CHROMEBIRD Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Not necessarily talking about the greatest wrestlers, but the greatest, most exciting, most memorable matches. I'm having a tough time thinking of good ones outside of NCAAs because the stakes are so high, but I imagine many here will have some better ideas 125 Mills vs. Gonzales (1979 NCAA finals) 133 Ironside vs. Kolat (1996 All Star Classic) 141 Owings vs. Gable (1970 NCAAs) 149 Marianetti vs. McIlravy (1995 NCAAs) 157 Jenkins vs. Taylor (2011 NCAAs) 165 Hendricks vs. Churella (2006 NCAAs) 174 Martin vs. Nickal (2016 NCAAs) 184 Rohn vs. Lambrecht (2002 NCAAs) 197 Kilgore vs. Foster (2011 NCAAs) 285 Cassar vs. Steveson (2019 NCAAs) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHROMEBIRD Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 For 133 Ness vs. Dennis in the 2010 NCAA finals was up there but Ironside and Kolat was overall a better match imo. Ramos vs. Lee this year was a thriller for sure but is still too raw for me to put on my list right now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 On 3/29/2023 at 10:13 PM, CHROMEBIRD said: Not necessarily talking about the greatest wrestlers, but the greatest, most exciting, most memorable matches. I'm having a tough time thinking of good ones outside of NCAAs because the stakes are so high, but I imagine many here will have some better ideas 125 Mills vs. Gonzales (1979 NCAA finals) 133 Ironside vs. Kolat (1996 All Star Classic) 141 Owings vs. Gable (1970 NCAAs) 149 Marianetti vs. McIlravy (1995 NCAAs) 157 Jenkins vs. Taylor (2011 NCAAs) 165 Hendricks vs. Churella (2006 NCAAs) 174 Martin vs. Nickal (2016 NCAAs) 184 Rohn vs. Lambrecht (2002 NCAAs) 197 Kilgore vs. Foster (2011 NCAAs) 285 Cassar vs. Steveson (2019 NCAAs) Expand Great topic. Great list. As a PSU fan I favor the 2018 version of Martin v Nickal, though. 1 Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CementMixer Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Martin Nickal 2018, not 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mspart Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 On 3/29/2023 at 10:13 PM, CHROMEBIRD said: Not necessarily talking about the greatest wrestlers, but the greatest, most exciting, most memorable matches. I'm having a tough time thinking of good ones outside of NCAAs because the stakes are so high, but I imagine many here will have some better ideas 125 Mills vs. Gonzales (1979 NCAA finals) 133 Ironside vs. Kolat (1996 All Star Classic) Yes 141 Owings vs. Gable (1970 NCAAs) 149 Marianetti vs. McIlravy (1995 NCAAs) Double yes 157 Jenkins vs. Taylor (2011 NCAAs) 165 Hendricks vs. Churella (2006 NCAAs) 174 Martin vs. Nickal (2016 NCAAs) 184 Rohn vs. Lambrecht (2002 NCAAs) This is good but Schultz vs Banach was better. 197 Kilgore vs. Foster (2011 NCAAs) 285 Cassar vs. Steveson (2019 NCAAs) Expand That's where I sit on these. Regarding Schultz, it's tough to keep the consensus #2 match of all time off of this list. mspart 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle26 Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 On 3/29/2023 at 11:18 PM, mspart said: That's where I sit on these. Regarding Schultz, it's tough to keep the consensus #2 match of all time off of this list. mspartTrue but Rohn’s pin was epic as well. I say slot Schultz and Banach at 174 (that’s closer to the actual weight of 177 anyway) and keep Rohn in at 184. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingcement Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Great list. I will also put forth for submission: Jon Trenge vs Damion Hahn 2003 (197 lbs) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchapman Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 On 3/29/2023 at 11:52 PM, Eagle26 said: True but Rohn’s pin was epic as well. I say slot Schultz and Banach at 174 (that’s closer to the actual weight of 177 anyway) and keep Rohn in at 184. Expand 177 became 184 with the new at the time weigh in rules Craig Henning got screwed in the 2007 NCAA Finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHROMEBIRD Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 On 3/29/2023 at 11:14 PM, CementMixer said: Martin Nickal 2018, not 2016. Expand Both are great matches. The 2018 match was at 184 though and not as good as Rohn-Lambrecht or Schultz-Banach. 2016 Martin-Nickal was at 174 and MyMar crashed the bracket as an 11th seeded true freshman and beat #1 Nickal to win the title in a thrilling high scoring match. That was pretty exciting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribers Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 157 leen vs Burroughs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zahnarzt Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 I’ll take a stab… 125 - Lee-Rivera (2019 B1G Final) 133 - Vito-RBY (2023 NCAA Final) 141 - Retherford-Steiber (2013 Dual Meet) 149 - Metcalf-Caldwell (2009 NCAA Final) 157 - Nolf-IMar (2016 NCAA Final) 165 - Dake-Taylor (2013 NCAA Final) 174 - Nickal-Martin (2016 NCAA Final) 184 - Ruth-Dean (2014 Southern Scuffle Final) 197 - Snyder-Cox (2015 NCAA Semifinal) 285 - Gwiz-Snyder (2016 NCAA Final) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zahnarzt Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 And a few honorable mentions… 133 - Steiber-J.O. (2012 NCAA Final) 141 - Yianni-McKenna (2019 NCAA