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Let's work backwards: A team of 10 wrestlers to represent the US will be decided at Final X (the X is for 10). At Final X, the two best wrestlers at each weight will compete in a best 2 out of 3 matches format. There are three different ways to earn a spot at Final X at each weight: (1) Winning a 2024 World/Olympic medal (2) Winning the 2025 US Open (3) Winning the 2025 World Team Trials (WTT) WTT can be thought of as an "if needed" event. If there is a wrestler who qualifies through method (1), then method (3) does not apply for that weight. e.g. Spencer Lee won the silver medal at the 2024 Olympics at 57kg and so he automatically qualifies to compete at Final X for the 57kg spot on this year's team. Thus, there will be no Final X competitor from the WTT at 57kg. The same is true for 61kg because Vito Arujau won bronze at the 2024 World Championships. All weights will have a Final X competitor from the US Open. So, we have two Final X spots locked in from 2024 medalists (57kg and 61kg). This weekend we had ten more spots determined from the US Open. The final eight spots will be determined at WTT. By weight: 57kg: Spencer Lee vs, Luke Lilledahl 61kg: Vito Arujau vs. Jax Forrest 65kg: Joey McKenna vs. WTT winner 70kg: Yianni Diakomihalis vs. WTT winner 74kg: Mitchell Mesenbrink vs. WTT winner 79kg: Evan Wick vs. WTT winner 86kg: Zahid Valencia vs. WTT winner 92kg: Trent Hidlay vs. WTT winner 97kg: Kyle Snyder vs. WTT winner 125kg: Wyatt Hendrickson vs. WTT winner

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Gilman in the corner for Blaze, but why is he miming the pin call loll

Can you explain the "correct throw" thing? I'm still learning some of the freestyle intricacies.

Agreed. Nashon didn't have his challenge brick at that point unfortunately. Still, Jax looked amazing

That was brutal to watch

He hit four of them in his first match with one going feet to back. Madman

Poking around, it looks like the Bout Board function or the Dashboard on USABracketing are probably going to be the best bets for mat assignments.

Dake weighed in at 84.3kg (186 lbs)

There's not a crying reaction, so I guess I'll have to laugh through the tears

Brackets are out. How do you find mat assignments though?

IN: Wyoming, Lehigh, ASU, Little Rock, and Mizzou. Alternates: WVU and SDSU

Even still, how much does the NCAA champion bring home? And yeah, comparing football money to wrestling is just trolling.

What do other tournaments past and present pay?

I think Dake runs through Keck with little resistance at this point. By 2028 it could be a different story though