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Justin Basch

A wrestling podcast hosted by Justin Basch featuring the best wrestlers sharing great stories & insight. Available on Apple, Spotify, & more.

The On this episode of Baschamania, I’m joined by the one and only Eric Bischoff — the mastermind who helped reinvent professional wrestling with Nitro and the NWO. Today, Eric brings that same vision and passion to a new frontier: Real American Freestyle.

We dive into the excitement of turning freestyle wrestling into a professional product, the lessons learned from the first RAF event, and the parallels between revolutionizing pro wrestling in the ’90s and reimagining amateur wrestling today. Eric shares his thoughts on storytelling, creating larger-than-life identities, and building moments that fans actually feel.

We also reflect on the loss of Hulk Hogan — co-founder of Real American Freestyle — and what it means for Bischoff to help carry that legacy forward. From emotion to identity to building a true movement, this conversation is packed with insight on where freestyle wrestling can go next and how it can finally capture the mainstream spotlight.

00:00 - Eric Getting Involved with RAF
03:45 - Excitement for the Stories in Freestyle Wrestling
08:45 - Borrowing from Sports Entertainment
14:00 - Developing Characters
18:30 - Turning a Charity-Driven Sport into a Revenue-Generating Sport
22:25 - Takeaways from RAF 01
26:15 - Hulk’s Legacy Moving Forward
33:15 - Pro Wrestling Unscripted
44:01 - Building and Shaping The Identity of RAF
46:30 - RAF 02 Expectations
48:45 - What's Next for Real American Freestyle

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The National Duals Seeds and Draws Are Here & We Have NDI Brackets!

Run of the Show:

0:00 - Intro & Yankees Win!
02:00 - National Draw Seeds & Draws Took Place
04:45 - Why Iowa is Seeded Over Nebraska
13:30 - Iowa/Oklahoma State Being on the Same Side
16:00 - Oklahoma State Getting the 4 Seed
21:30 - The Bracket Is Set
25:05 - Will Matches Count for Seeds
27:30 - Will Guys Wrestle
30:00 - Best Early Matches
35:50 - Best Round 2 Matches
41:00 - Some Lineup Notes & Changes
47:30 - Who Will Be in The Finals?
53:30 - Penn State Lands Landon Sidun
55:35 - Sonny Amato Committing Soon + Aftershow

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Big recruiting news & big events coming up! Fun show talking about it all on episode 334 of BASCHAMANIA! Be sure to subscribe on YouTube to hop in the LIVE show chat.

00:00 - Intro & Scheduling Notes
02:30 - National Duals Lineups
09:00 - Bo Bassett & Melvin Miller Commit to Virginia Tech
20:10 - Nebraska Recruiting Weekend
26:20 - All-Star Classic Card Reactions
35:50 - Who’s #1 Match List & Brain’s Reactions
54:10 - After Show & Willie Rants

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We're back to our regularly scheduled Monday morning programming with a full breakdown of the 2025 World Championships!

0:00 - Intro & Weekend Sports
01:45 - James Franklin = Tom Brands?
05:45 - Cenzo to Lehigh
08:30 - Kerkvliet to Lehigh
13:00 - Enoch to IMG Academy
20:00 - New High School Rankings
23:25 - Bishop McCort Having 3 of Top 4 P4P Guys in the Country
27:45 - 4 of Top 7 Committed to Oklahoma State
30:25 - Uncommitted Top 20 Guys
39:40 - Vito Announces Surgery
46:00 - RAF 2, Cayden/Mugzy, Zahid to PWL
56:30 - Gavin & Hayden: Latest Commitments

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We're back to our regularly scheduled Monday morning programming with a full breakdown of the 2025 World Championships!

0:00 - Intro & Willie’s Travel Nightmares
05:50 - Overview of the Performance
10:15 - 57kg - Spencer Lee, Stock up RBY
13:30 - Is Change Needed for Spencer Lee?
27:13 - 61kg, Jax Impresses
41:00 - 65kg Real Woods is The Real Deal
49:30 - 70kg PJ Duke, Austin Gomez
58:00 - Gomez training in Michigan
01:01:00 - 74kg, Buying Carr Stock
01:08:20 - 79kg, Levi is a Hoss
01:11:00 - 86kg, is Zahid Wrestling
01:15:15 - 92kg, Trent Hidlay’s Comeback
01:21:00 - Weights Added to the Olympics in Other Sports
01:25:10 - The Issues with Greco Continue
01:32:00 - Kyle Snyder Back on Top of the World at 97kg
01:39:20: Wyatt Went 0-1 at 125kg
01:46:00 - Coach of the Year?
01:52:00 - Women’s Freestyle

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We're back with a new Basch & The Brain a few days ahead of the 2025 World Championships!

0:00 - Intro / Start of Show
05:50 - Gable Game
09:00 - Intermat Releases Preseason Rankings
11:20 - National Duals Seeding Notes
19:00 - Oklahoma State to CKLV?
21:30 - Updated Commitment List
24:15 - Bassett Crew Visits Nebraska
37:00 - June 15th Date Pushed Back?
45:00 - Nebraska’s Runner-Up Rings
50:45 - RAF 2 Updates
55:00 - CLAW Lineups
57:35 - World Championships Seeds
01:15:00 - World Championships Expectations

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RAF 01 is officially in the books & today, we'll dive into it all!

0:00 - Start of Show
02:30 - NCAA Eligibility
05:40 - Overall Takeaways from RAF 01
11:15 - Adding The Belts Was The Right Call
14:00 - Rewarding The Athletes Who Bought In
18:30 - What Happened to the Seth Gross Match?
22:00 - Holly Holm’s Presence on the Card
29:15 - Recapping the Full Card
38:30 - Gomez is the Heel RAF Needs
44:50 - Wick/Nolf Was Match of the Night
56:30 - Three 2:00 Periods
01:13:55 - Bo Nickal is Back
01:17:55 - Wyatt vs Mason Will be Great

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Episode 329 of Baschamania, a fun Basch & The Brain covering:

0:00 - It’s “RAF01 Fight Week”
03:30 - Gable Game
13:00 - Justin Rademacher Being Poached?
20:22 - Junior Pan Ams & U20 Cleanup
22:50 - Jordan Williams in and Going 157
25:30 - Who’s #1 Headed to Iowa
30:55 - Bo Bassett Recruiting Update?
33:30 - NIL Collectives
40:00 - Portland St vs Tarleton St
47:00 - Real American Freestyle
50:25 - RAF Card Preview - First Half of Card
01:02:30 - Second Half of Card
01:10:45 - Our Official RAF01 Picks
01:19:00 - RAF Q’s from the Chat
01:23:28 - Gable Out of CJI, Making MMA Debut

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Episode 328! Time to catch up on a few more days of U20/Junior World Championships action and talk about the Pico vs Duke debate that started.

0:00 - Intro & Gable Game
8:30 - USA U20 Recap
11:50 - Stanich Wins Gold & Our Trials Process
14:20 - J’Den’s Role in Winning Team Titles
19:00 - Will a College Poach J’Den
21:15 - Henckel Drops Finals, Wins Silver
25:30 - Blaze & McEnelly Win Gold
27:30 - 2 Sport Athletes, Max Excelling
33:00 - Leydecker Finals Live Reaction
40:00 - PJ Duke vs Aaron Pico Debate
48:00 - Beshada Joins for the Duke/Pico

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Fresh off a U20 World Title, PJ Duke joins the show to talk about his journey from bronze last year to gold this year, what it means to be part of Team USA and Penn State’s powerhouse lineup, and how he’s balancing juniors with eyes on senior-level goals.

We cover the wild Iranian match finish, the KD coaching influence, making the transition to Penn State, and whether he’ll redshirt. Plus, fan Q&A and fun hypotheticals like who wins: Aaron Pico of 2015 or PJ Duke of 2025.

0:00 - Winning a U20 World Title
01:50 - Bronze Last Year to Gold This Year
03:00 - Being A Part Of This Team
03:45 - The Penn State Team
05:25 - The Iranian Match Finish
06:50 - Focusing on Juniors & Being Present
07:30 - The KD Coaching Perspective
10:00 - Transitioning Focus to Senior Worlds
10:50 - Final X Series with Yianni
15:00 - Representing New York
16:15 - Making the Transition to Penn State
18:30 - Will PJ Redshirt?
19:45 - Taking out NCAA Champions
23:00 - Who Wins: Pico of 2015/PJ of 2025
25:00 - Fan Q&A
35:30 - Being a Part of the Class of 2025

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After two fun days of U20 Worlds action, it's time to dive into it!

0:00 - Intro & Gable Game
04:15 - Aaron Pico’s Fight
15:45 - It's U20 World's Week!
16:30 - PJ Duke is a World Champ
25:00 - Dee Lockett Eliminated
35:00 - Luke Stanich is a DAWG
39:15 - Justin Rademacher Is a World Champ!
51:45 - Cole Mirasola Bounces Back for Bronze
55:00 - Anthony Knox Eliminated at 57kg
01:01:30 - Henckel Going for Gold
01:11:20 - Mirasola Going for Bronze

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Starting the week off with another edition of Basch & The Brain Live!

0:00 - Intro & Gable Game
05:00 - Jayden James Interview
08:30 - Real American Freestyle Is Set
12:20 - Final Real American Freestyle Card on August 30th
15:30 - Mason Parris is Back
20:15 - Penn State Hosting Big 10’s
23:00 - Lennox Wolak Added Asst Coach, Coaching
Carousel
27:00 - UFC/PPV News - Paramus Plus
31:10 - U20/Junior World Championships Week! (Kinda)
39:00 - State Titles Don’t’ Mean As Much
50:00 - Willie Doesn’t Like Flo’s All Century Team

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Fresh off winning the U17 World Championship, Jayden James joins the BASCHAMANIA Podcast to break down his incredible run in Turkey. We talk semifinal and finals moments, training with Khaled Dassan, balancing club and high school coaching, and his dominant 43-0 high school season. Jayden also opens up about flipping his commitment from Virginia Tech to Penn State, reuniting with Duke and Welsh in Happy Valley, and being part of the loaded Class of 2026. From goals for next year to the mindset behind staying hungry, this conversation gives an inside look at one of wrestling’s brightest young stars.

0:30 - Intro
01:50 - Cadet World Team Race, Winning as a Team
03:10 - Semifinals Celebration & Finals Win
05:55 - Relationship with KD (Khaled Dassan)
07:15 - The Growth of KD TC
07:50 - Balancing Club Coach & High School Coach
08:40 - High School Success
10:50 - Jersey Wrestling
12:15 - Goals of Next Year
13:00 - What’s on Radar
14:20 - Staying in Love With The Sport
16:00 - U20 World Experience
16:45 - Flipping Commitment to Penn State
18:50 - Reuniting with Duke & Welsh at PSU
19:45 - Excitement about Becoming a Nittany Lion
20:50 - Developing a High Wrestling IQ
21:35 - Being A Part of the Talented Big Board Class
24:15 - Future Development at Penn State
25:15 - Fan Q&A

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What a performance from Team USA in Greece this week! On today's BASCH & THE BRAIN, we dive into it all.

0:00: Intro & Gable Game!
06:45: Women’s Freestyle & Some Notes
12:30: 45kg Keegan Bassett Wins Gold
18:45 - WIllie Representing The American Media
25:15: 48kg Ariah Mills Wins Gold
29:55: 51kg Sammy Sanchez Goes Back-to-Back!
33:40: 55kg Grey Burnett Picks Up Bronze
37:35: 60kg Besmar Goes 0-1
39:35: 65kg Kikiniou Doubles Up in Greco & Freestyle
43:45: 71kg Jayden James Wins Gold!
46:50: 80kg Aaron Stewart Still a Dawg
52:50: 92kg Hodgins Bounces Back with Grit
55:20: 110kg Alex Taylor at Heavyweight
58:00 - Iran’s Terrible Finals Performance
01:00:50 - Men’s Freestyle Action from Poland
01:05:00 - Cowboy RTC Took on China in a Gym
01:11:00 - Gabe Arnold Staying at Iowa?
01:12:15 - NWCA Convention Results in Dead Period & Willie Hates It

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Live from Greece, we break down the latest from Cadet/U17 Worlds, including Team USA’s updates, the historic Greco medal haul, and the newly released men’s freestyle draws. We also hit major storylines in wrestling: TJ Dudley stepping up as head coach, Sammy Alvarez officially not heading to Iowa, Sasso’s situation at Lehigh, and Vito potentially competing in Poland. Plus, we discuss Brayton Lee joining Bellarmine’s staff, Villasenor’s move to Stillwater, updates on Real American Freestyle, Hulk Hogan’s passing, and a new NCAA “Mental Hardship Pilot Program.”

0:00 - Intro, Live from Greece
05:00 - Cadet/U17 Worlds Update for Team USA
06:30 - 3 Greco Medals for First Time
09:00 - Morgan Turner is a Dawg
12:25 - Cadet Men’s Freestyle Draws Are Out
17:15 - Hulk Hogan’s Passing & RAF Update
21:25 - TJ Dudley Elevated as Head Coach
26:00 - Sasso No Longer at Lehigh After Arrest
30:30 - Bellarmine Adds Brayton Lee as Asst Coach
35:45 - Vito Competing in Poland?
40:00 - Villasenor to Stillwater
42:00 - Sammy Alvarez Officially Not Going to Iowa
45:15 - NWCA/Mike Moyer
51:30 - Jersey Barred from NCAA Punishment?
53:45 - “Mental Hardship Pilot Program”

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In this episode of Basch & The Brain, we spotlight the U.S. Cadet World Team and what makes this group one to watch, dive into the buzz around Real American Freestyle, and break down USA vs. Russia storylines. We also touch on cross-sport topics like the WNBA pay , Penn’s massive $20 million donation to wrestling, and wrap things up with key updates from the Ranking Series and UWW—plus another round of the Gable Game to close the show.

0:00 - Intro
02:50 - Get to Know Our USA Cadet World Team
16:00 - Real American Freestyle
23:30 - USA vs Russia
30:00 - WNBA & Wrestling
38:25 - Penn Gets $20 Million Donation
01:01:00 - Ranking Series Cleanup & UWW Notes
01:11:40 - Gable Game to Close The Show

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On this episode of Basch & The Brain, we dive into Jax Forrest’s shocking sweep over Vito Arujau, break down the finalized (and very young) 2025 U.S. World Team, and unpack everything from Fargo—including key Cadet and Junior results, standout performances, and bracket nuggets. We also talk team scores, Pennsylvania’s dominance, and give a quick update on the latest from the Ranking Series—all wrapped in one.

0:00 - Intro & Gable Game
07:10 - Jax Forrest Takes Out Vito Arujau in Two Straight
28:15 - World Team is Officially Set & We’re Young
30:16 - Fargo Nuggets & USA Bracketing
41:00 - Fargo Results from Cadets
58:50 - Quick Ranking Series Update
01:05:15 - Fargo Results from Juniors
01:39:25 - PA Wins, Team Score Talk
01:48:10 - Wrapping Up The Show

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Penn State’s Connor & Cole Mirasola—twin stud brothers from Wisconsin—join the show today to talk about their dominant off-season performances, their upcoming trip to Bulgaria for the U20 World Championships, and what lies ahead as they prepare to enter the college season in State College.

0:030 - Intro & Pan-Ams
02:50 - The Twin Component
03:30 - Making U20/Junior World Team Together
05:45 - Competing As Often as Possible
06:30 - Freestyle or Folkstyle?
08:10 - Vibes in State College
09:40 - Getting Mixed Up
10:30 - Cole Going Heavyweight
11:30 - Connor Battling for Roster Spot
14:00 - Transfer Portal Thoughts
16:30 - Coming Off Redshirts
18:10 - Penn State Culture
19:35 - AWA
21:20 - Elevating Wisconsin
23:00 - Impact of Faith
26:40 - U20 Junior World Championships
29:30 - Fan Q&A

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Fun Basch & The Brain this morning as we do what we do: talk about what's going on in the landscape of wrestling.

0:00 - Intro & Gable
09:50 - Ben Askren Sends a Video
18:00 - Gabe Arnold Staying at Iowa?
20:30 - Kyle Borshoff Steps Down from Binghamton
28:00 - Fargo Starts Monday + Something’s Got Willie’s Pissed!
39:30 - 2025-2026 Crystal Ball
52:00 - 125lbs56:00 - 133lbs
01:02:40 - 141lbs
01:08:40 - 149lbs
01:12:30 - 157lbs
01:30:35 - 165lbs
01:25:16 - 174lbs
01:30:05 - 184lbs
01:36:30 - 197lbs
01:40:30 - 285lbs
01:49:00 - Show Wrap Up

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Fun Basch & The Brain this morning as we do what we do: talk about what's going on in the landscape of wrestling.

0:00 - Intro & Gable Game
9:30 - Willie’s Trip to Chicago & Reading The Chat
15:00 - Gabe Arnold’s Departure from Iowa
30:00 - NY Post’s Story on Ferrari
33:15 - Bo Nickal & Real American Updates
49:30 - Teyon Ware to UNC, Sammy Sasso to Lehigh
54:30 - Vito/Jax Next Monday at Fargo
01:00:37 - U23 and U20 Pan Am Teams are Set, Fargo Rosters Rolling Out
01:11:00 - Iowa Roster Updates, Jordan Williams, Crystal Ball Tease

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Fun Basch & The Brain this morning as we do what we do: talk about what's going on in the landscape of wrestling.

0:30 - Intro & Game Gable
07:30 - Ben Askren Update
12:00 - Aaron Brooks Facing A Suspension
35:20 - Fargo Two Weeks from Today, Pin System Disaster Lingering?
44:50 - High School Wrestling Rankings P4P Top 10
51:30 - Questions & Topics from the Chat

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No shortage of topics in the wrestling world this week!

0:00 - Intro & Gable Game
8:30 - Carter Starocci Allegations
28:05 - Jax Forrest Wrestling in Fargo -> Budapest, Ranking Series
32:10 - Tony Ramos Turns Down Northern Colorado Job
36:00 - Current Coaching Scene Needs
42:30 - Bo Basset Follow-up
46:00 - Updated Thoughts on Bo’s Destination
51:00 - Bo & Iowa a Mutual Split?
57:30 - Training at the RTC/250 Mile Radius
58:45 - Traeger & Grill Talk

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Over the weekend, big news dropped as Bo Bassett decommitted from Iowa & Melvin Miller followed that up by eliminating them from contention. We dove into it all this morning on Basch & The Brain!

07:45 - Bo Bassett Decommits from Iowa
11:20 - Melvin Miller Removed Iowa from Top Schools
13:25 - What Bo's Dad Bill Bassett Shared with Willie
31:15 - So, Who Needs a 149lber?
37:10 - How the NIL Package Will Look Now
38:15 - Iowa Will Have To Go Hard After the Class of 2027
39:48 - Looking at the Top 10 at Class of 2027

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Wrapping up the week with a Live Basch & The Brain!

01:30 - Today’s Gable Game
10:20 - Willie Makes a BIG Purchase
14:30 - Coaching Carousel
16:30 - Northern Colorado Position
24:05 - Scotti Sentes Stepping Down from Campbell
30:30 - Rev Share Updates
36:30 - Going Through the Live Chat
44:40 - Jordan Williams Arrested
53:30 Coach KD Joins Live From Brazil

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In this episode of Basch & The Brain Live, we recap an electric Final X 2025 event with no shortage of drama, dominance, and surprises. From David Carr taking out Mesenbrink to Levi Haines showing out, we break down the biggest wins and upsets. PJ Duke stuns Yianni, Zahid dominates Dake, and Spencer Lee punches another World Team ticket. We also talk about Kyle Snyder’s 11th straight team, Wyatt Hendrickson’s thriller, and the impact of true third matches and delayed wrestle-offs.

Plus, a look at women’s freestyle & Helen Maroulis making her 15th straight team, Real American Freestyle’s growth, and Poulin’s transfer to Iowa State.

07:30 - Delayed Wrestle-offs
14:30 - True Third Matches
17:49 - 74kg: David Carr beats Mitchell Mesenbrink
21:20 - 79kg: Levi Haines is a Hoss
24:45 - 125kg: Wyatt Hendrickson Puts on a Thriller
28:45 - 92kg: Hidlay vs Barr was a Battle
33:20 - 97kg: Kyle Snyder Makes 11th Straight Team
38:45 - 65kg: Real Woods 1-0 in Making World Teams
43:00 - 70kg: PJ Duke Stuns Yianni
54:20 - 57kg: Spencer Lee Back on a Team
56:15 - 86kg: Zahid Dominated Dake
01:00:30 - Women’s Freestyle Recap
01:07:30 - Steveo Poulin to Iowa State, NCAA Housekeeping
01:10:20 - Can Real American Freestyle Succeed?

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RBY is back on the show today!

0:45 - The Move to Stillwater
2:45 - Training with Daton Fix
05:00 - Transitioning to Freestyle
09:25 - Getting a Big Win
11:30 - Competing for Mexico
14:00 - Audrey Jimenez & Sergio Vega
17:00 - NIL / Brand, Current Thoughts
19:30 - Getting Better in the Room
23:00 - MMA Plans?
25:30 - Final X Picks

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It's Final X week! We talk:

Bo Nickal
Ben Askren
AJ Ferrari to Nebraska
National Duals Seeds Implications
McHenry, Vasquez Transferring
Beau Bartlett/Penn State Drama?
Men's Final X Preview
Women's Final X Preview
Army, Kent State Coaching Announcements Incoming

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In this episode, Lehigh standout Luke Stanich joins the show fresh off winning a best-of-three series to make his first U20 World Team. We talk about his rise from the New Jersey high school scene, overcoming an early deficit in the Trials finals, and how he’s quickly adjusting to freestyle with minimal experience. Luke reflects on his freshman season at Lehigh, his decision to bump up to 141, and the value of his redshirt year. We also dive into the culture in the Lehigh room, his path through NJ states, and the keys to his successful transition to college wrestling — plus a few rapid-fire questions and transfer portal thoughts to close it out.

1:10 - Winning Best of 3 Series
3:30 - Minimal Freestyle Experience
7:00 - Down 0-4 Against Zepeda
9:10 - Growth Points
10:30 - Freshman Season Takeaways
12:00 - Going up to 141
14:30 - Redshirt Season
15:20 - Lehigh Vibes for Next Season
17:30 - Growing up in Jersey
19:30 - Breaking Through at NJ States
24:30 - Successful Transition to College
28:45 - Rapid Fire Q&A
34:20 - Transfer Portal

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In this episode of Basch & The Brain Live, we break down the delay in Vito Arujau’s Final X wrestle-off, what it means for the series, and why it matters. We also talk about Oklahoma quietly continuing to stockpile talent with the addition of Hipolito, and the Army head coaching search narrowing to its final three. Plus, an update on AJ Ferrari, a look ahead to June 15th recruiting calls, and Willie’s Real American Freestyle trip and takeaways.

