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I wonder how Gable's name has aged around the world. We think of him as one of the best because of his college career and coaching career along with his international career. The world may not pay attention to college or coaching the way we do. Since Burrows and the other greats over the past 12 years, Gable may not have the same world wide name recognition.

These are more my wants than my predictions. I want the ones with the best chance to rep/medal in 2028 to get onto the team and rack up experience. Lee Jax (worried Vito may not be healthy enough to last the quad), Woods (I like how he exploded on the freestyle scene and he looked dynamic) PJ (Because Yianni may not be able to last the quad) Mitch Levi Zahid Trent Snyder (we need to find someone else here, hopefully Brooks) Wyatt

It's difficult to pick a "main event" for this year's final X. The quad is shaping up the way it should, new reps working to get on the team and prepare for 2028. I would like to see the ones who have the best shot at a medal in the Olympics on the team either this year or next so they can get matches under their belt at the highest level. Really, despite what we want to see individually, the main even should be Dake/Z because Z has the chance to keep an all time great off the team. And depending on Snyder's decision to wrestle or not, there may not be any of the old guard left.

Freestyle seems to be best fit for gaming. Lots of 4s. Lift guys above your head and take them to the mat. Hi-amplitude throws.

I made a post a little while ago about a book written by a wrestler/coach called Fighting For Loose Change. The book and the audio are both well done. Here is a short sample of the audiobook. You can get the book on Amazon and the audiobook on Audible. If you like it, let me know. I have a couple more clips I can post with more action. Untitled (2).mp4

Dake also looked good before he lost to Z.

Igali was amazing, both world and Olympic champ.

Here's a look at the cover.

Want to give everyone on the forum a heads up on a new novel written by a fellow wrestler and coach. It's called Fighting For Loose Change. Action packed with wrestling and MMA. It just dropped on Audible and Apple Books. Search the Authors name, Adam C France. You can also get it in book form on Amazon.

Funny... But, even though US wrestling is much better than US soccer worldwide, I would put my money on the conditioning and health of college soccer, WSL, MLS refs over wrestling refs. And I'm a lifetime wrestler and coach.

They have yearly physical fitness tests for high level soccer.

A resurrected University of Washington.

I think he loves to wrestle so much, he just continues to compete, but if he wants to continue medaling at the world level he needs to limit his competitions at his age (and also do what many of you have stated, work to change things up a bit offensively). It's probably a bit late for him to pick up a par terre game that is effective at this level.

He just got back from PWL. Lots of traveling. Wrestling high level matches. He puts himself through a grind. I'm sure he was not at his best. He does love to wrestle and he does more of it than most at that level.

I believe the tech fall in folkstyle came about in the 85-86 season, my HS freshman year. I think it was already in freestyle as I remember the 12-point tech fall in middle school (this I'm not positive about, though). I also remember a one-count exposure for 2 pts in 87-88. It only lasted one year (my jr year). My HS coach taught us the cheap tilt just for that reason.

It's always better on my desktop, but I rarely get on the form on my desktop. Phone is hit and miss in terms of add intensity. THB, while I am not a huge poster, I used to come on and read almost daily, but since the adds, my readership has dwindled.

I agree. I would venture to say too, that the best wrestler in MMA can not beat the best wrestler. And Bo is just flexing his MMA muscles for sound bites as has already been stated.

Most people who go into MMA are either not the best at their original sport or too old to be competitive in their original sport. What MMA fans don't get is the best striker in MMA can't beat the best boxer. The best grappler in MMA can beat the best wrestler... so on and so forth.

It hard to beat the two best wrestling movies of all time Vision quest with the best characters: Karla, Kuch, and Shute Win Win with the best wrestling scenes and the best one liner: "Whatever the ***duck** it takes." Did enjoy Foxcatcher, no mater how depressing. Still looking forward to watching Unstoppable, even though the trailers looked a bit cheesy and it sounds like the wrestling is not great (although you could say that about Vision Quest).

I find I have to forgo my phone for my laptop or desktop if I want to spend more than a few minutes on this site.

If I didn't know that was a greco match I would have thought it was free. Glad he is taking the opportunity to stay on the international mat though.

It is like a champion boxer who comes back to the ring again and again, even when they get hit more often each time. The way JB lost to the Iranian it is clear that he should have hung it up after his last world title if he wanted a heroes exit. When he shot for a double and the Iranian easily threw him by, I grimaced because that is not how I wanted to remember him going out. I don't know if he thought he really had a chance at "all I see is gold" or even a medal, but if he is okay with wrestling with "a chance" at a medal that is his choice. He did have a chance if the Iranian didn't brain fart at the end of his semi finals. It is difficult to swallow... you were the best for many years and now... each day makes each movement just a bit more difficult, each reaction a bit slower.

I'm guess it was just difficult to swallow, no medal. Looked like DT had a nice exchange with the coach afterwards. If you lined the final six wrestlers up in order of actual ability, it would be Sad, DT, Ghas, then the others. Wish they would go back to the old top 3 double elim for worlds.

Wondering how DT would have done if he beat Ghas first and then wrestled Sad. DT was much more conservative at the beginning of bronze match. I think that would have helped in the Sad match. Maybe too offensive against Sad early? Once you are forced to attacked Sad you are leaving yourself open to his patented chest lock and go behind.

Love Ono's gut. Total commitment.