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Best podcasts about joe colon

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Wrestling Empire PR... A GOLPE LIMPIO PODCAST®️
Joe Colon Rompe El Silencio Sobre Su Salida De CWA y Nos Cuenta El Por Que

Wrestling Empire PR... A GOLPE LIMPIO PODCAST®️

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 102:16


En esta edición hablamos con el señor Joe colon y nos cuenta porque su salida realmente de CWA luego de más de siete años activo en dicha empresa cuáles fueron sus razones realmente por qué se fue cuál fue la gota que derramó la copa aquí te enterarás --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/WrestlingEmpirePR/support

Wrestling Empire PR... A GOLPE LIMPIO PODCAST®️
Sin Censura Con El Recién Electo Presidente De CWA

Wrestling Empire PR... A GOLPE LIMPIO PODCAST®️

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 34:48


En esta edición hablaremos con JOE COLON nuevo presidente de CWA. Tocamos los temas más calientes luego de las elecciones y más pero sobre todo tiene un mensaje a todos los fanaticos y a el Hacker --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/WrestlingEmpirePR/support

FloWrestling Radio Live
FRL 551 - Recapping All The Action From Beat The Streets

FloWrestling Radio Live

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2020 55:08


Run Of Show 0:00 - It was very fun to watch live wrestling again 0:02 - Emily Shilson is a stud and going to be a problem for a long time 0:03 - Joe Colon and Seth Gross more than lived up to the hype and if you took the under you are dumb 0:10 - Victoria Francis widens the gap on Alexandria Glaude 0:11 - Rustam Ampar’s still got it 0:13 - Freestyle Gable Steveson is scary good 0:20 - Breaking down everything about the Yianni-Khinche match 0:28 - The athletes we heard from about the 8-man bracket 0:43 - AWA Duals this weekend, watch it! 0:45 - Questions from friends

Rotated Views
Episode 210: Fit Formula (Guest - Joe Colon)

Rotated Views

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 37:19


In this episode the crew welcomes back special guest Joe Colon. We cover topics that range from fitness training, discipline, healthy habits, effects of COVID-19 and much more. We wrap the episode up with quotes from Warren Bennis & Andrew Carnegie. Big thanks to the Producer: Gabe Rivera, beat by TeiMoney & Executive Producer Jimmylee Velez.

Wrestling Empire PR... A GOLPE LIMPIO PODCAST®️
Episodio:19 Joe Colon Sin Censura

Wrestling Empire PR... A GOLPE LIMPIO PODCAST®️

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 91:16


#AGolpeLimpio Season 2 Episode 8 Joe Colón En esta edición extensa estaremos hablando con Joe Colón Líder de #Redemption sobre sus comienzos su llegada a CWA preguntas que nadie se ha atrevido a hacerle. Preguntas como ¿Que paso en el centro de convenciones en su lucha?¿Que pasó cuando en Halloween Fan Fest salió por esa cortina como la Star Corporation? ¿Que viene a su mente cuando le dicen #Untraditional ? Que tiene que decir sobre El Campeonato de PR De La CWA y más mucho más. ¿Que piensa de Roxxy?