01:30 - Vito Arujau Gets a Wrestle-off Delay for Final X
15:30 - Oklahoma Picks Up Hipolito, Quietly Continuing to Load Up
24:30 - Tyler Wells Buffaloes Willie
29:40 - Army Head Coach Position Down To Final 3
32:30 - Update on AJ Ferrari
41:15 - June 15th First Calls
50:35 - Willie's Real American Freestyle Trip & Updates

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In this episode of Basch & The Brain Live on BASCHAMANIA, we react to the news that AJ Ferrari was denied admission at UNC and speculate on Troy Nickerson’s possible return to Army West Point. We then dive deep into the U20 World Team Trials, covering weight-by-weight highlights — including Anthony Knox’s 3 match rebound, Blaze back on the team, Duke’s dominance at 70kg, and Jayden James giving Dee Lockett & the 74kg field a serious push at 74kg. We also talk Henckel’s breakthrough, Mirasola brothers’ dominance, and McEnelly’s gritty win at 86kg. Plus: a U23 Nationals recap and Willie’s next move with Real American Freestyle.

6:15: AJ Ferrari Got Denied at UNC
18:10: Troy Nickerson to Army West Point?
24:05: U20s - 57kg, Knox Turned it Around Late
33:30 - 61kg - Blaze back on a World Team
35:15 - 65kg - Was It a Takedown?
46:15 - 70kg - Duke Back on the Team
49:05 - 74kg - Jayden James is a Dawg, but Lockett Too Much
57:10 - 79kg - Henckel Breaks Through
01:01:10 - 86kg - McEnelly Battles Back to Make Team
01:05:40 - 92kg - Mirasola Back on World Team
01:07:30 - 97kg - Rademacher Continues to Win
01:09:30 - 125kg - Cole Mirasola Again Checks The Box
01:16:30 - U23 Nationals - Who Is on the Team, Finals Rundown
01:31:30 - Willie Takes a Job With Real American Freestyle

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In this episode of Basch & The Brain Live, we cover everything from who’s still in the transfer portal to the recent 18-month USADA suspension of Thomas Gilman, and signs pointing to Kyle Snyder’s return at Final X. We dive into updates on the Real American Freestyle movement, Lehigh adding women’s wrestling, and the increasingly competitive Junior World Team Trials. We also explore the impact of the same-day best-of-three format—and wrap by asking: Where is Iowa this freestyle season?

10:50 - Who is Left in the Transfer Portal?
13:45 - Thomas Gilman Suspended for 18 months
25:45 - Sounds like Kyle Snyder is Competing at Final X
33:00 - Real American Freestyle Update
39:10 - Lehigh Adds Women’s Wrestling
47:45 - Junior World Team Trials Continue to Heat Up
01:00:10 - The Advantage of Best of 3 Same Day in Junior World Team Trials
01:18:05 - Where is Iowa this Freestyle Season?

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In his first appearance on Baschamania, Penn State’s Levi Haines joins the show fresh off a World Team Trials win to talk about his dominant performance, what it means to be heading to Final X, and how it felt getting revenge on Dean Hamiti. We break down Levi’s incredible first three years at Penn State — including three Big Ten titles, a 73–4 record, and finishes of 2nd, 1st, and 3rd at the NCAA Championships. Levi opens up about leadership, faith, gratitude, and the elite culture inside the Penn State and NLWC room, plus his thoughts on social media, NIL, and who’s the better outdoorsman — him or Josh Barr.

TIMESTEAMPS

01:00 - Winning the World Team Trials
05:00 - Beating Hamiti in the Finals
07:00 - Opposing David Taylor
11:15 - Placing 1st, 2nd & 3rd at NCAA’s
16:45 - Learning The Most From Loss
18:00 - Moving Up Two Weight Classes
19:00 - Winning 3 Big Ten Titles
21:00 - Winning Team Titles vs Individual Titles
24:00 - The Depth at Penn State
28:40 - The Penn State Coaches & Leadership
31:00 - Having No Off Switch
35:00 - Importance of Family
39:15 - Stepping Up into Leadership
42:00 - Penn State Culture & Gratitude
47:00 - Growing in His Faith
49:00 - Plans for Social Media
53:30 - Perspective Heading into Final X
54:30 - Rapid Fire Fan Questions

In this episode of Basch & The Brain Live, we dive into the latest buzz around the Junior World Team Trials, previewing loaded brackets at 61kg, 65kg, and 70kg, and potential finals matchups across the board. We talk about the latest on Kyle Snyder, why USA isn’t attending the Ranking Series, and why Oklahoma State fans are once again triggering Willie.

03:00 - Girls High School Rankings Are Here
08:15 - Kyle Snyder Looking Likely
18:00 - Oklahoma State Fans are Pissing Willie Off Again
25:30 - USA Not Going to Ranking Series
30:00 - WIllie Getting Sick in Uzbekistan
32:00 - Junior World Team Trials Preview
41:40 - 61kg: Loaded for College Fans
45:30 - 65kg: Bassett/StanichRematch?
51:25 - 70kg: Duke Trying to Double Up
56:40 - 74kg: Dee Lockett Sitting in the Finals
58:35 - 79kg - Will William Henckel Break Through
01:01:30 - 86kg - Max McEnelly vs Sinclair Likely Battle Again
01:03:35 - 92kg & 97kg - US Open Final Rematches Likely
01:07:15 - 125kg is Gonna be a Show

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In this episode of Basch & The Brain, we break down all the major storylines from the 2025 World Team Trials. We start with the good, the bad, and the ugly from the event before diving into each key weight class — including Real Woods showing out at 65kg, Yianni vs PJ locked in at 70kg, Carter vs Dake delivering at 86kg, and Josh Barr making serious noise at 92kg. We also discuss PSU/NLWC sending 7 athletes to Final X, Skylar Grote vs Amit Elor, and whether Mason Parris & Gable Steveson’s absences left 125kg feeling flat.

Plus, we close with a teaser on the Class of 2026 Big Board and our Top 10 recruiting prospects.

05:00 - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly of the World Team Trials
18:18 - 65kg Recap, Real Woods Brought It
30:25 - 70kg Recap, We’re Getting Yianni vs PJ!
36:00 - National Team/Not Wrestling Back
44:40 - 79kg, PSU/NLWC Sends 7 to Final X
48:43 - 86kg - Carter/Dake Delivered
57:00 - 92kg - Barr is an Animal
01:01:45 - 97kg - TBD if Our Rep is Now Set
01:05:15 - 125kg - Lacked the Star Power We're Used To
01:10:20 - Skylar Grote brought it to Amit Elor
01:12:15 - Class of 2026 Big Board Teaser
1:14:20 - The NEW TOP 10 in The Class of 2026!

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In this episode of Basch & The Brain Live, we break down the latest on Kyle Snyder’s situation and what it could mean for Final X. We also dive into the Raney brothers’ commitment to Oklahoma State, reactions from Iowa fans, and what it means for recruiting momentum moving forward. Plus, we talk about the Class of 2027, and make our final picks for World Team Trials matchups across the board.

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4:50 - Kyle Snyder Update
11:45 - Will We See Snyder at Final X?
17:31 - Raney Bros Commit to Oklahoma State
25:30 - Iowa Fan Reactions to Not Getting Raney
31:30 - Next Year, Class of 2027
39:30 - World Team Trials Matchups & Making Final Picks

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On this week’s Basch & The Brain Live, we cover a packed slate of news and speculation across the wrestling world. We kick things off with the breaking news of Kyle Snyder’s arrest, then dive into transfer buzz with Sammy Alvarez announcing he's heading to Iowa. We discuss Dee Lockett’s possible weight change, preview the World Team Trials, and then we get into Real American Freestyle, new recruiting class rankings, and more.

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03:50 - Kyle Snyder Got Arrested
17:35 - Sammy Alvarez to Iowa?
31:45 - Dee Locket Changing Weights?
37:15 - World Team Trials Preview for Men’s Freestyle (65 & 70)
52:20 - 74kg at WTT
57:00 - 79kg & 86kg at World Team Trials
01:03:15 - 92kg and 97kg
01:08:15 - Is Heavyweight Wyatt Hendrickson Next Topic?
01:12:00 - Real American Freestyle Wrestling
01:17:15 - Recruiting Class Rankings Are Out

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After an incredible freshman season, Josh Barr returns to Baschamania to talk about his NCAA Finals run, battling through injury, and what he learned in year one at Penn State.

We dive into everything from his mindset after the Buchanan match to his growing leadership role, the addition of new training partners and teammates like Rocco Welsh and Ono, and his decision-making around World Team Trials.

Josh also shares how his faith anchored him through the highs and lows of a grueling season.

02:00 - Bo Nickal’s Fight Reaction
04:30 - Biggest Takeaways from Freshman Season
06:30 - Getting Injured at Big 10’s
12:30 - Getting Momentum at NCAA’s
14:30 - Cardenas Semis Rubber Match
17:15 - Gratitude for Heading to NCAA Finals
19:50 - Mindset after NCAA Finals
25:00 - 2nd or 3rd Place
29:10 - Role of His Faith This Season
32:15 - Iron Sharpens Iron
36:30 - Leadership in the Room
39:30 - Approaching Next Season Differently?
43:00 - Rocco Welsh Coming & Zack Ryder Leaving
46:30 - Depth at Penn State, Wrestling with Mirasola
49:30 - Excitement for Ono
51:30 - World Team Trials?
56:30 - Biggest Pride from This Past Year

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Fresh off winning the U.S. Open at 70kg, Yianni Diakomihalis returns to Baschamania with a lot to unpack. We dive into his transition to 70kg, what beating James Green meant to him, how a year off changed his approach, and what’s fueling him heading toward Final X and the World stage.

01:30 - How This Open Win Compares
03:30 - Having a Full Year Off
07:00 - The Transition to 70kg
10:00 - Cardenas & Bryce Wins
11:30 - Takeaways from Finals with Green
14:00 - Best of 3 Series at Final X
16:45 - Focusing on Green vs World Competition
19:00 - Only 26, But Already 26
22:30 - Being the Old Guy
23:00 - PJ Duke Story
24:30 - Inspiration in the Young Guys
29:00 - Mindset Focus
33:00 - Evolving at This Point in Your Career
34:15 - Thoughts on Current State of Team USA
39:00 - Impact of Guys Wrestling for Other Countries
45:45 - NIL’s Impact on RTC’s
58:00 - Simon Ruiz Story
01:00:50 - Fan Q&A

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Fresh off winning the 2025 US Open - (Seniors!) High School Phenom Jax Forrest joined me to talk about his awesome performance in Vegas, committing to Stillwater, and finishing up his time at Bishop McCort.

1:30 - Going Seniors instead of U20/Juniors
03:15 - Oklahoma State Commitment Impact on US Open
05:30 - Seeing the Veterans Retire
07:10 - Perspective Heading into the Open
09:15 - Finals Match with Seth Gross
12:00 - When He’s Locking In for Vito
13:30 - Daton Fix Injury Update
14:50 - Importance of Faith
19:30 - Balancing Expectation & Pressure
21:45 - Jax on Social Media
23:30 - Other Team Plans?
24:15 - The Excitement in Stillwater
27:15 - Bishop McCort
30:30 - Dynamic in the McCort Room
31:30 - Motivation for Remainder of High School Career
34:15 - Influences for Development & Maturity
36:00 - Getting a Cadillac
37:45 - Fan Questions

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The 2025 US Open did not disappoint as we really kick off a new cycle/quad! Fun diving into it all tonight on a live Basch & The Brain!

08:00 - Thoughts on USABracketing.com
13:35 - Seniors Men’s Freestyle: 57kg
19:00 - 61kg
32:15 - 65kg
37:30 - 70k
43:35 - Par Terre
48:30 - 74kg
53:45 - 79kg
01:03:00 - 86kg
01:11:00 - 92kg
01:14:30 - 97kg
01:15:30 - 125kg
01:19:00 - Junior/U20s Quick Recap

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It's time for the US Open this weekend! JB & the Brain preview Men's Freestyle and also have Jason Nolf join the show during our 79kg discussion!

01:30 - Slay Interview
08:30 - OU Doing Some Recruiting
11:40 - Hawkeyes Get Their 197'lber
22:30 - Is Iowa Getting Daniel Cardenas?
30:30 - US Open! 57kg
34:10 - 61kg
38:30 - USA Bracketing.com
46:20 - 65kg
52:15 - 70kg
01:02:55 - 74kg
01:12:10 - 79kg
01:15:00 - Nolf Joins
01:29:00 - 86kg
01:35:50 - 92kg
01:38:00 - 97kg
01:41:45 - 125kg

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Olympic Gold Medalist Brandon Slay returns to the podcast for the first time since 2021 — and he’s stepping into a bold new chapter. After 9 impactful years leading the PRTC in Philadelphia, Brandon is stepping down and moving to Springdale, Arkansas to launch the G1 Training Center and serve as Executive Director of SportsLife Wrestling — a ministry dedicated to building champions in life through faith and the sport of wrestling.

In this episode, we talk about the decision to leave Philly, the role of prayer in his journey, the vision behind G1, and how faith is now the cornerstone of everything he’s building. From mentoring senior-level athletes to investing in the next generation, Brandon unpacks what it truly means to pursue the Greater Gold.

01:30 - Past 9 Years in Philly at the PRTC
05:20 - Stepping Down from the PRTC0
5:50 - Decision to Make a Move from Philly to Arkansas
08:25 - Power of Prayer
10:10 - Opening the G1 Training Center
13:00 - Instilling Core Values
14:25 - G1 Will be a World-Class Facility
16:30 - Bringing In Senior-Level Talent
18:41 - Juxtaposition of Coaching All Ages
20:25 - SportsLife Wrestling
24:00 - Faith Is Now the Cornerstone
25:50 - Building in Arkansas
28:25 - Leaving Legacy in Philly
31:00 - Supporting What’s Next

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There is a lot of Transfer Portal Activity to catch up on & and we finally start to see some big coaching moves!

05:15 - Willie is on Tilt Over National Duals & Penn State Fans
19:45 - Hatred for Penn State Not Going
24:25 - Credit to Iowa Fans
30:30 - People Want Penn State vs Oklahoma State
40:00 - The Seeding of National Duals - Nebraska the 1?
01:08:30 - Lottery For Remaining Teams
01:10:00 ISH - Transfer Updates
01:28:00 - Graduates Not Happy With Coaching Salaries
01:31:15 - Coaching Hires/Moves

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There is a lot of Transfer Portal Activity to catch up on & and we finally start to see some big coaching moves!

02:25 - Richie Figgs leaves ASU; Is ASU Okay?
14:50 - Oklahoma State Picks Up Figs; Loses Gilman
18:15 - Brayden Thompson Staying In Stillwater
24:20 - Thomas Gilman Back to NLWC
30:30 - UNC Picks Up AJ Ferrari
38:00 - Willie Explains “Nebraska 2nd Best Program"
42:15 - Cowboy RTC Adds Lee Roper
46:20 - Rutgers Adds 3 From The Portal
51:15 - Iowa State Adds Elam & Dean
01:00:30 - National Duals Selection
01:08:10 - Willie Rants on “Newbs”
01:11:30 - Ono Does Not Have Four Years
01:13:30 - Coaching Moves
01:19:00 - Tidbits From Around Wrestling

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Thomas Gilman just spent his first year as a coach at Oklahoma State, and today we caught up to talk about his first year coaching, his retirement from competition - and, of course, the news that broke this weekend that he’s out of Oklahoma State. What a show!

01:40 - Olympic Trials & Jumping into Coaching
06:11 - Not Going to Turkey
08:45 - Coaching at Oklahoma State
12:45 - Coaching Troy Spratley to the National Finals
17:00 - The Decision to Leave Oklahoma State
20:00 - Going back to NLWC
25:30 - Transitioning from Selfish to Selfless
28:40 - Coaching Instinct vs Philosophy
31:00 - Comparing The Experience at Iowa, Oklahoma State, and Penn State
33:00 - Instilling This in Athletes
37:15 - Faith Playing a Pivotal Role
40:00 - Excitement to Get Back in Rec Hall
44:00 - Pride of Competitive Career
46:00 - Getting Covid Before Worlds

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Rocky Elam is a 4x All-American with 5th, 4th, 3rd and 6th place finishes at NCAA's. He has spent his whole career at Missouri but will be transferring for his final year of eligibility. Today he joins me on the show to talk about where he’s transferring and why..

01:00 - Injuries from last year
06:30 - The Decision to Transfer
08:00 - How NIL Factored In
09:40 - The Decision to Transfer
12:30 - Call From David Carr
14:15 - Approaching a New Room & System
16:30 - Zach Headed to Rutgers
17:45 - Transitioning Within The Big 12
19:15 - Plans for Freestyle & LA 2028
21:30 - Reflecting on Time at Mizzou

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Another wild week in College Wrestling with the Transfer Portal, and we're here to break down all of the latest.

05:30 - Transfer Portal, Peterson Commits to Iowa
08:45 - Iowa’s Line-up: Will Iowa get a 197lb’er to complete the lineup?
16:45 - Ben Kueter Hip Surgery
18:30 - AJ Ferrari Decision Coming Soon
27:50 - Zack Ryder Heading to Oklahoma State
32:55 - Does Oklahoma State Now Have a Log Jam?
51:30 - Deals Need To Be In By April 7th, Paid Out by Around June 20th
56:15 - How Many Wrestlers Have “NIL Value”
01:08:45 - Roster Cap Deadlines
01:22:50 - Glimpse into Vegas/Open Show

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On today's show, the NCAA Freshman of the Year, Max McEnelly of Minnesota, joins the show as we talk all things his Freshman season & Minnesota.

01:32 - Summarizing the Season
03:19 - Making the Jump to College
05:30 - Being an Underdog
08:28 - Dropping Matches to Carter & Parker
11:00 - Bouncing Back for 3rd
13:00 - Match Against Berge
14:30 - Film Guy?
15:45 - Having Gable Back For This Year
18:00 - Impact of Michael Kemerer
20:00 - Vance Vombaur in the Room
22:00 - Maintaining Momentum
24:30 - 184 Next year
25:45 - Fan Q&A
33:08 - NIL Deals

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Great having 2x National Finalist Drake Ayala of Iowa on the show today!

1:13 - Checking in Post-NCAA’s
03:40 - Growth at Iowa
06:30 - Going to Paris with Spencer Lee
10:00 - Overcoming Adversity
12:20 - The NCAA Tournament
15:20 - NCAA Finals Experience 2 Years in a Row
16:30 - Teemer & Parco Hate
20:30 - Nasir Bailey & Jordan Williams Joining Iowa
24:30 - Excitement on the Recruits Coming In
26:00 - Training Partners
27:45 - Having His Brother Dru in the Room
29:10 - Buchanan Winning National Title
30:10 - The Iowa Culture
33:30 - Leadership In the Room
36:30 - Pride in Career
38:25 - Hawkeye Streaks
40:30 - Fan Q&A

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The Hodge Race got contentious, the portal continues to heat up & top talent is finding new homes. We've got a fun show today. Be sure to subscribe for new episodes!

03:00 - The Hodge Trophy Race Was CLOSE!
28:50 - Transfer Portal: Rocco Welsh to PSU
39:40 - NIL and Why Are Some Numbers Disclosed & Others Aren’t?
48:00 - Iowa Picks Up Williams & Bailey
56:30 - Will They Pick Up Dean Peterson, Too?
59:30 - Will The Mirasolas Transfer?
01:02:40 - Alex Facundo to Oklahoma State
01:07:30 - Rosters to be Capped at 30 Soon
01:15:30 - Tim Flynn Calls out Iowa
01:27:15 - Dake Competing for 4 More Years

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Ohio State's Rocco Welsh, who was an NCAA Finalist his true freshman year & has 3 years of eligibility remaining, hit the transfer portal last week, and the decision was a quick one! On today's episode, we talk briefly about where he's headed & why.

0:51 - Why Rocco is Transferring
02:10 - What Happened Back in December
03:45 - Reaction When Going Into the Portal
05:11 - Making The Decision
07:32 - Reuniting with KDTC
08:21 - The Role of NIL
09:20 - Weight for Next Year
10:00 - Offseason Plans
11:37 - What He’s Looking Forward To Do The Most
12:35 - What He’ll Miss The Most at Ohio State

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Great chatting with Penn State's Luke Lilledahl on today's show!Luke just wrapped up his true freshman season with a 3rd place finish at NCAA's. Prior to starting college, Luke won both Cadet & Junior World Gold!* 0:01 - Winning another World Title Before Season * 4:14 - The Hunger For More Gold, The Fun in Competing * 05:30 - Pressure of Being a Highly Touted Recruit * 09:00 - Adjusting to College * 011:40 - Bouncing Back from Losses & Defeat * 13:30 - Losing at NCAA’s * 16:22 - Being a Part of the 10 AA Team * 19:00 - Making the Jump from High School to College * 21:49 - Making Improvements From This Year to Next Year * 24:06 - Getting the Nickname “Lightnin” * 26:15 - Importance of Play Wrestling * 28:35 - World Champ Ono being in the Room * 32:30 - Being Teammates with Ono Next Year * 38:12 - Who’s Taken on Mentor Role * 41:15 - Penn State Culture * 44:20 - Biggest Takeaway from Freshman Season * 48:00 - Fan/Listener Q&A * 58:00 - What’s Coming Up/Closing The Show

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The Transfer Portal is getting WILD! Today, we dive into everything going on in the Portal and then start to look at predicted/projected line-ups for the Top 5 next year!

04:15 - Coaching Changes Are Quiet
07:50 - There Are Buckets of Transfers
21:16 - Portal Rundown
43:13 - What’s Going on at Iowa State?
51:30 - Lucas Byrd Transferring Out?
52:55 - Jayden James Flips to Penn State
59:30 - Cleveland State Wrestling May Have a Chance
01:01:50 - Ono & Predicted Penn State Lineup for 2025-2026
01:14:58 - Nebraska Lineup Predictions for 2025-2026
01:19:30 - Iowa Lineup Predictions for 2025-2026
01:31:45 - Oklahoma State Lineup Predictions for 2025-2026
01:39:30 - Lehigh Lineup Predictions for 2025-2026

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WOW! The 2025 NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships DID NOT disappoint and we are back and recapping the whole event!

0:31 - We’re back from NCAAs, Our Trip
07:30 - Starting With The Team Race
09:00 - Penn State Dominated
18:00 - Podium Picture
24:30 - David Taylor’s Rookie Coaching Season
31:50 - Ono to Penn State?
41:00 - 125lbs Recap
47:15 - 133lbs
56:20 - 141lbs
01:09:50 - 149lbs
01:18:30 - 157lbs
01:30:20 - 165lbs
01:39:45 - 174lbs
01:47:25 - 184lbs
01:54:30 - 197lbs
02:06:25 - 285lbs
02:20:00 - Closing The Show

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We are officially one week out from the 2025 NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships, and that means we have brackets! Today, we talk all things NCAA's and go weight-by-weight through the brackets.

