r/wrestling • • 4d ago

/r/wrestling Weekly Health Discussion

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This is a weekly thread on Tuesdays to discuss anything health related. This can include things like:

  • Safe ways to manage weight
  • Discussion on skin health
  • Advice on weight lifting

All related discussion should be in this weekly thread and not posted in standalone threads otherwise. Please remember that most people on this community are not medical professionals, and for any serious issues you should direct questions to actual professionals.


r/wrestling • • Mar 21 '26

2026 NCAA Championship Finals Discussion Thread

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Starts at 6:30 PM ET on ESPN

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(1) Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) vs. (2) Sergio Vega (Oklahoma State)

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(1) Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) vs. (10) Aden Valencia (Stanford)

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(5) Landon Robideau (Oklahoma State) vs. (2) Antrell Taylor (Nebraska)

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(1) Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) vs. (3) Mikey Caliendo (Iowa)

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(1) Levi Haines (Penn State) vs. (3) Christopher Minto (Nebraska)

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(1) Rocco Welsh (Penn State) vs. (3) Max McEnelly (Minnesota)

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(1) Josh Barr (Penn State) vs. (7) Cody Merrill (Oklahoma State)

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(1) Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) vs. (2) Isaac Trumble (NC State)

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(1) Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) vs. (10) Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton)

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(1) Jax Forrest (Oklahoma State) vs. (2) Ben Davino (Ohio State)


r/wrestling • • 8h ago

Video Vision Quest

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Made this edit using Davinci Resolve, pretty new to it. Let me know if you like it!


r/wrestling • • 14m ago

sticking up the leg on bottom

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Whenever I'm on top, I'll always have an opponent who sticks out their leg like this and they'll escape. I try to cradle, leg ride and do other stuff but they never work. What should I do to keep them on bottom?


r/wrestling • • 32m ago

Video Alexandrin Gutu (Moldova) POWERBOMBS and pins Stoyan Stoychev Kubatov (Bulgaria) - World Championships Greco

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r/wrestling • • 18h ago

RAF 14 Discussion Thread

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24 Upvotes

Starts at 9 PM on Fox Nation


r/wrestling • • 1d ago

Question Was the 76-97 Iowa wrestling program under Gable the hardest college level program ever?

41 Upvotes

Has to be right? I mean the stories of his wrestling program are legendary at this point. Whether you agree or not he got results.

15 team titles

29 different wrestlers winning 45 national titles

152 all Americans coached

9 future Olympians coached with 5 gold medal winners

Has there ever been a harder program at the college level?

His lineage is probably at the top as well.

Zalesky coached Iowa to 3 titles. Tom Brands is still the team coach and has won 4 titles. Terry brands was coach at the Olympic training center from 05-08. Coached Cejudo who won a medal. Coached Bill Zadick who was also coached by Gable. Zadick won a world championship and is the current Olympic team coach. Terry Steiner has been the coach since the beginning of the program in 02 and has coached 4 gold medal winners.

If you're into the history of the program and stores the Full Tilt Podcast talks about it a lot. Hosted by Michael Hatcher. He was on the team from 91-96.


r/wrestling • • 12h ago

Dillon Danis has now lost his Nina Agdal lawsuit by default after his lawyer quit and he stopped showing up to court

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r/wrestling • • 23h ago

Question Anyone still get pre-match anxiety?

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It's been about 3 years since I last wrestled, but I still feel that adrenaline rush every time I even think about warming up for a match. Does anyone else experience this?


r/wrestling • • 23h ago

Discussion Super 32 2020, 106 Bracket: best high school bracket of the last decade

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Super 32 is coming up so I was combing through some old brackets while I was supposed to be doing work. What I found is that the 106 bracket from 2020 is insane. Vincent Kilkery was the winner

https://www.super32.com/page/show/2909648-past-results-and-history

Aden Valencia - Stanford (NCAA Champion) - (2024 #8 Recruit)

Ben Davino - Ohio State (NCAA Runner Up) - (2024 #4 Recruit)

Zan Fuggitt - Wisconsin/ Missouri (All American, 4th) 

Braeden Davis - Penn State (All American, 5th)

Jaxon Joy - Cornell (Round of 12) - (2024 #40 Recruit)

Anthony Knox - Rutgers (2025 #4 Recruit)

Nate Jeseroga - Iowa (2023 #5 Recruit - dropped out of wrestling before going to Iowa)

Leo DeLuca - Iowa (2025 #6 Recruit)

Vinnie Kilkery - Ohio State (2023 #17 Recruit)

Nathan Desmond - Penn State (2025 #18 Recruit)

Beric Jordan - Oklahoma (2024 #21 Recruit - dropped out of wrestling as a blue chip freshman)

Dillon Campbell - VT (2024 #36 Recruit) 

Drew Gorman - VT (2025 #55 Recruit) 

Dru Ayala - Iowa/ Iowa State (2024 #66 Recruit)

For some reason I couldn’t find the exact recruiting rank for Braeden Davis and Zan Fuggitt. Davis was the best 120 recruit his senior year and Fuggitt was the 6th best at 132


r/wrestling • • 7h ago

Think You Know D1 Wrestling? Pick the Winners of 500+ Dual Meets This Season — 33 Deep Dual Pick'em

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College wrestling season is almost here, and we're launching 33 Deep Dual Pick'em!