RUDIS Wrestling Podcast
#66: Final X Lincoln Recap

RUDIS Wrestling Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2019 43:19


Final X LincolnDuring this episode, Ben Askren and Matt Dernlan recap Final X Lincoln and breakdown all the exciting moments. Askren talks about the excitement surrounding United States Wrestling and the level our team is at compared to previous years and the world. Dernlan gives some insight behind the four RUDIS athletes that competed at Final X Lincoln and the RUDIS + MARVEL singlets they were wearing.Sarah Hildebrandt (5:08)Hildebrandt didn't give up a single point in her two matches against a crafty veteran Katherine Shai winning 3-0 and 8-0. Speaking to how elite of a competitor Hildebrandt is, Dernlan talks about how Hildebrandt still sees the small mistakes she made even in the wake of not giving any points up.Kayla Miracle (6:32)Miracle wins by Tech Fall in her first match 12-2 and then allows zero offense from her opponent in her second win 4-0 over returning bronze medalist Mallory Velte. Miracle had been the alternate the previous two years and had been so close to making a senior world team at such a young age. Miracle said it best in her post-victory speech “About damn time, We’re from Iowa. We don’t get tired. We live for this two-out-of-three, but I wanted to make it two, make a statement, and create that separation.”James Green vs Ryan Deakin (11:50)Green came out with an 18-second tech fall in the first match. Deakin was able to slow Green down in the second match but ends up losing 4-3. Askren talks about how Green is one of the United State's best chances to medal.Tyler Graff vs Joe Colon (13:54)Colon took the first match but Graff dominated the next two. Dernlan talks about Graff's perseverance and determination. It was a great and heartwarming moment to see Graff earn his first world team membership. The New Jersey RTC has made a statement this year with multiple world team members on the senior level. Askren doesn't see NJRTC slowing down in the slightest.Isaiah Martínez vs Jordan Burroughs (20:30)Askren gives credit to how much Martínez closed the gap between him and Burroughs this year. When you look at their battles last year compared to this year it's incredible and Askren was impressed. Burroughs doesn't claim his weight cut impacted his performance. Stopping a weight cut and then having to get a sweat going again in 15 minutes is not easy. During their first match, Burroughs is down 3-4 and gets a takedown with 10 seconds left. Dernlan and Askren talk about how many times they've seen Burroughs do this. You can never count him out especially at the end of a match. Next year will be extremely exciting with elite wrestlers from three world weight classes filtering into the Olympic 74 kg weight class. Burroughs will have to fend off the likes of Kyle Dake, Isaiah Martínez, James Green and many more.Daton Fix vs Thomas Gilman (34:57)This series was one of the most exciting of the entire night. Fix dominates in the first match winning 9-1. Match 2 Gilman comes back and gets a second-period takedown to win 3-2 making adjustments from the first match. Fix then battled and got the 6-3 win in the third match. Fix beat the best version of Gilman we've seen. The level of scrambling in these matches was through the roof and always makes for some of the best wrestling you'll see anywhere. Fix has a great chance of medaling at worlds if not winning it all.

Short Time Wrestling Podcast
Final X Lincoln Press Conference: Session 2 Athletes

Short Time Wrestling Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2019 50:10


Session 2 Final X Athlete Press Conference from Lincoln, Nebraska. Athletes included are Cohlton Schultz, Mallory Velte, Sarah Hildebrandt, Kyle Snyder, Jordan Burroughs, Isaiah Martinez, Kyven Gadson, Katherine Shai, Kayla Miracle, Adam Coon, Joe Colon, Ryan Deakin, Adeline Gray, Daton Fix, Thomas Gilman, Precious Bell, James Green and Tyler Graff. If you'd like to SUPPORT THE SHOW and all the on-demand audio offerings, free newsletters and historical research AND you want to get some of that cool Compound gear, you can support this program by making a small monthly contribution to the network at patreon.com/mattalkonline. The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly supported by Compound Sportswear. And if you haven't already, leave a rating and a review on Apple Podcasts. SUBSCRIBE TO SHORT TIME Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn | Google Play Music | Spotify | iOS App | Android App | RSS GET DAILY WRESTLING NEWS! You like wrestling news, right? Of course you do. Did you know you can sign up for FREE to subscribe to the Mat Talk Online DAILY WRESTLING NEWS e-mail newsletter that's published EVERY morning with the previous day's top news stories from outlets all around the globe. It's free and it's a great way to start your wrestling day.