3:30 - Let D2 and D3 Champions Into D1 Championships
05:40 - The Whole Gang Is Going to Philly
11:00 - Tyler Brennan Situation is So Dumb
20:00 - Betting Odds for Teams
22:15 - Projected Seeds
25:30 - Iowa Bracket Projections
35:15 - Oklahoma St Projections
44:30 - Can Illinois Take Top 5 After Big Ten Performance?
48:30 - 125 lbs - WIllie’s Official Predictions & Projections
53:10 - 133 lbs
58:50 - 141 lbs
01:02:50 - 149 lbs
01:04:45 - 157 lbs
01:09:15 - 165 lbs
01:11:10 - 174 lbs
01:18:40 - 184 lbs
01:23:40 - 197 lbs
01:26:15 - 285 lbs
01:28:30 - Dark Horses
01:32:30 - Yianni is Returning! Up at 70kg
01:35:30 - Transfer Portal Updates

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We are officially one week out from the 2025 NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships, and that means we have brackets! Today, we talk all things NCAA's and go weight-by-weight through the brackets.

06:00 - The Seeds Were Not Bad
10:00 - 4 Teams Qualified All 10
11:30 - Tyler Brennan Situation
19:30 - Previewing 125 lbs at NCAA Championships
23:45- Actually Starting 125 lbs
30:30 - 133 lbs
38:20 - 141 lbs
50:14 - 149 lbs
01:01:15 - 157 lbs
01:17:20 - 165 lbs
01:24:30 - 174 lbs
01:31:48 - 184 lbs
01:39:12 - 197 lbs
01:51:15 - 285 lbs
01:59:00 - Team Score Predictions

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Conference Championships are officially in the books & we went weight-by-weight through it all as all eyes now turn to the NCAA's in 2 weeks!

06:30 - 125lbs at Conference Championships
22:10 - 133lbs
35:40 - 141lbs
46:00 - 149lbs
54:00 - 157lbs
01:01:30 - 165lbs
01:07:08 - 174lbs
01:17:40 - 184lbs
01:25:30 - 197lbs
01:36:45 - Heavyweight

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We’re 2 days in, with the 2 biggest days to go. Today, the Big 10’s & Big 12’s kick off, and we also get EIWA, Mac, SoCon Finals, as well as PA & Jersey State Finals! Fun live show!

03:30 - Pac 12’s
06:30 - Pac 12 To Grow?
10:15 - Recapping Pac 12’s
15:45 - AJ Ferrari Wins Pac 12 Title, What Will Happen in Philly, Next Year
32:00 - Big Ten Brackets
- Rest of the show was live Q&A and randomness.

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Another LIVE show this morning as we recap Conference Championship Saturday!

0:31 - What Happened with Weigh-Ins
07:30 - Who’s In, Who Needs Allocations
13:59 - Starting to Recap 125lbs at Big 10’s and Big 12’s
22:45 - 133lbs
25:45 - 141lbs
30:45 - 149lbs
35:45 - 157lbs
37:45 - 165lbs
43:52 - 174lbs
47:39 - 184lbs
50:21 - 197lbs
52:20 - 285lbs
56:10 - Adam Waters, Jax Forrest, Random Notes

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BIG Weekend ahead! It's Conference Championships Time!

0:31 - Willie’s Awake
03:05 - We Finally Got Big Ten Seeds, Delayed
07:51 - Saitiev Died
13:25 - Ryan Crookham Is Now Officially Out
20:25 - Taye Ghadial In the Transfer Portal
37:00 - California is Bonkers, NYS
43:30 - Conference Championships: Pac 12s
51:00 - Big 12 Seeds & Picks
01:08:30 - ACC Championships
01:16:55 - Big Ten Championships Preview: Preseeds and Picks (125-157)
01:42:34 - Big Tens 165 - 285

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The Postseason is officially upon us & today's show with Willie "The Brain" had a bit of everything, from High School States Drama and Senior Level Updates to NCAA Allocations & Coaches Rankings!

0:31 - Housekeeping
03:45 - There’s a Big Ten Curveball This Year
08:00 - Anthony Knox OUT for Postseason
18:45 - Snyder Wrestled at Multiple Events This Week
28:05 - FloWrestling Card
38:48 - Spencer vs Ono
51:30 - Coaches Rankings = Pure Comedy
55:50 - Allocations are Out - What It Means
1:04:00 - Who Needs an Allocation
1:05:35 - Ryan Crookham/Matty Lopes Situation at 133
01:09:15 - Returning All-Americans Need an At-Large
01:24:57 - Will Iowa Send All 10?

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The Final Weekend of the College Wrestling Regular Season Did NOT Disappoint! We dive into it all on today's show, episode 275!

02:50 - Crookham Didn’t Wrestle, neither did Lopes
05:30 - EIWA’s Will Not Have True 2nd
11:15 - Weekend Recap Begins
13:00 - 285 Seeds at NCAA’s Could Be Interesting
16:55 - Virginia Tech beats NC State 21-10
27:06 - Saturday's Duals: Keegan Is Officially Back
34:25 - No Matt Ramos for Purdue
47:30 - #3 Iowa beats #2 Oklahoma State 21-16
54:42 - Spratley Majors Cruz
01:09:00 - Nelson or Kennedy To Go in the Postseason?
01:10:30 - Brands Wouldn’t Say if Ferrari or Arnold is Going

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The Final Weekend of the College Wrestling Regular Season Is Here!

01:30 - Travel Plans
09:40 - Rutgers/Penn Dual; Is John Poz Retired?
13:10 - Sammy Sasso is All Done
18:15 - Weekend Preview
18:45 - Ryan Crookham Update
25:30 - NC State vs Virginia Tech Friday Night
39:10 - Weekend Preview Continues
47:05 - #2 Oklahoma vs #3 Iowa Sunday Night
01:04:40 - Kennedy or Brands at 174?
01:07:20 - Angelo Ferrari Not Listed as a Probable

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The best time of the year is slowly upon us and today we slowly starting introducing post-season talk! Not only do we preview the weekend's BIG action, but we talk projected seeds for the 2025 Big Ten Championships in just a few weeks!

0:31 - Basch May Get Stranded in Florida
3:20 - Latest Work from Willie
09:40 - Penn State Beats Ohio State 27-13
15:45 - Ohio State Has No Transfers
20:00 - Davis Wins & Dual Breakdown Continues
33:50 - Iowa beats Minnesota 23-11
42:30 - Weekend Slate Rundown
43:52 - Miller Doesn’t Wrestle, WIllie Was Right
53:00 - Again, No AJ Ferrari
01:04:45 - Northern Iowa vs Iowa State Was Electric
01:13:11 - Ranking Series Entries Out For Next Week

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The best time of the year is slowly upon us and today we slowly starting introducing post-season talk! Not only do we preview the weekend's BIG action, but we talk projected seeds for the 2025 Big Ten Championships in just a few weeks!

0:31 - The Best Time of the Year Is Here
04:45 - Is Gable #1 (Seed) Next Topic
08:40 - Big Ten Projected Seeds (125 - 157)
25:55 - Big Ten Projected Seeds (165 - 275)
30:30 - It’s Army/Navy Week
32:30 - NCAA Rev Share Update
41:00 - Hodge Watch
49:30 - Weekend Preview Begins
50:30 - #1 Penn State vs #8 Ohio State
01:02:30 - #3 Iowa vs #6 Minnesota
01:22:15 - Rest of the Weekend Slate
01:26:30 - Iowa State at Northern Iowa

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Weekend Rundown Time With Willie 'The Brain'!

01:59: Drama over Commentary

22:10: Terrel Barraclough beats #3 Peyton Hall

23:30 Iowa beats Nebraska 19-16

46:25: GOAT Follower’s Note on Buchanan Not Making Top 100 Big Board

59:18 Rest of The Weekend Slate

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Great show today with Willie the Brain as we talk about the biggest news in college wrestling from Bo Bassett to Iowa & other commitments, and preview the best wrestling coming up this weekend!

03:30 - #1 Bo Bassett Commits to Iowa
26:30 - Team Race Makes NCAA’s More Exciting
30:20 - Jax Forrest (Pre-Commitment)
35:10 - Big Board Inventory, Recruiting Round-up
37:00 - Zagreb Open Ranking Series & Senior Level
53:50 - Weekend Preview, Bearclaw vs Peyton Hall
01:00:10 - #3 Iowa vs #6 Nebraska Preview
01:10:45 - Rest of the College Wrestling Weekend Slate
01:19:00 - Bishop McCort & Some High School Talk

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What a weekend! Time to dive into #1 Penn State vs #2 Iowa as PSU takes the dual for the fourth year in a row.

02:15 - #3 Dreshaun Ross Committed to Oklahoma State
10:33 - #1 Bo Bassett Announces He’s Ready to Announce Decision
15:45 - Recapping #Penn1 State vs #2 Iowa
35:25 - Mesenbrink for Hodge? The Hodge Trophy Race Begins.
43:42 - Carter Starocci vs Angelo Ferrari
48:55 - Gabe Arnold & Angelo Ferrari Drama
01:19:05 - Rest of the Slate Briefly

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The biggest dual of the year is here; it's #1 Penn State vs #2 Iowa live Friday Night at 7pm ET on the Big Ten Network!

2:00 - Update on Non-Revenue Sharing Updates, High School Wrestling
06:40 - Wrestling Media Discussion, Lack of Credentialing
38:30 - #1 Penn State vs #2 Iowa & Starting With 125: #6 Luke Lilledahl vs #28 Joey Cruz
47:24 - 133: #7 Braeden Davis vs #3 Drake Ayala
50:45 - 141: #3 Beau Bartlett vs #31 Ryder Block + A Willie Ranking Rant
58:54 - 149: #4 Shanye Van Ness vs #2 Kyle Parco
01:05:50 -157: #3 Tyler Kasak vs #1 Jacori Teemer
01:13:20 - 165: #1 Mitchell Mesenbrink vs #2 Mikey Caliendo
01:16:35 - 174: #2 Levi Haines vs #5 Patrick Kennedy
01:18:10 - 184: #1 Carter Starocci vs #5 Gabe Arnold
01:26:40 - 197: #4 Josh Barr vs #1 Stephen Buchanan
01:41:50 - 285: #2 Greg Kerkvliet vs #11 Ben Kueter

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Time to Recap the College Wrestling Weekend with Willie 'The Brain' Saylor.

0:31 - Intro & Willie turns Bills/Redskins Losing into a National Duals Rant
06:55 - Willie Has Some Nuggets & We Talk Injuries & Updates
19:15 - Ivy League Decided No Rev Sharing + Big 12 Rev Sharing Issues
28:30 - Weekend Rundown Starts with Nebraska’s Strong Rebound
41:00 - Rundown Resumes with Big Wins
48:30 - Penn State / Rutgers Breakdown
01:03:40 - Weekend Rundown Continues
01:04:30 - Oklahoma State vs Northern Iowa Breakdown
01:08:15 - Iowa vs Ohio State Breakdown
01:27:15 - The Headgear Throw Point Deduction Needs to Stop
01:33:55 - Iowa State / Oklahoma State & Rest of the Slate

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Fun show today diving into the biggest news stories of the week in the world of College & Senior Level Wrestling with Willie 'The Brain'!0:31 - Clovis vs Buchanan2:37 - Cleveland State Dropping Wrestling (Again)16:45 - Every Wrestling Program Should Be Endowed22:15 - BASCHAMANIA Wins Podcast of the Year29:30 - National Duals are Back37:00 - Penn State and Iowa Do Not Need To Go54:15 - CKLV Could Get Blown Up in The Process57:30 - Previewing This Weekend’s Action59:52 - Oklahoma State vs UNI Breakdown01:05:40 - Iowa vs Ohio State Dual Breakdown01:17:15 - Oklahoma St vs Iowa State Breakdown 01:21:50 - Senior Level News/Nuggets01:30:30 - After ShowTweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great stories & analysis.PLEASE Support the show & leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts! For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email info@baschamania.com.BASCHAMANIA is a Basch Solutions Production. Learn more about Basch Solutions at www.BaschSolutions.com.

Fun show today diving into the biggest news stories of the week in the world of College & Senior Level Wrestling with Willie 'The Brain'!0:31 - Intro and Bills/Commanders3:45 - Diving into Wrestling Talk4:30 - Iowa vs Illinois Recap17:00 - 35 Undefeated Guys in the Country18:10 - 125lb Tier Talk: Are There Clear Favorites?41:00 - Cenzo Joins!46:50 - Penn State vs. Nebraska Recap01:12:50 - Other College Wrestling Happenings01:32:30 - Senior Level News & Nuggets

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Fun show today diving into the biggest news stories of the week in the world of College & Senior Level Wrestling with Willie 'The Brain'!00:31 - National Duals33:40 - Women’s Wrestling Approved for an NCAA D1 Sport43:00 - Rudis and UWW Partnership46:20 - FloWrestling Announces a Super Card with Spencer Lee & Others51:30 - Spencer Lee Competing a Lot Coming Up55:40 - Ryan Crookham Out for the Year01:00:05 - Anthony Ferrari Competing This Semester at LIU01:01:30 - Oklahoma State Beats NC State 34-301:11:15 - Previewing Penn State vs Nebraska - Friday 9pm ET01:18:05 - Iowa vs Illinois (Friday at 7pm ET), Michigan vs Minnesota

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Basch & The Brain January 13th Recapping Recent Events & Looking Ahead to Action Coming Up:

02:12 - Senior Level News
07:20 - Why Gable is Vilified
09:30 - Season-Ending Injury Plague
18:21 - Nebraska vs UNI, Minnesota
30:35 - Penn State Dominance
33:15 - Ridge Lovett & State of Riding
44:00 - Friday Results & Notes
53:30 - Looking at Saturday / Sunday Results
01:01:45 - Looking Ahead to Action Coming Up

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Basch & The Brain January 3rd:

0:45 - Intro, Podcast of the Year Nomination
2:30 - College Football
7:20 - Rocky Elam Out for The Season
13:20 - Iowa Fans Mad at JB
17:05 - Coach Smith Transparency
23:43 - Rudis / USAW
33:23 - Midlands/Scuffle/Soldier Salute
36:05 - Arnold/Ferrari
41:50 - Midlands, Salute Rundown
46:45 - 197/285 - Is an Inbetween Weight Needed?
52:20 - Weekend Preview
01:04:40: Open Questions for Willie: Next New Coach to Win an NCAA Title & Next Team Outside of Recent 5 to Win an NCAA Title
01:06:12 - Bo Bassett Recruitment/Anticipation

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Lot of great action over the past week and on today's Christmas special, Basch & The Brain touch on many of the top storylines.

0:30 - Intro
05:32 - Oklahoma St vs. Virginia Tech Trip & Recap
15:29 - Collegiate Duals
18:15 - Rocco Welsh Staying at Ohio State
22:30 - Ohio State vs Iowa State & Their Lineups
28:07 - Collegiate Duals Streaming Issues
56:15 - Penn State at Collegiate Duals
01:04:50: Little Rock Notes
01:07:18 - State of Missouri Right Now
01:09:56 - O’Toole vs Levi and 174lbs
01:23:07 - Meyer Shapiro Returned & Dominated

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Time to do a weekend rundown & look at all the action coming up the rest of the week. From Oklahoma State vs Virginia Tech to a possible O'Toole/Haines match on Sunday, some great wrestling incoming!

0:30 Intro
3:30 - Eastern vs. Nazerth HeadgearGate
7:10 - Weekend Dual Rundown
8:47 - Rocco Welsh Rumors
19:56 - Iowa State Injuries
25:57 - Senior Level Wrestling
28:00 - Amit Elor “Snubbed”
35:56 - Transfer Rules/$$
37:52 - Barr Majoring Beard
41:30 - Cardenas Looks Incredible
46:21 - VTech vs Oklahoma State Preview
01:01:14 - Collegiate Duals
01:02:00 - Ohio State vs Iowa State Rundown
01:09:48 - Keegan O'Toole vs Levi Haines Going Down

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Josh Barr has made a splash at 197lbs this year as he breaks through to the tough Penn State lineup. He joined me for Victory Monday as we talk the current season & look back on the past year.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:30 - Victory Monday, Bryce Jordan Center Debut
3:46 - Losing to Sinclair at US Open
5:59 - World Championships Experience
9:37 - Half The World Team was Nittany Lions
11:59 - The Next Generation of Penn State Wrestling
14:59 - Transition to College & The PSU Room
18:45 - What Early Losses in the Room Taught Him
25:10 - Thoughts on Weight Heading Into the Season
27:05 - Getting Beef from Kasak Family Farm
29:10 - Cutting Back to 84 Next Year?
30:32 - On Cutting Weight
32:00 - Iron Sharpens Iron
33:15 - Having a Tough Schedule
36:05 - The Penn State Culture
38:08 - Influential Leadership
42:00 - Competing This Weekend
43:39 - Rapid Fire Instagram Questions

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Fun having Utah Valley's Terrell Barraclough on the show today to talk about his transfer from Penn State, the season he's putting together, and what's next for the stud.

TIMESTAMPS-ISH:

0:30 - Intro & Is It Actually “Bearclaw”?
3:16 - Why He Transferred from Penn State
06:45 - Hitting the Portal
12:57 - Helping Adam Hall Establish His Footing at Utah Valley
14:31 - Going From a Workhorse in the Room to THE Guy
16:30 - Workhorse? That’s Carter Starocci!
17:49 - Teaching Utah Valley What He Knows, Brings From Penn State
19:18 - Still Feeling the Penn State Love
23:00 - Not Leaving Penn State Earlier
25:30 - CKLV Performance
29:10 - Developing Mindset
33:49 - Expectations For the Rest of the Season
36:39 - Learning From Cael about Target Being On Your Back
41:18 - Looking Forward To Most the Rest of the Season & Post College
44:07 - What Wrestling Taught Him Most

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Great time today recapping the CKLV tournament!

And, yes, TIMETAMPS for the WE WANT TIMESTAMPS CROWD:

01:30 - Few Ironman Notes
04:40 - 125lbs
09:26 - Large Amount of Medical Forfeits
17:37 - Oklahoma State’s Performance
28:31 - 133lbs at CKLV
39:47 - 141lbs at CKLV
49:29 - 149bs at CKLV
56:31 - 157lbs at CKLV
01:01:23 - 165lbs at CKLV
01:09:02 - 174lbs at CKLV
01:14:22 - 184lbs at CKLV
01:18:20 - 197lbs at CKLV
01:24:39 - 285lbs at CKLV
01:28:08 - Final Team Notes

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Some CKLV entry updates have come in & we go weight-by-weight to recap Willie's Crystal Ball rankings/projections!

3:00 - CKLV Updates
13:20 - Crystal Ball Overview
16:02 - Crystal Ball: 125
25:21 - Crystal Ball: 133
35:48 - Crystal Ball: 141
44:29 - Crystal Ball: 149
50:53 - Crystal Ball: 157
01:02:28 - Crystal Ball: 165
01:07:38 - Crystal Ball: 174
01:18:15 - Crystal Ball: 184
01:23:54 - Crystal Ball: 197
01:31:47 - Crystal Ball: 285Tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great stories.Support the show & leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts, and shop some apparel on BASCHAMANIA.com! For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email info@baschamania.com.BASCHAMANIA is a Basch Solutions Production. Learn more about Basch Solutions at BaschSolutions.com.THE HOST OF THE SHOW: JUSTIN BASCHTWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/justinjbaschINSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/jbaschWILLIE ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/MatScouts1SUBSCRIBE TO THE BASCHAMANIA WRESTLING PODCAST!Get more premium wrestling content on Rokfin! Rokfin.com/Baschamania

It's going down this weekend in Las Vegas!

This weekend, it's the premiere wrestling tournament of the regular season as we get the CKLV Invitational on Friday & Saturday.

On today's show, Willie & JB go weight-by-weight as we talk projected seeds, make picks for each weight & discuss the storylines we're watching heading into the weekend!

07:12 - CKLV Preview: 125lbs.

20:10 - CKLV Preview: 133lbs.

26:01 - CKLV Preview: 141lbs.

31:00 - CKLV Preview: 149lbs.

37:33 - CKLV Preview: 157lbs.

46:05 - CKLV Preview: 165lbs.

52:15 - CKLV Preview: 174lbs.

59:40 - CKLV Preview: 184bs.

01:04:51 - CKLV Preview: 197lbs.

01:17:55 - CKLV Preview: 285lbs.

01:23:25 - CKLV Team Projections

01:27:28 - What Team Will Have 2 Champs?

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What a great weekend of wrestling action. From a dominant Gable Steveson return, to the Iowa/Iowa State CyHawk Dual, Penn State Wrestle-offs at the Black Knight Invitational, we recap it all in today's episode of the show as JB and Willie give the full weekend rundown.

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Time to preview all this weekend's action!* Missouri vs Illinois - Most Competitive Dual of the Weekend? * CyHawk Dual: Iowa vs Iowa State - Will Iowa run away with it? * Keystone Classic Preseeds - Some great matches to look out for. * Black Knight Invitational - Penn State Wrestle-offs? * Full Weekend Slate Rundown - Looking dual by dual...

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Today, we dive into the top wrestling stories from the weekend:

Sammy Sasso Returns 454 Days After Being Shot
Barraclough, My Current Wrestler of November
All-Star Classic Recap
College Betting Tidbit
Weekend Rundown of Box Scores, Top Results
Rocco Welsh to Redshirt and go up to 184
Casey Swiderski to Miss the Entire Season with a Knee Injury
Gable is BACK. FIRST Semester, too.
Marcus Blaze Commits to Penn State- Sam Herring, Sneaky Good Pick-Up

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The college wrestling season is underway! Today, Willie & JB recap last week's action and then preview next weekend's action, including the All-Star Classic. Friend of the Show, Don B joins at the end to talk some Jersey Wrestling, as well.

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Willie's Updated Crystal Ball Rankings are OUT and it is time to Officially Preview the 2024-2025 D1 College Wrestling Season. Lot of fun in this episode as we go weight-by-weight and talk about the favorites and some predictions, along with storylines, for the upcoming season.

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Many laughs & an awesome time today having Olympic Champion and 6x World/Olympic Medalist Sarah Hildebrandt back on the podcast.

We talk:

Processing Emotions before Olympics
Susaki Going Down in the First Round
Vinesh Missing Weight on Day 2
Wrestling Cuba's Guzman in the Finals
Never Giving Up
Fans at the Olympics vs No Fans in Tokyo
Having Drew with her at the Olympics
Elor Winning’s Momentum on Day 1
The Upcoming Generation & Changing The Guard
Future for Sarah
What Sarah was Craving Cutting Weight
Rapid Fire Questions from the Fans

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What an awesome weekend of wrestling at the 2024 World Team Trials for the Non Olympic Weight World Championships! This weekend, Vito Arujau, James Green, Jordan Burroughs & David Taylor all made the 2024 World Team and Willie & I recap it all, talking about many of this weekend's top storylines!

