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Gable Steveson STUNNED by Wyatt Hendrickson in final seconds of HW final | ESPN

Gable Steveson vs. Wyatt Hendrickson: 2025 NCAA wrestling championship (285 pounds) NCAA Championships YouTube

No. 2 Wyatt Hendrickson stunned the wrestling world with a last-second upset of No. 1 seed and two-time NCAA champion Gable Steveson.

 

Donald Trump met with thunderous welcome at NCAA wrestling championships (Sky News Australia)

 

Trump and Musk Make Waves at NCAA Wrestling Championships

March 23


President Donald Trump and Elon Musk attended the NCAA Division I Men's Wrestling Championships in Philadelphia, drawing significant attention. Trump was greeted with enthusiastic cheers, while Musk also received a warm welcome with chants of 'USA'. The event, held at the Wells Fargo Center, featured high-profile matches including Penn State wrestler Carter Starocci aiming for his unprecedented fifth NCAA title. Although the presence of political figures like Senator Dave McCormick and Congressman Jim Jordan was not confirmed by recent reports, the championships were indeed a focal point for political and sports enthusiasts alike. The championships were broadcast live, with Trump's entrance being a notable moment, though specific coverage by ESPN remains unverified.

 

 

 

 

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The 2025 NCAA Division I Men's Wrestling Championships took place from March 20-22 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Here's a summary of the event based on the latest available information:


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Penn State Nittany Lions won their fourth consecutive NCAA team title and their 13th in program history. This victory was marked by an exceptional performance, with Penn State becoming only the second team in NCAA wrestling history to place all ten of their wrestlers on the All-American podium.Individual Champions

Here’s a list of the champions crowned at the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships across the ten weight classes:

125 lbs: Vincent Robinson (NC State) defeated Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) in a tie-breaker, 2-1 (TB-1).

133 lbs: Lucas Byrd (Illinois) won against Drake Ayala (Iowa) in a tie-breaker by riding time, 3-2 (TB-2 RT).

141 lbs: Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) beat Brock Hardy (Nebraska) by decision, 12-9.

149 lbs: Information on the champion at this weight is incomplete in the provided data, but Penn State's Tyler Kasak placed third, indicating a competitive field.

157 lbs: Specific champion details are not fully listed, but Penn State's Shayne Van Ness took third place.

165 lbs: Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) defeated Michael Caliendo (Iowa) by decision, 8-2, securing his first individual NCAA title.

174 lbs: Dean Hamiti (Oklahoma State) won the title over Keegan O'Toole (Missouri) in sudden victory, with a final takedown securing a 4-1 victory.

184 lbs: Carter Starocci (Penn State) claimed his fifth NCAA title, defeating Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) by decision, 4-1.

197 lbs: Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) won his first national title, beating Penn State’s Josh Barr by decision, 5-2.

285 lbs (Heavyweight): Wyatt Hendrickson (Oklahoma State) upset Gable Steveson (Minnesota), ending Steveson’s bid for a third NCAA title. Exact score details are not specified, but it was a notable upset.Highlights

Penn State Dominance: Alongside Starocci and Mesenbrink’s titles, Penn State had eight other All-Americans: Luke Lilledahl (3rd at 125 lbs), Braeden Davis (5th at 133 lbs), Beau Bartlett (3rd at 141 lbs), Shayne Van Ness (3rd at 149 lbs), Tyler Kasak (3rd at 157 lbs), Levi Haines (3rd at 174 lbs), Josh Barr (2nd at 197 lbs), and Greg Kerkvliet (6th at 285 lbs).

Heavyweight Upset: Wyatt Hendrickson’s victory over Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson was a standout moment, with Hendrickson advancing past defending champion Greg Kerkvliet in the semifinals (8-2 decision) before facing Steveson.

Other Notable Performances: NC State and Illinois also celebrated individual titles with Robinson and Byrd, respectively. Iowa’s Stephen Buchanan capped his career with a championship, while Oklahoma State added two titles with Hamiti and Hendrickson.Additional Notes
The tournament featured 330 wrestlers across 10 weight classes (125, 133, 141, 149, 157, 165, 174, 184, 197, and 285 lbs), competing in a double-elimination format.

Penn State’s team success was bolstered by their depth, with all wrestlers earning advancement and placement points, solidifying their dynasty under coach Cael Sanderson.