RUDIS Wrestling Podcast
#56: World Team Trials Preview

RUDIS Wrestling Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2019 47:52


Current EventsThis episode Ben Askren and Matt Dernlan preview the 2019 World Team Trials. Askren starts the podcast by telling Dernlan how much he enjoyed Dernlan's interview with Anatoly Beloglazov on episode #55. Dernlan gives some insight on the interview and all the interesting pieces he took from it. Some news since the last podcast that has come out includes Jason Nolf moving up a weight class and Nick Suriano deciding not to compete at World Team Trials. Dernlan and Askren see such a great opportunity for Suriano to make the world team and don't know his reasoning why he is choosing not to wrestle. 57 kg (8:23)Dernlan gives an update on Nathan Tomasello's status and how he is choosing to take time off, heal his injuries, and return next year for an Olympic run. They also discuss the strict qualifying criteria to make the World Team Trials and how smaller brackets allow for less possible injuries. Askren and Dernlan agree the pick for this weight class is Thomas Gilman hands down. 61 kg (13:37) Askren picks by his performance at the U.S. Open Nico Megaludis will beat Cody Brewer in the finals and head to Final X to take on Joe Colon. Dernlan agrees with this pick especially with a best of three series.65 kg (16:55)The topic is brought up about where Jordan Oliver should be seeded. Askren breaks down why seeding matters and how much of a difference it makes. There is also rumors that say Oliver could jump up to 70 kg. Overall Askren and Dernlan picks Zain Retherford to get the win at World Team Trials.70 kg (24:20)Both Askren and Dernlan pick James Green to win.74 kg (25:20)In the finals, Askren picks Jason Nolf vs Isaiah Martinez with Martinez getting the win and heading to Final X. Dernlan talks about how Martinez is on a new level and has opened up a gap between him and the rest of the weight class.79 kg (27:58)Dernlan has Mark Hall breaking onto the Senior level scene with a win at World Team Trials. Askren picks Zahid Valencia to win.86 kg (32:47)Both Dernlan and Askren pick Myles Martin to get revenge on Pat Downey and head to Final X. 92 kg (35:05)Dernlan says he has to take Bo Nickal to win and Dernlan agrees.97 kg (36:16)Askren picks Ben Honis to win the trials. Dernlan has been a Honis supporter for a very long time and also picks him to win. 125 kg (38:55)With a surprise pick, Dernlan takes Gable Steveson to win the trials. Askren takes Adam Coon over Steveson.

Stop Me Project
Airey Bros. Radio Episode 2 Mike "Mal" Malinconico

Stop Me Project

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2019 43:15


In this weeks episode the Airey Bros. go Belly to Belly with FloWrestling's Mike “Mal” Malinconico to discuss the Beat the Streets, Grapple at the Garden event that was held at the Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden on May 6th. We go in-depth on the matches between Yianni D v. Bajrang, Jordan Burroughs v. Ben Askren, James Green v. Anthony Ashnault, Nick Suriano v. Joe Colon, the growth of the Rutgers Wrestling program in the last decade and what's like to be a dad/coach. The mission of Beat the Streets NYC Wrestling is to develop the full human and athletic potential of the urban youth and to strengthen the wrestling culture within New York City.

Stop Me Project
Airey Bros. Radio Episode 2 Mike "Mal" Malinconico

Stop Me Project

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2019 43:15


In this weeks episode the Airey Bros. go Belly to Belly with FloWrestling’s Mike “Mal” Malinconico to discuss the Beat the Streets, Grapple at the Garden event that was held at the Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden on May 6th. We go in-depth on the matches between Yianni D v. Bajrang, Jordan Burroughs v. Ben Askren, James Green v. Anthony Ashnault, Nick Suriano v. Joe Colon, the growth of the Rutgers Wrestling program in the last decade and what’s like to be a dad/coach. The mission of Beat the Streets NYC Wrestling is to develop the full human and athletic potential of the urban youth and to strengthen the wrestling culture within New York City.

