Zahid Valencia beat Kyle Dake at the US Open and then again in two straight matches at Final X and will wrestle for Team USA at the World Championships.

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Mark Bader gives an update on Ben's current situation from going into the hospital in Nevada, to getting transported back to Wisconsin and eventually getting on the transplant list.

0:55 - Going into the hospital in Nevada

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Vito Arujau won a world title in 2023 and was bronze in 2024 at 61kg. He will wrestle Jax Forrest in a delayed Final X wrestle-off on July 14 in Fargo, ND.

1:00 - Vito’s reaction to Final X results

5:55 - Long layoff since 2024 World Championships

9:15 - Delaying Final X series with Jax Forrest

12:55 - Being the hunter vs hunted

16:10 - Preparing for Jax Forrest

18:50 - Training with Anthony Knox

20:00 - Masanosuke Ono

26:00 - Trying to win second NCAA title and now second World title

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Jax Forrest recently won the US Open in the men's senior division as just a junior in high school. He will wrestle Vito Arujau in a best of three series on July 14 with the winner to represent the United States at the World Championships this fall.

0:30 - Started wrestling at 5 years old

1:40 - Jax called his own pin

2:40 - Relationship with dad hooked him on wrestling

5:30 - How does Jax develop so quickly?

7:30 - Wrestling at restaurants and odd places

8:30 - Bishop McCort

10:20 - College recruiting process

14:00 - Slowing things down on the mat

15:20 - Folkstyle vs freestyle

16:00 - 2025 US Open

20:40 - Jax watches US Open finals vs Seth Gross

31:50 - What if…. U20’s?

33:10 - Lee Roper

34:30 - Vito is up next

37:20 - Vito series pushed back a month

39:40 - Wins and whoopins

42:50 - Jax all-time favorite wrestler

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Trent Hidlay was a 2x NCAA runner-up for NC State. In April he won the US Open at 92kg and will be wrestling Josh Barr at Final X.

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Yianni Diakomihalis is a 4x NCAA Champion from Cornell, he was a 2022 World Silver medalist and will be wrestling PJ Duke at Final X on June 14, 2025.

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Nahshon Garrett didn't start wrestling until high school and was a 4x All-American and NCAA Champion for Cornell. in 2018 he won Final X at 61kg and just recently announced his retirement from the sport.

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Nico Megaludis was a 4x All-American and NCAA Champion at Penn State. He went on to have a solid senior level career and just retired after the US Open last weekend.

0:55 - Feeling of retirement

1:55 - Nico’s first match ever

5:00 - Nico’s amazing coaching and training situations

10:00 - Cael to PSU caught Nico’s eye

13:50 - Cael’s “cheesy” daily speech, are actually meaningful

17:55 - The year Penn State red shirted everyone

21:50 - Pressure of never having won it going into senior year

26:20 - Nico knew this would be his last year competing

29:50 - Nico has trained with Jack Forrest a bunch

34:10 - Nico’s favorite wrestler of all-time

36:30 - Favorite/memorable/good/bad matches over a career

42:45 - Talking through competitors: Delgado, Gilman, Gross, Nahshon,

45:00 - Spencer Lee, teammate and then competitor

52:00 - What is Nico most proud of from his career

53:45 - Nico punished himself with a workout after losing at Nittany Lion Open

56:40 - What wrestling has taught Nico

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Iowa's Kennedy Blades names Women's College Wrestler of the Year!

2:05 - The 8 finalists for Women’s College Wrestler of the Year

3:00 - And the winner is….. Kennedy Blades, University of Iowa

4:25 - Kennedy’s reaction to winning

6:40 - Going from Olympics to college

8:50 - Kylie Welker from rival to teammate

11:30 - Decision to go down to 68kg

16:30 - Traveling with college team vs traveling internationally

18:40 - Iowa coaching influences

22:00 - Being a role model

24:30 - Kennedy Blades’ all-time favorite wrestler

28:30 - Kennedy Blades will be at the US Open on April 24-25

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Vince Robinson won an NCAA title as a freshman at NC State #thebadershow

0:30 - Transfer Portal News!

1:50 - Harvey Twisters

5:48 - Getting hooked on wrestling

8:15 - Losing state finals in 9th grade

11:15 - Harvey Twisters can change lives

13:30 - Recruiting to NC State

16:00 - Adjusting to college life

17:30 - Two T-bone steaks before U23, whoops!

21:00 - Expectations for start of last season

24:00 - 2025 NCAA Championships

29:00 - Winning semifinals then cutting weight

32:15 - Wrestling Troy Spratley in the finals

35:38 - Watching clip vs Spratley in the finals

38:15 - Backflip celebration

41:40 - Got a tattoo sleeve right before NCAAs (close up look at it)

44:00 - Vince Robinson all-time favorite wrestler

45:44 - Wins and whoopins

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