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Some interesting tidbits about Arash Yoshida. Only 22 years old. He's Iranian/Japanese. His father is a former Iranian wrestler (Javed Esfanjani). Left Iran and started a wrestling club (Ichikawa Koshti Club) outside of Tokyo. Where Arash and his brothers trained in traditional Iranian wrestling techniques. Another wrestler for Japan (Keyvan Gharedhdaghi) also has an Iranian father and Japanese mother and won the Asian Championships this year at 79kg in his first major senior tournament beating Olympic Champion Zhamalov. He also recently took Silver at the U20 Worlds. Unfortunately he had to pull out of the Senior Worlds due to a knee injury. Not sure if he trains at the same club at Arash Yoshida. *Shared from another.

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BO BASSETT 65KG WORLD CHAMPION!!!!!!!!!

We finally got ourselves a 65er!

That'd work ... but would Carl let them go up against an opponent from a top team so early in the season.

I was watching this interview which I highly recommend and David talks about how at points in his career where he made his greatest strides he always had someone at his weight that was pushing him (Kyle, JB, Yazdani). It got me thinking about this crop of guys at 133 and how for one of them to truly emerge above the others as the clear guy what they are going to have to do, but at the same time how much better each of them is going to make the other and I think it could very well create the best American wrestler we have ever seen.

Or like me!

Dake wins with a flurry TD at end! 6-3!! Wow. To finals at 86kg. This is nuts.

Bo. My God, what a match. Down 10-3 at the break to Magomedov, Bo comes back to win 14-13.

It’s not just sports; It’s international competition. Would you pull against an American in the Olympics? Your statement couldn’t be more inaccurate in International Sports. That flag means everything. I want the USA to be the best in everything. I’m blown away that any of you would consider any other way at this level.

Its not just between them. He sold camps and built a brand around being a Christian role model. You dont get to do that, make the mistake he did and pretend it didnt happen. I wouldnt want my mistakes broadcast either but I didnt build a brand around being a devout Christian and nothing ive ever done is even close to paying to cheat on my wife on mother's day weekend. Hell of a wrestler but he can miss me with the Christian schtick. Forever.

Bassett was just ONE POINT away from being teched by Magomedov... but even after the break, the Russian was sucking oxygen deeply into his intake! Mags fuel tank was rapidly going towards "E"... D3

65kg bo vs magomedov and 97kg snyder vs sadulaev were both AMAZING matches bo stuck in there and wore him down. still gives up too many points haphazardly, but you can't fault his mentality or results really proud of snyder. i feel like this is the first win over sadulaev in a long while (discounting injury victories) where he was really just strategically and tactically so sound the whole way through amazing start for team USA, and both very winnable semis

Unless your Rocco...

This is why I don't consider Penn State to be as successful as a team like Oklahoma State in the truest sense. Hiding to manufacture ideal conditions is the opposite of what wrestling stands for.

Grade Report Time A+ | Seal the border and stop the migrant invasion B- | Carry out the largest deportation operation in American history D | inflation, and make America affordable again A- | Make America the dominant energy producer in the world, by far! B | Stop outsourcing, and turn the United States into a manufacturing superpower A | Large tax cuts for workers, and no tax on tips A | Defend our Constitution, our bill of rights, and our fundamental freedoms, including freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the right to keep and bear arms D | Prevent World War Three, restore peace in Europe and in the middle east, and build a great iron dome missile defense shield over our entire country -- all made in America B- | End the weaponization of government against the American people B | Stop the migrant crime epidemic, demolish the foreign drug cartels, crush gang violence, and lock up violent offenders C+ | Rebuild our cities, including Washington D.C., making them safe, clean, and beautiful again. B | Strengthen and modernize our military, making it, without question, the strongest and most powerful in the world A | Keep the U.S. dollar as the world's reserve currency A | Fight for and protect social security and Medicare with no cuts, including no changes to the retirement age A- | Cancel the electric vehicle mandate and cut costly and burdensome regulations B+ | Cut federal funding for any school pushing critical race theory, radical gender ideology, and other inappropriate racial, sexual, or political content on our children B+ | Keep men out of women's sports C | Deport pro-Hamas radicals and make our college campuses safe and patriotic again C | Secure our elections, including same day voting, voter identification, paper ballots, and proof of citizenship F | Unite our country by bringing it to new and record levels of success Solid B- with the biggest pain to citizens is the cost of the war in Iran. Finish the war and stop meddling to bring down costs.