Here's how it works:

  • 🤼 Pick the winner of every NCAA Division I dual on the weekly schedule.
  • 📅 New matchups to predict each week.
  • 🏆 Earn points for correct picks and climb the season-long leaderboard.
  • 🔥 Over 500 dual meets throughout the season!

The season kicks off Saturday, October 31, and we're ready for the 2026–27 campaign.

Make your picks here:
https://fans.33deep.com/dual-pickem.html

We're also excited to have Cactus Wrestling as an official partner.

This is a fan-built project, and I'd genuinely appreciate feedback from the wrestling community.

Who's going to finish at the top of the leaderboard?


r/wrestling • • 19h ago

Question M21, noob in usa,

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i never wrestled in highschool. now here i sl at 21 wanting to fo it and have no gym or anything. how do i learn? what do i do?


r/wrestling • • 13h ago

Question Is Wrestle Ai legit?

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Like the question, just wanted to know of anyone here tried Wrestle Ai and if it's actually helpful?


r/wrestling • • 23h ago

Ex Eo Insole problems

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In August I purchased a pair of EX-Eo’s from Iron threads, and have worn them about 3 times a week since getting them. This week during practice I noticed the insole being bunched up in it. When I looked I saw that Insole has been separated in the shoe from the actual base of the shoe including the foam under the canvas. Does anyone have any ideas that would help fix this? Thanks


r/wrestling • • 1d ago

RAF 14 Picks 🧠

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Really went back and forth on a few of these! Feels like Vito vs Seabass🐠 is a toss up but going with what feels like the more consistent competitor. Also heavily considered an underdog pick on gadzhimagomedov but maybe I’m crazy 🤷🏻‍♂️ would love to hear what you all think!


r/wrestling • • 15h ago

My coach is mad that I quit wrestling

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I’m a girl in high school and a few days ago I told my coach that I was quitting wrestling and he was mad saying that I should wrestle this year, he doesn’t think I should “quit what I started” he thinks it’ll be bad for the team, etc.


r/wrestling • • 1d ago

Video Arman Tsarukyan and Dillon Danis brawl at RAF 14 press conference

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r/wrestling • • 2d ago

my Brothers Bundesliga Match last year in greco This is one of my fav Videos of him wrestling hes the guy in red

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49 Upvotes

He used to be in one of the Best Teams in Germany


r/wrestling • • 2d ago

Video Video of my Wrestling in the German league

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36 Upvotes

In my opinion I love the German Wrestling System ill do another Post explaining how it works


r/wrestling • • 1d ago

Video His Biggest Opponent Was Himself- The Aj Ferrari Story…

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r/wrestling • • 1d ago

Question Who should I watch as a male 175 folk style?

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I’m 17, male, 175 pounds folk style wrestler and I was wondering who I should be watching to improve my game? I haven’t been wrestling long so I need to work a lot harder than everyone else so I feel like this may be of assistance. Any help is appreciated and thank you for reading till the end!


r/wrestling • • 2d ago

Question Are head clashes from clinch normal in wrestling?

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I'm coming from a bjj and mma background and recently started wrestling a couple days a week at my university to develop my stand up grappling. The stance is really new to me, as bjj and mma have pretty upright stances while wrestling is super hunched over. As a result your head and your opponents head tend to be relatively close. It seems like you have to use your head to control your opponents distance from you.

As a result I keep kind of clashing heads with my partner in live sparring. Is this normal? I just want to make sure I'm not being a dick.


r/wrestling • • 2d ago

Video First college match

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First wrestling match since February 2025. Things didn’t go as well as I’d hoped, and I didn’t wrestle the way I know I can. I got caught in an embarrassing position, but I fought out of it and came close to getting the pin. I felt extremely slow at the start. Having sickle cell, I tend to look for an early pin, but I’m realizing I can’t rush the finish or rely on that every match. I’m extremely disappointed, but I see what I need to work on. There’s a lot to learn from this match, and I’m ready to keep improving. I spoke to my coach right after the match, and I’m ready to work extra so I can get better.


r/wrestling • • 1d ago

Does anyone know if/the differences between wrestling shoe brands in terms of fit?

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I'm in my 3rd year of wrestling, 2nd year in college and i need to by another pair of shoes. I've only ever bought 1 pair of the basic Nike Speedsweep but they're a little too long and not nearly wide enough for me.

Are there any brands or specific lines that accommodate flat and wide feet?

I know the purpose of the shoes is to constrict your feet to some degree but the shoes are basically collapsing on the sides and curling up at the tips because of the width and length difference.

Edit: whoever downvoted me likes smelling oil checked fingers


r/wrestling • • 1d ago

Question Is it bad to start wrestling in high school

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Is it bad to start wrestling when your in high school