peanut Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Today UWW posted a list of preliminary entries (subject to change) for 2023 worlds. This should be an exciting weight with Gable, Zare, Petriashvili, and Akgul all there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnwtwg Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 (edited) I *love that the two most talked-about weights for MFS are the big boys. 125 is going to be en fuego I cannot wait Edited August 25, 2023 by bnwtwg Autocorrect 1 i am an idiot on the internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Elite Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Are we 100% Gable is gonna go? Man I sure hope so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnwtwg Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Gable is 100% going. The question is if he is 100% all in and no insider is going to leak that nugget right now. If he’s still spending time doing both then we are going to find out in a couple weeks if his talent really is *that* much better than the competition that he can gap them. If it’s not then I have a feeling his fire will be fully reignited and he’s going to come back all in for Paris. I hope he wins gold this year, but I feel really bad for the Olympics competitors if he doesn’t… 2 i am an idiot on the internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPhillips Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 2 hours ago, bnwtwg said: The question is if he is 100% all in He has to be, right? I believe it's a must win for him. I don't think a comeback Gold medal at the Olympics is a better story than a World Champ and then an Olympic Champ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husker_Du Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 interesting that Gable and Parris are both listed. at least adds to the intrigue. either Gable is taking Parris as his workout partner or USA listed them both just in case. TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headshuck Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 I wonder how many folding chairs they are bringing? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
de4856 Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 I can’t wait, for this event. I hope Team USA kicks butt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPhillips Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 I believe we qualify 74, 86, 97 and 125. 57, 65 are more worrisome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le duke Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 interesting that Gable and Parris are both listed. at least adds to the intrigue. either Gable is taking Parris as his workout partner or USA listed them both just in case. I would actually really like to see Senior Level Parris. I think he’s ready.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husker_Du Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 4 hours ago, MPhillips said: I believe we qualify 74, 86, 97 and 125. 57, 65 are more worrisome. making things even a bit more difficult is that Worlds only qualifies 5 to the Olympics and not 6 this cycle. 1-Gold 2-Silver 3-Bronze 4-Bronze 5-Winner of Bronze bout losers TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPhillips Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 24 minutes ago, Husker_Du said: making things even a bit more difficult is that Worlds only qualifies 5 to the Olympics and not 6 this cycle. Yep. When do the two bronze medal losers wrestle? Would it be after the all the Gold medal matches are finished? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Bryant Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 Yep. When do the two bronze medal losers wrestle? Would it be after the all the Gold medal matches are finished?Yes. it on the UWW schedule each day. Insert catchy tagline here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnwtwg Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Imagine having to get yourself back up for another match after you just lost a world medal match. That's a brutal mental and physical tax. i am an idiot on the internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mspart Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 For a chance to go to the Olympics? The one who wants it more will get it together. mspart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhs67 Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Per this UWW entry list... Lucas Davison is our 125 KG rep as of right now. https://uww.org/article/freestyle-entries-released-2023-world-championships 125kg Dzianis KHRAMIANKOU (AIN) Paris KAREPI (ALB) Catriel MURIEL (ARG) Johannes LUDESCHER (AUT) Giorgi MESHVILDISHVILI (AZE) Islam ADIZOV (BUL) Bali SOU (CAM) Zhiwei DENG (CHN) Diaaeldin ABDELMOTTALEB (EGY) Jose CUBA (ESP) Geno PETRIASHVILI (GEO) Gennadij CUDINOVIC (GER) Daniel LIGETI (HUN) SUMIT (IND) Amir Hossein ZARE (IRI) Abraham CONYEDO (ITA) Aaron JOHNSON (JAM) Taiki YAMAMOTO (JPN) Yusup BATIRMURZAEV (KAZ) Joel TUKAI (KEN) Aiaal LAZAREV (KGZ) Donghwan KIM (KOR) Eduardo GARCIA (MEX) Lkhagvagerel MUNKHTUR (MGL) Robert BARAN (POL) Jonovan SMITH (PUR) Magomedgadzhi NURASULOV (SRB) Oma SAREM (SYR) Zyyamuhammet SAPAROV (TKM) Taha AKGUL (TUR) Oleksandr KHOTSIANIVSKYI (UKR) Lucas DAVISON (USA) Sardorbek KHOLMATOV (UZB) Jose DIAZ (VEN) "I know actually nothing. It isn't even conjecture at this point." