Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Pat navigates the shark-infested waters of NCAA wrestling, while Oklahoma State is thrown into an NCAA investigation. *** THE SMITHS The Smiths chronicles the rise of wrestling icons, John & Pat Smith, with never-before-seen footage, as well as interviews with more than 30 friends, family and competitors. *** CREDITS Executive Producers: USA Wrestling; The National Wrestling Hall of Fame Directed,...

John becomes a global wrestling superstar but is pushed to the brink of retirement by an unknown Cuban wrestler, Lazaro Reinoso. *** THE SMITHS The Smiths chronicles the rise of wrestling icons, John & Pat Smith, with never-before-seen footage, as well as interviews with more than 30 friends, family and competitors. *** CREDITS Executive Producers: USA Wrestling; The National Wrestling Hall of Fam...

Distracted and exhausted, John makes a run at the 1992 Olympics, while Pat seeks a third-straight NCAA title. *** THE SMITHS The Smiths chronicles the rise of wrestling icons, John & Pat Smith, with never-before-seen footage, as well as interviews with more than 30 friends, family and competitors. *** CREDITS Executive Producers: USA Wrestling; The National Wrestling Hall of Fame Directed, written...

John leads Oklahoma State through NCAA sanctions, while Pat tries to become wrestling’s first four-time, NCAA Division 1 Champion. *** THE SMITHS The Smiths chronicles the rise of wrestling icons, John & Pat Smith, with never-before-seen footage, as well as interviews with more than 30 friends, family and competitors. *** CREDITS Executive Producers: USA Wrestling; The National Wrestling Hall of F...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Pat Popolizio is the head wrestling coach at North Carolina State. He’s widely considered one of the top college coaches in the game. He’s built NC State into a perennial power, and before that, re-built Binghamton from the ground up. Awesome conversation here folks, enjoy! TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54 * SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by the Spartan...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Mike Eierman is one of the elite coaches in the country. His club - Eierman Elite - has produced the likes of J’den Cox and Jaydin Eierman. Mike has also coached for the University of Missouri and worked with UFC pro fighters Tyron Woodley, Ben Askren and Michael Chandler. Prior to coaching, Mike wrestled for the University of Nebraska where he was an All American (1993). One of...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Matt Gentry is a 2x Olympian and NCAA Champion. He wrestled collegiately for Stanford and then went on to represent Team Canada at both the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. Please enjoy! Follow Matt: Twitter: @gentrywrestling TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54 * SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by the Spartan Combat Nationals, taking place this May 21-23 in Jac...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Jason Borrelli is the Stanford Wrestling head coach. He’s been on the Cardinals’ staff since 2008, and before that, coached and wrestled at Central Michigan University. In this episode we cover Coach Borrelli’s early years wrestling, the influence of Penn State Wrestling Coach Casey Cunningham - who was an NCAA champion for Borrelli’s father at CMU - and updates from the Keep St...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Kellen Russell is a 2x NCAA champion and currently coaches for the University of Michigan under head coach Sean Bormet. Back in high school, Kellen wrestled for the great Jeff Buxton at Blair Academy. Enjoy it folks! Picture: Wrestlers are Warriors / Tony Rotundo TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54 * SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by Spartan Nutrition. Sho...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Victoria Francis is a 2x World Team Member, most recently in 2019. She’s currently shooting for a spot in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Enjoy it folks! Picture: Wrestlers are Warriors / Tony Rotundo TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54 * SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by Spartan Nutrition. Shop Tea, Energy Capsules and Hydration now: https://mbsy.co/3bGr27 * FAN...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Jordan Blanton (@JBla174) is a bad man. He won 3 Illinois State titles, with his only loss coming in the IHSA state finals in 2007 against the great Mike Benefiel. During Blanton’s senior year, he won an EPIC semi-final match against Chris Spangler, before winning his 3rd state title. These matches folks - Blanton / Benefiel and Blanton / Spangler - were two of the most anticipa...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Julius Whetstone (Julius_Grit) wrestles for Niagara County Community College, and is a product of the Beat the Streets New York program. Enjoy this one folks! TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54 * SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by Spartan Nutrition. Shop Tea, Energy Capsules and Hydration now: https://mbsy.co/3bGr27 * FANS If you enjoy the podcast, would y...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Kyven Gadson (@GadsonStrong) is a NCAA champion for the Iowa State Cyclones. In this finals bout, he pinned the great Kyle Snyder. Today, he wrestles for the Cyclone RTC (@cycloneRTC) and is aiming for a trip to Tokyo in 2021. Outside of wrestling Kyven is involved with both the Black Wrestling Association (BWA) as a board member, and the Be Rare Initiative. Learn more at KyvenG...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Mike Bukovsky created the Montini Wrestling Dynasty. He led the Broncos to 8 Illinois team state titles, a 397-35 record and coached 3 different 4x state champions. A ridiculous resume to say the least. Today, Coach Bu leads the Montini Football program. In this episode we talk about -Creating the dynasty -His green notebook -The 2007 showdown with the mighty Carl Sandburg -Mont...

