One thing that makes wrestling different from boxing and MMA is the frequency of rematches. Because fighters compete less often than wrestlers, and because those sports’ economics are based on selling bouts to fans as major events, only very compelling or controversial matchups are repeated. In wrestling, rematches happen whenever two former opponents go to …
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World Championships Prediction Contest is Live
You can enter here. Entry is free but the winner gets $10. Open to anyone on planet Earth. You can make your picks anytime between now and Wednesday night/Thursday morning next week when men’s freestyle competition begins (first match starts at 2 am ET on Thursday, Sep 19). Once entries lock I’ll put up standings …
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Baffling but Beautiful
Last week, Bloody Elbow’s Connor Ruebusch wrote a great piece comparing Vasyl Lomachenko to a jazz musician, where what looks like wild, manic improvisation is actually very well grounded in basic principles. Inspired by that, I’m going to make another musical comparison. A few years ago, struggling to focus on schoolwork, I fell down a …
World Championships Pick ’em
I’m going to be running a prediction contest for the upcoming UWW World Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, which run September 14-22. It will involve picking all four medalists at each weight in men’s freestyle, and possibly other disciplines. I will send $10 to the winner by Venmo/Paypal. Make sure to follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/oldestgreatest …
How Tyler Graff Finally Broke Through
Tyler Graff has a long history of coming up short when it matters. He was a four time All-American for the University of Wisconsin, but never won a title. Since graduation he has always been a leading contender for the World Team spot at 57 and 61 kg, making multiple national teams (top 3) but …
Introduction
Welcome to The New Wrestling Site. At some point I’ll give it a real name, either because I think of something good or because enough time passes that I can’ t call it New anymore. I’ll be publishing wrestling analysis articles on here, looking at technique and tactics of some of the world’s best and …
The Wrestling Dummy 