Cardenas did better than I expected but blew it selling out for a turn he didn't need. Oh well. But as much as I dislike Bo, I do enjoy watching him wrestling so I'm glad he'll get more matches
Went about as I expected unfortunately. Kudos to Dake for actively looking for throws. Was pretty surprised when he had a chest wrap on Hamiti and accepted a stalemate though
I don't understand the high expectations for Cardenas but I may be missing some context. I tried looking into what he's done in freestyle and all I can find is the 2024 U23 silver. He went through Seth Shumate and Wyatt Voelker to make that team. Is there anything else? Why didn't he compete at Trials this year?
I think it's a pretty even match up skills-wise so I give the edge to Bo as he's a weight class bigger and it will be at his weight. I'm confident it will be a war, but I'm curious how the Iowa crowd will receive him.
Flo just announced WNO will feature Dreshaun Ross vs Coby Merrill. Will be interesting to see their first (I think) matchup in folkstyle. The weight difference could be a big factor on the mat imo. Also Dreshaun will be in football mode and has a game the night before WNO.