Kelvin Griffin (Lehigh) led the nation with 18 falls, and Luca Augustine (Pitt) earned the Elite 90 award for the highest GPA (3.94 in Biology) among competitors.This event showcased thrilling individual battles and cemented Penn State’s continued dominance in collegiate wrestling as of March 24, 2025. For more detailed brackets or live updates, resources like NCAA.com or FloWrestling would provide comprehensive coverage.

 

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Week 2 Preview | Dana White's Contender Series, Season 8 (UFC)

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August 2, 2024

Dana White’s Contender Series Episode 2 Tonight Exclusively on ESPN+

 

 

Setting The Table For Tuesday Night’s Action Inside The UFC APEX

August 19, 2024

Season 8 of Dana White’s Contender Series kicked off with a bang last week, literally and figuratively.

In the opening bout of the season, flyweight Lone’er Kavanagh detonated a sharp left hook on the chin of An Tuan Ho midway through the opening round, ending their highly anticipated clash of unbeaten hopefuls in jaw-dropping fashion to start this year’s 10-week run.

Not to be outdone, Jose Delgado followed up by turning his short-notice opportunity against Ernie Juarez into a second-round stoppage win and a call to join the UFC roster, while returning Brazilian Bruno Lopes did the same in his bout with Mikheil Sazhiniani before Mansur Abdul-Malik became the fourth finisher and fourth contract winner of the night with a second-round finish of Wes Schultz to close out the night.

Dana White: Lookin’ For A Fight | Toronto

Now, another five sets of hopefuls ready to make the walk, eager to do their best to impress the UFC brass and add their names to the list of Season 8 graduates advancing on to chase their dreams inside the UFC Octagon.

Here’s a closer look at what’s on tap in Week 2.

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Dana White's Contender Series

August 2, 2022

Season Six Streams Live Every Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET from UFC APEX in Las Vegas

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Dana White’s Contender Series, Presented by ZipRecruiter, continues exclusively on ESPN+ today, August 2 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT, live from UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Following the season debut, where Joseph Pyfer earned the first UFC contract of this season after defeating Ozzy Diaz via knockout, a new group of contenders meet this week, all looking to make their way into the UFC.

Dana White’s Contender Series on ESPN+, Episode Two Fights:

Welterweight: Shimon Smotritsky vs. Billy Goff
Heavyweight: Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Danilo Suzart
Featherweight: Francis Marshall vs. Connor Matthews
Flyweight: Vinicius Salvador vs. Shannon Ross
Lightweight Featured: Charlie Campbell vs. Chris Duncan

Full Story (ESPN)

 

 

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ESPN broadcasts primarily from studio facilities located in Bristol, Connecticut. The network also operates offices and auxiliary studios in Miami, Orlando, New York City, Las Vegas, Seattle, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. James Pitaro has been chairman since March 5, 2018, following the resignation of John Skipper on December 18, 2017.

As of December 2023, ESPN is available to approximately 70 million pay television households in the United States-down from its 2011 peak of 100 million households It operates regional channels in Africa, Australia, Latin America, and the Netherlands. In Canada, it owns a 20% interest in The Sports Network (TSN) and its five sister networks. Despite the network's success, criticism of ESPN includes accusations of biased coverage, conflict of interest, and controversies with individual broadcasters and analysts. (Wikipdia)

 

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AEW: Collision

ESPN will also broadcast AEW Grand Slam: Australia from Brisbane in February 2025.

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ESPN will add AEW: Collision to their programming lineup each Sunday from September 1, alongside AEW: Dynamite and AEW: Rampage.

ESPN will also broadcast the recently announced special AEW Grand Slam: Australia from Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium in February 2025. AEW’s first-ever event in Australia is expected to draw fans from around the world to Brisbane.

Additional information will be announced in the near future.

All Elite Wrestling feature programs AEW: Dynamite and AEW: Rampage continue to be broadcast Thursday AEDT and Saturday AEDT, with same day replays and episodes made available on demand via Foxtel, Kayo Sports, Fetch TV and Sky NZ.

ESPN will also have access to a host of All Elite Wrestling content outside of live weekly episodes of AEW: Dynamite, AEW: Rampage and AEW: Collision, including up to 25 archive shows each year, AEW PPV events on delay and dedicated AEW Mini’s.