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David Taylor is officially in at 92kg for the World Team Trials, which means it's finally time to do an official preview for Men's Freestyle. We'll dive in to 61kg, 70kg, 79kg, and 92kg, and of course, make our picks!

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Fun show today as Adam Fellers and Don Beshada join Willie & I to discuss the state of the NIL & The Transfer Portal after all of the recent Iowa & surrounding activity. We also talk about "developing" athletes & just what that means.

After that lengthy discussion, we talk Gable Steveson/Buffalo Bills, Zain's NLWC addition, WTT news and notes and briefly looking at Junior Worlds next week.

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Olympic wrestling has come to a close at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, and today, Willie & I, along with Felters halfway through, recap the action and talk about many of the reactions & takeaways.

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Basch & The Brain Recap the Past Few Days of Wrestling at the Olympics, including:

Sarah Hildebrandt Wins Gold
Helen In 3rd Olympic Medal Match
Spencer Lee is in the Finals
Mason Parris Went 0 for 1
Aaron Brooks Loses a Heartbreaker
Dake is In Fact Aging Backwards

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Basch & The Brain Recap the First Few Days of Wrestling at the Olympics:

Lopez Wins Gold Number 5
Vinesh Stuns 5x World & Olympic Champ Yiu Susaki, then gets DQ'd after not making weight
Sarah Hildebrandt Is Into The Finals!
Amit Elor is Simply Incredible
Previewing Tomorrow's MFS 57kg & 86kg, and WFS 57kg brackets
Greco Goes 0-for-5
Micic is Out, Was Weight an Issue?

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It is finally here! Of course, I'm referring to both Wrestling at The 2024 Olympics and our preview show!

Today, Willie "The Brain" and I, Justin Basch, go through Men's Freestyle in-depth, weight-by-weight, and talk picks, betting lines, brackets (what we know), storylines, and more.

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What a fun show today talking mindset & marketing for wrestlers as Wrestling Mindset's Gene Zannetti comes on the show and we talk all things mindset & marketing.

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Lot of golden nuggets in here for wrestlers & wrestling fans a like. Hope you all find value and entertainment in this one!

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Great having 2024 NCAA Champion Greg Kerkvliet back on the podcast as we talk this past season, look ahead to next season, and talk about him competing in the Craig Jones Invitational next month.

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Fun time catching up with the Brain as we swift through news & rumors from the past few weeks in high school, college & freestyle wrestling!

Olympics Marketing Seems Quiet
Sidakov and Sadulaev Out
AJ Ferrari News Matters
Teemer Transferring Out Rumors, Volk?
Iowa's Transfer Batting Average
Bo Bassett Recruiting Thoughts
Recent Coaching Moves Rundown
Recent Pro Leagues & Events

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Awesome having the Head Coach of the Wisconsin Badgers football program, Luke Fickell, on the podcast today to talk about his success in wrestling early on & how it all intertwines with his current position as a D1 Big Ten Head Coach! We talked:

Mindset Early in Wrestling Career
Wrestling Lessons to Football
Choosing to Focus on Football
Balancing Multiple Sports
Bono & Reader’s Impact on Him
Can We Get a Program at Cincinnati
Success from Wrestling
Gable Signing With The Bills
Ben Kueter Focusing on Wrestling
Recruiting Wrestlers
Coaching Influences
Wrestling’s Effect on Team Culture
Advice for Athletes Who Want To Be Recruited at D1 Level
Excitement For the Season Ahead

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Fresh off making another age-level World Team, high school superstar Bo Bassett of Bishop McCort joins the show today to talk about the successes of the past year before we dive into the recruiting window opening up for him! We talk:

Making his first Junior World Team
Last Chance Qualifier Experience
Humility in Defeat
Not Burning Out
Bumping Up in Weight
Commitment to his Faith
Having 100k Followers
Recruiting Window Opening
NIL's Role in His Decision
Opinions on Some Top Schools
Fan Questions
Rapid Fire Fan Questions

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Great having 2024 NCAA Champ Jesse Mendez of Ohio State on the podcast today ahead of his match next week at Beat The Streets with 2023 NCAA Champ Andrew Alirez! We covered a ton, including:

Making the Jump from 6th to Champ
Rivalry with Beau Bartlett
NCAA Finals Finish
Excitement for Next Season
Mindset Late in the Matches
Sammy Sasso
Tom Ryan
Olympic Trials Experience
Wrestling Andrew Alirez
Headlining Beat The Streets
Indiana is 141U

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Earlier this week, 2x NCAA Champion & USA Olympic Team Alternate Nick Lee was named the new assistant coach at Penn State. Great to have him back on the show today to talk all about the past few months leading up to the new role with Penn State. We talked:

Wrestling Gomez at the Pan-Ams
Other Americans Wrestling for Other Countries
2024 Olympic Trials Experience
Wrestling Zain at the Olympic Trials
The NLWC vs NLWC dynamic
Traveling with Zain to Qualify the Weight
Oklahoma St News Breaking
Being Offered The Assistant Job
The Increased Competitiveness in College Wrestling
Looking Ahead to Next Season
What’s Next Competitively

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Great having 4x NCAA Champion, Hodge Trophy Winner, and 2024 Olympian Aaron Brooks back on the show today! We talked:

Wrapping up College Career
His Hodge Trophy
Being Part of the PSU Sports Dynasty
Most Memorable Matches
Wrestling in U23's, Decision Why
Olympic Trials Perspective
Connor Mirasola Taking Him Down
Match with Zahid; The Singlet Pull
Late Night Olympic Trials Weight Cut
Sweeping David Taylor 2 in a row
The Adderall Rumors
Take on David Taylor to Oklahoma State
What's Next for AB
86kg or 92kg After 2024 Olympics

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Two fun conversations in one episode today!

First up, I chatted with Air Force's Wyatt Hendrickson, a 2x All-American who is in the transfer portal, looking for a home for his final year of eligibility. We talked about how someone in the military service can transfer, what schools he's looking at, how NIL plays a role, the Olympic Trials, and more.

Then, 2024 Olympian Kennedy Blades joins the podcast once again as we talk about her Olympic Trials run, dethroning Adeline Gray, the role her faith has played in this past year, being coached by Izzy & Mark Perry, the depth of the 76kg Women's Freestyle field and more.

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David Taylor was just announced as the new Oklahoma State Head Coach and Willie and JB talked about it as the news officially broke live a bit into the show.

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Great time today recapping the 2024 Olympic Trials as we dive into Men's Freestyle & a bit of the Women's Freestyle action.

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Another fun episode of "Basch & The Brain" as Willie & JB spend 2 hours going through the Men's Freestyle brackets for the 2024 Olympic Trials this weekend! Catch all the action on Friday & Saturday on Peacock & USA Network.

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Now a 2x NCAA Champ, Iowa State's David Carr joins me once again on Baschamania to talk all about his latest championship and more. We talk:

NCAA Matches
Rivalry with Keegan O'Toole
Finals with Mesenbrink
Winning With Fans
Best Father/Son NCAA Duo?
Winning Big 12 Championships
What Faith Has Done For Him
Perspective for Olympic Trials
Post Graduation Plans
MMA in His Future?

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Back on the podcast for episode 228 today, is our guy Vincenzo Joseph, 2x NCAA CHAMP, 3x NCAA Finalist (4th year stolen as the 1 seed), as we go weight-by-weight recapping an incredible 2024 NCAA Championships Tournament.

We also talk about Cenzo’s return to the mat in just two weeks at the Olympic Trials Last Chance Qualifier!

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It's time! We have brackets for the 2024 NCAA Championships and today, Willie and I, the host Justin Basch, go weight-by-weight as we preview the 2024 NCAA Championships and make our picks at every weight!

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The At-Large Bids/Wildcards came out today for NCAA's and, as per usual in the wrestling community, drama ensued.

Today, Basch & The Brain -Willie of Matscouts - discuss what's going on, the process and talk about the change needed.

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Conference Championship Week is here!

Today as Pre-Seeds came out for Big 10's, Willie and JB hop on to do a full preview show of the Big Ten Championships. Also talked about Pan Am Championships and American wrestlers competing for ther countries.

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This weekend, 2x NCAA Champ & friend of the show, Roman Bravo-Young, officially became an Olympian! He will be competing in Paris at the 2024 Olympics at 57kg. We spoke on:

Becoming an Olympian
Wrestling for Mexico
Cutting down to 57kg/125lbs
PSU Room/Gilman
Launching WRSLE
Audrey Jimenez/Sunny Side

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The Final Weekend of Regular Season Wrestling is Here, and There Is No Shortage of Storylines & Hype!

Willie Won an Award, We Didn't
NCAA Still Playing Credentials Game
Senior Level Schedule & Updates
Virginia Tech at NC State
Lehigh vs Arizona State
Missouri vs Iowa State
3 Iowa at #2 Oklahoma State
Weekend Preview

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Another fun show with 'Basch & The Brain' as we recap the weekend and talk:

Penn State vs Nebraska Full Recap
Audrey Jimenez Makes History in Arizona
Some Iowa/Wisconsin Notes
Is Vito Banged Up?
Cornell/NC State Notes
Adam Hall named Utah Valley Head Coach
Other Weekend Notes & Tidbits
NCAA Makes Another Stupid Decision

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Another fun show with 'Basch & The Brain' as we talk:

Willie on FRL
Non Olympic Weight World Championships Announced
World Team Trials & Olympic Trials Talk
Pan Am Championships Coming Up
ReviewGate
Cornell/NC State
Penn State/Nebraska
Weekend Lookahead

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Back at it for another episode of 'Basch & The Brain' as we discuss all things college wrestling including:

Crystal Ball Rankings Updates
Transfer Portal Probables
Penn State/Iowa Preview
Nebraska/Michigan Preview

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Back at it for another episode of 'Basch & The Brain' as we discuss all things college wrestling and senior-level wrestling for the upcoming weekend.

Addressing "The Bias"
Pan Am Talk
Previewing Penn State vs Ohio State
Previewing Michigan vs Iowa
Looking at the Rest of The Weekend

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Back at it for another episode of 'Basch & The Brain' as we discuss all things college wrestling and senior-level wrestling from this weekend.

Penn State is Dominating
Willie's 8 AA Predictions
Peyton Robb Drops 4 in a Row
Henri Deglane Men's Freestyle Rundown
Little Rock Upsets Arizona State
Some Exciting Duals on Deck for This Weekend!

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Back at it for another episode of 'Basch & The Brain' as we discuss all things college wrestling and preview the second half of the season. We also go through Friday night's Iowa/Nebraska dual.

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Great show today recapping The 2023 CKLV Tournament with Willie The Brain as we go weight-by-weight, talk team race, and also bring on the 125lb Champ - and our MOW of the tourney - Stanford's Nico Provo!

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It's CKLV weekend, and it's time to preview what is arguably the toughest tournament of the season! Another fun episode of 'Basch & The Brain' as we go weight by weight through the CKLV, talk a little CyHawk dual, some other college tidbits and even end the show looking at the College Football Championship Conference weekend!

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It was great to have my guy Cenzo back on as we had some Coffee Talk and dove into:

Bill Farrell Men's Freestyle Recap
Update on Cenzo & His Return
Some College Thoughts & Notes from Around the Country
CyHawk Dual
2023 All-Star Classic Picks & Preview

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Willie's Crystal Bank Rankings are out & we went weight by weight previewing this upcoming college season!

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Back-to-back most dominant wrestler in NCAA, Air Force's Wyatt Hendrickson, is on the show today to talk about his recent accolades and the upcoming season!

Being Recruited by Air Force
Influence of Grandpa, Farm Life
U23 Experience
Winning U23 Gold
Upcoming College Season
Most Dominant Wrestler Award
Battles with Kerk, Gable
Post Academy Plans
Fan Questions

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Basch & The Brain talk all things College Wrestling & Senior Level:

Crystal Ball Rankings Update
Wrestle Off & Lineup Updates
Gomez Heading to Michigan
AJ Ferrari to Iowa?
Carter Chasing 4
ESPN Getting Involved
Oklahoma State/NC State Dual in Italy
Flag Football in Olympics
Burroughs going to 74kg
Amit Elor wins #8
Haley Augello Returning
Lot of Retirements Coming in April
Coming Up on Senior Level
Coming up on College
College Rules Problem

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He's the #1 P4P wrestler in college today and he's back on the Baschamania podcast to talk all about this upcoming season and the looming 2024 Olympic Trials. We talk all things ranging from:

Winning His 3rd Natty
The Elite Company He's With at Penn State
Staying Hungry for 4
The Decision To Come Back
Would He Come Back For #5?
Olympic Trials Weight, Prep
Freestyle Plans
MMA Plans
The In-Season Chirping/Social Media
All-Star Classic Coming Up

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Fun having our guy Zain Retherford back on the show today to discuss his newest accolade, becoming a World Champion, and talk about what's next as both his business career & Olympic Trials are on the horizon.

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Today, the #1 P4P wrestler in the Class of 2025 and Willie's #1 on his Big Board, hopped on BASCHAMANIA to announce his commitment to Penn State and talk why, how NIL played into, how the success of the current club and college program plays into it, his return to the mat and more.

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What a crazy weekend of wrestling! Willie & JB break down all the action recapping Days 1 and 2 as 8 of 10 have wrestled in Men's Freestyle.

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The brackets are out for the 2023 World Championships and WIllie and Basch went through them weight-by-weight before tomorrow's action gets underway!

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It's time for the 2023 World Championships and the Brain joined me for a fun episode of Basch & The Brain as we preview, weight by weight, the Men's Freestyle action coming up.

We also talked about all of the Gable news, the communication frustration with UWW/Russian, and whatever else popped up along the way.

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Friend of the show Kurt Angle - NCAA, World, Olympic & WWE Champion - is back on BASCHAMANIA as we dive deeper into the new ANGLE doc and talk a variety of storylines:

Dave Schultz & their relationship
Sylvester Terkay NCAA Finals match
Chaid clubbing his neck in the Olympic Trials
Overtraining
Mental Strength, Perseverance
Starting over after Olympic Gold
Gable Steveson
NIL Deals Available Now
Daughter Wrestling
Bray Wyatt's Death
What does the crowd do when Kurt Dies?
What next for Kurt Angle

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Great having Willie back on the show today as we talk conference realignments and what it means for wrestling, Willie's disdain for Oregon, Cadet Worlds, preview Junior Worlds a little, and just catch up.

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Great having 2021 Junior World Champ and 3x NCAA D1 All-American from MIZ, Rocky Elam, on the podcast today. We talked about everything from his Junior World Championship win against the Russian and Iranian to both his past and upcoming collegiate seasons and even looked ahead to the Olympic Trials and 2024 Olympics. We also dive into his faith and the role it plays in his career, why his losses fuel him more than his wins, and his thoughts on going home for the 2024 NCAA Championships.

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From his battles with Keegan O'Toole and becoming a 4x BIG 12 Chanp to his upcoming senior year, was great to catch up with my guy David Carr and reflect on this past season and look ahead to next year. We also talk Gable Steveson, NIL, Cody Chittum, and feeling like the old guy!

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Episode 200! Thank you all for tuning in to the show and letting this show hit 200 episodes! Having a lot of fun with it, and I appreciate the support and all of you listeners!

Today, my guy Beau Bartlett is back on to talk about his past season with a 3rd place NCAA finish, the US Open Experience, creating content, building his brand, and what he's thinking heading into this next collegiate year & Olympic year.

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Great having friend of the show Bo Nickal back on today as Cenzo makes his return to the podcast!

We talked about Bo's upcoming fight with Tresean Gore next week at UFC 290 in Las Vegas, being a huge favorite, his takeaways from his last fight in March, a bunch of wrestling vs. MMA comparisons, the business side of becoming a fighter, his brand deals & partnerships including his new podcast, and some other fun tidbits!

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Time for the FINAL X RECAP Show! Great weekend of wrestling, and Willie & JB break it all down on today's show.

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Final X is here! This Saturday, on June 10th, in Newark, NJ, Ten World Team spots are on the line in each style.

Today, Willie and I (Justin Basch) do a deep dive through the Men's Freestyle match-ups, and despite being out of time, rapid-fire through the Women's freestyle match-ups as well! There may be some heavy favorites, but there was a lot to dive into on today's show!

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Fun show today as we start really looking to Final X and Beat The Streets next week on June 10th in Newark, NJ!

First up, Executive Director of Beat The Streets, Brendan Buckley, joins me to talk all things Final X & Beat The Streets, from what went into the event being at the Prudential Center and how Beat The Streets is involved to some of our favorite Final X Storylines!

Then, Yianni and Vito join us at the 26:20-minute mark to talk about their upcoming matches, the importance of the pre-Olympic year, having it in NYC/NJ, and much more.

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Fun having NCAA Finalist & US Open Winner Tyler Berger on the podcast ahead of his upcoming Best of 3 battle with Zain Retherford at Final X. We talked all things this past year, including what's coming up next between Final X & the looming Olympic year weight change. Our conversation order:

The Nickname “Pup”
Pantaleo gets Pinned
The US Open.
Confidence Takeaways from Open
Faith in His Career
Proverbs 21:31
Move to the PRTC
Slay & Burroughs In His Corner
Training Partners at PRTC
Focusing on Just Wrestling
Zain and Final X
Psychology & School
Olympic Year Transition

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What a fun few days of Men’s Freestyle at the US Open! This morning, Live from Las Vegas, Willie joins me and we go through Men’s Freestyle, weight-by-weight!

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Aaron Nagao is back on BASCHAMANIA to share his transfer announcement and talk reasoning behind the decision, as well as what the process has been like.

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It's here! The 2023 US Open is next week in Las Vegas, and we are pumped! Today, friend of the show, Willie the Brain, is back on as we go through Men's Freestyle weight by weight and go off on 15 tangents!

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With all of the NIL & Transfer Portal talk going on, I thought it made sense to bring on someone who's at the center of the conversation - Aaron Nagao. Nagao just finished an amazing redshirt freshmen season at Minnesota that saw him make the NCAA tournament & All-American his first year.

Today, Nagao joined me for a special Easter episode of BASCHAMANIA as we chat about his rare disease, his start in wrestling, what led him to Minnesota, his great redshirt freshman season, what led him to enter the Transfer Portal, and, of course, what's next. Fitting enough for an episode on Easter, we also discuss his bold faith's role in everything just mentioned.

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Today on BASCHAMANIA, UNC's Now-2x NCAA Champ Austin O'Connor, who just wrapped up his wrestling career on the top of the podium in Tulsa, joins the show to talk about his wrestling career, finishing on top of the podium and what's next for the former Tarheel.

Medical Forfeitting Out of 2022 NCAA Championships
Importance of All-American'ing in 2022
Bouncing All Around the Podium
Dominant 2023 Season
Levi Haines Matches
Hodge Reaction
Only Letting Up One Takedown
Relationship with Tony & Scott
Parity of Conference Championships
Rooting Against then For The ACC
UNC Legacy
Freestyle/MMA Aspirations?
What's Next for Austin O'Connor

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This weekend in Tulsa, Greeley, Colorado-native Andrew Alirez brought back the first D1 National Championship EVER to UNC. He joined me on the show today to discuss his wrestling career, the NCAA championship, and of course, what's next. We talk:

Sinking in that he’s an NCAA Champion
Looking back at the bracket
Finals match with Real
Weight management
Living the right lifestyle
Hitting rock bottom
Legacy being established
Decision to stay home
Relationship with Troy Nickerson
Poulin’s Future
Alirez’s Wrestling Plans
Faith in Being Ordained by God
Not getting ahead of yourself
Being a Hodge Finalist
US Open Plans?
Future in MMA

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Yianni D is now just the 5th ever 4x NCAA Champion after earning another title at 149lbs this weekend. Today, friend of the show Yianni came back on to talk all about the tournament, his season, his career & what's next. We talk through:

The bracket match by match
Is the weight lifted now that the mission was accomplished
Bouncing back from early season Austin Gomez loss
What Mike Grey has done for Yianni
Watching Vito’s Success
Being Done with College
Thoughts on Meyer Shapiro
Anthony Noto’s Performance & Other Top Non-Cornell Performances
Wearing His Own Spartan Shoes in the Finals
Missing The College Fellowship
Fan Questions

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Great to have 2x NCAA Champ Nick Lee back on the podcast today as we chat:

Transitioning to Freestyle Full Time
Competing at the Zagreb Open
Launching a Company (Wakinyan)
Wrestlers in Business
Advice for Young Wrestlers re: the NCAA Tournament
Being in the NCAA Finals
Going Back to the Finals
Penn State’s Success
Thoughts on 141 Field This Year
Penn State Wrestlers at NCAA's
Nick's Hodge Vote

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The 2023 NCAA D1 Championships are a week away, and it's time to go weight by weight through the tournament and make our picks. Listen and enjoy as Cenzo and I make our picks and then throw the whole thing out next week, as absolutely anything can happen!

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What a weekend the Conference Championships were! On today's Monday show 'Basch & The Brain' dive into all of the happenings of the weekend, starting with Big 12's and then going all the way through Big 10's.

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Always great having my friend Jordan Oliver back on the show, and the timing for today's episode was no accident! This week JO & Bellator announced that he had signed an MMA contract and would start fighting this year! We had a lot of fun in this conversation as we talk the following:

Decision to Transition MMA
 - Why Bellator 
Will We See Him Wrestle Again?
 - MMA Training Helping Wrestling
 - Retiring from Wrestling before an Olympic Year
The Move to Florida
 - Hardest Part of the MMA Transition 
Competing at 145lbs/Featherweight/66kg 
The Goal of Being a World Champion - Disadvantage of Starting at ’30s 
Prediction for Bo’s Fight
 - Who Would Excel from Wrestling in MMA
 - Looking Back at Favorite Moments in Wrestling 
Need to Leave the Shoes On The Mat? - Florida Needs D1 Wrestling
 - Burroughs’ Greatness & If He Did in MMA
 - When’s First Fight?

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It's time for Conference Championships, and today's guest knows a thing or two about those! Along with being a 4x All-American, Ohio State Buckeye Kollin Moore is a 3x Big Ten Champ & 4x Big Ten Finalist. Most recently, Kollin won back-to-back Ranking Series events on the Senior Level in Croatia & Egypt. The 2020/2021 Olympic Alternate and I dove into various aspects of his career & faith and even dove into this weekend's Big Ten Championships for a bit!

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Fellers and JB had a blast previewing this dual last year, so why not do it again? This year, we brought Willie “the Brain” along for the fun as well and Izzy joins us late to give us his picks & predictions. #1 PSU vs #2 Iowa goes down in State College, PA Friday Night at 8:30pm EST. Enjoy the preview show!

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Jake Herbert has no shortage of accolades! From multiple-time NCAA Champion & a Hodge Trophy Winner to Olympian and World Silver Medalist, most who have been around this sport for a while know who he is. Was great having him on the show today to discuss and get his opinion on youth wrestling, success off the mat, how to leverage time as a competitor for your overall betterment in life, and more. Another fun show today!

