The Barn Session - Wrestling Podcast

Biggest win for Team USA 🇺🇸 against Russia 🇷🇺 as unranked Dean Hamiti PINS #5 in the world Nasirkhaev. You can see the David Taylor influence in Hamiti’s style as he uses his length and dynamic movement to navigate positions and wear his opponent out. With Hamiti being 3rd on…

PWL 9 🇷🇺 vs 🇺🇸 79kg: Mokhamed Nasirkhaev vs DJ Hamiti Hamiti grinds out a comeback win that results in a PIN over #5 in the world Nasirkhaev! Oklahoma State continues to stack up win after win this year!

Massive comeback for Marcus Coleman as he storms back from a 7-0 deficit, with less than a minute left, to take out world #19 Amanula Rasulov of Russia 🇷🇺 8-7 Marcus is the 5th man on the ladder for Team USA 🇺🇸 at 86kg, showcasing some serious depth for the Americans. But don’t…

A pair of Indiana RTC guys, Spartan RTC guys, Cowboy RTC guys, and a Boilermaker. I’m sure there’s some joke in there about how a Cowboy, a Spartan, a Hoosier, and a Boilermaker walk into Poland. Regardless, love to see Vito getting back to it.

We are less than a week away from the U17 World Championships! This will be a great opportunity to see Team USA's top talent in action and get a grasp on who could be the next star in the sport. The tournament starts on the 28th with Men's Freestyle rolling in on August 1st.

Another match has been dropped for @RAFWrestlingUSA Kyle Dake and Aeoden Sinclair are set to face each other on August 30th in RAF’s inaugural event. The weight is 190, the rules are still unclear but I have to imagine is pretty much just Freestyle.

USA’s 🇺🇸 Luke Lilledahl followed up a gold medal performance at last week’s Ranking Series event with his toughest international challenge yet. He faced off against Russian 🇷🇺 National Champ and #4 in the world Musa Mekhtikhanov at PWL 9, losing a close match 5-8. US fans and…

I think I’m going to grade each team’s draft after it finishes tonight @CLAW_WRESTLING I already see some interesting picks, will be fun to see how it wraps up in rounds 5-8.

All things considered, I think this was a solid showing from both the US and Russia in what can be an ongoing event in the following years.

PWL 9 🇷🇺 vs 🇺🇸 125kg: Zelimkhan Khizriev vs Trent Hillger Khizriev wins 10-0 over Trent with convincing offense and counter-offense. Russia wins this dual 6 matches to 4.

PWL 9 🇷🇺 vs 📷 97kg: Konstantin Pshenichnikov vs Jay Aiello After earning a bronze medal on Saturday at the ranking series, Jay Aiello follows it up with a convincing 8-1 win over Pshenichnikov.

PWL 9 🇷🇺 vs 🇺🇸 92kg: Amanula Gadzhimagomedov vs Michael Macchiavello Macchiavello shows impressive dynamic offense, finishing multiple shots to take out #10 in the world Gadzhimagomedov 10-6! After losing the first five matches of the dual, Team USA has rallied off…

PWL 9 🇷🇺 vs 🇺🇸 86kg: Amanula Rasulov vs Marcus Coleman Down 7-0 late, Coleman begins to chip away at Amanula's lead. Marcus knocks off #19 in the world with an 8-7 comeback victory!! Conditioning showing it's relevance in this one as Coleman was able to force the issue late.

PWL 9 🇷🇺 vs 🇺🇸 74kg: Magoma Dibirgadzhiev vs Joey Blaze Magoma grinds out a hard fought 8-4 win over Joey. Lot's of promise shown from Blaze in this match.

PWL 9 🇷🇺 vs 🇺🇸 70kg: Saiyn Kazyryk vs Bryce Andonian The Human Highlight Reel is put away quickly by the Russian National champ 13-0 in a minute and a half.

PWL 9 🇷🇺 vs 🇺🇸 65kg: Abasgadzhi Magomedov vs CJ Composto Great composure for Composto but the Freestyle expertise from Magomedov is too much, he wins 13-2.

PWL 9 🇷🇺 vs 🇺🇸 61kg: Muslim Mekhtikhanov vs Dylan Koontz Muslim making quick work of Dylan, takedown, laces, and two exposures. Awesome to see Koontz going out and filling in for Gross! Not an easy task to take up on short notice.

Best exchange of the 57kg match. Luke was dead to rights with Musa nearing a takedown. Somehow, Luke manages to not only defend the shot but get an exposure for 2!