Founded by CEO, GM and Head of Creative Tony Khan, All Elite Wrestling offers an alternative to mainstream wrestling, with a roster of world class talent that injects new spirit, freshness and energy into the industry, including Swerve Strickland, MJF (Maxwell Jacob Friedman), The Young Bucks (Matthew & Nicholas Jackson), Mariah May, Toni Storm, Mercedes Mone, Bryan Danielson, Chris Jericho, Will Ospreay, Jack Perry, Kazuchika Okada, Jon Moxley, Hangman Page, Darby Allin, Britt Baker D.M.D and many more.

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UFC Returns to Vegas

UFC Vegas 93, followed by UFC 303

 

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UFC Vegas 93: Alex Perez vs. Tatsuro Taira

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Flyweight: Alex Perez (+150) vs. Tatsuro Taira (-185)

Middleweight: Antonio Trocoli (+625) vs. Ikram Aliserov (-1000)

Featherweight: Timmy Cuamba (-200) vs. Lucas Almeida (+165)

Bantamweight: Douglas Silva de Andrade (+105) vs. Miles Johns (-125)

Flyweight: Asu Almabayev (-500) vs. Jose Johnson (+375)

Prelims Bantamweight: Brady Hiestand (+150) vs. Garrett Armfield (-185)

Flyweight: Tagir Ulanbekov (-225) vs. Joshua Van (+180)

Flyweight: Jimmy Flick (+340) vs. Nate Maness (-450)

Welterweight: Josh Quinlan (-125) vs. Adam Fugitt (+105)

Women's flyweight: Carli Judice (+155) vs. Gabriella Fernandes (-190)

Featherweight: Jeka Saragih (-300) vs. Westin Wilson (+240)

Women's strawweight: Josefine Knutsson (-225) vs. Julia Polastri (+185)

Featherweight: Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (+150) vs. Melquizael Costa (-185)

 

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UFC 303: Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler Saturday, June 29, 2024

T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada

 

 

Main card Lightweight: Conor McGregor (-105) vs. Michael Chandler (-115)

Light heavyweight: Jamahal Hill vs. Carlos Ulberg

Women's bantamweight: Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Macy Chiasson

Middleweight: Joe Pyfer vs. Marc-Andre Barriault

Welterweight: Ian Machado Garry vs. Michael Page

Prelims Featherweight: Cub Swanson vs. Andre Fili Bantamweight: Ricky Simon vs. Vinicius Oliveira

Featherweight: Charles Jourdain vs. Jean Silva

Bantamweight: Payton Talbott vs. Yanis Ghemmouri

Prelims Women's strawweight: Michelle Waterson-Gomez vs. Gillian Robertson

Heavyweight: Andrei Arlovski vs. Martin Buday

Flyweight: Rei Tsuruya vs. Carlos Hernandez

*more details to become available as fight dates become closer

 

 

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WWE management understood to be keen on Batista return for WrestleMania season
- September 2014

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WrestleMania 31 promotion on WWE production truck - 28th September 2014

Daniel Bryan tops 24th annual "PWI 500"

Steve Austin merch getting big push; Speculation returns about potential WrestleMania match - September 2014

The Rock confirmed for The Janson Directive - 26th September 2014

Ken Shamrock talks the possibility of him winning the WWE title during his run, UFC and more - 1st September 2014

Dean Ambrose to star in WWE Studios' and Lionsgate's 'Lockdown' - 15th August 2014

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Hulk Hogan and Sting rumoured to be heading to the WWE - September 2013

Hulk Hogan will forever be the face of a generation of WWE superstars: Triple H - August 2013

Fightin' Fanboys: TNA Wrestling - 19th September 2013

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Kurt Angle talks about wrestling Brock Lesnar behind the scenes in WWE

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WWE 2K14 Presents The SummerSlam Week Edition of THE HEYMAN HUSTLE

WWE Trims Full-Year Outlook on Higher Spending, Top-Line Weakness - 13th September 2013

Paul Heyman on Shane Douglas and the birth of Extreme - 27th August 2013

WWE Studios and ABC Family Begin Production on 'Christmas Bounty"

CM Punk appearing at Comic Con - 25th June 2013

RVD talks WWE return - whose schedule is his similar to?, changes to his own attitude, more (w/Video)

WWE 2K14 debut trailer -- "Become Immortal" (Official) and 2K Unveils WWE® 2K14 Cover Art Featuring The Rock®

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Celebrity Wife Swap: Ric Flair and Roddy Piper wives to appear

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Kurt Angle talks about wrestling Brock Lesnar behind the scenes in WWE

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Huge Payday For WrestleMania Workers - 21st April 2013

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Donald Trump announced for WWE Hall of Fame 2013: Celebrity wing

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SURVIVOR SERIES NEWS: NXT stars debut in PPV main event angle, plus other news from annual PPV - 18th November 2012

-- NXT champion Seth Rollins (formerly Tyler Black), Dean Ambrose, and Roman Reigns debuted on WWE TV by attacking Ryback and preventing him from capturing the WWE Title in the Survivor Series PPV main event.

