The Bader Show

Ohio State freshman Ben Davino had an impressive weekend at National Duals which included a win over 2x NCAA finalist Drake Ayala of Iowa in the finals which helped propel the Buckeyes over the Hawkeyes for first place. 0:40 - Ben started wrestling at the age of 5-6 and cried a lot 2:45 - Consistency and always showing up 3:50 - Goals and state titles 4:55 - COVID and missing the 8th grade state c...

Trent Hidlay and Parker Keckeisen have wrestled three times and gone back and forth. Their alma maters, NC State and UNI, will wrestle first round at National Duals. The two talk about their history on the mat and the upcoming first round dual. 1:10 - Parker was runner up at Bill Farrell over the weekend in NYC 2:35 - Trent got McDonalds breakfast last time he wrestled in NYC 4:00 - Trent says it’...

Zack Ryder won four NY state titles who skipped his senior year of high school to train at M2 Training Center in PA. He went on to wrestle at Penn State for a year before transferring to Oklahoma State. 1:00 - Three older sisters beat up Zack growing up 3:45 - Zack got hooked in 8th grade 4:45 - 7th grade Ryder sister changed the law 5:10 - Lost to Stevo in 7th grade state finals 6:20 - Zack met D...

Kylie Welker just won a U23 world title for Team USA. She also is the main character in the series HAWKEYES: The First Season With Iowa Women's Wrestling. 0:45 - Another world title 1:30 - Won her 2nd senior World Bronze, a little disappointed 2:55 - First international trip 5:00 - Kylie finally has her process down! 8:00 - Kylie can flip that switch and be mean 10:10 - Was very confident she woul...

Ben Askren continues to make progress. He updates us on his recovery, talks building a club/business, National Duals, coaching philosophies and more. 0:40 - Had a great workout and more good days than bad 3:00 - How sensitive is his chest/scar? 4:20 - Coaching from the chair 6:15 - AWA success, make the kids enjoy it 8:55 - Don’t cut any/much weight 10:00 - Don’t over compete 10:50 - LIttle to no...

Wyatt Hendrickson won and NCAA title, won the Hodge Trophy and make the US World Team. He fell short and Worlds and learned a big lesson this summer which will take him far. 1:00 - Dustin Plott bruised his face 1:30 - Reaction to FloFilm “The Year of Wyatt Hendrickson” 2:25 - Wrestling camps, hectic schedule, not ideal situation 4:00 - Subtle art of not giving a F#%K 5:00 - Not sleeping before Wor...

Trent Hidlay just won a UWW World title at 92kg. He was a 2x NCAA runner-up and a 5x All-American for NC State. 0:45 - Has it set in yet? 2:20 - Best seats in the house for WWE RAW 5:30 - Trent first wanting to be a world champ 8:20 - Age level world experience 10:40 - Always the bridesmaid, never quite first place 14:44 - Confidence and mental process 18:40 - Calm down before the match 21:20 - Pr...

Zahid Valencia is fresh off a world title where he dominated the field going unscored upon through the entire tournament. 1:00 - Zahid vs Dean Heil 89lbs at Tulsa 2:30 - Feeling less pressure to be the best, doing it for himself 4:13 - High school freshman Zahid interview 6:10 - Consistency 9:00 - Prepping for Ghasempour 10:30 - Zahid breaks down World semifinal vs Ghasempour 20:15 - Zahid wants t...

What is this CLAW Wrestling League all about? Eric Brugel was an All-American at Penn State and is one of the founders of the professional wrestling league CLAW. 0:45 - World Championships & Penn State talk 2:00 - How CLAW got started 3:45 - Modified rules 4:50 - Pylon on the mat 7:40 - Matches are four rounds, every point counts 9:00 - Match points and team points 12:35 - We call stalling FAST 14...

Max McEnelly was 3rd at the NCAAs as a freshman this year for Minnesota. He recently won Gold at the UWW U20 World Championships at 86kg. He will start off the NCAA season ranked #1 at 184. 0:50 - Quit hockey to start wrestling 2:10 - Football was Max’s favorite sport 3:10 - Winning Fargo put wrestling at #1 4:45 - 7th & 8th grade state qualifier 6:15 - Huge jump in weight 7:35 - Freshman state ch...

Luke Stanich just won a U20 World title at 65kg. He was an All-American for Lehigh University and has three years of eligibility left. 1:00 - Introduction to wrestling 5:00 - Taking wrestling to the next level 7:30 - Stages of goal setting 10:00 - Recruiting and going to Lehigh 13:05 - Really good at re-attacks 15:10 - Freestyle wrestling 16:55 - Stanich was confident he would make the team and wi...

American Top Team's head MMA coach Mike Brown was a state champion in Maine, wrestled in college at Norwich University before beginning his MMA career where he became the WEC Featherweight Champion. 1:10 - Mike Brown wrestled and LOVED it, hs state champ, college wrestler 3:55 - UFC tape brought Mike to college wrestling 6:20 - MMA training and his first fight 10:10 - Mike didn’t fight growing up,...

American Top Team's head MMA coach Mike Brown was a state champion in Maine, wrestled in college at Norwich University before beginning his MMA career where he became the WEC Featherweight Champion. 1:10 - Mike Brown wrestled and LOVED it, hs state champ, college wrestler 3:55 - UFC tape brought Mike to college wrestling 6:20 - MMA training and his first fight 10:10 - Mike didn’t fight growing up,...

