BigTimeFan

Fair point. So it could have been the injury and not the level of competition at all.

and yes, I met is Lee washed up ..

I love Spencer Lee and in his prime I would drop everything to watch him wrestle. But it's been a long time since we saw full Lee and now between glimpses of the old Lee I see someone who looks a little out of shape, a little vulnerable and a little, well, washed up. He didn't place in worlds last year and whille he still beats the second tier, LL was able to hold his own in period one and pull out a win in period two. I don't know but I think his days are numbered. If not this year, I see it coming soon.

Marstellar-Wick could not be less interesting ...

This is good then : we can see Duke, MM, Carr (again), Jax, Davino + Melvin Miller (sigh, another MM) and so on ..

Seems it's official, no MM... anyone know why?

These are all good points. I think about it in reverse: if someone skipped a grade and started college at 16 or 17 and won NCAAs without redshirting, you better believe people would be making a big deal about how he was a true freshman BUT so much more too.

stroking his three Hodge trophies

I am a private in that army

Jax weight class was objectively really tough. The 1st, 2nd, 7th and 8th from 2025 were all back and placed 8, 5, 7, 6, a serious cram down, suggesting the top four were really strong. And Jax didn't just beat them, he crushed them. On

The US has a long history of one time world silver medalists who never medal again. It's even-money Haines never medals again.

JB, John Smith, Gable Steveson, Dan Gable, Randy Lewis better so far ... I doubt Levi is ever a world gold medalist or Olympic gold either

He lost to Imar frosh year and then won his next three

He doesn't look in a hand-shaking mood ...