Rollins, Ambrose, and Reigns were identified by announcer Michael Cole as being from the NXT Developmental system. After they took out Ryback via powerbomb through the Spanish announce table, Punk pinned John Cena, who had received Shell Shock from Ryback before Ryback was taken out by the NXT trio.

-- No titles changed hands during the PPV. In the other top title match, Sheamus beat Big Show via DQ after Show pulled referee Scott Armstrong in the way of a Brogue Kick. Sheamus then delivered a massive beat down to Show using a chair, which likely sets up a World Title re-match at the TLC PPV next month.

-- In the other title matches, Antonio Cesaro retained the U.S. Title over Kofi Kingston and Eve retained the Divas Title over Kaitlyn.

-- In the top Survivor Series elimination match, Dolph Ziggler pinned Randy Orton to be the sole survivor for Team Ziggler over Team Foley. Earlier in the show, WWE teased tension between Orton and Mick Foley, playing up their historical feud from Orton's early days. Also earlier in the show, David Otunga was named as Cody Rhodes's replacement on Team Ziggler following Rhodes's injury at last week's Smackdown TV taping.

-- Tamina, who recently trained with The Rock, returned to WWE TV as Vickie Guerrero's hired bodyguard. The set-up was that A.J. Lee noted that if Vickie places her hands on her, then Vickie will be removed as interim Raw authority figure. Tamina then blindsided A.J. and Superfly Splashed her to establish her new role as Vickie's enforcer (Pro Wrestling Torch)

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Three-time WWE heavyweight champion Mick Foley together with award-winning Australian comedian Brendon Burns, will visit Australia soil in February 2013 for a first ever Australian tour with their brand new double-handed stand-up comedy show ‘Good God Almighty!’.

Good God Almighty! Australian Tour Dates 2013

February 04 Adelaide, SA
Dunstan Playhouse
February 06 Brisbane, QLD
The Tivoii
February 09 Sydney, NSW
Enmore Theatre Sydney
February 11 Melbourne, Victoria
Athenaeum Theatre Melbourne

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Brock Lesnar vs Jon 'Bones' Jones being speculated by sports media commentators; Will WWE top brass make it happen for WrestleMania

For months there's been speculation running rampant about the potential match up of Brock Lesnar aka 'The Beast' vs Jon 'Bones' Jones.

Due to Jones recent drug testing fail it would appear that the obvious place for the match up to happen would be under the WWE umbrella, and what better event to have it take place than WrestleMania.

WWE is always looking for unique, high interest (and grossing) main event matches, and there's little doubt that this dream match would draw massive publicity, and would certainly help sell out an arena (and boost WWE Network subscriber numbers at the same time).

Would the risk of booking such a dream match be worth the potential risk and payoff? Only a few select top brass in the WWE would know, those individuals would be the likes of Vince McMahon and Triple H. Pat Patterson would possibly be in the decision making also, and could very well help book the match, should it be scripted, as all WWE matches are. Or, would the WWE just have these men fight for real? Problem is if its for real, as the WWF Brawl For All was, both men could get seriously hurt and be out of action for many months. Then again, both men would be part-times and are special attractions, so it's not like they have to be out on the road going to arena to arena, following such a bout.

There's also talk whether UFC / MMA sensation Conor McGregor may seriously look at one or more matches under the WWE banner no matter what the result from his clash with Floyd 'Money' Mayweather, who is not a stranger to the WWE ring, having previously fought and beat 'The Big Show' at WrestleMania 24.

It's certainly interesting times for the WWE / Sports Entertainment - MMA - Boxing connection.

Let's all hope that a Lesnar vs Jones and the upcoming McGregor vs Mayweather fight surpass the infamous Ali vs Inoki match from 1976.

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