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Today we had the pleasure of having #4 Iowa State’s Head Coach Kevin Dresser on the show. Coach Dresser joined JB to chat about the current situation and landscape of wrestling where there seems to be less competition and more MFF’s and no-shows, NIL, Iowa State’s big weekend duals, David Carr, Paniro Johnson and so much more , including some breaking news at the end.

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From the no-shows and MFF's to post-match flair between teammates, the holiday tournaments left no shortage of talking points and 'Basch & The Brain' dive into a lot of them on episode 179 of the BASCHAMANIA podcast!

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Great to have 3x NCAA Champ Jason Nolf back on the show today to talk about his World Cup experience & matches, gratitude in defeat, his new business venture 'Ocean', coping with a high-level athlete long-distance relationship, and more. We cover:

Ping Pong Rivalry with Kyle Snyder
World Cup Experience & Breaking Down the Matches
Cenzo and Nolf Both Competing at 74kg
Gratitude in Defeat
MMA Content Spike Recently
New Business Venture 'Ocean'
Maddie Nolf Update
Long Distance Relationship - with Sports, High Level Athletes
Future Competition Plans

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From CKLV to Iowa/Iowa State and everything in between, fun morning talking all things wrestling from the weekend with “The Brain!”

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Some weekend Coffee Talk with my guy Cenzo and our friend Luke Gardner joins us ahead of an action packed few days of wrestling!

From Yianni/Gomez on Saturday to the star-studded All-Star Classic on Tuesday, college wrestling is headed for another excited week. We also talk Bill Farrell, Cenzo competing at the World Cup, and recap the Arizona State/Missouri dual from Thursday night!

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Great having NCAA Champ, Hodge Trophy Winner & now... World Silver Medalist Zain Retherford back on the show today. We caught up and talk about his SIlver Medal Performance at the World Championships, his decision not to compete at the World Cup, the explosion of talent in the NLWC room, going back to school, and much more!

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If you follow wrestling, you’ve probably heard the name Scott Green. After a very dominant run as head coach as Wyoming Seminary Prep School in PA, Scott has made the move to Army West Point as associate head coach. Scott joined me today to talk about everything from Wegmans & Chicken Wings to His SEM days and the culture at the prestigious West Point. We talk:

Accolades Rundown
Wegmans Cult & Love
Coaching at Different Levels
How to make an Impact in Wrestling
The Drive To Coach More
Relationship with Past Athletes
West Point Prestige
Upcoming Season
Winter Weekend at West Point
Season Expectations
Recruiting Differences at a Military Academy vs Prep School/Other D1 Schools
Contentious Talk on Chicken Wings

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Leaves are falling & college wrestling is upon us! Cenzo and I had some fun Coffee Talk today to talk the upcoming college season, give our All-Star Classic picks, and talk about some freestyle/international news tidbits. Cenzo also gives a competition update on his future.

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Always a great time when our friend, and now-World Silver Medalist, Yianni Diakomihalis joins the show! Today, he came on the podcast to talk all about his 2022 World Championships experience; from his thoughts leading up to the tournament, to his post-match/pre-match thoughts, and all the takeaways from the Finals. We also dive into the upcoming season and if he's looking at the Hodge Trophy or not and wrap up talking NIL & his new shoe coming out soon! 👀

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Great having friend of the show Izzy Martinez back on the podcast to talk all about the newest venture in wrestling - Premier National League! PNL Chicago starts tomorrow and Izzy couldn't be more excited after 2 years with some of the biggest & brightest people in wrestling working to make this happen. We also talk about wrestling in MMA, growing the sport, development a few other topics!

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From Jordan Burroughs making history becoming a 7x World & Olympic Gold Medalist to No Russia Presence and Women's Freestyle star Amit Elor, there is no shortage of storylines from the 2022 World Championships! Pleasure having NCAA Champ & Senior Level athlete Mike Macchiavello on to recap a bunch of it!

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The newest Iowa Hawkeye Brody Teske joined me for a quick weekend chat on his career & recent move to the Iowa Hawkeyes. We talk the move, NIL, transitioning to college and more.

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Great talking to Bo just a few days removed from his 2nd pro fight win at Dana White's Contender Series. We talk about a lot of the MMA/wrestling comparisons, how the fight went down, when his next fight is, and much more.

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US Open Champ Nico Megaludis joined Cenzo and I today for some Coffee Talk to talk about the year he's had after an amazing comeback from 2 ACL surgeries on the same knee that kept him out of action for years! We talk about everything from their time together at Penn State to his self-diagnosed quirks, and everything in between - including, his take on the World Team Trials loss to Seth Gross.

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Our guy Vincenzo Joseph is BACK for some Coffee Talk and catching up about his recent decision to leave his coaching gig at Stanford and head to Arizona State to train full time.

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NCAA Champ Seth Gross just added another incredible accolade to his resume: World Team Member! Today, just a week after the monster accomplishment, Seth joins me once again on the podcast to talk about his World Team Trials & Final X performances and share some insight around the matches, circumstances, and overcoming adversity. Always great catching up with Seth! We talked about:

1) Jesse Mendez Match  at WTT

2) Nico Match   at WTT

3) DeShazer Match  at WTT

4) Being the Underdog  at Final X

5) Overcoming the Adversity

6) Wrestling Anywhere Everywhere 

7) Cut to 61 vs 57

8) Husband/Wife Competition Combo

9) Being “The Guy” in The Wisconsin Room

10) Life in Wisconsin

11) Coaching and Competing at the Same Time 

12) Winning The Day - What it means!

13) Book Recommendations

14) Carnivore Diet & Coffee

15) Brand Side of Competing  

16) Final X/WTT Fans 

17) Upcoming Competitions

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Great catching up with back-to-back NCAA Champ from Penn State at 141 lbs, Nick Lee! We talked about his final college season, his second National Championship, plans for the senior level, how to succeed at what you're doing -including, but not limited to- wrestling, respecting people who disagree with you, the issue with no fans at World Team Trials, and more.

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Fun time chatting today with 2022 NCAA Champion at 197lbs,Penn State's Max Dean, on this week's episode of BASCHAMANIA. We talked all things from his move to State College, what surprised him and what didn't, the wrestling lineage he's apart of, his time so far at Penn State, how political dodge ball is and so much more.

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Fun catching up with NCAA Champs Roman Bravo-Young and Bo Nickal today! Both are back on the podcast once again to talk about what's coming up for them. Bo just announced yesterday that his next fight - and his first PRO fight - will be June 3rd. Roman just announced that he is coming back for another year at Penn State. We talk those announcements and what they mean, along with topics ranging from NIL & Roman's next wrestling competition to Austin DeSanto & the 2017 Champs vs the 2022 Champs!

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2022 NCAA Champion Ryan Deakin has to be one of the nicest guys in the sport. Today, he joined me on Baschamania to talk about his college career at Northwestern & his NCAA Championship, what he's looking forward to in Freestyle & the World Team Trials, and we also dive into his Faith, among other topics.

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My man Yianni D is back on the podcast today fresh off winning another NCAA Championship! Today, he joins to talk about his NCAA tournament, the Freestyle vs Folkstyle debate, NIL deals, his upcoming senior-level wrestling this year, and more.

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A lot has been going on behind the scenes these last few days. After Real Woods left Stanford, the conversations started going wild about potential back-door deals & potential NIL deals as wrestlers and coaches are reporting wrestlers being contacted to transfer left and right. Cenzo, the current Assistant Head Coach at Stanford, and Willie, of MatScouts & Intermat, joined me, and we dove into it for a bit.

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Couldn’t move past NCAA’s without having a few of my favorite competitors on the podcast! Today, NCAA Champions David Carr (1st in 2021, 3rd in 2022) and Aaron Brooks (Back-to-Back Champion) joined me to talk about their seasons & NCAA Championship Tournaments. It was such a fun episode as we really dove into their faith and also talk about their favorite matches of the season, who should get the Hodge, overcoming a big loss, what their summer Freestyle plans are, and much more. I even asked David Carr if the Penn State transfer rumors are true!

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What a weekend in Detroit for the 2022 NCAA Wrestling Championships! Not much of an intro is needed to set the stage here as Willie and I dive into all things Detroit to discuss the weekend & the tournament. Enjoy!

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Great having Izzy Martinez of "Izzy Style" back on the podcast today as we give our picks and preview the 2022 NCAA Championships! We also talk about what Izzy's connection to being such a Michigan fan is and just how deep the Izzy Style > Michigan pipeline runs!

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What a weekend it was with the Conference Championships! Today, one of the biggest staples of the wrestling community, Willie Saylor, joins me as we recap Big 10’s weight-by-weight and talk about the medical forfeits crisis, as well as we pull back the wrestling media curtain a bit and give a look at what it's like being on the media side of the sport. NCAA Brackets comes tout tonight 3/9 at 6pm EST.

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Corby's back as we have Big Ten preseeds (which should all hold) and we go weight by weight discussing some key matches and all of our picks for the 2021-2022 Big Ten Wrestling Championships!

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They're back! So much fun having Kyle Snyder and Jason Nolf back on the podcast today to talk about their recent trip competing in Russia, Kyle's upcoming best of 3 series with J'den Cox, eating raw liver, Jason & Kyle's heated rivalry and more!

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It's been a few weeks but we're back! We caught up on a variety of topics spanning before Folkstyle & Freestyle as Corby and I talk: AJ Ferrari & Brayton Lee being out for the season, Berge to 57?, the Hodge contenders, Bout at the Ballpark, Rudis SuperMatch1 card, Yasar Dogu, and what's coming up this weekend in the final weekend of the collegiate regular season!

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This Friday Night, the wrestling dual of the year goes down as 1 Penn State travels to take on 2 Iowa at Carver Hawkeye Arena! I couldn't be more excited for this dual, and as a PSU homer, needed to have a balanced conversation with a Iowa homer, to go through all of the matches one by one! Happy to have Adam Fellers on today to preview the dual and make some picks. Cenzo hops on for 20-30 mins as well!

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A back-to-back special today as I'm first joined by Cenzo and Real Woods for a half hour of Coffee Talk, getting to know and catching up with the 141lb NCAA Championship contender Real who just captured his 2nd Southern Scuffle title a few weeks ago.

At the 28:30 mark, Drew Hildebrandt joins me for the second half of the show to talk about his move & transfer to Penn State and his recent debut as a Nittany Lion. Drew and I also talk about what's next, the relationship and dynamic with his sister, Olympic Bronze Medalist/World Silver Medalist Sarah Hildebrandt, who's helped him the most in the room, and more.

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I can't remember who, but I heard a podcaster once say that if nobody listened to their show, they would still do it because of the conversations they get to have. This is how I feel after having one of the most dominant wrestlers in the world on the show and having such a fun conversation.

Today, 2019 World & 2020 Olympic Champ Tamyra Mensah-Stock joined me on Baschamania to talk all things from Olympics and video games to her Faith and what's next. Such a fun show catching up with and getting to know one of the current greats in our sport! We also talk about the explosive growth in women's wrestling, karaoke machines, and coping with high's and lows, among other things.

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We had a lot of fun with the Thanksgiving Day Snake Draft with Nolf, so we decided to do a Christmas Special, as well. Cenzo's PSU teammate Luke Gardner joined us today as we chatted a little Collegiate Duals, a little Stanford, a little Penn State, and of course, did a Christmas Day Snake Draft. We hope you enjoy over the holiday weekend and have a very Merry Christmas!

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Monday & Tuesday, the Collegiate Duals will be taking place in Florida and are live on Rokfin featuring some of the best teams in the country including, but not limited to, Penn State, Iowa, Arizona State, and Cornell. Going to be a heck of a few days of wrestling, which will feature 19 dual meets in total! Had a fun time previewing the event with Corby today and we hope it adds some value to your experience watching the event!

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Fun guest today as one of the greatest American wrestlers of all time joins the show: 3x NCAA Champ (4x Finalist) and 3x World Champ, Lee Kemp! Lee has not only had an interesting career, but such an interesting life. Adopted at a young age, Lee found wrestling to be his saving grace. Although he didn't start wrestling until a later age than most, Lee quickly became one of the greatest American wrestlers of all time. He even beat the legendary Dan Gable at just 18 years old. Though achieving the highest of highs, Lee also had to usher in the lowest of lows as the adversity didn't stop coming. From the death of his father and an Olympic boycott costing him a shot at his dream to even ending up in a jail cell, Lee has had so many life lessons and it's great to learn from how he overcame and persevered. Be sure to also check out Lee's documentary "Wrestled Away: The Lee Kemp Story" and his book "Winning Gold" available at LeeKemp.com! This show is brought to you by ATAC! Download the app on the Apple App store today and follow along for the ATAC Pre-Season Wrestling Showdown, where from now until November 30th, 10 of the nation’s top college wrestlers including Braxton Amos, David Carr, Trent Hidlay, Seabass, and others will battle it out to see who will out work the rest and be crowned The ATAC Showdown Champion. 💪🏽 Feel free to tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! And, be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great stories. If you want to support the podcast, be sure to leave a 5-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts, and shop some apparel on BASCHAMANIA.com! For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email info@baschamania.com.

We had fun on the last preview show so thought why not run it back for the CKLV this weekend! The CKLV is this Friday & Saturday and will feature a ton of amazing wrestling including a potential showdown at 149lbs between #1 Yianni D and #2 Sammy Sasso. Corby and I preview the CKLV weight-by-weight and also touch on the Suriano to Michigan news, the UWW Rankings money that went out, and some other stuff.

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What a show! Easily my top choice for show of the year as our guy Cenzo is back on for some Coffee Talk and 3x NCAA Champ Jason Nolf joins us a week ahead of some matches in Russia.  

We talk everything from Nolf’s upcoming competitions and Jason & Cenzo’s Penn State days to the importance of gratitude & we even do a Thanksgiving Day snake draft. If you don’t know what that is, don’t worry, we explain, and we have some fun!

Truly hope you all enjoy this episode and have a wonderful Thanksgiving! We’re thankful for all of you who listen and support this show! Also, why does Jason Nolf have Vincenzo Joseph blocked? Find out in episode 144 of BASCHAMANIA!

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He's back! We had so much fun a few weeks ago, Rokfin CEO & Founder Martin Floreani is back on the show with us to dive deeper into the Collegiate Duals. The Collegiate Duals, which feature 12 teams - 7 of the top-10 in the country - competing in the National Duals style tournament, will be hosted on Rokfin's platform. Uniquely, the teams will receive a portion of the value they bring to the event. Martin touched on this briefly on the last episode when he joined us, but we thought this was worth diving deeper into. This was a great time talking about the behind the scenes and mechanics of this tournament and what it means for wrestling. We hope you enjoy!

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Great to catch up with former NLWC coach and current Arizona State University Volunteer Assistant Coach Eric Thompson as he joins Cenzo and I for some Coffee Talk. We spent the hour chatting about his recent move to Arizona, the upcoming season, what was hard about leaving State College, what he's excited for the most, the PSU/ASU differences, and much more. This episode is a little all over the place, but we had a good time and hope you enjoy it!

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He co-founded FloWrestling and recently founded Rokfin. Arguably nobody has had a better impact in wrestling over the last 20 years than Martin Floreani. Today, he joins Cenzo and JB on BASCHAMANIA to talk about his time launching Flo, the differences between Flo and Rokfin, what's next for Rokfin, the importance of Crypto being tied into his current project, and so much more. This show is brought to you by ATAC! Download the app on the Apple App store today and follow along for the ATAC Pre-Season Wrestling Showdown, where from now until November 30th, 10 of the nation’s top college wrestlers including Braxton Amos, David Carr, Trent Hidlay, Seabass, and others will battle it out to see who will out work the rest and be crowned The ATAC Showdown Champion. 💪🏽 Feel free to tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! And, be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great stories. If you want to support the podcast, be sure to leave a 5-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts, and shop some apparel on BASCHAMANIA.com! For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email info@baschamania.com.

One of the most knowledgeable guys in wrestling wanted to do a Super 32 preview show today and I couldn’t say no! Though I don’t really follow high school wrestling, Corby follows it about as closely as you can, and it was fun having him give his picks as we go through the action weight by weight. We also talk about the college commitments and connections for many of this weekend's competitors. A must-listen for all wrestling fans!

This show is brought to you by ATAC! Download the app on the Apple App store today and follow along for the ATAC Pre-Season Wrestling Showdown, where from now until November 30th, 10 of the nation’s top college wrestlers including Braxton Amos, David Carr, Trent Hidlay, Seabass, and others will battle it out to see who will out work the rest and be crowned The ATAC Showdown Champion. 💪🏽 

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Coach Brandon Slay just got back from a very exciting trip to Norway, Olso where he coached ORTC athlete Jordan Burroughs to his 5th World Championship; the first PRTC World Champ! Coach Slay and I caught upon all things including that trip to Norway, keeping a proper perspective through Jordan's injury & training, the significance of Mark Hall, what's coming up for the PRTC (Rokfin card vs NLWC?), what books he's reading to continue getting more Leadership wisdom, and so much more!

This show is brought to you by ATAC! Download the app on the Apple App store today and follow along for the ATAC Pre-Season Wrestling Showdown, where from now until November 30th, 10 of the nation’s top college wrestlers including Braxton Amos, David Carr, Trent Hidlay, Seabass, and others will battle it out to see who will out work the rest and be crowned The ATAC Showdown Champion. 💪🏽

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After a CRAZY few weeks, it felt good to have some Coffee Talk and we brought Penn State hammer Greg Kerkvliet on with us as we talk about Men's Freestyle at the World Championships just a little bit and dive in to Greg's past year and the upcoming season.

This show is brought to you by ATAC! Download the app on the Apple App store today and follow along for the ATAC Pre-Season Wrestling Showdown, where from now until November 30th, 10 of the nation’s top college wrestlers including Braxton Amos, David Carr, Trent Hidlay, Seabass, and others will battle it out to see who will out work the rest and be crowned The ATAC Showdown Champion. 💪🏽

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Fresh off making his second World team, 2021 61kg World Team Member Daton Fix joins the podcast today to talk all things from his recent Trials success to the USADA suspension, having AJ Ferrari as a teammate, NIL, his faith, the NCAA finals matches, and so much more. Really happy to have the Okie State Cowboy join the show a week ahead of the World Championships, don't miss this episode!

This show is brought to you by ATAC! Download the app on the Apple App store today and follow along for the ATAC Pre-Season Wrestling Showdown, where from now until November 30th, 10 of the nation’s top college wrestlers including Braxton Amos, David Carr, Trent Hidlay, Seabass, and others will battle it out to see who will out work the rest and be crowned The ATAC Showdown Champion. 💪🏽

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After running into my high school wrestling coach at Spencerport, Bill Jacoutot - a local legend in Upstate New York, it was a no brainer to have him on the show. The 2008 NHSCA Coach of The Year and current Head Coach at the University of Brockport joins me to talk about his successful coaching career over the past 40 years and we reminisce about my time in high school at Spencerport. This show is packed with both value and entertainment, a must listen for all wrestling fans!

This show is brought to you by ATAC! Download the app on the Apple App store today and follow along for the ATAC Pre-Season Wrestling Showdown, where from now until November 30th, 10 of the nation’s top college wrestlers including Braxton Amos, David Carr, Trent Hidlay, Seabass, and others will battle it out to see who will out work the rest and be crowned The ATAC Showdown Champion. 💪🏽

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The episode the people have been asking for! Willie Smalls joins the podcast today for some Coffee Talk with Cenzo and I, and JO hops on for an hour as well, just a week ahead of the World Team Trials, where he attempts to make his second World Team of the year! Great to have Willie finally on the show to talk everything from the Flo Trial to how Intermat is doing since he took over, and everything in between!

This show is brought to you by ATAC! Download the app on the Apple App store today and follow along for the ATAC Pre-Season Wrestling Showdown, where from now until November 30th, 10 of the nation’s top college wrestlers including Braxton Amos, David Carr, Trent Hidlay, Seabass, and others will battle it out to see who will out work the rest and be crowned The ATAC Showdown Champion. 💪🏽

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Corby is back on the podcast today as we discuss NIL & athlete apparel deals, guys making the amateur to professional wrestling transition, Eric Thompson and then we spend a lot of time diving into the World Team Trials next weekend!

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This week we were not only joined by Junior World Champ Kennedy Blades (one half of the Blades Sisters), but her coach Izzy Martinez of Izzy Style also hopped on the show with us. This was a fun episode getting both the athlete & coach's perspective on a variety of topics from the Junior World Championships and the upcoming Senior World Team Trials to the uniqueness of Kennedy's training regimen and competing with/coaching her sister Korina Blades! Among other topics, we talked:

How Izzy & Kennedy Linked Up
Splitting Training Between Chicago & PA
Junior World Championships Performance
Senior Level Olympic Trials & World Team Trials
Competing in 3 World Championships in One Year
Ensuring Longevity of Her Future Career
Landscape of Women's Wrestling
Coaching The Blades Sisters
Kennedy's Faith & The Importance Of It

This show is brought to you by ATAC! ATAC is a new sophisticated training app, with very cool gaming components, for wrestlers and other high-level athletes, with coaching and technique from stars like Jordan Burroughs, Sarah Hildebrandt, and Reece Humphrey, among others! And, the app is available NOW in the Apple App Store.. Download today! Also, be sure to use promo code CENZO at MANSCAPED.com for 20% off and free shipping! Pick up a Lawnmower 4.0 today!

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Beau Bartlett, the Penn State freshmen at 149 lbs, just got back from the Junior World Championships in Russia, where he won a Bronze medal.

Today, the Nittany Lion joins the show to as we talk competing in Russia, folkstyle or freestyle, the upcoming college season, transitioning to Penn State, NIL, Graphic Design, the PSU coaches, and much more. If you like graphic design/marketing, you’ll really like this episode, as we go on for more than the average wrestling fan probably wants to hear!

This show is brought to you by ATAC! ATAC is a new sophisticated training app, with very cool gaming components, for wrestlers and other high-level athletes, with coaching and technique from stars like Jordan Burroughs, Sarah Hildebrandt, and Reece Humphrey, among others! And, the app is available NOW in the Apple App Store.. Download today! Also use promo code CENZO at MANSCAPED.com for 20% off and free shipping! Pick up a Lawnmower 4.0 today!

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Thomas Gilman is back on the podcast and this time, he brings with him an Olympic Medal! Always a blessing chatting with TP Gilman and helping get his stories and insights out there. Hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. Order of Conversation:

Having a Baby Girl!
Alcoholics Anonymous Blog
Perspective going into Olympics
Advice from Snyder & David Taylor
NLWC Teammates
First Match at Uguev
Next 2 Matches
Winning a Bronze Medal
Bronze or Silver Medals
Best Part of the Trip
Japan’s Response to Team USA
Best & Hardest Part
Is He Going to Norway?

This show is brought to you by ATAC! ATAC is a new sophisticated training app, with very cool gaming components, for wrestlers and other high-level athletes, with coaching and technique from stars like Jordan Burroughs, Sarah Hildebrandt, and Reece Humphrey, among others! And, the app is available NOW in the Apple App Store.. Download today! Also use promo code CENZO at MANSCAPED.com for 20% off and free shipping! Pick up a Lawnmower 4.0 today!