RUDIS Wrestling Podcast
#54: Askren’s Beat the Streets Recap

RUDIS Wrestling Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2019 52:30


New Wrestling DataOn this episode, Ben Askren and Matt Dernlan talk about Beat the Streets, as well as all the exciting upcoming events surrounding the podcast. Askren starts off with the news that he along with a handful of wrestlers from Askren Wrestling Academy have finished collecting data from the U.S. Open Wrestling Championships. Dernlan is surprised when Askren says that are a lot of similarities in the numbers when you compare the new data to the 2018 World Championships data. He thought there would be drastic differences in certain areas when comparing an international tournament to a domestic one. One interesting difference was under defensive scores, down block go behind went from being the number one at Worlds to number four at the Open. Another point brought up is if in the future they can breakdown the data round by round to see how techniques change from the level of competition being faced.Kayla Miracle (6:05)4x WCWA National Champ and 3x U.S. Open Champ Kayla Miracle stopped by Columbus before heading down to Dallas for the U23 Team Trials. Miracle has an extremely busy upcoming schedule. She will compete at the U23 Trials then the Senior World Trials, and then Final X.Giving Back (8:39)Dernlan gives his respects to Askren for using his platform to help grow the sport and bring a lot of eyes to a great cause that is Beat the Streets. Askren had every reason not to compete including being in the middle of training camp for his upcoming UFC fight but he chose to dedicate his time to shine a light on the sport of wrestling. Askren elaborates on his quick speech after the Jordan Burroughs match when he talked about supporting not only Beat the Streets but all of wrestling because it changes lives. Askren talks about all the ways wrestling can have an amazing influence on a young person. One example is having something in your life that challenges you and forces you to be better than you already are. Askren talks about how much wrestling has done for him and his life and that is the reason why he feels it is so important to give back.Beat the Streets (19:42)Breaking down the event Askren brings up the electricity in the air when Yianni Diakomihalis took on Bajrang Punia. He feels like you could replicate that energy every year if you did nation vs nation, for example, USA vs Russia. Another point is that this event showed beyond a few upsets that it really takes some time to develop at the senior level to rise to that elite status. Another impressive showing at BTS was from Jack Mueller. Mueller put on a clinic against Nick Piccininni winning 10-0. Mueller is qualified for the World Team Trials for being last year’s U23 world team member. The last match they breakdown is James Green vs Anthony Ashnault. It looked like to Dernlan that James Green had motivation due to the expectations of a competitive match that came from Ashnault dominating at the Pan American Championships.Nick Suriano vs Joe Colon (36:58)2019 NCAA Champ Suriano beats World Bronze Medalist Colon 3-1. Dernlan breaks down Colon’s game and how Suriano’s defensive style didn’t allow for Colon to execute where he’s best at. The question before Beat the Streets was how good is Suriano at Freestyle and while that question isn’t fully answered, he looked really good and it poses the next question will we see Suriano at World Team Trials? Askren doesn’t know why Suriano wouldn’t. He has beaten Daton Fix who he would face if he drops to 57 kg and now he has beaten Joe Colon if he decides to stay at 61 kg.David Taylor (42:44)31 seconds into his match against Drew Foster, Taylor suffers an injury and is forced to injury default in order to not cause any further damage. Everyone is hoping the injury was not serious and Taylor can continue his dominance at Final X. Dernlan talks about how the end goal is next years Olympics so if he has to forgo the 2019 Worlds in order to get healthy and compete for Olympic Gold he’s sure he would. Overall it was very unfortunate.J’Den Cox vs Patrick Brucki (45:26)Dernlan talks about how Cox might be one of the most under-appreciated wrestlers in the world. He is one of the best wrestlers to come out of the United States in recent years and has a resume that can stand up to anyones. On top of all of that he’s only 24 years old.Yianni Diakomihalis (48:26)It’s crazy to think about the last 8 weeks Diakomihalis has had winning an NCAA Championship, U.S. Open Championship, and beating one of the best wrestlers in the world at Beat the Streets. Askren and Dernlan discuss the levels Diakomihalis has already grown and to think he’s only 20 years old is amazing.

