The Bader Show

Chance Marsteller just beat returning World Champion Georgio Kougioumtsidis at RAF, awakening him from what he called a "slumber".

0:30 - Real American Freestyle

2:40 - Georgios Kougioumtsidis, World Champ, RAF opponent

9:45 - Getting into & out of a slumber. Enjo y it.

12:35 - When we enjoy it, gas tank goes up

15:00 - “You saved my life, Chance”

17:00 - The winning 4 pt move

19:20 - Split second decision making in matches

20:30 - Rib injury against Levi Haines

24:00 - Chance’s Golden Wolf RTC. Today, and the vision.

30:40 - The Treigning Lab

32:45 - Steller Trained

38:45 - Aaron Seidel, World Champ

43:00 - Real Woods vs Aaron Seidel

45:10 - Fan questions

52:10 - Chance’s all-time favorite wrestler

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Yianni won 4 NCAA titles at Cornell and a Senior World silver to go along with his two cadet golds. He's recently joined the staff at Cornell as an assistant coach.

0:45 - Running his first clinic at VHS with a big brace

2:50 - Approach to coaching

4:10 - Being coached vs having a feel for positions

7:15 - Coaching vs being coached

10:45 - Working on the mental/emotional, relationship side

14:10 - Garage home practices as a kid

16:25 - Practices at Cornell

17:30 - Hip injury

20:10 - Might Yianni compete again?

27:30 - Reflecting on his career

30:00 - Has Yianni experienced burnout?

35:00 - NCAA vs World Championships - The experience

43:15 - Final X 2025 vs PJ Duke, health episode

53:00 - Coach chuzz

53:40 - The increasing number of young elite kids

56:25 - Real Woods vs Bo Bassett

58:50 - Fan questions

1:03:00 - Working with RTC and Vito

1:05:20 - Wins and whoopins

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Aeoden Sinclair recently won a U20 World Title, after finishing 3rd at the NCAAs as a freshman.

0:30 - Becoming a world champ

1:10 - Believing he could be a world champ

2:50 - Comebacks were new for Aeoden at Worlds

4:30 - College wrestling is so hard, an advantage for hard matches

10:00 - Watching world semifinals and finals comebacks

20:30 - U20 Team Champions!

23:00 - Uniqueness of world championships

24:45 - Naked sauna, spa and the thai massage

34:00 - NCAA, RAF, USA, UWW

37:00 - Aeoden’s thoughts on his freshman year

38:00 - Aeoden considers NCAA loss to Ferrari as an upset

41:00 - Take time off the mat? Nah, just have fun

45:10 - Book reports for wrestling practice at AWA

55:00 - Fan questions

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Aaron Seidel was third at NCAAs as a true freshman for Virginia Tech and recently won a U20 World Championship in dominant fashion.

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Nolf recently beat Evan Wick at RAF, avenging a loss from a year ago. We dig in about a potential Olympic run but I wouldn't hold your breathe. He's coaching a wrestling club and using that experience to fuel and shape his business, Athlete's Ocean.

1:00 - Putting jiu jitsu to the side

6:00 - Wrestling in RAF 1 with 3 days of training

11:00 - Bo Nickal and timing

13:30 - Training evolution for RAF

18:40 - Nolf’s unique entrances at RAF

21:15 - Rematch vs Wick

27:30 - Any chance at Olympic run?

34:45 - The older you get, the less you train

38:55 - Texas wrestling culture vs Pennsylvania

42:45 - Nolf Wrestling Academy

44:15 - Ocean Team Spaces

46:40 - Building his product around his needs

48:00 - Questions from friends

50:15 - Nolf tore his knee in match 1 against Dake in Olympic Trials

1:00:00 - How does Nolf use AI?

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FloWrestling's Tyler Meisinger joins the show to talk about growing up in southern California, getting into wrestling, how he developed his passion for video and growth as a wrestler at the University of Michigan.

00:00 - Arm wrestling

03:25 - Growing up by the beach

04:48 - Finding wrestling

06:53 - The first practice & shark bait

10:13 - Taekwondo helped with wrestling

13:25 - Going all-in on wrestling

17:58 - Growing up in the YouTube era

24:41 - High school success and setbacks

28:26 - The driver's license goal: Winning a CIF title to earn his license

32:16 - The senior year breakthrough: Placing at the California state tournament.

37:11 - The road to Division 1, Michigan

40:43 - Freshman year at Michigan - sink or swim

43:46 - Developing video skills at Michigan

49:54 - Inspiration from the NCAA floor

51:11 - Earning the starting spot at Michigan

57:24 - The 2020 Big Ten Tournament

1:04:14 - The COVID-19 shutdown

1:08:43 - Post-college career, pre Flo

1:12:22 - The Michigan documentary

1:15:20 - Joining FloWrestling

1:21:55 - Favorite projects at Flo

1:28:49 - How Tyler uses AI for video editing, his all-time favorite wrestler, and his biggest "wins and whoopins."

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Drake Ayala was a 2x NCAA finalist and 3x NCAA All-American for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He recently accepted an assistant coaching position at Iowa State.

1:00 - How healthy was Drake this season?

2:00 - The Freshman Fab Four (Jax, Davino, Blaze, Seidel)

4:10 - Last year wasn’t completely smooth for Drake and Hawkeyes

8:00 - Drake’s 2026 NCAAs11:00 - Iowa’s 2026 NCAAs13:30 - View of Iowa State as a Hawkeye

15:00 - Iowa - Iowa State rivalry

19:50 - Dealing with a tough year

22:50 - What were his plans for after graduation?

24:45 - How did Iowa State come about?

29:00 - Reactions from Iowa fans

31:45 - Being integrated at Iowa State

32:30 - Difference or similarities between Iowa and Iowa State

36:00 - Learning as a coach

40:20 - Questions from fans

44:30 - How does Drake use AI?

45:45 - Drake’s All-time favorite wrestler

47:20 - Wins and whoopins

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Meyer Shapiro is transferring from Cornell to Nebraska after becoming a 3x All-American for Cornell. He joins the show to talk about his physical health, mental health and new home with the Huskers.

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In May of 2025 Amit Elor wrestled in and won the World Team Trials while she was unknowingly pregnant. She stayed active and worked out the entire pregnancy. In May of 2026, about three and a half months after giving birth, Elor once again wrestled in and won the World Team Trials.

She will compete in the World Championships this fall looking to earn her fourth World/Olympic gold medal. She joins The Bader Show to share her incredible journey.

0:45 - Baby update

1:35 - Finding out she was pregnant

4:05 - Amit wrestled at 2025 WTT while unknowingly pregnant

7:50 - Amit wrestled until 38 weeks pregnant

11:15 - A little too much working out sometimes

13:30 - Doctor’s advice

16:20 - Challenging parts of the pregnancy

21:00 - Giving birth

24:35 - Back to the gym three days later

28:10 - On the mat 2 weeks postpartum!

30:10 - Considering US Open and wrestling at WTT

34:07 - Not as strong this time

37:30 - What to do w baby during World Championships & training camps

41:10 - Pressure from competition is still there

42:30 - 2028? 2032?

44:45 - Content creator extraordinaire

49:00 - Pregnancy food cravings

54:45 - Fan questions

57:25 - How does Amit use AI?

58:45 - Wins and whoopins

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Defending World Champion Trent Hidlay joins the show after a special Final X wrestle-off against his good friend Mike Macchiavello. Now Trent has his sights set on chasing a second consecutive World Title.

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