I would 100% root for Spencer Lee under a French flag over Luke Lilledahl wearing the USA flag. They are both American's wearing different singlets. I'm blown away that any of you would change who you are rooting for based on what singlet they wear. I could care less about what country a wrestler is from. I root for Americans because I know more about them having followed their careers, and I feel more loyalty towards an athlete I have watched for a long time than someone from overseas that I know nothing about. If Ono was wrestling Blaze in the finals for the Olympics, call me whatever you want, I'm rooting for Ono. I love that kid. I don't care that he was born in Japan and Marcus Blaze was born in Ohio. I am a bigger fan of Masanosuke Ono than I am of Marcus Blaze. Why should I care if someone was born in the same country as me? That's just chance. I don't root for a flag, I root for Athletes.

On to something that matters. I’ve had some time on the plane to go through the team rankings. Here is what I figured out: USA wins if Hidlay wins Gold USA wins if Green gets to the Bronze medal match USA wins if Lee and Haines win Gold USA wins if Lee or Haines win Gold and Green takes at least 10th place USA and Russia tie if Russia runs the table, only 1 of Lee or Haines win Gold, and Green doesn’t score any team points (which is entirely possible and I have no idea how a tiebreaker would play out or if it’s simply a tie) Russia wins if they run the table, Lee and Haines lose, and Green doesn’t take at least 8th place USA is clearly in the drivers seat but we need a win or two…or for Russia to stumble. Would love for someone to doublecheck my math…

Is it possible to watch a wrestling match, be entertained, and be happy for whoever wins?

I think the US is very close to clinching. Up by 30.

Kyle Snyder explaining to his wife that God gave him syphilis

There’s no doubt God gave Snyder a QV to teach him something new before this Worlds… probably didn’t charge him $160, either.

US women win the freestyle team title! Awesome.

Imagine how well Bo would be performing if he didn’t do body weight workouts 5 days before competition.

Little is awesome, could definitely beat Merrill. I like both of them. Respect Little a ton for staying loyal to Little Rock and Erisman. Probably could have gotten a small bag somewhere else

Bo Bassett is just a cardio merchant who should really be a sophomore senior world finalist at the perennial toughest weight and I for one am disgusted

Guilford wins 7-2 for Bronze!!

Mirasola vs. Mirasola?

Greetings guy. I am just at awe with the depth of everyone's knowledge in wrestling. I follow Iran's wrestling, being from Iran, at a high level. But the type of information you guys share in this forum is super amazing. I have commented in different sports forums and most of the times the level of discussion is trash talking and no technical points are ever exchanged. I just want to say that you guys are super amazing and super knowledgeable about the sport. This goes to both the Iranian and non Iranian commenters.

Just gross and wrong to assume his kid is going to lose his repechage match and possible Bronze match. There are a couple people I seriously wonder what the hell is wrong with. This and the other one (RAFwiki) talking about his wife and kids in derogatory ways. Grow the F up!

greco fans are different...

Snyder’s now a six-time world-level champ (with 11 total world-level medals). Fantastic. He’s now top three is US history with JB and Smith. And he’s only 30. He’s now got a chance to equal or surpass JB’s seven golds.

Damn... couldn't it be even closer? Dake... that ol'man, nabs gold! D3

Zain guarantees us 9 medals tying '22 but this time with Russia

Evil is overthinking Europe. It's sick what a leftist will do to force their agenda on to unwilling people.

Results in the link…

MONSTER MIIIIITCH

Does he have a touch of schizophrenia? Saying that "God has taught me new techniques" is what you'd hear from patients in a mental hospital.

I'm hoping for: no challenge, no blood time, and no; oh my knee cold spray please!

No one expected him to succeed at senior this year after loosing to an unknown indian at under 23. Made it to final beating abbasghadzi and teching kudiev and an Iranian .

Having participated in it I can tell you. 1st couple of sessions were a dual/team tournament, National/World teams from a number of nations (Asia, Europe and the Pans and a couple of US Teams with World/National teamers). Countries would dual each other and the last day was an individual tournament, typically brackets of 8. About 20 years ago it became a junior/U20 event. I believe that ended with COVID or when Mark Halvorson passed away.

She is beatable at the senior level and word on the street is she takes the majority of lumps in domestic training camps. Pin wasn't expected, but it's worlds. Everyone is a BAMF.

Definitely not Doug Dake, who I had the pleasure of meeting for the course of a meal.

... prob more than anonymous nerds ...

You’re an insufferable prick

World champs in 2007. Several other top three places in the years leading into 2007. It can be done, and has.

Jim Kelly.