FloWrestling Radio Live
FRL 369 - Why Kyle Dake Is Staying At 79kg And 2019 Recruiting Classes

FloWrestling Radio Live

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 86:13


Minutes 0:00 - Great start to the show 0:01 - Big news folks: Kyle Dake is going 79kg this year 0:16 - Kyle and Christian went to see monster trucks 0:20 - Joe Colon vs Nick Suriano at BTS 0:26 - Jordan Burroughs wants to mix it up with Askren 0:32 - Pan Am teams have been announced 0:37 - Willie's thoughts on the 2019 recruiting classes 0:54 - Maryland head coaching job updates 0:56 - CP is the only one not going to FloNats 1:00 - Questions from Friends

FloWrestling Radio Live
FRL 326 - USA vs Russia: JB, DT, Dake and J'Den, 2020 Thoughts

FloWrestling Radio Live

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2018 77:19


0:00 - USA will not repeat 0:05 - Jordan Burroughs gets bronze 0:23 - David Taylor finally gets his world title 0:32 - Kyle Dake goes unscored on 0:38 - Joe Colon came up massive for Team USA 0:42 - Gwiz gets bronze again 0:45 - Gilman said he needs to get to legs more 0:52 - J'den opened up 0:56 - Should Dake get a special wrestle-off? 0:59 - FRL listener questions  

On The Mat
World team member Joe Colon - OTM545

On The Mat

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2018 57:48


World teamer Joe Colon joins On The MatNCAA Division I All-American and NJCAA National Champion Joe Colon joins On The Mat to talk about his late addition to the U.S. men's freestyle World Team. Colon, an Iowa native, started out his career at Iowa Central before earning All-American honors at Northern Iowa. He currently trains in Fresno, California at the Valley RTC.Show Segments0:35 - Over The Top references! 3:30 - Joe Colon coming to the world championships8:00 - Jenna Burkert in, Alli Ragan out with injury9:45 - New weight classes and weight-class growth with Kyle Dake and David Taylor13:50 - Where does J'den Cox fit in all this?16:00 - Got questions? We got answers!17:45 - Point Differential Index at 197 breaks the mold.30:10 - Joe Colon Interview “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum and is hosted by the Director of the Dan Gable Museum, Kyle Klingman, and Trackwrestling Content Manager Andy Hamilton.Subscribe to On The Mat and listen anytimeApple Podcasts: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/on-mat-by-national-wrestling/id968091220?mt=2&uo=4&at=11ly5X Stitcher Radio: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=61304&refid=stpr Spreaker http://www.spreaker.com/show/on-the-matSpotify http://open.spotify.com/show/1HQrVMZiXDpjzHHbkk9eQA?si=iXal80N4SKm0WzbsG_berAiHeartRadio: http://www.iheart.com/show/53-On-The-Mat/ iHeartRadio Google Play Music: http://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/I3ellsqetslqn5mrhspoxf6a4suRSS: http://www.spreaker.com/show/1361022/episodes/feed

Trackwrestling Podcast
World team member Joe Colon – OTM545

Trackwrestling Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2018 58:31


World teamer Joe Colon joins On The Mat NCAA Division I All-American and NJCAA National Champion Joe Colon joins On The Mat to talk about his late addition to the U.S. men's freestyle World Team. Colon, an Iowa native, started out his career at Iowa Central before earning All-American honors at Northern Iowa. He currently […]

YOUR Destiny - A Star Wars Podcast
YOUR Destiny Episode 14 - The Problem of Being HonestlySarcastc

YOUR Destiny - A Star Wars Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2018 58:48


Welcome to the 14th episode of YOUR Destiny . A Star Wars Destiny Podcast on everything related to Star Wars Destiny CCG. In this episode we analyze and discuss Joe Colon aka HonestlySarcastc from TheHyperloops' deck that was brought to Worlds and took the tournament by surprise. We have Joe with us on the phone for his thoughts on the deck, and a discussion on some of the cards that were included as well as how to play the deck! The show is hosted by Claus Staal and Mads Utzon, and of course produced by Adriana Tovar Velez.