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After Willie and Corby had a great show talking about the technical analysis of Olympic matches and brackets, Corby and I did a podcast talking about Olympic Storylines, Brands, and World Team Trials! The Biggest Storylines from the Olympics? What stories overshadowed what? What to expect at the World Team Trials? All that and more on today's episode of BASCHAMANIA. Fun time just chatting wrestling after a very exciting week.

This show is brought to you by ATAC! ATAC is a new sophisticated training app, with very cool gaming components, for wrestlers and other high-level athletes, with coaching and technique from stars like Jordan Burroughs, Sarah Hildebrandt, and Reece Humphrey, among others! And, the app is available NOW in the Apple App Store.. Download today!

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We were overdue for some Coffee Talk and that’s just what we had today! Some mid-Olympics Coffee Talk where NLWC and M2 Coach Eric “Golden Bear” Thompson joined Cenzo and I to discuss the USA’s performance at the Olympics so far and discuss what’s coming up next with Gable, Dake and Jacarra. We also dive into Cenzo and Eric’s recent coaching shenanigans!

This show is brought to you by ATAC! ATAC is a new sophisticated training app, with very cool gaming components, for wrestlers and other high-level athletes, with coaching and technique from stars like Jordan Burroughs, Sarah Hildebrandt, and Reece Humphrey, among others! And, the app is available NOW in the Apple App Store.. Download today!

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NCAA Champion Mike Macch is back on the show as he fills in for co-host Cenzo today! Macch and I first catch up and talk his new brand deal & what's next with the World Team Trials, and then talk Olympics, the impact Olympics has on the World Team Trials, Suriano's recent moves and more.

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'Cali Cenzo' is settling in to his coaching duties in beautiful California and back on the podcast today as Olympic Team Trials Winner Jordan Oliver joins the show once again to talk about his move to the NYCRTC and 70kg!

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Like many other college athletes, 3x NCAA Champion and 3x Cadet/Junior World Champion has officially started capitalizing on his Name, Image and Likeness. Though, he just wants World & Olympic Gold. Today, the Hawkeye leader joined the podcast once again to talk about what it looks like behind the scenes and what his approach is. We also go back a few months and talk about his "Senior" season, including Big 10's dominance and following up winning NCAA's with no ACLs by having to bow out of the Olympic Trials.

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UNC Associate Head Coach Tony Ramos joined the podcast again today for a further discussion on the Name, Image, and Likeness rules and all the questions that remain, and some of the answers we've gotten. We also take a look behind the working of sponsorship & endorsement deals.

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On Wednesday, Stanford University, who recently reinstated its' wrestling program, announced that Cenzo had been named Assistant Coach by newly appointed Head Coach, Rob Koll! Today on BASCHAMANIA, we dove in to the hire, the move, what's next, and answered questions that have been asked about all of it - including what's the future of Cenzo on this show!

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The Champ Bo Nickal is back on Baschamania as he joins Cenzo and me as we talk about the latest in NCAA vs athletes and Bo's future in MMA & wrestling. Cenzo and JB also talk about the rundown of some recent wrestling news. Bo joins the show 21 minutes in.

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Fresh off a trip to Poland, where Yianni captured the Gold Medal at the Poland Open, the 2x NCAA Champ joins Cenzo and I for some coffee talk to discuss the trip, Cornell's line-up, the Rob Koll/Mike Grey coaching moves, and more.

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Isaiah Martinez is back on the podcast and this time Cenzo is here for it! We talk about IMAR's upcoming match with Jordan Burroughs on June 18th, recovering from surgery, his NCAA rivalry with Cenzo, and much more. A must-listen for every college wrestling fan! IMAR joins 17 minutes in.

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Yesterday, it was announced that Cornell's Head Coach of 28 years, Rob Koll, is leaving the program and will be heading to California to fill the vacant Head Coach position at Stanford University. Just hours after it was announced, Coach Koll joined Cenzo and JB to talk about the decision, the athletes involved at both universities, what he'll miss about Cornell, what he's looking forward to at Stanford, and so much more.

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149lb NCAA Champ from the University of North Carolina, Austin O’Connor, joined us for some Coffee Talk today as we talk, among other topics, about his Championship season, UNC, his weight plans for next year, MMA training, and maybe wrestling for another country!

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'Super Shane' Griffith saved Stanford Wrestling. Not alone, of course, but the 165lb National Champ was the face of the entire movement that brought back wrestling and 10 other sports. Today, just days after Stanford reversed their decision, Shane joins the show to talk about the roller coaster of a year it's been for him, the NCAA Championships, California life, his match with Cenzo, and much more.

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Just some casual Coffee Talk on a Tuesday night where Cenzo and JB talk about: Why McKenna is going to Pan-Ams instead of Jordan Oliver, What's up with Thomas Gilman, and what is his status for Tokyo, Stanford walking back decision to cut wrestling, Bryce Meredith MMA Debut soon, and more.

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2021 NCAA & Big 10 Champ Aaron Brooks joined Cenzo and I for some Coffee Talk as we talk all things AB. His transition to Penn State Wrestling, winning the NCAA Championships & Big 10 Championships, the Olympic Trials not going his way, his Faith, and more.

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Some Tuesday afternoon coffee talk as Cenzo and JB talk about Junior & Senior Nationals, some random happenings in wrestling (and around the house), and a bit more. This episode is 45 minutes of a little bit of everything.

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Iowa State Cyclone David Carr is back on the BASCHAMANIA podcast with a new accolade: NCAA Champion! (And Back-to-Back Big 12 Champ!) This time around, he joins Cenzo and I talk about NCAA Championship, his 2nd Big 12 Championship, Olympic Trials, the Senior Level, Faith, the US Open, and so much more!

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Freshmen National Champ Carter Starocci joins his Nittany Lion teammate Cenzo and I to talk about his success, his future, and his faith, among other topics.

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It was a weird year for all of us with Covid and Sammy Alvarez is no exception to the rule. He joins us for some Monday Morning Coffee Talk to discuss his 2020-2021 season, and what's next. Cenzo and I also talk briefly about a few of the wrestling topics hitting the internet this weekend.

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After an incredible month for AJ Ferrari, the Big 12 & NCAA Champ joined Cenzo and I for some coffee talk to talk about his injuries, rapid increase in fandom, recent success, faith, and more. Ant 'The Champ' Cassar also joins us as we talk strength training, wrestlers in MMA, who would win in a match, and more!

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It's rare we spend an entire episode breaking something down from a technical standpoint, but that's what this episode turned into as 2021 Olympic Team Trials Champion at 65kg Jordan Oliver joins Cenzo (he's back!) and I to talk about and breakdown his OTT tournament match by match, the difference between this Trials tournament and 2012 and 2016 where he went 0-2 both times, his weight cut, diet, discipline, and more. For those of you who like the technical breakdowns, this episode is going to be for you! Going inside the mind of JO is always a treat!

Cenzo and I also spoke briefly about some of the Olympic Trials storylines to close out the episode (more to come in the next episode!)

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After a dominating weekend at the Last Chance Olympic Qualifier, both Evan Henderson and Braxton Amos joined me on BASCHAMANIA to talk about their journeys leading up to the Olympic Trials and their Last Chance OTT Qualifier performances this weekend. Braxton Amos kicks off the show and then Evan Henderson comes in at the 35-minute mark.

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What a weekend! We've got 10 NCAA Champions and a whole lot to talk about. Cenzo and I spend the first hour going through NCAA's one weight at a time and then Nick Lee, and then Roman Bravo Young, hop in at the 1hr, 4min mark.

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NAIA Champ Peyton Prussin, who teched and pinned her way to a national championship this past weekend, and Matt McCutcheon, who helped coach Life U to an upset for the Men's team championship, joined Cenzo and I tonight for some Coffee Talk! We talk Peyton's background and recent success, Matt's return to the mat and future plans, the NCAA tournament this weekend, and more.

First, some fantasy wrestling talk & predictions, and then, Peyton joins us at 18 minutes and Matt joins at 33 minutes.

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Two people that had everyone talking this weekend at Big 10s? Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) and Gable Steveson (Minnesota!) Grateful to have both of them join Cenzo and I tonight to talk about their Big 10 tournaments a few days ago and talk NCAAs next week. Cenzo and I also go through the brackets a little bit! Ridge joins the show 9:45 in, and Gable joins the show 31:40 in. Enjoy!

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What a wild weekend! We had the Big 10 Championships, the Big 12 Championships, and the Mateo Pellicone Ranking Series over in Rome. Today, Cenzo and I dive into all of this weekend's action with some thoughts on all of it. Enjoy!

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Shane Sparks is the VOICE of the Big 10 conference. He eats, sleeps, and breathes folkstyle and Big 10 wrestling, so who better to have join Cenzo and I for some pre-Big-10 Coffee Talk? Was great to hear Shane’s background and his take on the Big 10’s this weekend. You probably didn’t know that to get where he is today, Shane slept in his car over 100 times! Be sure to tune in to ep 104 of plenty of unheard stories from both Shane Sparks and Vincenzo Joseph!

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A little weekend Coffee Talk with my guy Vincenzo Joseph today as we talk about the RTC events of this past week, including his 2 matches at NLWC 5, and we look ahead to Big 10's, NCAA's, and the Olympic Team Trials, which are all right around the corner! Enjoy & subscribe today!

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Always great catching up with my guy Seth Gross! The NCAA Champ and I talk about all the events in wrestling coming up this week on Rokfin, his Olympic Trials prep & seeding thoughts, marketing and branding, and more on Ep. 102 of the BASCHAMANIA Podcast. Enjoy & subscribe today!

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Great catching up with Jason Nolf ahead of his match with Kyle Dake next week on the NLWC 5 card (watch by subscribing to NLWC's Rokfin channel!) We talk golf, Traeger, home improvements, the current PSU team, his match with Dake, the Trials, and so much more.

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Great chat today for the 100th episode of BASCHAMANIA as Cenzo and I talk about our experiences in Philly last weekend, what's coming up for both of us, Flo buying Track, college wrestling, Jake Paul/Ben Askren, and more.

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World Silver Medalist, and all-around trailblazer, Sarah Hildebrandt joined Cenzo and I for some Coffee Talk today and this conversation did not disappoint. We dove into Freestyle > Folkstyle debate, the sponsorship recruiting scene, the highs and lows of Sarah's careers, the upcoming Captains Cup, and so much more.

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Was great to have Penn State alum Matt McCutcheon join Cenzo and I for some Coffee Talk after Cenzo and I talk World & Olympic Trials qualifications for a bit. Feel free to tweet us and send us messages with questions and general thoughts! And, be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great stories. If you want to support the podcast, be sure to leave a 5-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts, and shop some apparel on BASCHAMANIA.com! For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email info@baschamania.com.

Busy week this past week in wrestling! The JB/DT match and card took place, USA sent a SQUAD of hammers to France to compete in the Henri Deglane, and Cenzo's next match was announced! Cenzo and I dive into all this and more during some Coffee Talk, and Penn State NCAA Champion Ant 'The Camp' Cassar joins the show to talk about where he's been and where he's going! Another fun episode of Coffee Talk in the books. Enjoy!

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College wrestling is back, we had back-to-back nights of senior-level freestyle action, some match announcements, and so much more... it's wrestling season baby! Cenzo and I dove into it all over some coffee and Mark Hall is back on the show today joining us to talk about all that he's been up to, what's coming up in 2021, and, of course, some Penn State memories! Enjoy!

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USA Wrestling is sending an absolute SQUAD to France next week to compete in the Henri Deglane Grand Prix of France. David Taylor, Helen Maroulis, Kyle Dake, Thomas Gilman, Kyle Snyder, and the list goes on. Today, Cenzo and I talk about the tournament's storylines, what we're excited about, wrestler's self-promotion (or lack thereof), and talk with Austin Gomez on his retirement. Enjoy!

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2021 is upon us and oh, what a year it will (hopefully) be! I put out an article on Rokfin this morning called “The Greatest Year of Wrestling Is Upon Us” and Cenzo and I are going to dive into that today as we enjoy some more Coffee Talk discussing upcoming matches, schedules, and more. Mike Machh also joins the show to talk about his recent matches at the RTC Cup, launching some merch, and his upcoming match with Gabe Dean!

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What a year 2020 was! For as many negatives as there was, I can't overlook the positive that is the success of this podcast! Thank you to all who tuned in and engaged all year long! In 2020's final episode, Cenzo and I dove into some happenings over the past week in the wrestling community including but not limited to Ben Askren/Jake Paul, Zain/Bajrang, Adeline/Tamyra Mensah Stock, Upcoming Schedules, Giving People Permission to Enjoy ONE Aspect of the Sport, and more.

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Just ahead of (hopefully) the 2020-2021 Big 10 season getting underway, 2x Big Ten Champion Alex Marinelli joins me for today's episode of BASCHAMANIA as we dive into his career & his faith! Though he doesn't share much publicly regularly, he's got a lot to say!

We dive into:

The Nickname
Early Success in Ohio
Perspective After Losses
Faith Shaping Career
College Transition
Getting Married Young
Alex & Eli Big Ten Documentary
Making Adjustments
Cenzo Rivalry
2019 NCAA’s
2020 NCAA’s
Team Title Thoughts & Expectations
Folkstyle vs Freestyle
Recent HWC Open Match
What’s Next
Getting on Social

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Just a wrestling fan and a wrestler talking wrestling! In today's episode, Cenzo and I talk about recent and upcoming matches and cards, including but not limited to Gross/Gilman, the 150lb bracket challenge, Bajrang/Zain, the NLWC Card, matches not counting for seeds, just who should do post-match interviews and more! Engage with us on Twitter: @JustinJBasch and @CenzoJoseph

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Cenzo, RBY, and Gilman on one episode! Need I say more? For real though, great time talking about what’s going on in wrestling over the past week with Cenzo and having RBY and Gilman hop on to talk about their upcoming matches on Rokfin cards.

Bills/Steelers
Bo’s Wedding
Burroughs/Taylor
Flo/Rokfin Events
Flo's Bracket Challenge Predictions
NLWC Card
RBY/Sterling
Some Rokfin Thoughts
One Match to Introduce Someone to Wrestling, What Would it Be?
RBY Joins the Show
Gilman Joins the Show

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What a fun episode! Coffee Cenzo back on the show as we talk about the storylines and takeaways from this weekend's RTC Cup. 2 of the guys in the spotlight after this weekend, Gable Steveson and Trent Hidlay, also join the show!

Topics & Order of the Conversation:.

Cliff Keen Won the RTC Cup
Are the RTC Teams Fair?
Missed Some Teams…
Surprises at the RTC Cup
Heavyweight Scene Right Now
Gable Steveson Joins the Show
Athletes Communicating
Wrestlers Trash Talking
RBY Provoking Sterling Match
Trent Hidlay Joins the Show

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Interesting weeks for both Gabe Dean and Seth Gross! Gross beat a red-hot Bryce Meredith and Gabe Dean toed the line with World Champ David Taylor at NLWC 3. Both also compete next weekend in Flo's RTC Cup. Fun conversations today with these two!

Gabe Dean Conversation Topics: Coming out of Retirement, Senior Nationals, Flo Bracket Challenge, David Taylor Match, Max Dean’s Influence on Olympic Trials,  Ivy League Cancellation of Wrestling, Dual Against the NLWC

Seth Gross Conversation: Joe Colon at Beat The Streets, Bryce Meredith Match, Wisconsin RTC Duals, Duals & Tournaments, Innovation in Wrestling

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It’s hard not to fun have talking to these 2 for an hour! After “Coffee Nick” and “Coffee Cenzo” debuted at Big 10’s this year, I knew we had to do AT LEAST one episode of “Coffee Talk!” Great time catching up today with these 2 hammers and talking about their recent and upcoming matches on NLWC cards, who they want to wrestle next ideally, what they've been up to, some hilarious stories about teammates, and so much more. Nick Lee returns Tuesday night on NLWC's Rokfin, subscribe & watch at Rokfin.com/NLWC. If you haven't heard Vincenzo's and Nick's back stories previously on the podcast, give those episodes of the show a listen!

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There’s a lot going on right now in the sport of wrestling! We’ve got everything from cancellations to trials to RTC cards and more. I wanna talk today about some of those topics and bring on some guests that are directly in the center of the conversation.

First up, 2x NCAA Champ Yianni D and I chat 1:24 in about the Ivy League's Winter Sports Cancellation Announcement. Then, Anthony Ashnault joins the show 20:45 in to talk about his upcoming matches against Austin O'Conner and in the Flo Bracket Challenge, as well as launching Mobbin Media. Lastly, Bo Nickal joins the show 44:57 in to talk about his upcoming match with Nate Jackson, his 1-1 match with Dieringer, and his recent trip to Abu Dhabi. Of course, these topics are just a few of the many covered!

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An absolute pleasure to have NCAA, World, and Olympic Gold Medalist, Kyle Snyder on the podcast today. Kyle is now the 6th Olympic Champ on the podcast, and I can't think of many others (if absolutely any!?) have had the pleasure of having these 6 on. Kyle is a man of God and somebody that everyone can learn something from! Hope you enjoy episode 85!

We cover:

Getting Started in Wrestling
Pressure On Losing?
Role of Faith In Career
Path to OTC, Ohio State
Seeking out Challenges
Winning Olympics
Balance on the Faith & Contentment
Enduring Disappointments
Motivation for More
The Move to the NLWC
Continuing To Get Better
Maintaining Personal Brand
Thoughts on J’den Cox
Current Confidence Levels

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Pumped to have Cornell’s Associate Head Coach, Mike Grey, join the podcast today! Mike, a high school phenom that was the first 4x State Champ in New Jersey, has had an interesting career as both an athlete and coach and I’m excited to dive into his story today! This is especially a must-listen for all of you Cornell fans!

We talk about:

His Beginning In Wrestling
High School State Championships (4x NJ State Champ)
Handling Losses
Heading to Cornell
Athletic Career
Athlete to Coach Transition
Family Culture at Cornell
Relationship with Rob, Yianni
Excitement for the Program
Spartan Combat RTC Rebranding

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Former Hawkeye and current UNC Assistant Coach Tony Ramos is back on the podcast today to talk about the NCAA Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Bill. It has a lot of implications from an athlete, coaching, and program standpoint and we dove into a number of topics on it. We also spoke about the variety of events in wrestling going on, his recent attempt at grappling, and more. Give it a listen today!

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From a young age, Iowa Hawkeye Michael Kemerer has been ingrained in wrestling culture and has been around the best the sport has to offer. Today, the 3x NCAA All-American joined me on the podcast to chat about his time at Young Guns and Franklin Regional, as well as talk about his current career at Iowa and the upcoming match against Tommy Gantt!

Main Topics and Order of the Conversation:

Start in Wrestling in PA
3x Runner Up at State Championships
Relationships with the PA boys
Iowa Recruiting Experience
Changing the Atmosphere at Iowa
Impact of Faith
First 2 Seasons of Iowa
The Knee Injury
Splitting Matches with Mark Hall
NCAA’s Being Cancelled
Wrestling Tommy Gantt
Freestyle Plans

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When it comes to branding and marketing, 5x World/Olympic Gold Medalist Jordan Burroughs has come to set the standard. This past Saturday he tweeted about the marketability of college wrestlers, and much talk followed, including from myself! Since I have a heavy footprint in marketing in the wrestling community, and Jordan is the biggest guy in the sport, it only made sense to hop on the mics and chat about the marketability of wrestlers, social media, branding, and business. Hope this one brings some more insight and value to both wrestlers & fans!

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2x NCAA Champion and 2021 Olympic Hopeful Zahid Valencia and I had a great chat today about his wrestling career and the successes and failures he's had and endured. We also talk about the current suspension and his plans for the future in the sport among a plethora of other topics!

We Cover:

Wrestling Background
Young Lessons
High School Career
The Lone High School Loss
Overcoming Losses
Young Training
Heading to ASU
Reflecting on College Career
Rivalry with Mark Hall
Not Burning Out
The Suspension
How He’s Feeling
Sticking around Tempe/Sunkist Kids
Signing with Terra Grappl’r
Getting Back on The Mat

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I always enjoy catching up with World Silver Medalist Thomas Gilman! Today, Gilman catches up as he comes back on the podcast as we catch up on what's been going on since he was last on back in April. We cover his move to Pennsylvania, how his move to the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club has been, differences between the NLWC and the Hawkeye Wrestling Club, his upcoming match against Darian Cruz, shooting a commercial for Verizon, being a professional in the sport, and much more. Give it a listen and be sure to subscribe today!

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Was great to catch up with Roman Bravo-Young today! After having him on one last year to talk about his background and story leading up to where he is now, it was great chatting about what he's been up to recently. From training with Sebastian Rivera and Jack Mueller to wrestling Mueller at the Flo event and training with Gilman in State College. A must-listen for any Penn State fan!

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BASCHAMANIA is back! It was a nice few weeks off from the podcast after 75 episodes in a row, but it feels good to be having a new conversation on the podcast! Today, my guy Jacob Kasper comes back on the podcast to talk about his retirement from amateur wrestling and what's next.

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Across both amateur and professional wrestling combined, I'm not sure there's anyone more decorated. Some amateur wrestlers have more accolades and some professional wrestlers have more accolades, but nobody has done COMBINED what this man has done! He's also battled drug addiction, loss of multiple family members, and more. So grateful to dive into this conversation with a wrestling legend.

Order of The Conversation:

Kurt's Start in Wrestling
Getting Good in Wrestling
Path to Clarion/College
College Expectations
Where Amateur Golds Rank
Breaking His Neck at the Open
Pushing Through Adversity
Olympic Finals
Role of Faith
Road to the WWE
Transition of the Crowds
You Suck Chants
Being apart of the Attitude Era
Relationship with Brock Lesnar
Addiction Issues
Pro Wrestling vs MMA Platforms
Current Amateur Wrestling Scene
PhysicallyFIT

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Last Week, Big 10 Champ Sebastian Rivera announced he was transferring to finish his college career at Rutgers. With Rivera coming back home to Jersey, I thought why not get him back on the podcast to hear a little bit more about the news. We talk about his time at Northwestern, the 141 field, wrestling in the RAC, Rutgers, MMA, and more!

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Hope you had a wonderful 4th of July! UWW, the governing body for wrestling, made it an interesting one as they announced dates for potential 2020 World Championships. My mind started rolling with initial thoughts so I grabbed Seth Gross and turned on the mics. These are just some initial, from the hip thoughts from a fan and a wrestler. Hope you enjoy this style of the episode!

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This past Sunday at Rumble on the Rooftop, Olympic Hopeful Nazar Kulchytskyy left his shoes on the mat after his 10-0 victory, signaling his retirement from competition. Today, Nazar joins the show to talk a bit about his career, his retirement, what's next, and much more.

