow_Medal]

Killer! Man did his conditioning pull a 180. So happy to see him win it all

[SocraTease]

Everyone else may need to go down (Dake) or up in weight (Hidlay, Starocci, Marsteller, McCenelly) after Zahid's dominance ... though they might not do so

Edited September 14, 2025 by SocraTease

[D3 for LU]

3 minutes ago, oldschool said:

i don't think zahid had a point scored on him all tournament

such a massive improvement

TEAM USA!!!

That's absolutely true!

10-0 over Dahiya India, Benferdjallah of Tunisia, Samsusonok, Latvia, 7-0 over Ghasempour, Iran & 11-0 over Ishiguro, Japan.

Lot of technical points scored here.

Awesome performance.

D3

 

[D3 for LU]

Big boys coming up...

Enter the bronze medal match wrestlers!

D3

[bnwtwg]

6 minutes ago, SocraTease said:

Everyone else may need to go down (Dake) or up in weight (Hidlay, Starocci, Marsteller, McCenelly) after Zahid's dominance ... though they might not do so

Hidlay definitely isn't going down. Martsteller probably can't make 79 effectively anymore and has probably peaked. Starocci could very well be the next Nolf/Ringer on the senior circuit. McEnally appears to be next up and on trajectory to be Zahid's biggest competition between now and April 2028.

[D3 for LU]

Last 

Match

Of 

The 

Day

D3

[D3 for LU]

Wow... never did I see a guy so immense, moves so fast as Zare did for the TD

Called a slip throw... no TD for you!

D3

Edited September 14, 2025 by D3 for LU

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

2 hours ago, Coastal said:

The US has wrestled spectacularly for the most part.  Three kids 21 and under with one already guaranteed a medal, one wrestling for bronze and the other had a respectable showing.   Zahid and Hidlay looked great in making the finals.   Hendrickson was a result of the top US hwts not being healthy and good Lord knows what was going on in Steveson's head.

The only real disappointment was Lee.  He is digressing at HWC so a change would do him good.  Cornell or Michigan are about the only spots for him as OK ST has RBY and NLWC has Lilledahl.   HWC just doesn't have anyone with decent leg attacks to prepare Lee's defense.  

Hey Jeff! The word you’re looking for is “regress.” Digress means to basically go off on a tangent during a conversation. 

Thank you for your attention to this matter!

[D3 for LU]

The Iranians LOVE them underhooks!

D3

[bnwtwg]

Zare is a fvcking animal. He would have ripped Hendrickson's head clean off. Peak 2021 Gable would have trouble with this version of Zare and would have been a heck of a rivalry...

[D3 for LU]

Zare wins the gold 5-0.

D3

[D3 for LU]

Okay... that's it for yours truly.

Got stuff to do.

Sayonara!

D3

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

17 minutes ago, bnwtwg said:

Hidlay definitely isn't going down. Martsteller probably can't make 79 effectively anymore and has probably peaked. Starocci could very well be the next Nolf/Ringer on the senior circuit. McEnally appears to be next up and on trajectory to be Zahid's biggest competition between now and April 2028.

Hidlay said recently that he’s not too big for 86, and would probably go down. That was within the past couple weeks. Obv things can change. 

[Rassling2]

12 minutes ago, D3 for LU said:

Okay... that's it for yours truly.

Got stuff to do.

Sayonara!

D3

Great job D3! 

[bnwtwg]

9 minutes ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

Hidlay said recently that he’s not too big for 86, and would probably go down. That was within the past couple weeks. Obv things can change. 

Making it and being effective are two different things, especially three years from now. Zahid will be 31 but Hidlay will be 29 himself. And who knows what weight Brooks goes when USADA and WADA are testing him 6x/wk

[nhs67]

I had it wrong, BTW.

Dake did it in '18 and Cox in '19.