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Cast Wars Podcasts
eCast 008 – Análise de Deck: Rainbow 9s

Cast Wars Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2017


Oitavo episódio do eCast no ar! Em mais uma análise de deck, falamos sobre o mais novo queridinho do meta norte-americano: o Rainbow 9s, formado pelo trio eBala-tik/FN-2199/Nightsister, que esteve presente em cinco dos dezesseis decks do Top16 do North American Championship, realizado no último mês durante a GenCon 2017. Além disso, dois dos cinco jogadores do Rainbow 9s chegaram à final e é o deck do grande campeão Joe Colon que analisamos nesse episódio. Coloque seu fone de ouvido, pegue seus dois recursos e venha com a gente! Contato E-mail: ecastdestiny@gmail.com Twitter: Gobbi: twitter.com/thejedidroid Rhu: twitter.com/doctor_rhu Uiberon: twitter.com/uiberon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ecastdestiny Cartas citadas (clique para ampliá-las) Feed Feedburner / iTunes   Obrigado pela companhia, deixe seu comentário abaixo e que a Força esteja com você!

Cast Wars Podcasts
eCast 008 – Análise de Deck: Rainbow 9s

Cast Wars Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2017


Oitavo episódio do eCast no ar! Em mais uma análise de deck, falamos sobre o mais novo queridinho do meta norte-americano: o Rainbow 9s, formado pelo trio eBala-tik/FN-2199/Nightsister, que esteve presente em cinco dos dezesseis decks do Top16 do North American Championship, realizado no último mês durante a GenCon 2017. Além disso, dois dos cinco jogadores do Rainbow 9s chegaram à final e é o deck do grande campeão Joe Colon que analisamos nesse episódio. Coloque seu fone de ouvido, pegue seus dois recursos e venha com a gente! Contato E-mail: ecastdestiny@gmail.com Twitter: Gobbi: twitter.com/thejedidroid Rhu: twitter.com/doctor_rhu Uiberon: twitter.com/uiberon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ecastdestiny Cartas citadas (clique para ampliá-las) Feed Feedburner / iTunes   Obrigado pela companhia, deixe seu comentário abaixo e que a Força esteja com você!

Rotated Views
Episode 51: Team Building Leadership (Guest - Joe Colon)

Rotated Views

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2017 65:35


In this episode we have special guest Joe Colon, Team Building/Leadership Expert. The crew discusses what it means to be a true leader, Joe Colon explains what team building means and it's importance of building a successful business. We discuss motivation and how to effectively use personal development. We get an experts advice on true mentorship and close the discussion with an opportunity to build wealth. We wrap the episode up with quotes from Warren Bennis & Andrew Carnegie.

Potentially Dangerous
Episode 74: Who's stock is up/down in D1 plus Joe Colon news

Potentially Dangerous

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2016 40:06


Iowa’s premier site for youth, high school, college and international wrestling. This weeks episode of Potentially Dangerous is presented by MyHouse. Ross and Lars discuss the action that took place over the weekend in college wrestling plus HUGE news out of Grand View University.   Subscribe to Potentially Dangerous Podcast -> bit.ly/potentiallydangerous

On The Mat
OTM: Panther Wrestling Club special edition with Joe Colon and Joey Lazor

On The Mat

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2015 34:01


Joe Colon and Joey Lazor to go ‘On the Mat’ this week Jeff Bradley will host a special edition of “On the Mat” is this Wed., June 3. His featured guests are Northern Iowa wrestling All-Americans Joe Colon and Joey Lazor. “On the Mat” is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan...

On The Mat
OTM: Panther Wrestling Club edition with Jeff Bradley, Joe Colon, Joey Lazor and David Bonin

On The Mat

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2015 51:17


Special Panther Wrestling Club edition of ‘On the Mat’ this week Jeff Bradley will host a special edition of “On the Mat” this Wed., Feb. 25. Bradley will interview wrestlers currently competing for the Panther Wrestling Club. “On the Mat” is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show...