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 1 hour ago, nhs67 said: Per this UWW entry list... Lucas Davison is our 125 KG rep as of right now. https://uww.org/article/freestyle-entries-released-2023-world-championships 125kg Dzianis KHRAMIANKOU (AIN) Paris KAREPI (ALB) Catriel MURIEL (ARG) Johannes LUDESCHER (AUT) Giorgi MESHVILDISHVILI (AZE) Islam ADIZOV (BUL) Bali SOU (CAM) Zhiwei DENG (CHN) Diaaeldin ABDELMOTTALEB (EGY) Jose CUBA (ESP) Geno PETRIASHVILI (GEO) Gennadij CUDINOVIC (GER) Daniel LIGETI (HUN) SUMIT (IND) Amir Hossein ZARE (IRI) Abraham CONYEDO (ITA) Aaron JOHNSON (JAM) Taiki YAMAMOTO (JPN) Yusup BATIRMURZAEV (KAZ) Joel TUKAI (KEN) Aiaal LAZAREV (KGZ) Donghwan KIM (KOR) Eduardo GARCIA (MEX) Lkhagvagerel MUNKHTUR (MGL) Robert BARAN (POL) Jonovan SMITH (PUR) Magomedgadzhi NURASULOV (SRB) Oma SAREM (SYR) Zyyamuhammet SAPAROV (TKM) Taha AKGUL (TUR) Oleksandr KHOTSIANIVSKYI (UKR) Lucas DAVISON (USA) Sardorbek KHOLMATOV (UZB) Jose DIAZ (VEN) Strange... here is a quote from the article on UWW "At 125kg, Gable STEVESON (USA) is set to return after a substantial absence. The 21-year-old sensation made waves at the Tokyo Olympic Games, stunning the wrestling community with his triumph. He managed to defeat now-reigning world champion Taha AKGUL (TUR) and three-time world champion Geno PETRIASHVILI (GEO) en route to Olympic glory. Following his Olympic gold, Steveson took a brief retirement from wrestling to pursue a career in WWE. However, he has since added another Olympic gold to his aspirations. During Steveson's absence, young contender Amir ZARE (IRI) has emerged as a dominant figure in the weight class. Zare claimed world gold in Oslo before relinquishing the crown to Rio Olympic champion Akgul in Belgrade. A highly anticipated clash between Zare and Steveson is eagerly awaited by fans after numerous exchanges on social media." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhs67 Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 9 minutes ago, Gus said: Strange... here is a quote from the article on UWW "At 125kg, Gable STEVESON (USA) is set to return after a substantial absence. The 21-year-old sensation made waves at the Tokyo Olympic Games, stunning the wrestling community with his triumph. He managed to defeat now-reigning world champion Taha AKGUL (TUR) and three-time world champion Geno PETRIASHVILI (GEO) en route to Olympic glory. Following his Olympic gold, Steveson took a brief retirement from wrestling to pursue a career in WWE. However, he has since added another Olympic gold to his aspirations. During Steveson's absence, young contender Amir ZARE (IRI) has emerged as a dominant figure in the weight class. Zare claimed world gold in Oslo before relinquishing the crown to Rio Olympic champion Akgul in Belgrade. A highly anticipated clash between Zare and Steveson is eagerly awaited by fans after numerous exchanges on social media." When the article was first released it had Steveson and Parris both listed. Now it just has Davison. My hope is that Davison is in fact going, but as Parris's training partner and that Parris is actually the guy going. Even as an avid Parris fan I know that is a serious downgrade from Steveson, as it were. "I know actually nothing. It isn't even conjecture at this point." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 30 minutes ago, nhs67 said: When the article was first released it had Steveson and Parris both listed. Now it just has Davison. My hope is that Davison is in fact going, but as Parris's training partner and that Parris is actually the guy going. Even as an avid Parris fan I know that is a serious downgrade from Steveson, as it were. It will be a big hit for team USA's title hopes. If Paris is going, he at least has a chance to bring home a medal though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnwtwg Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 2018: Gable announces his presence to the world by doing the Ali Shuffle embarrasing Derek White in Stillwater while his coach Zach Esposito sits in the coach's chair with his head in his hands August 2023: Former OkSt associate head coach Zach Esposito moves to USAW as national freestyle developmental coach September 2023: Gable off the world team 2 1 i am an idiot on the internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mspart Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Yoikes!! mspart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNWfan Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Are we sure Steveson is officially out? I had seen rumblings that WWE wouldn't let him go, but nothing beyond that. PNWfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mspart Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 If he wins, that would be a nice selling point on top of his Olympic win. I think WWE should be encouraging this stuff this year and next. mspart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNWfan Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Agree, and I think he still plans to compete in the 2024 Olympics. Olympic gold is the highest peak in international wrestling, he realizes that and wants a shot at becoming a rare 2x Olympic champ from the USA. As cool as it would be for Gable to be a world champ, that doesn't hold the same marketing appeal within WWE as an Olympic gold. Also, if he were to lose at World's, that might take a little shine off his gold that he earned in 2021. That said, I think if he surprises us and laces the boots up for Serbia, he wins gold. 1 PNWfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takuto_Otoguro Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Even if he only cares about another Olympic gold and wants to compete in the least amount of freestyle tournaments possible, it would probably be a good idea to get a medal here and make qualifying for the Olympics easier. If he doesn't go it's possible the weight doesn't get qualified. He would then need to go through the process of making the team and then qualifying the weight before then going to the Olympics. If he gets a medal here he can focus more on WWE until the trials final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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