Early Success In Ukraine
Migrating to the US
Difference Wrestling in the US
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Senior Level Expectations
Longevity of Career
Reflections on Career & TMWC
Banged Up With Injuries
Team Nazar Training Center
Coaching Aspirations

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This Sunday on FITE.TV, Jordan Oliver is wrestling Jason Nolf. The supermatch goes down on PPV along with a full card of other great matches, Today, JO joined the show again to talk about his upcoming match, his current training, predictions for the match, and more!

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Had a blast chatting today with 2019 Big 12 Champion and 2019 Junior World Champion, David Carr, of Iowa State. Carr, who comes from one of the most accomplished wrestling families out there, has high goals and a big vision for what he wants to accomplish in this sport. He also seems to have an amazing perspective on life and wrestling. Hope ya'll enjoy this episode as much as I did!

Topics & Order of Conversation:

Start in Wrestling
Expectations
Early Success
Going to Iowa State & Goals
Role of Faith in Career
Favorite Scripture
Reflection on the Season
Season Being Cancelled
Impact of Time Off
Not Burning Out
Junior World Championships
Building a Brand & Social

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Could listen to 2x Olympian and 2x NCAA Champion Kerry McCoy share stories all day, including how when at Penn State, he wanted his picture on the wall so bad. When he finally got it on the wall, he took it down. He’s got too much of a career to squeeze it into one episode, but this was a solid hour of good stories. Enjoy!

Topics & Order of Conversation:

Keeping an Olympic Journal
Start in Wrestling
Path to Penn State
Success at Penn State
Role of Faith in Career
Managing Expectations
Managing the Highs & Lows
Transitioning from Athlete to Coach
Differences in D1 Coaching Locations
Relationship with Cael Sanderson
Heading to the California RTC
3 of His Favorite Matches

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Really enjoyed this chat with 2018 NCAA Champion from North Carolina State, Michael Macchiavello. The 202(1) Olympic Hopeful shared tons of great stories and insight in this episode, including diving deep into his faith.

Started in Wrestling
What led you to NC State?
College Expectations
Redshirt Expectations
Perfecting Technique
Winning an NCAA Championship
Learning from Gwiz
The Role of Faith
Training with J’Den and Snyder
Goals Outside of Wrestling
Relationship with Kasper
The Quarantine Disturbance
Building a Brand
Part of JB’s Story

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I’ve been wanting to have Victoria Anthony back on the podcast to talk about her new business that she launched, and with how vocal she’s been on social media recently about racism while engaging in positive, productive dialogue, I wanted to continue that conversation and use this platform for us to talk about racial issues, how we can all be better, and then talk about her business, Freeflow & Gusto.

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Reigning NCAA Heavyweight Champion Anthony Cassar has signed with Malki Kawa & First Round Management and has been training down in Miami alongside teammate Bo Nickal and Jorge Masvidal. Today, both Bo & Anthony joined the podcast to talk about the training down in Miami, preparing for the Olympic Trials, which NLWC members they'd like to see in MMA, wrestling monkeys, and so much more.

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2x NCAA Champion/4x NCAA Finalist Isaiah Martinez knows adversity, and he knows it well, but it hasn't slowed him down from having a ton of success. The 4x Big Ten Champion has the highest winning percentage in the history of the University of Illinois Wrestling Program with a 98.9% win percentage. Throughout that journey, he's endured injuries, the loss of a parent, and more. Shoulder surgery that's gonna leave him out 5-6 months is the latest to enter his path. We talk about all that and more on this episode of BASCHAMANIA.

Order of the Conversation:

Getting Start in Wrestling
Keys to Early Success
Heading to Illinois
Relationship with Mark Perry
Heading into Deep Water
Dad Diagnosed with Cancer
Winning an NCAA Championship
Dad Passing Away
Ending Undefeated Streak
Perspective After Losing To Nolf Bouncing Back after NCAA Finals Losses
Being the Underdog After College
Dake/Burroughs Debate
Having Surgery Soon
Heading to Oregon State
Aspirations as a Coach Leaving Illinois
Future Training Plans

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Olympic Medalist & Pennsylvania Native Coleman Scott has won and had great success at every level there is. The current UNC head coach knows how to win. Thrilled to have him on the podcast today to share his story and his winning perspective. Enjoy!  

Order of Topics:

Getting started in wrestling
Success through wrestling
Setting self-expectations
Path to Oklahoma State
Getting Better in College
Hardest Lost in Career
Not burning out
Falling in Love with the Sport
Making the Olympic Team
Representing the USA
Thoughts Heading Out of London
Last Match with Tony Ramos
Bringing Ramos on Board as a Coach
Transitioning from Athlete to Coach
Aspirations as a Coach
Growing the RTC
Perspective on the UNC Program’s Future
Importance of Gratitude
Social Media1

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Sometimes, instead of an NCAA or World Championship, the accolade of only being taken down once in two years leads to a head coaching position in the NFL. Not only is this the case for Buffalo Bills Head Coach Sean McDermott, but he still gets mad over giving up that one takedown in his journey to 2 straight undefeated National Prep Championship seasons! It was great chatting with the Bills Head Coach and talking wrestling, faith, and of course, a little football. #BillsMafia!

Wrestling at 4 years Old
Burning Out
64-0, 2x National Prep Champion
Taken Down Once in 2 Years
Football in College
What Wrestling Has Taught Him
Most Disciplined Person
Life Lessons from Wrestling
Wrestling Helps Football
Mat at Home
Jordan Burroughs Speaking at Training Camp
Hanging out with Cael
Taking Time for Yourself
Importance of Faith
Perspective Heading into 2020 NFL Season

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Even after being born with just one leg, NCAA Champion Anthony Robles never gave up. Throughout his wrestling career, he had 3 undefeated championship seasons including going 96-0 his high school junior + senior year and going 36-0 his senior year at Arizona State. His story is not only a unique one but an incredibly inspiring one. Thrilled to have him on today's show!

General Order of the Conversation:

Born Without a Leg
Shaping Mindset
Start In Wrestling
From 5-8 to Undefeated
Faith in Career
Going to ASU
Being Unstoppable
Winning an NCAA Championship
Not Wrestling After College
Transitioning Away from Competing
Jay Leno Show
Cool Moments Post-Wrestling
The Rock Producing His Movie

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Always enjoy when my guy Seth, 2018 NCAA Champion & 2020* Olympic Hopeful, comes on the podcast! Today, we chatted about the quarantine and his recent move, some funny stories, and dove a bit more into his faith. 

Quarantine Update
Curbside Closing
Traeger Talk
57kg at Olympics Still?
Story: Going Into Fargo Over
Story: Bono Gets Injured
Story: Forgetting Cred’s at NCAA’s
Trusting in God & Talking Faith

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After a freak accident at a national team training camp, doctors told Richard Perry he would never walk again. He's now back on a wrestling mat. Seeing what God has done in his life has continued to push him further, and he's not done yet. What a story!

Topics & Order of the Conversation:

Path To Wrestling
3rd in the State First Year
Wrestling For Bloomsburg
College Expectations
Snyder Training Partner
Making the National Team
Relationship with Brandon Slay
Freak Accident
Brain Trauma
Road to Recovery
Being Back On The Mat
Growth of the Penn RTC

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Caught up today with 7x Senior World Team Member, 2x World Silver Medalist, and 2x WCWA National Champion - among other accolades - Alli Ragan. Alli, along with others, just recently made the move from the Hawkeye Wrestling Club in Iowa to the Sunkist RTC at Arizona State, following coach Mark Perry. It was great to chat with Alli about her story, career, and recent moves.  Hope you enjoy today's episode!

TOPICS & ORDER OF CONVERSATION 

Getting Started in Wrestling
Being a 3-Sport Athlete
Coach Dad
Growth of Women’s Wrestling
Social Media
Silver Medals at World Championships in both 2016 and 2017
Heading to Iowa & Gaining The X Factor
Dealing with a Major Neck Injury
Helen Maroulis Wrestle-Off
Relationship with Mark Perry
Move to Sunkist RTC
Quarantining

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Who's not a Vincenzo Joseph fan? I had a blast when Cenzo came on the first time (episode 27) and knew I had to bring him back on for more. This time, Cenzo shares some hilarious stories that he hasn't really told about his wrestling career.

Quick Quarantine Update
Staying with the NLWC?
Quitting Redshirt Year at the Southern Scuffle
13 lbs over at the Powerade Junior Year HS
Drinking 5 Gallons of Chocolate Milk Because of Jason Nolf
Wrestling With the Flu

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Matt McDonough has won a slew of championships ranging from 3 State Titles and 2 Big Ten Championships to 2 NCAA Championships while appearing in 3 straight finals, but still, if he could go back, he would do a few things differently. He has since transitioned from athlete to coach and is now an Assistant Coach at the University of Wisconsin serving alongside Jon Reader and Chris Bono. Today, we talked about a lot of it!

Topics & Order of the Conversation:

Growing up in Iowa
Teammate Jay Borschel
Iowa Recruiting
College Expectations
NCAA Finals Matches
Senior Year Injuries
International Wrestling
Athlete to Coach Transition
Training with Gilman, Gross, & Others
Being a part of The Wisconsin Program
Evolving as a Coach
Funny Brands Story

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2x NCAA Champ/3x NCAA Finalist Quentin Wright grew up 20 minutes from Penn State. Little to he know the dynasty that was about to be created at Penn State and that it would’ve started with him winning his first NCAA Championship. Tons of great stories and insight from Q Today!  Topics & Order of The Conversation: 

Raised on an 87 Acre Farm 10 Mins Away From Penn State
Youth Career
Quentin's Faith and the Role it Played in His Career
Relationship With Mark Perry
Cael Coming In
Penn State Expectations
Mindset
Overcoming Disappointment
Meeting His Wife
Undefeated Senior Year
Dustin Kilgore Match
Being a Part of 3 Straight Teams
College Burnout
Coaching Aspirations
What He’s Doing Now

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2x NCAA Champ/3x Finalist and current Assistant Coach at Cornell, Gabe Dean, has had both his fair share of successes and failures. He's learned a lot through his failures and we dive into them so that hopefully you can learn through them just like he did!

Topics & Order of the Conversation:

“4x NY State Champion”
Father Being a NCAA D1 Runner-Up
Playing Football in High School
Road to Cornell
Success Through Failure
Competing is a Privilege
Junior Win, Senior Runner-Ups
Being in a Weird Place After Loosing to Bo
Transitioning from Athlete to Coach
Starting The Deans List Talk Show Podcast

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My first conversation with NCAA Champion and Associate Head Coach Jon Reader (Episode 40) was full of so much passion and knowledge, we had to run it back and cover more ground.... (a theme by the way you can probably get used to on this podcast.)

Topics & Order of the Conversation:

Davison High School
High School & Early Development
Appreciating Good Parents
Being Recruited by Cael Sanderson
Journey as a Coach
Aspirations to Be a Head Coach
Recruiting Through a Quarantine
Growth of the Wisconsin RTC
Visualization and Mindset

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He’s a 2x NCAA Champion and a 3x All-American. He also just took a head coaching job at Oregon State. Before he heads out (even farther) West, Chris and I chatted briefly about his story and journey in wrestling that’s led him to this position.

Starting to Wrestle in 8th Grade
John Smith “Recruiting” Chris
Not Burning Out A Lot
Athlete to Coach Transition
Being Apart of A Championship Team
Managing Expectations
Almost Taking Missouri Job
Oregon State Job
What’s Next For Chris & Oregon State

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He's now the first 4x NCAA All-American in Virginia Tech History, he's a 2x Jersey State Champion/3x Jersey State Championships Finalist, and he's headed to The Pennsylvania RTC to make a mark on the senior level. This is David McFadden's story.

Getting Started in Wrestling
Parents Involvement
Champion Mindset Development
Time at Depaul Catholic
From Catholic To Christian
Managing NCAA Expectations
Balancing High’s and Low’s
3x / 4x NCAA All-American at VT
Growth & Rise of the ACC
Favorite Matches
Tearing ACL as a Freshmen and AA’ing
Why the Penn RTC?
Perspective During Quarantine

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Jason Nolf came back on Baschamania and the stories and insights didn't disappoint! We cover topics ranging from quarantine updates and blessings in disguise to Gilman's move to the NLWC and Nolf's controversial match with Hidlay at the NCAA's last year. Tons of faith substance in this one, too!

Currently In Omaha
Blessings In Disguise
Golf with Nolf
Positive Attitude
Injury Rehab
Olympics Postponement
New Opportunities
Important of Faith
Mindset from Youth to College
Celebrating
Controversial Hidley match
Gilman Joining the NLWC
Competition in the Room
Nights with Nolf

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Mark Hall has won just about every championship a wrestler can win. From his record-setting 6 Minnesota State Championships and his NCAA Championship as a True Freshmen at Penn State to his 3 Cadet & Junior Level World Championships and 3 Big Ten Championships, one thing is clear: Mark Hall is a Champion! But, he doesn't want to just be known for being a champion on the mat, he wants to be a champion off the mat as well. It was great chatting with Mark about both his on-the-mat and off-the-mat perspectives as he takes another step in his career after his collegiate career came to a screeching halt because of COVID-19. Enjoy episode 50!

- 6 State Championships

World Level Aspirations
Path to Penn State
Penn State Expectations
First True Freshmen To Win NCAA’s
College Expectations
Staying Humble
Important of Mindset
Being A Part of The Penn State Dynasty
Not Burning Out
Faith In His Career 
NCAA’s Being Cancelled
What's Next for Mark Hall?
Growing A Brand
Fire For More Championships 
Some Favorite Matches

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Thomas Gilman is back on Baschamania today to talk about the move he announced last week from Iowa City to State College, where he’ll train with the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club.

If you haven’t listened to his story, check out episode 28 of the podcast that we did back early January which talks a bit more about the Thomas Gilman Story.

Topics In the Conversation:

Financial Impact
Fiancées Family in PA
A Traitor?
Due Diligence
Perry Leaving
Wrestling With This For Weeks
Building Brand
NLWC Camaraderie
Impacting NLWC/PSU Guys
Becoming A Nittany Lion
Making A Tough Decision
Moving To NLWC

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2x All-American and 2020 Big Ten Champ Luke Pletcher of Ohio State is moving on - both mentally and physically. He recently had to let go of NCAA's being canceled his senior year as he was the #1 seed and he just moved back home to PA to take a coaching job at Pitt. Pletcher is nothing but grateful for his time at Ohio State but is ready for what's next. Enjoy episode 48 of BASCHAMANIA!

Topics Covered:

Start in Wrestling
Handling Lone State Final Losses
Balancing Wins & Losses
Path to Ohio State
Changing Mindset
Grinding Out Wins
Flipping the Switch
NCAA’s Being Cancelled
Move to PWC
Favorite Matches

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Before he was earning multiple Million Dollar paydays in the PFL, Lance Plamer was a 4x Ohio State Champ and 4x All-American at Ohio State. He also won a Big Ten Championship, being named Outstanding Wrestler in the process, and lost a super close one to Brent Metcalf in the NCAA Finals. Grateful to have Lance come on the podcast today! Hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

Topics/Order of the Conversation:

Start in Wrestling
Dad Too Tough?
Decision To Go to Ohio State
College Expectations
Lance Palmer Wrestles a Bear
Brent Metcalf Match at Big 10’s
Confidence & Mentality
Balancing Hi’s and Low’s of D1 Wrestling
The Vibe at Ohio State
Lou Rosselli’s Impact
The MMA Itch
The Journey To PFL
Million Dollar Paydays
The Nickname
Investing In Yourself
Balancing Wanting More
Building Brand
Involvement with Wrestling

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Mark Perry knows wrestling. Heck, he is wrestling. Born into a wrestling family, on wrestling soil at Oklahoma State, a Blair Academy wrestler, a 4x All-American at Iowa, a 2x NCAA Champion, the street cred goes on. This man just eats, sleeps, breathes wrestling & his story and insight is amongst the most unique you’ll find in the sport. Grateful to sit down and chat wrestling for an hour with Mark tonight and to hear more of his story. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did!

Topics/Order of the Conversation:

Growing up in a True Wrestling Family
Early Expectations
Heading To Blair Academy
Battling Depression
Continuing to Elevate
Blair Lake
Sophomore Year Injuries
Elevating to Beat Hendrick
Not Wrestling Internationally
Transitioning from Athlete to Coach
Differences In Coaching at Penn State, Cal Poly, and Illinois
IMAR
College Level vs RTC Level Coaching
Relationship with Gilman
HWC Coaching Expectations
Olympics & NCAA'S Being Cancelled
Women’s Wrestling Exploding

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Last year he was in the finals against Spencer Lee. This year, he's had one thing on his mind: take out Spencer Lee in the rematch. Today, I sat down with UVA's Jack Mueller to chat about his college career, hear about his faith, learn of his backstory and see what's next.

Quarantine Update
What Led You to Wrestle?
Leveling Up as a Wrestler
What led you to Virginia?
Role of Faith In Your Career
Incredible Matches in March
ACC Competition
NCAA’s Cancelled
No Regrets
Resetting Focus After Events
Visiting RTCs
The Uncertainty of The Future

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Today, another Olympic Gold Medalist comes on the BASCHAMANIA Podcast as Brandon Slay stops by to shares his story. Brandon is not only an incredible wrestler and wrestling coach, but he has a contagious faith and tons of wisdom! I really enjoyed this conversation and I hope you do, too!

Topics & Order of Conversation

Quarantine Update
Youth Career Advancement
Loving Freestyle Wrestling
NCAA Dreams vs Olympic Dreams
School of Business Plan
Freestyle Success
What’s Your Purpose?
Pursuing Jesus
Olympic Finals “Loss” & Victory
Transitioning to a Wrestling Coach
Coaching The National Team
“Homecoming” To Penn RTC
NCAA’s Being Cancelled
Trials Being Postponed & Coaching Athletes
Various Attention Levels in Wrestling

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Nahshon Garrett really is an overcomer. While he's also an NCAA Champion and EIWA Wrestler of The Year, what sticks out the most to me is Nahshon's ability to overcome adversity. It was great chatting with Nahshon about his wrestling career, his faith, content creation, and more!

Order of the Conversation:

NG didn’t start wrestling until 7th Grade
Cornell was an early decision
Wrestling in College
Ebb and Flow of College Career
National Championship
Faith in Career
False Humility
Road to Arizona State and Back
Training with Chas Tucker, Vito A, Yianni D
Pulling out of World Championships
Trusting God’s Plan
Beating Himself at 57kg
Uncertainty of Olympic Trials
CoronaVirus
Creating Content
Shutting out Negativity
Control What   You Can Control

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It was announced yesterday that the Olympic Trials have officially been postponed. In having conversations with some of the athletes and coaches, I decided to have some hop on for an episode of the podcast where we talk reactions & perspectives and you can hear straight from the athletes, instead of just the chatter in the community. Enjoy!

Anthony Ashnault  begins at: 3:20

Kyle Dake begins at: 10:10

Bo Nickal  begins at: 25:50

Gable Steveson begins at: 33:30

Jordan Oliver  begins at: 39:39

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After the news was announced that there will be no fans at the NCAA's, I was chatting with a few of the guys competing and my conversation with Seth Gross quickly led to one that I knew needed to be captured on the Baschamania podcast. We talked about Big 10's, NCAA's, and the Olympic Trials. I hope you enjoy this style of an episode around relevant news & events.

Loss to Rivera at Big 10's & Adjustments
Jersey Crowd in Match against Alvarez
NCAA’s Not Having Fans
Going Out WIth No Crowd
No Crowd Impact on Matches
133 Seeds at NCAA's
A Potential Semi-Final with Chas Tucker
Schools Sitting Out at NCAA's
Grounded in Faith
Olympic Trials Fans?

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He's no stranger to March! NCAA Champ Jon Reader has had some iconic March memories both competing and coaching. It was great chatting with Jon and the timing just a few days before Big 10's couldn't have been more perfect! Enjoy ep. 40 of BASCHAMANIA everywhere now.

Relationship with Cael Sanderson
Early Success
Being Recruited On
Being Undefeated Senior Year
Importance of Gratitude
The Spotlight Changing After College
Change in Wrestling Over the Past Decade
Relationship with Chris Bono
42 Point Match with Ed Ruth
Transitioning to Coaching
From Iowa State to SDSU to Wisconsin
Wisconsin Recruiting
Kids Who Wanna Be Recruited by Big 10 Programs
Thoughts on Big 10’s
Seth Gross at Big 10’s
Big Ten Championships Expectations
Hustle, Effort, & Attitude
Dealing with the Highs & Lows
Rebounding from Post Season Lows

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Ahead of next weekend's Big Ten Championships, I caught up with Northwestern's Sebastian Rivera. In this episode, we chat about his start in wrestling, how tough Jersey is and transition to his career at Northwestern and the upcoming Big 10's, NCAA's & 2020 Olympics. We even dive into his future in MMA and talk about when he currently thinks he'll stop wrestling.

Order of The Conversation:

Getting Started In Wrestling
Getting Good in Wrestling
Staying Hungry
Dealing with Defeat
Jersey Wrestling
The Journey to Northwestern
Internship with VividSeats.com
Wrestling With Puerto Rico For Olympics
Perspective Going Into Big 10’s
Wrestling with Ashnault
Seth Gross Match at Midlands
Thoughts on NCAA’s
Jumping Levels at a High Level
Perfecting Your Craft
MMA Aspirations
Frankie Edgar
The Inconstancies of Attention on Wrestling Competition
Potentially Being Done After 2020

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The wrestling success he's had is just a portion of who J'den Cox is. The 2016 Olympic Bronze Medalist and 2020 Olympic Hopeful has endured levels of hardship and adversity that few know about, but he's overcome, and he continues to press on. It was great talking to J'den about his faith, his perspective, and recent events such as the move to 97kg and the move to the Ohio RTC. Even the non-wrestling fans will have a ton to take away from this episode! Enjoy!

Crying While Winning 11-1
Getting Better Younger
Being Overlooked vs Not Counting Out
A Chip on His Shoulder?
Battling Depression
Maintaining Proper Perspective
Compartmentalizing
Joy > Happiness
The Role of Faith In His Career
Walking with Jesus
Decision To Go 97kg
Decision To Go to Ohio State
Making Tough Decisions
The Perspective of Cox over Snyder
Preparing for the Olympic Trials
Talking WWE For a Few Minutes

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It was hard to keep this conversation with NCAA Champ & 2x World Team Member Tony Ramos down to one simple podcast episode that's around an hour long. He's got so many stories and so much insight! Enjoy this episode with the former Iowa Hawkeye athlete & current North Carolina Tarheel coach.

