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Was Mark Hall in the Mocco category coming out of high school?

Correct. There is a way, but it will cut out multiple times and interrupt the end of matches with terrible unrelated ads that play on repeat.

That usually goes away pretty quick after the first match. Can we say the same about Lee? Only time will tell. Like I said, I'm rooting for him to clear his high bar and come home from Paris with a shiny gold medal but I'm not wearing rose-colored glasses.

Put Lee on the world stage and tell me it won’t happen. He can’t hang with Cronin Ramos et al but I’m supposed to believe he can go a full 6 with the world’s best? Okayyy. He can hammer the piss out of them in a way that would make JO jealous but he still can’t figure out the second period. It is what it is until he proves otherwise.

I think Spencer Lee medals and depending on his draw could blitz the same way Musukaev just did, or gut it out by blitzing firsts/surviving second periods. Is it such a ridiculous comparison to say “hey, here is this world talent that can’t keep it together for 6 minutes against the (very few) domestic competition who can hang with him after the first period? Can only imagine what happens against the world…” I say no. His track record says no, for and against. And thus my “gee he should have gone to the best wrestling cardio RTC in the country” thought. Or are you saying that Lee can’t hold Musukaev’s jockstrap? Because I think he is every bit as exciting and full of BOOMBOOMBOOM don’t blink or you’ll miss it explosions. Just want to ensure we are on the same wavelength.

That’s really fkn rude. And how am I playing all sides? I just compared him to the reigning world champ at an Olympic weight that also has considerable gas tank issues and said, for the umpteenth time over the years, that he is my pick for the 2024 Olympic team and would have been for 2020 as well if he didn’t blow out his knees. And @Wrestleknownothing he didn’t resolve the cardio at worlds. Still the same wrestler he has always been, but he finally put it all together to outlast his weaknesses as all the best ones do. We will have to agree to disagree on this one. He’s still the most exciting wrestler in the world.

He should pick up the nickname Moose. As in Spencer “Call me Musukaev. Hold my beer and watch the most exciting 3 minutes of wrestling while I hang on for a 6 minute match” Lee And he is still my OTT pick. Even though he should have joined NLWC to become his best self. I hate myself for saying that but it’s true.

Zain vs Dake... yikes. I bet the public match would be close by ritual of habit but that first match was probably a bloodbath. And that's why we likely see Zain pull a Greezy. Stupid IOC. dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb.

I'm not saying I would forgo three grand to not make weight, but maybe an ILRTC benefactor sends an extra venmo activity that month lol. Of course Dr. Mikey Carr could also do a workup and determine he has a certified medical reason.

Can the incumbent (Richards and Lee) decline the challenge and let the challenger have the Pan Am spot by default? Do I really want to make weight for the right to make weight before I have to make weight considering I just made weight? I'm thinking Richards much more so than Lee fwiw

You didn't notice the upside-down pineapple icon next to those matches?

Last year's Mekhi vs Starrocci was literally a rematch of the NCAA finals

I am also cautiously excited to see what Warner does at a better weight. He's still going to be as boring as ever, but hopefully his gas tank is much improved without the brutal cut he had in folk.

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A rather big difference is Jakob Casper can do a standing backflip and Steveson can only get it done with a 25 ft running roundoff launchpad. He's a beyond-elite level of athleticism but he might just not be the type of athlete that WWE is looking for because Vince McMahon doesn't care about your quicktwitch ability to snap down and go behind during a scripted play.

What if I told you Cox medaled a year before Gilman who medaled another year before Dake or Taylor got their first medal

Hey that’s not true! We also bitch a lot on twitter.

As I was saying...

Who *can* coach this mythical 125? Let's go back twenty years. Illinois? Nope, Jesse Delgado tore out his shoulder senior year chasing this 3rd natty. Iowa? Nope, Clark couldn't keep weight, McDonough couldn't stay healthy, Gilman was only good enough for JV, Lee couldn't beat one guy one match at nattys and that is the ultimate indictment of his ability. PSU? Nope, 2x finalist/1x champ Nico isn't up to snuff. Suriano couldn't stay healthy then he left and only made the finals, had to bump up to win a natty, then dropped back at a third school for his second title. Indiana? Nope, Dubuque was such a bum that he could only win two titles. Cornell? Nope, Travis Lee couldn't hold weight and had to bump for his second title. Don't even get me started on Nickerson and his audacity to wrestle through injuries for a lonesome title. What a bonkers take. 125 is the hardest weight to maintain even 2 years, much less 5 by a wide margin and the wrestling style leans much closer to judo with ridiculous pressure onto the joints that by basic anatomy & physiology is significantly less prevalent at larger weights leading to major injuries at a higher clip. That's what happens when you either don't hit the weight room because you're scared of gaining weight or sucking out to make weight if you decide to add strength. So here's a random though: Maybe just maybe Cael recruited Lee to take over 125 and let Suriano go his better natural weight of 133 with still 6% body fat. But maybe Suriano's dad did Suriano's dad things and couldn't see the forest for the Lees and messed up the whole damn thing. Idk just making up scenarios in my head.

Like the saying goes, even a broken troll is right twice a day

I heard that the IOC bribery auction is still in its early stages and the winner will be announced live at the end of the opening cermonies during the lighting of the olympic torch where they set $13,200,000,000 on fire besting the previous record of $13.1 bil at the Rio games

2020ne olympic global last chance tourney was the same format as the 2024 continental qualifiers: both finalists make it. The difference is that during that 2020ne tourney they allowed them to wrestle the finals but only two MFS finals matches happened, one WFS bout occurred, and zero greco bouts occurred. So they took the hint and decided to not waste more time than necessary. Additional context: they wrestled repechage back to bronze and again an overwhelming number of semi losers did not participate in the bronze matches. You can view all 18 brackets here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_World_Wrestling_Olympic_Qualification_Tournament

You had me at WWE pulls a publicity stunt

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_the_Dallas–Fort_Worth_metroplex This wiki includes all levels of athletic participation (if applicable)

Take a look at the interaction between Gable and Parris after the second Final X match. Does Parris look like the guy who was just decimated once again by the guy who consistently went out of his way to embarrass him at every single opportunity? In the moment, I chalked it up to maturity & reinvigoration after stepping away from the mat for a year. But now? Nah, I think they both knew before Final X that Parris was going regardless.