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Jason Welch is a California legend ladies and gents! He was a 4x California high school state finalist and 3x champ. He took his talents to the Big 10 and was a 3x All American for Northwestern. Today, he’s the head coach at San Francisco State. Enjoy it folks! TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54 PHOTO: Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com * SPONSOR This episode...

Hunter Gamble is the assistant wrestling coach at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga. As a wrestler, he was a 2x NCAA Qualifier for Gardner Webb. Really enjoyed this wide-ranging conversation. Please enjoy! TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54 * SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by Spartan Nutrition. Shop Tea, Energy Capsules and Hydration now: https://mbsy.co/3bGr27 * FAN...

Arsen Aleksanyan is a former Armenian Cadet National Team Member. In high school, he and his family immigrated to California, where he wrestled under the great John Azevedo. Arsen wrestled for Michigan State before returning to his alma mater - Calvary Chapel High School - to coach. Today Arsen is the director of events for NuWay. TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54 * SPONSOR This e...

Bryan Medlin (@MedlinBryan) is the head coach of the Illinois RTC and is one of the most respected coaches in the great sport of wrestling. He’s a legend in Illinois, after creating dynasties both at Washington High School and at Fargo for Team Illinois. In total, Medlin has coached 10 national dual championship teams and 19 Fargo national championships. In this conversation we talk about Medlin’s...

Wade Burgess (@wadeburgess) is the Chief Revenue Officer at Rev. Com. Wade was an early employee at LinkedIn and has held numerous leadership roles in his career, including being CEO of Shiftgig. Before his business days, Wade wrestled at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Please enjoy! TEXT the SHOW! --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54 * SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by Spartan Nutriti...

Zach Bogle is our guest today. Zach is the host of the Stalemates Show, which is one of the most popular wrestling shows on the internet. Zach has an incredible talent for storytelling and video editing, which you’ll see if you check out his videos. Really enjoyed this one and hope you do as well. Follow Zach: Website:https://stalematesshow.com/ Twitter @stalematesshow IG: @stalematesshow * SPONSO...

Chris Pendleton (@ChrisPendleton9) is a 2x NCAA champ for Oklahoma State. He defeated the great Ben Askren in the finals in both years. Chris went on to coach at Wyoming, Arizona State and last Spring was named the head coach at Oregon State. Fantastic conversation here folks. Enjoy! (photo courtesy of Richard Immel) Follow Chris on Instagram: chrispendleton84. * SPONSOR This episode is brought to...

Mike McMullan was a 4x All American for Northwestern. Today, he works in private equity, and in this conversation we talk about Mike’s experience at Wyoming Seminary, the Big 10 vs the Ivy League, and the parallels between coaching and private equity. * SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by Spartan Nutrition. Text “Spartan” to 224-54 for a chance to win a Spartan Nutrition Kit. Drawing takes p...

Joe De Sena is the CEO of Spartan Race. He’s also a giant wrestling fan. He sponsors the Cornell RTC - now named the Spartan Combat RTC and just launched a new supplement line, Spartan Nutrition. This episode covers his story, as well as why he’s moving into the nutrition space. Picture: Spartan Race Follow Joe Twitter: @RealJoeDeSena Instagram: @RealJoeDeSena * SPONSOR This episode is brought to...

Pat Christenson is a former NCAA champion and is the creator of the Etched in Stone Podcast Series - an audio documentary series profiling the National Wrestling Hall of Fame’s distinguished guests. Presented by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and USA Wrestling, episode one of Etched in Stone goes live today! Listen to Etched in Stone anywhere you listen to podcasts. In this interview, we talk...

Rollie Peterkin is one of the most inspiring people you’ll meet on this podcast. He bucked a job on Wall Street to fight MMA in Peru and since has traveled to 56 countries, authored a book and hosts a podcast. Before his life as an adventurer, Rollie was a 3x NCAA qualifier for Penn. This conversation is one of my all time favorites. Please enjoy! Follow Rollie: Instagram: @RolliePeterkin Twittter...