Order of Topics:

Hawkeye or Tarheel?
Starting Wrestling at 3 Years Old
Getting Connected With Izzy Martinez
Crucial Training with Izzy
Recruiting Process with Iowa & Oklahoma St
Committing & Transitioning to Iowa
Importance of Clearing Your Head
34-0 at Carver-Hawkeye
Role Logan Steiber Played
Overcoming Adversity
Transitioning to The Senior Level
Not Having Regrets in Wrestling
Connecting With Coleman Scott
Transitioning to North Carolina
Balancing Competing & Coaching
Leveraging Social Media as a Coach
Using Tik-Tok For Recruiting?
What’s Tony Excited For?
Having Jordan Oliver in the Room

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2x NCAA All-American Jacob Kasper and I couldn't keep this conversation short. He is one of the most passionate wrestlers out there and between his Olympic aspirations and his WWE aspirations, this man is the definition of passion and a dreamer. Had a ton of fun chatting about Jacob's amateur wrestling career, the journey to the Olympic Trials, and what lies ahead after this Olympic run. Enjoy the conversation!

Order of Topics:

Growing up a WWE Fan
Getting Good at Wrestling
The Intimidation of Duke
Dealing with Crohn's Disease
Overcoming Adversity
Dealing with Defeat
Not Resting Enough
Not Running on Motivation
Olympic Trials Ahead
The WWE Tryout
Olympics > WWE
Mt Rushmore of Pro Wrestling
The WWE Passion & Dream

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2x World Bronze Medalist & 2x NCAA Champion Gwiazdowski has been the USA’s heavyweight for 3 straight years and he’s looking for it to become 4 as he aims for his first Olympic team in 2020. We’re now less than 2 months out from that dream being a reality or being shattered. Enjoy this conversation with the highly-accomplished heavyweight, Gwiazdowski, on his journey to being an Olympic Champ!

Conversation Flow:

Having a Great High School Career
The road to Binghamton and then NC State
Becoming 2x NCAA Champion
Overcoming Loss to Kyle Snyder
Jumping to Freestyle Senior-Level Success
Attention Changes from NCAA to Senior Level
Injuries Before and At 2018 World Championships
Tuning People Out
Building a Brand on Social
Rebounding from World Championships Loss
Focusing on the “Young Guns” at the Olympic Trials

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Reigning World Team Member. Olympic Hopeful. American Soldier. Jenna Burkert has no slew of titles and accolades. This was a fun conversation to dive into with Jenna just before a best-of-3 wrestle-off series against the winner of Helen Maroulis vs Alli Ragan. Enjoy the conversation!

Order of Topics:

Getting Started in Wrestling
A Non-Traditional College Route
Women’s Wrestling Evolving
Being a Wrestling Superfan
What Led you to Serve in Military
Not Focusing on Pressure & Staying Present
Embracing Fear
Happy To Still be Wrestling
Being Apart of Growing The Sport
Pan Am Qualifiers
Utilizing Social & Not Getting Distracted
Learning a Lesson in ’18 instead of ’20
Not Getting Discouraged After a Loss

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Women’s wrestling has been exploding lately. Part of that is in response to  the great women who are creating such a dominant scene right now and leading the charge. Victoria Anthony, who has a slew of accomplishments from US Open Champion and Bill Farrell Champion to Junior World Champion, is no exception. Victoria and I sit down on this episode to chat about her career, women's wrestling, the Olympic Trials, and more. Enjoy!

Moving to Canada
Competing to Italy & Russia
Getting Start in Wrestling
Wrestling on a Boy’s Team
2005 First Practice to > 2009 Junior World Champ
Watching Women’s Wrestling Evolve
Opportunities In Women’s Wrestling
Defining Success with Intentions
Pressing On After A Defeat/Failure
Making an Olympic Team in 2020
Most Proudest of in This sport
What are Your Plans Post-Competition
Having the Most Viewed Video on UWW
Social Media Distractions/Benefits

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He won a Hodge Trophy while winning 4 NCAA Championships in a row at 4 consecutive weights. After a storied college career at Cornell no one will soon forget, he became a 2x World Champ... in dominant fashion. The only box left to check? Olympic Champion. And he'll have to go through someone he hasn't been able to beat, 5x World/Olympic Champion Jordan Burroughs, to do that. We talk about all this and more.

Order of Topics and Flow of Conversation:

Landing In Colorado Springs
Getting Good in Wrestling Right Away
Wrestling in a Group with David Taylor & Logan Stieber
College Level vs Senior Level Pressure
Frustration with Injuries & Runner-Up Finishes
Not Getting Sidetracked by Discouragement
Unique Training & Health Perspective
The Dake Documentary; Documenting 2012-2020
Content & Secrets in Wrestling
Looking Towards The Olympic Trials
Kyle Dake on Wrestling Jordan Burroughs
MMA in the Future?

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3x NCAA All-American and 2020 Olympic Hopeful Bryce Meredith joined the show to talk about growing up in Wyoming, his wrestling career, and his future in MMA. We dive into a ton of topics around perspective and mindset including opportunity, sacrifice, success, happiness, and more.

Growing up in Wyoming
Opportunity > Sacrifice
Going to NC State and Coming Home
Going to the NJ RTC
Losing NCAA’s & Not Wavering
Not Complaining
Last Chance Qualifier In Focus
Passion in Wrestling -> MMA
Building a Brand & Content Game
Champion in Life, Success is Happiness
Bryce Askes Me about My Background

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2x All-American and 2020 Olympic Hopeful Nick Lee has already developed quite the wrestling career. Episode 30 catches up with the Nittany Lion as he's in the heart of the grind towards a Big 10, NCAA, and Olympic Championship in 2020. Before those big competitions, Justin had a conversation with Nick Lee to get to know the Penn State junior a bit more!

Start in Wrestling
Getting Better Young
Enjoying the Sport
Being Homeschooled Senior Year
What Led You To Penn State
Being Surrounded with Greatness at PSU
Differences between Junior Level & College Wrestling
Wrestling is What He Does, It’s Not Who He Is
Balancing Wrestling & Life
Working Towards Being an NCAA Champion
The Process of Getting Your Mind Right After a Loss
Balancing NCAA & Olympic Goals
Differences Between Folkstyle & Freestyle
Trusting Your Coaches
Off the Mat Aspirations
Olympic Trials in State College

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He doesn't do many interviews and isn't in media much, but that's not because the 3x NCAA Champion/4x NCAA Finalist doesn't have the stories and insight. 2020 Olympic Hopeful Jason Nolf left a legacy at Penn State of being one of the best collegiate wrestlers of all time. How did he do it? What're the backstories? What's next? We talk about all that and more.

Order of Conversation & Topics:

The Young Start with Wrestling
Hating to Lose at 5 years Old
Getting Better at a Young Age
The Role of Faith in Jason’s Career
Doing Things God’s Way
The Path to Penn State
Not Talking a College Visit
The Penn State Teammate Effect
Running To the Center of the Mat
Laying The Ankle Bands Down
The Hodge Trophy Distraction
Having Fun & Scoring Points
Learning from Both Wins & Losses
Having High Self-Expectations
Resetting Expectations
Putting Career in God’s Hands
NCAA Championship Feelings
Meeting Maddie
Balancing Engagement/Wedding with Wrestling
Missing Being a Penn State Athlete
Transitioning to Freestyle & Senior Level
Working Towards an Olympic Gold
The 74kg Field

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It was great chatting with 2017 World Silver Medalist Thomas Gilman just ahead of his trip to Italy & Russia to compete in a few tough tournaments. The Iowa Hawkeye and Olympic Hopeful is loved by many and has one of the biggest personalities in the sport, but his internet absence keeps many of his stories from being heard as much as they ought to be! Today, enjoy 45 minutes of stories and insight from Thomas Gilman.

Order of Topics:

Early Start in Wrestling
Wanting to be an Olympic Champ “In all 3 Styles”
Getting Better Early On
Young Adversity
Relationship with Terry Brands
Losing to Cory Clark
Proper Perspective
Righting the Wrongs
Losing to Cory Clark
Importance of Routine
Breaking Out of the “Shy” Shell
“The Persona”
Favorite “Persona” Moment
Sitting Out in Finals/Ramo’s Stressed Out
Taking Time Off in 2019
Thoughts on Social Media
The Thomas Gilman Brand
The Olympics & Olympic Trials
Competing in Italy
Micic Should be Tried for Treason
Process Goals

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What 2x NCAA Champ/3x NCAA Finalist doesn't have a good story? 2020 Olympic Hopeful Vincenzo Joseph is no different. On Episode 27, the Nittany Lion Senior stops by to talk about his wrestling story; from practicing at a young age with Spencer Lee to wrestling Nolf at the Farrell to what it's like to run out at Rec Hall. Cenzo has no shortage of good stories, laughs and high-level insight. Enjoy!

General Flow of Topics:

Start in Wrestling
Good at Young Age
Getting Better & Leveling up
Practicing with Spencer Lee & Nolf Young
Having Fun
Dealing with Adversity
Balancing Big Wins & Losses
Self Awareness
Wrestling Nolf at the Farrell
Olympic Goals
Wrapping Up a Penn State Career

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Being the wife to arguably the greatest wrestler in the world, Lauren has insights no one else has been privileged with. It was a pleasure catching up with good friend Lauren Burroughs and chatting about her story, her relationship with Jordan and diving into the personal brand-building and social media discussion.

General Flow Of Topics:

Building a Brand in Wrestling & Putting In The Work- Initial & Start in Wrestling
Writing Career , Personal Desires
How Lauren & Jordan Met
Any Idea What Would Ensue in This Relationship?
Selflessness to Focus on "dream-sharing"
The Evolution of The Relationship with JB’s Success
Navigating Brand/Family Sponsorship Deals
Experiencing the Highs/Lows of Success As a Family
Ability to Decipher Opportunity vs Distraction
The Role of Faith in The Marriage
Balancing Social & Life
Engaging with Your Audience
Secrecy & Transparency
More Brand-Building Talk
Baby Watch

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Fresh off an awesome performance at the US Open/Senior Nationals, Joey McKenna joins the show as we talk about his story & his faith. Many of us are guilty of not giving God the glory due because honestly, so often we're focused on what we don't have. Joey set his mind & heart right after leaving Stanford and he says its the best thing he did in his wrestling career! Here's the order of topics for today's show:

Jersey Wrestling Start
Why Joey Went Greco Young
Decisions Behind Going to Stanford/Ohio State
Impact of Faith on Career
Last Year’s WTT Failure
Managing the Highs & Lows
The Move to Penn RTC
Olympic Trials Prep
Post-Wrestling Aspirations
Signing with ScrapLife

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Pumped to have coach Izzy Martinez on the show for episode 24. I got a lot of good feedback on the Chris Bono episode and to play off of that, I wanted to bring another high-level coach with value & entertainment on the show! Before he was coaching Jon Jones & Holly Holm to championships in the UFC Octagon, and coaching a top 10 high school program, Izzy was an elite-level youth & amateur wrestler and also had his fair shares and ups and downs. Today, we dive into the Izzy Story!

Rough Order of Topics:

Izzy as a Wrestler
Not Making it in Iowa City
Being A “18-22-Year-old Trainwreck”
What Early Failure Taught
The Transition from Athlete to Coaching
Chasing Opportunity
Entering MMA
Self Awareness
Mental Health
Social Media

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He's had a ton of success throughout his career, but an Olympic/World Championship alludes James Green. His losses that led to Bronze & Silver Medals at the '15 and '17 World Championships were to Olympic & World Champions. Now, he'll have to win a bracket that includes multiple World & Olympics Champions just to make the team. What will James have to do to make the team and win an Olympic Championship? What has got him to where he is now? We talk about all that and more just a few days removed from James competing in Russia at 74kg this past weekend. Tune in to episode 23 and meet the 74kg version of James Green.

Order of Topics:

Jersey Start in Wrestling
Stopping Playing Football
The Nebraska Connection
The Career Grind
Losses to World/Olympic Champions
What The Grind Has Taught James
Definition of Success
The Transition to 74kg
Fatherhood
Business & branding
Post-Competition Plans
What Wrestling Means to JG
What the Next 4 Months Look Like

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Chris Bono has had a wild career as both an athlete and a coach. Over the past decade, Coach Bono has continued to jump levels as a coach, much as he did as an athlete, using the same principles and mindset throughout both. He's not done yet and fresh into his second season as Wisconsin head coach, he's more excited than ever! It was fun diving into a plethora of topics in this conversation.

Conversation Flow & Order of Topics:

Accolades the Proudest Of
Wrestling in Pennsylvania & Florida
Biggest Contribution to Success
The transition from Athlete to Coach
Evolving as a Coach
Most Important Time as a Coach
Establishing Culture
Big Loss to Iowa
Giving Seth Gross a Second Chance
Coaching Seth to Win NCAA’s
Thoughts on Social Media
Excitement for the Future

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NCAA Champion & Olympic Hopeful Darian Cruz stops by the BASCHAMANIA podcast for Episode 21. It was great to spend an hour with Darian getting to know him and peeking behind the curtain of the mind of someone who already has such a storied career and isn't done yet! Anyone who spends an hour listening to this episode should walk away with a ton of golden nuggets.

General Order of Topics:

Thanksgiving Traditions
Letter to Wrestling
Wrestling Taking Dedication
You can’t teach Work Ethic
Guys Bend. Or Guys Break.
Overcoming Adversity
Not looking at the big picture
Micro Speed, Macro Patience
Importance of Support System
Contrasting NCAA Finish Junior Year to Senior Year (1st to 5th Place)
Preparing for the Olympic Trials
Building Brand while Preparing for Olympic Trials
Leveraging Social Media
The Trials Ahead
Getting 1% Better Every Day

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It was great to chat with Minnesota's Gable Steveson after qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Trials at the Bill Farrell. Gable has won Junior and Cadet World Championships and now has sights on Olympic Gold, all while also keeping a focus on winning an NCAA Championship in his home state of Minnesota this March. Great 20-minute+ conversation with the 19-year-old phenom on Episode 20!

Among other things, we dove into:

- How it feels to qualify for the Olympic Trials

When he knew he could make it this far in the sport
Rebounding from big losses
The impact of not losing that impact
Growing up in an era of social media influence
Proper perspective while using social to grow a brand without getting distracted
The level of focus on brand-building
The road ahead to Tokyo 2020
Training with Brock Lesnar
Desire to compete with the WWE

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The Bill Farrell is this weekend and everyone in the wrestling community is HYPED about it. NJ RTC Head Coach Reece Humphrey is no exception. People are noticing there is something in the water in New Jersey and quite frankly, it's Reece! Reece is a 3x World Team Member and 3x US Open Champ and he knows wrestling. He also really knows freestyle wrestling. Reece and I catch up a bit and talk about his background and recent transitioning to coaching at the NJRC and the path that led to it. Topics on this episode include:

Growing up Wrestling In Indiana
What Led Reece to Ohio State University
RTC Life In Reece’s Day 
Knowing when it’s time to move on to a different location? 
Path to the TMWC and NJRTCWhy the move from TMWC to NJRTC.
Transitioning from athlete to coach - what’s that like?
Why such an incredible year for Jersey, and even the NJRTC?
Guys coming on board the NJRTC
The impact of NJRTC & Jersey on Wrestling in 2020
Discussing the Bill Farrell
How to Help the NJRTC

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Days away from competing at 86kg @ the Bill Farrell in NYC and starting his quest to the Olympic Trials in April, I caught up with 3x NCAA Champ Alex Dieringer. Alex and I talked about his start in wrestling in Wisconsin, what led him to Oklahoma State, the transition to the RTC after college, his recent success and setbacks in wrestling and what his thought process is heading into 2020 competition. Listen in!

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Grateful to have WWE Hall of Famer & Current Talent Scout for the WWE, Gerald Brisco, on the show! Tis former Oklahoma State Cowboy knows college wrestling and now recruits the best of them!

The topics and order of our conversation was as follows:

How did you get started in Wrestling?
How did you make to the Oklahoma University Wrestling Team?
How did you get started in Pro Wrestling?
What was the road like to the WWE?
What was the path to the back-end WWE office/talent scout position?
Recruiting Brock Lesnar, Sheltan Benjamin and other stars
Being Involved In The Montreal Screwjob/Attitude Era Storylines
Transitioning Back to Back-Office Work/Talent Scouting
What To Look for When Scouting WWE Talent
How Has The Progression Been in Talent Recruitment w/ the Rise of WWE Interest
Why Would Someone Wanna Work With The WWE
What Should Someone Do If Wanting to Be Recruited into the WWE?

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David Taylor is not only as successful of a wrestler as it gets, already having won titles from the State level to the NCAA & Big 10 level on up to a World Championships & currently training for an Olympic Championship, The Magic Man is also an accomplished Entrepreneur involved with multiple companies. My friend David and I caught up today and covered a variety of topics in a short period of time! Topics include:

Thoughts on Having a Baby Girl
How Rebhabbing the Injury is Going
Staying busy during Injury Recovery
How DT Balances Everything He Does
How DT Learned to Balance Everything
Getting Back To Training & Prepping for Olympic Trials
How The World Championships Prepared The Magic Man for the 2020 Olympic Championships
What it Means That The Olympic Trials are in State College

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Unlike many training for the 2020 Olympic Trials in State College, NCAA Champ Nico Megaludis is doing double duty. Along with training to beat the best in the world and make the Olympic Team and fulfill his goal of being an Olympic Champ, Nico has a full-time career as a Financial Advisor with Northwestern Mutual in Pittsburgh. Nico and I sit down to chat about how he balances the full-time financial career and training to get better, what his current perspective is on training & life, how he's feeling post-injury, his move from the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club to the Pittsburgh Wrestling Club and much more.

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1 Jersey State Tournament, 1 Jersey State Championship. 1 NCAA Tournament, 1 NCAA Championship. 2 "senior years", 2 incredible stories. Anthony Cassar has a story unlike any other in the sport and brings laughter, fun and gratitude when sharing it. Heading into one more year of eligibility at Penn State, Cassar's focus isn't shifting away from winning. In fact, he's doubling down as he has all sights locked in on improving and winning the Olympic Trials in April and securing a spot in the 2020 Toyko Olympics! This is his story.

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Iowa Hawkeye Spencer Lee is one of the most known & accomplished college wrestlers walking this country. At just 20 years old, he's already a 2X NCAA Champion and a 3X Junior/Cadet WORLD Champion. While he has more accomplishments than most can dream of, his biggest quest - Olympic Gold - is still his primary focus. We talk in Episode 13 about everything from his start in the sport to his vast displeasure with social media!

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In this episode, one of the biggest freaks in wrestling stops by. Normally, the term "freak" may be a bad thing, but with Yianni - only the term freak can be used to describe his presence in the sport - from what he does and how he does it on the mat - to his knowledge off the mat.

It was great to catch up with Yianni after a whirlwind of a year including his second NCAA Championship, beating the #1 guy in the world (Bajrang) at Beat The Streets, winning the prestigious Yasar Dogu, and a prolonged 4 month USA World Team wrestle-off.

Yianni IS wrestling, and this is the BASCHAMANIA podcast. Enjoy Episode 12!

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The Zain Train has been rolling for years and isn't slowing down any time soon. The 3X NCAA Champion, 2012 Cadet World Champion, 2x and Current Senior World Team Member just got back from the 2019 World Championships and it was time to get caught up! From growing up on the farm and developing farm strength, traveling to Pittsburgh as a youth wrestler, his dominant Penn State career as a 3X NCAA Champ and the upcoming Toyko Olympics, we cover a lot of ground in a short period of time. Put those airpods in and come aboard the Zain Train!

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"I cried & cried." Helen Maroulis has had the highest of highs winning both World & Olympic Championships and quite frankly, the lowest of lows as well. She's no stranger to not only wrestling the best of the best on the mat, but off the mat wrestling with God. I so appreciate Helen's willingness to get transparent and vulnerable on Episode 10 of the BASCHAMANIA podcast as we chat her past and future, including the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympics! Tune in to this episode that's full of faith-centric golden nuggets!

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in 2016, Frank Molinaro was a 9 seed who upset the field and claimed the 65kg spot on USA Wrestling's Olympic Team. In 2020, he may not be seeded as low as 9, but he's again in one of - if not THE - toughest weight classes in the sport. Frank will have to beat the likes of Zain Retherford, Yianni D, Jordan Oliver, and Anthony Ashnault to name a few.

We chat in this episode on his mindset & perspective going into the competition season leading up to the Olympic Trials in April in State College, PA. Recently stepping down as a coach at Virgina Tech and moving to Oklahoma to get a fresh set of coaches, Frank and I chat on the move to Oklahoma and what it means. The 'Gorilla Hulk' and I also chat on the importance of having a Christ-centered life and always relying on God for what's next - no matter where you are! Arguably though, the most interesting topic on this episode was the topic of how Frank almost threw the towel in, but he didn't... I ask him why & how?

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He's one of the most exciting wrestlers in college to watch, and he still has 3 more years to put on a show. If you're not on the RBY train just yet, you should be! On this episode, RBY and I sit down to chat about high school vs college wrestling, having fun and maintaining the proper perspective through victory and defeat!

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2X NCAA Champion Jordan Oliver is one of the biggest personalities in wrestling. He's had his highs and lows. Hoping for his biggest high yet with making the 2020 Olympic Team, Jordan and I discuss all things past, present and future! If you're a JO and/or wrestling fan, you won't wanna miss this episode!

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Happy to have TV's HERCULES on the show today! Kevin Sorbo is an actor who has been seen in 100's of commercials, TV shows, movies - you name it. Most recently, he has been appearing in a number of faith-based/family-centered movies like Let There Be Light, God's Not Dead, & Soul Surfer. Unashamed of being a Christian & Conservative, Kevin has never let any snubbing or Hollywood Blacklisting ruin his fun or steal his joy. Sorbo simply continues to seek to fill that void in good wholesome content! Listen in on today's conversation for more!

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It was great sitting down and chatting with Seth Gross and hearing his (redemption) story from his perspective. Seth Gross was one of the nation's best wrestlers at 133 lbs, attending Iowa University. A night of unprecedented partying got him kicked out and led him wondering if he'd ever have any success again. The story of redemption that follows is incredible!

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On Episode 4 of the BASCHAMANIA Podcast, we talk to 2019 NCAA Champion Anthony Ashnault. Undefeated in high school winning 4 state titles in one of - if not thee - toughest state tournaments in the country, Anthony has made a name for himself in the sport of wrestling and has become a household favorite... especially in the state of New Jersey. At this point in his career though, he’s looking to make a household name for himself in the entire US. How? Give this episode a listen!

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On Episode 3 of the BASCHAMANIA Podcast, Olympic & World Champion Jordan Burroughs stops by! Jordan and I chat about all things mindset and faith. Topics including: not letting social media distract you, how and where to find your worth, how Jordan seeks to transcend wrestling, the importance of his faith in his wrestling career & family, the role faith plays in his day to day grind, and more. A definite must-listen for any wrestling fan and/or any Christian!

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On today's episode, we have 3x NCAA & Big Ten Champion, Bo Nickal of Penn State. Bo is one of the best in the sport and we sit down and chat about his careers' past and future. We also focus in on the importance of God in his life and when and what he learned the most from God.

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UFC Veteran Jim Miller comes on the show for the first episode. Justin & Jim have a great conversation about wrestling, MMA, hunting, cooking, family, Jim's future and more. Enjoy the show!

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