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Yep...I think he was smart enough to keep this hobby of sorts on the down-low, so to speak.

57 kg - Spencer Lee 61 kg - Vito Arujau 65 kg - Real Woods 70 kg - Yianni Diakomihalis 74 kg - Mitchell Mesenbrink 79 kg - Levi Haines 86 kg - Zahid Valencia 92 kg - Trent Hidlay 97 kg - Hayden Zillmer (Snyder has to clear this with both his wife and the moral police at Safe Sport, and that's gonna be tough). 125 kg - Wyatt Hendrickson

It's not that simple. When I first watched that (just before it was posted here), I had no idea that religious stuff was coming. In any case, it would be very interesting have some variety...have a wrestler talk about finding Satan and how that inspired them, or finding a flying spaghetti monster or whatever. Variety!

The USA was one of the first to explicitly set up a *separation* of church and state in the constitution to allow folks to follow or not follow whatever they want.

I was talking Olympic golds. USA wrestlers are older on average because they have to wait till college is over. But still, Olympic gold after 25 or 26 is quite rare.

Sure but not many are winning gold after 25. Who was the oldest in USA in modern times? Maybe GOAT Bruce Baumgartner who won his second gold at, what 31 in 1992?

I hear you, but you said he hits freestyle prime in a few years...and by that time physical prime is over.

Physical prime is around 26 - 27. Edit: that's when it ends...downhill after that

For sure...Dake's 34, WAY past prime and undersized and still beat prime Cstar

Yeah! This is gonna be historic! If Dake were in his late 20s, he'd win for sure. At 34 it's gonna be tough. I still think Dake wins.

Hahahahahahaa...yeah, I'd like to take that credit...but no, I didn't.

Super Christian maybe he is; but in modern times that has little to do with Christ Consciousness. The Letter of James, part of the Bible that directly states that what you *do* matters most (words and profession of faith are not enough; a person's "works" must be highlighted); this is almost completely ignored in evangelical circles. Snyder would NEVER put up a quote from James. So whether he believes in his heart that he was wrong on fundamental level is anyone's guess. However, I think it's safe to say that his wife feels his behavior is wrong.

They'll let him wrestle...he's too big a star. Snyder will hire publicist/adviser and turn this into "I fell and sinned, then got even closer to Jesus and now all is well." He'll be even more a hero. There will be a standing ovation when he takes the mat (which will make his wife seeth). I don't know what church he belongs to, but a lot of these evangelical Churches thrive here. My cousin belongs to one, and I went to this huge stadium church. And I swear for everyone there, it was a contest on who ***ducked** up more before Jesus caught them. This sorta thing is like its own genre now. Standby. Clap your hands...the redeemed hits the mat!

Well, I personally hope he gets back wrestling ASAP. Although I posted stuff above that's a bit hard, I stand by that because, if you step up to a position of moral leadership (and he certainly did), you're going to be held accountable to that. He had no business there, lecturing to young wrestlers about living a Christian life when he clearly couldn't do it himself. I think a lot of people are growing tired of the "gospel of prosperity", tired people like Ted Haggard, Dennis Hastert, and others telling us how to live while engaging in behavior that's totally anathema to their words. So yeah, Snyder is getting rather tough criticism because of this. I don't wish him ill will, but I don't wish ill will to anybody for that matter.

Yeah, that video....wow! Modern tech really brings it home...forever! Every job she ever applies for -- they're gonna see this. Of course couples can work through this stuff. But given his first public statement, where he dragged in Jesus and the Bible as a shield, like Jesus is some sort of doormat to clean your feet (or something else), I'd say he's off the rocker. And the quote he chose (1 Peter 4: 17 -18) is a very odd pick. Who's the Pastor that advised that one? I mean, if you're gonna use the Bible as a metaphorical baseball bat to take out criticism, I can think of many other sections that would have served better.