Troy Nickerson was and NCAA Champion at Cornell then coached the Finger Lakes Wrestling Club in Ithaca. From there he went on to be an assistant at Iowa State before becoming the head coach at Northern Colorado. This summer he was announced as the new head coach at Army West Point. 0:45 - Troy just moved in to his new house 1:30 - Co-head coach of Finger Lakes Club at Cornell 5:00 - Time and dedic...

Izzy Martinez is working with Real American Freestyle to bring their first card to Cleveland, OH on August 30. 1:00 - RIP Hulk Hogan 3:00 - Izzy meets Hulk, then Chad Bronstein 10:40 - How can RAF avoid pitfalls of other pro leagues 14:30 - Showmanship 15:30 - Belt and champion system and match ups 19:20 - Two small freestyle rule changes 22:25 - Match bonuses 26:00 - Jordan Burroughs? 27:15 - Ben...

Zahid Valencia beat Kyle Dake at the US Open and then again in two straight matches at Final X and will wrestle for Team USA at the World Championships. 1:25 - Simple life in Stillwater, OK and Cowboy RTC 3:30 - Deepest waters Zahid goes to in training 4:30 - DT, coaching and training partners 7:20 - The mental game and tactics 9:20 - Wrestling Dake in 2018 at Final X 12:00 - Keeping it light 15:3...

Mark Bader gives an update on Ben's current situation from going into the hospital in Nevada, to getting transported back to Wisconsin and eventually getting on the transplant list. It's time for the wrestling community to rally around a man who has given so much to this sport. DONATE - https://t.co/IAfq4TwPM0 Rudis Shirts | All proceeds go to medical and transplant costs - https://t.co/CaYDn0Fkh7...

Vito Arujau won a world title in 2023 and was bronze in 2024 at 61kg. He will wrestle Jax Forrest in a delayed Final X wrestle-off on July 14 in Fargo, ND. 1:00 - Vito’s reaction to Final X results 5:55 - Long layoff since 2024 World Championships 9:15 - Delaying Final X series with Jax Forrest 12:55 - Being the hunter vs hunted 16:10 - Preparing for Jax Forrest 18:50 - Training with Anthony Knox...

Jax Forrest recently won the US Open in the men's senior division as just a junior in high school. He will wrestle Vito Arujau in a best of three series on July 14 with the winner to represent the United States at the World Championships this fall. 0:30 - Started wrestling at 5 years old 1:40 - Jax called his own pin 2:40 - Relationship with dad hooked him on wrestling 5:30 - How does Jax develop...

Trent Hidlay was a 2x NCAA runner-up for NC State. In April he won the US Open at 92kg and will be wrestling Josh Barr at Final X. 1:30 - Becoming a wrestling commentator 5:10 - Being a wrestler vs being a fan of wrestling 6:45 - A lot more free time with wrestling freestyle full time 9:45 - Trent likes freestyle better 12:15 - You can’t just gas out the foreigners 13:45 - Wrestling with emotion 1...

Yianni Diakomihalis is a 4x NCAA Champion from Cornell, he was a 2022 World Silver medalist and will be wrestling PJ Duke at Final X on June 14, 2025. 1:00 - Yianni’s dad has coached him forever 3:05 - Dad fell ill Yianni's senior year of college 8:40 - Toughest parts of dad being sick 12:35 - 2024 Olympic Trials and weight issues 16:10 - Did Yianni consider retiring? 20:00 - Bumping up to 70kg 23...

Nahshon Garrett didn't start wrestling until high school and was a 4x All-American and NCAA Champion for Cornell. in 2018 he won Final X at 61kg and just recently announced his retirement from the sport. 1:20 - Early career 2:40 - 103 pound Nahshon match video 5:40 - Expectations and confidence 8:50 - Wrestling at Beat The Streets in 2014 11:50 - Nahshon’s FloFilm 18:00 - Becoming an NCAA Champion...

Nico Megaludis was a 4x All-American and NCAA Champion at Penn State. He went on to have a solid senior level career and just retired after the US Open last weekend. 0:55 - Feeling of retirement 1:55 - Nico’s first match ever 5:00 - Nico’s amazing coaching and training situations 10:00 - Cael to PSU caught Nico’s eye 13:50 - Cael’s “cheesy” daily speech, are actually meaningful 17:55 - The year Pe...

Iowa's Kennedy Blades names Women's College Wrestler of the Year! 2:05 - The 8 finalists for Women’s College Wrestler of the Year 3:00 - And the winner is….. Kennedy Blades, University of Iowa 4:25 - Kennedy’s reaction to winning 6:40 - Going from Olympics to college 8:50 - Kylie Welker from rival to teammate 11:30 - Decision to go down to 68kg 16:30 - Traveling with college team vs traveling inte...

Vince Robinson won an NCAA title as a freshman at NC State #thebadershow 0:30 - Transfer Portal News! 1:50 - Harvey Twisters 5:48 - Getting hooked on wrestling 8:15 - Losing state finals in 9th grade 11:15 - Harvey Twisters can change lives 13:30 - Recruiting to NC State 16:00 - Adjusting to college life 17:30 - Two T-bone steaks before U23, whoops! 21:00 - Expectations for start of last season 24...