Final) 141 - Yianni-Meredith (2018 NCAA Final) 165 - IMar-Cenzo (2017 NCAA Final) 184 - Nickal-Dean (2017 NCAA Final) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threadkilla Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 (edited) Dake vs Taylor Scuffle https://youtu.be/yHNKEaUE_Oc Dake wins on RT after the crazy reversal that ended up out of bounds. Edited March 30, 2023 by Threadkilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle26 Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 On 3/30/2023 at 12:32 AM, jchapman said: 177 became 184 with the new at the time weigh in rulesYeah I get that… I just think they both need to be on the list. He has Gable (142 which would be more like 149) at 141 so I think it’s fair to put 177 at 174 for this one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 141 - Randy Lewis vs Jim Gibbons (Dual Meet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHROMEBIRD Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 Watched these and several others last night, to my wife's chagrin. All great matches. I love Youtube. On 3/30/2023 at 12:04 AM, flyingcement said: Jon Trenge vs Damion Hahn 2003 (197 lbs) Expand On 3/30/2023 at 1:28 AM, Threadkilla said: Dake vs Taylor Scuffle https://youtu.be/yHNKEaUE_Oc Expand On 3/30/2023 at 2:14 AM, Gus said: 141 - Randy Lewis vs Jim Gibbons (Dual Meet Expand On 3/30/2023 at 1:02 AM, scribers said: 157 leen vs Burroughs Expand Is there a video of the full match anywhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHROMEBIRD Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 If it wasn't for Larry Owings, this would be my favorite for 141: (142) McIlravy vs. Abas (1993 NCAAs) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouts Honor Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 On 3/29/2023 at 10:13 PM, CHROMEBIRD said: Not necessarily talking about the greatest wrestlers, but the greatest, most exciting, most memorable matches. I'm having a tough time thinking of good ones outside of NCAAs because the stakes are so high, but I imagine many here will have some better ideas 125 Mills vs. Gonzales (1979 NCAA finals) 133 Ironside vs. Kolat (1996 All Star Classic) 141 Owings vs. Gable (1970 NCAAs) 149 Marianetti vs. McIlravy (1995 NCAAs) 157 Jenkins vs. Taylor (2011 NCAAs) 165 Hendricks vs. Churella (2006 NCAAs) 174 Martin vs. Nickal (2016 NCAAs) 184 Rohn vs. Lambrecht (2002 NCAAs) 197 Kilgore vs. Foster (2011 NCAAs) 285 Cassar vs. Steveson (2019 NCAAs) Expand i like all of those.. even the one im going to gripe about... rohn v lambrecht... was it really a good match.. until the pin? tremendous list!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchapman Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 On 3/30/2023 at 6:19 PM, CHROMEBIRD said: Watched these and several others last night, to my wife's chagrin. All great matches. I love Youtube. Is there a video of the full match anywhere? Expand Lewis was looking to score during every single second of that match. 1 Craig Henning got screwed in the 2007 NCAA Finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3 for LU Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 (edited) On 3/30/2023 at 12:04 AM, flyingcement said: Great list. I will also put forth for submission: Jon Trenge vs Damion Hahn 2003 (197 lbs) Expand OW!!! That one STILL hurts! D3 Edited March 30, 2023 by D3 for LU 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHROMEBIRD Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 (edited) On 3/30/2023 at 6:39 PM, Scouts Honor said: i like all of those.. even the one im going to gripe about... rohn v lambrecht... was it really a good match.. until the pin? tremendous list!!!! Expand I guess I'm a fan of the "never stop fighting no matter what" mantra as you might notice from some of my other picks. It was 14-3 going into the last minute of the 3rd period before the tides completely turned. But I cannot deny the action, scoring, and excitement of Schultz vs. Banach (1982 NCAAs) which I forgot to link above. Just epic wrestling. Edited March 30, 2023 by CHROMEBIRD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 On 3/30/2023 at 6:50 PM, jchapman said: Lewis was looking to score during every single second of that match. Expand Well sure ... but you have to admit Gibbons brought his hips to the party ... well for at least the first two periods. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchapman Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 On 3/30/2023 at 7:12 PM, ionel said: Well sure ... but you have to admit Gibbons brought his hips to the party ... well for at least the first two periods. Expand He did didn't even have to get through any head/hands defense either, Lewis was giving him the impossible leg. Craig Henning got screwed in the 2007 NCAA Finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 On 3/30/2023 at 7:15 PM, jchapman said: He did didn't even have to get through any head/hands defense either, Lewis was giving him the impossible leg. Expand You sure that wasn't the nearly impossible leg? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHROMEBIRD Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 Would've been hilarious if Gibbons did a back somersault to get out of a single leg from Lewis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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