Short Time Wrestling Podcast
ST119: InterMat JJ Classic with Fredy Stroker and Mark Hall; Weekend Updates

Short Time Wrestling Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2014 17:12


While it wasn’t full-on crazy this weekend, we certainly had our share of notable upsets, what the heck moments and yes … the Tampa Bay Buccaneers losing yet again. It’s tough being a Bucs fan, but then again, I was a Bucs fan during the creamsicle days, so I know what it’s like to be the only Bucs fan sitting alone at a table, looking at the bottom of an empty glass.Instead, I was proactive. I shunned the Bucs, happy with an atrociously ugly football win by ye olde alma mater on Saturday against some school in Fort Lauderdale that doesn’t have a wrestling program. That makes the meaningless on my college sports landscape.On Sunday, I ventured South to Rochester, Minnesota to check out my first high school wrestling of the season, the InterMat JJ Classic. Yes, you’re right, seemingly every important wrestling event outside of the state championship seems to happen in Rochester. There’s the Minnesota Christmas Tournament, The Clash, sometimes the NJCAA national championships are there. Oh, and Mike Busch State Farm is there. Home. Life. Auto. Mike Busch is your man. His mustache will give Andy Bisek’s a run for its money. No, Mike’s not a sponsor, just a longtime friend. Anytime I can mention Mike in anything wrestling related, it makes me smile.Anyway, as I was saying, I was down for the InterMat JJ Classic, my first gig after basically becoming independent last week. If you want a bit of a rundown about why I decided to focus more on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, read my blog at mattalkonline.com/blog10. I won’t take up too much of your time with nonsense, because Andrew Hipps of InterMat’s using this to feature two of the interviews I did with champions at the JJ Classic, Mark Hall and Fredy Stroker.If you listen carefully, you’ll even hear young Mr. Hall give us his top six college choices as it stands right now. We already know Stroker’s Minnesota Bound, no, not the show Minnesota Bound, which comes on right after the late local news here on Sunday. If you’re a hunter, you’d dig it.And I’ve got to give Andrew Hipps of InterMat a tip of the cap. This is the fifth year he’s run the JJ Classic. It’s not about setting rankings or being a huge mega tournament. Hipps wanted to create a tournament to honor is friend Justin “J.J.” Kukowski, who passed away from brain cancer in 2007. All proceeds from the event went to the Justin Kukowski Center, a cancer support center in the Twin Cities. Great cause. Kudos to everyone who showed up.STROKER INTERVIEW at 8:41HALL INTERVIEW at 11:43Now to the mats:First up, the NYAC’s not know as the NYAC anymore, at least not the tournament as it was renamed the Bill Farrell International in honor of the late, great Bill Farrell. I won’t fill your ears with stories about how Bill was this and that, because I only got to know the man very late in his life. Dan Gable once told a story about his famous quote, “Once you’ve wrestled, everything else in life is easy,” and the hook to that story was he thought he might have stolen it from Bill Farrell!With freestyle on the mats on Sunday, there were some real eye-opening results.At 57kg, Northern Iowa grad Joe Colon of Titan Mercury won gold, beating the NYAC’s Danny Mitcheff 13-6. Mitcheff upended Sam Hazewinkel in the quarters and pinned Andrew Hochstrasser in the semis, while Colon beat the NYAC’s Brandon Precin in the semis and Angel Escobedo of the NYAC in the quarters. Nice day for Joe.At 61kg, foreign wrestlers went 1-2-3 with Titan Mercury’s Kyle Hutter finishing fourth. At 65kg, Jason Chamberlain beat freestyle novice Evan Henderson 8-3 in the finals. Henderson didn’t wrestle in Fargo, but it’s a strong freestyle showing for sure. He’s redshirting this year for North Carolina. Canada’s Haislan Garcia beat Adam Hall 3-1 in the finals at 70.Hey Huskie up for Bloomsburg grad Richard Perry. Never an All-American in college, Perry beat 2012 Olympic silver medalist Jaimie Espinal of Puerto Rico,