I never understood why COVID resulted in one class getting only three years of post-season eligibility and four classes (or five?) getting five years of post-season eligibility. Why didn't they just give everybody four years?
125- Robinson vs. Spratley
133- Byrd vs. Ayala
141- Hardy vs. Money Mendez
149- Henson vs. Lovett
157- Blaze vs. Taylor
165- MM vs. Caliendo
174- KOT vs. Hamiti
184- CStar vs. Keck
197- Barr vs. Buchanan
285- Steveson vs. Hendrickson
These are just guesses. All the wrestlers have been fantastic.
I enjoy watching freestyle more, yes. Of course, in the 00s it was much worse for fans to watch. Freestyle’s willingness to change the rules so it’s more fan friendly was huge.
Shorter season. Too many athletes are visibly injured. A fix would be a shorter season — which would allow a longer period of less intense training.
Step out. Too many athletes are wrestling at the edge.
Tiebreakers. It’s not quite as fun to watch when both guys cruise to OT.
Stand ups after one minute of riding time. Nobody needs to see more than one minute of that.
133- Rini (21) has Romney (4) next
157- Chumbley (20) has Fish (12) next
174- Wolak (24) has KOT (1) next
197- Sollars (24) has Cardenas (1) next
197- Shumate (23) has Buchanan (2) next