Zero Marketing is why wrestling is floundering. The coaches pull their guys out of top 5 matchups & the best matches dont happen until the end of the year if even then due to what happens in the brackets. Stop ducking. Get stalling under control, market the sport. It solves itself after that
JD! THE MAN! You have made me feel so much more comfortable with the idea of dropping my hair back like you as I’m thinning up top as well. Look forward seeing you continue to come into your own.
Wrestling might be blue-collar in nature, but financially it isn’t. Wrestling clubs cost a lot of money, traveling for wrestling matches cost a lot of money and while the actual wrestling tournament doesn’t cost a lot of money the surrounding expenses are exponential.
I recall a few years ago, Luke Thomas, MMA/boxing podcaster, talk about reaching out to USA Wrestling to do analysis, breakdown, help grow the sport etc and he alluded to them being very standoffish. I wish I could find the clip, but the gist was those folks were just fine with where the sport is/was and had no intention of growing it further.
The Olympic swimming thing is definitely because of the “race based” outcome. We start racing each other in elementary school, we all know what it looks like, we all know the feeling of being in one and trying to win one😂
I think throws, laterals, etc need to make a comeback for less average fans to be drawn in. Or crazy moves like Spladdes - look how much attention Mendez and Hardy brought to the sports world because of it.
Limited access to wrestling on TV. ESPN will show dog contests, darts, spelling bees and other nonsense. I get one weekend of wrestling on there a year.
… that’s literal bullshit. Actually no, what do you mean by former? Because I can name off a LOT of former wrestlers that actually watch wrestling/keep up with it. Some of them… are kinda famous.
Probably cuz wrestling fans are going over because of all the wrestlers in the UFC and bellator. That's probably the 20% as where UFC and MMA ain't coming back this way
Punishment for loser of the draft: they have to eat the largest burrito possible during the show while still trying to make good points in a heated debate.
Without CP, the show ran out of content a full 30 minutes earlier it appears. JD gonna need a beard to compliment that solid rock up top.
It would be good if he started growing it out right now while keeping the mustache
JD is now more aerodynamic now. He will be so fast when he wrestles.
Zero Marketing is why wrestling is floundering. The coaches pull their guys out of top 5 matchups & the best matches dont happen until the end of the year if even then due to what happens in the brackets. Stop ducking. Get stalling under control, market the sport. It solves itself after that
JD! THE MAN! You have made me feel so much more comfortable with the idea of dropping my hair back like you as I’m thinning up top as well. Look forward seeing you continue to come into your own.
He's so good looking that hair is meaningless. But it is unfortunate .
If Christian isn't there just skip it
Wrestling might be blue-collar in nature, but financially it isn’t. Wrestling clubs cost a lot of money, traveling for wrestling matches cost a lot of money and while the actual wrestling tournament doesn’t cost a lot of money the surrounding expenses are exponential.
Please turn the volume up on your microphones!
If you have a three point takedown, then reversals ought to be three points. I don't know why this absurdity hasn't been addressed.
I recall a few years ago, Luke Thomas, MMA/boxing podcaster, talk about reaching out to USA Wrestling to do analysis, breakdown, help grow the sport etc and he alluded to them being very standoffish. I wish I could find the clip, but the gist was those folks were just fine with where the sport is/was and had no intention of growing it further.
missed opportunity
The Olympic swimming thing is definitely because of the “race based” outcome. We start racing each other in elementary school, we all know what it looks like, we all know the feeling of being in one and trying to win one😂
I think throws, laterals, etc need to make a comeback for less average fans to be drawn in. Or crazy moves like Spladdes - look how much attention Mendez and Hardy brought to the sports world because of it.
SHAME ON YOU FLO FOR NOT GIVING CLAW ANY PUBLICITY! I WENT TO THE SHOW IN VIRGINIA. IT WAS AWESOME!!!!
Claw blows
It always made me nervous when I saw a kid come onto the mat with the teal combat speeds
How do you not name john smith first for the 88 team lmao
ngl tyler having a michigan degree is such a surprise, no idea how….
Limited access to wrestling on TV. ESPN will show dog contests, darts, spelling bees and other nonsense. I get one weekend of wrestling on there a year.
Another issue is that many former wrestlers don't even enjoy watching wrestling
… that’s literal bullshit. Actually no, what do you mean by former? Because I can name off a LOT of former wrestlers that actually watch wrestling/keep up with it. Some of them… are kinda famous.
JD looks great bald!
You look good JD, you pull it off well
AJ thanks everybody's in love with him
Probably cuz wrestling fans are going over because of all the wrestlers in the UFC and bellator. That's probably the 20% as where UFC and MMA ain't coming back this way
Ferrari is a team cancer any team is playing with fire bringing him in
JD Sanderson
It'll take getting some used to but I can handle it
Punishment for loser of the draft: they have to eat the largest burrito possible during the show while still trying to make good points in a heated debate.
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JD is looking good!
He's a HEAD TURNER .
The show has gone drastically downhill once Tyler became a regular. I'd rather listen to Kozak, Spey, Ollie or Bray
Over
Who’s idea was it to replace Ben Askren with two 25 year olds. You guys are going to lose longtime listeners
No they slipped on a banana peel worse team ever
Looks like an extra on America history x lol