baschamania

Wrestling Podcast Hosted by @JustinJBasch featuring:
☕️ Coffee Talk with @cenzoJoseph
🧠 Basch & The Brain @matscouts1
🤼 The Best Wrestling Guests In The 🇺🇸

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🚨 2026 Final X Takeaways & Recap!

🎙️📺https://t.co/QucmaUntjp

[Justin Basch @JustinJBasch]

Coaching News: Brad Dillon is in as Head Coach for Lehigh as Lehigh's Head Coach Pat Santoro has announced his retirement this morning. Cenzo and Zach Rey will be elevated as well and they will be hiring a new 4th.

[baschamania @baschamania]

Zain's TOUGHEST opponent?

https://t.co/QucmaUntjp

[Nick Kosko @nickkosko59]

Zain Retherford opened up on his comeback to wrestling to make the 2026 World Team with @baschamania/@JustinJBasch

@On3 | @PennStateOn3

READ: https://t.co/rML0NiuOjG

[Justin Basch @JustinJBasch]

Wrong. It starts now. Class of '27's are automatically in the new rules, but Class of '26 can choose to be grandfathered in to old rules or adopt the new rules.

[Justin Basch @JustinJBasch]

RBY back training. You’ll see him soon.

[Justin Basch @JustinJBasch]

Kyle Dake won 4 NCAA titles at 4 different weights.

141, 149, 157, 165 lbs.

The difference in those 4 weights was 24 pounds.

How does he top that in his freestyle career?

Makes World/Olympic Teams at 3 different weights with an even bigger margin between 'em: 26.46 pounds.

Kyle Dake has continued to go up in weight over 16 years now, from 2010 to 2026, and continues to WIN.

It is insanely impressive what @kyledake444 continues to do.

📸 Frank Lomas

[Justin Basch @JustinJBasch]

Strong @NittanyLionWC presence on the RAF Georgia card!

Varner, Dake, Zain & Snyder all competing.

[Justin Basch @JustinJBasch]

🚨 APPROVED: 5-for-5 Happens This Summer📷

The landscape of college wrestling has once again been forever changed.

"The NCAA Division I Cabinet has unanimously voted to approve the age-based eligibility model, sources tell On3. It’s a landmark moment for the NCAA, marking a shift away from the model that allowed athletes four seasons of competition over five years with no age restrictions."

[Justin Basch @JustinJBasch]

Signed, sealed, delivered! Max McEnelly vs Bo Nickal is set for RAF 12 in Cleveland, OH, on August 22!

[Justin Basch @JustinJBasch]

Fresh off making his 6th U.S. World Team, @zaintrainusa is back on @baschamania!

We discuss the concussion and head issues that impacted his 2024 Olympic run, what brought him back to competition, competing in @RAFWrestlingUSA, balancing business and wrestling, his plans for LA 2028, and much more.

Why Zain Retherford Came Back: The Story Behind His World Team Return.

🎙️ Out Now: https://t.co/08TGMEywKH

[Thomas Gilman @thomasgilmanusa]

@HawkeyeSource Still got more medals…

[Coach Herbo 🤼 @MOBriguo]

@MatScouts1 🤝 @baschamania

[Justin Basch @JustinJBasch]

Final X Recap with @MatScouts1 tomorrow on @baschamania, and then with the off-season in full effect, you can probably expect weekly interview episodes for the foreseeable future.

To kick 'em off, on Tuesday: @zaintrainusa.

📸 Frank Lomas

[Justin Basch @JustinJBasch]

What a performance! After dropping his first match to the reigning World Champ, Zahid Valencia, Kyle Dake wins 2 straight to make a World Team at a 3rd weight now! 74, 79, and now 86 kg at 35 years old. Wow.

[Justin Basch @JustinJBasch]

Some great shots of @kyledake444 here, @Tony_Rotundo!

[Justin Basch @JustinJBasch]

Marcus Blaze wins round 3 over Jax Forrest, 5-2, to make his first Senior World team & 4th straight overall USA World Team!

Blaze won Cadet World Gold in 2023 and Junior World Bronze and World Gold in 2024 and 2025. Now, he'll head to his first Senior World Championships!

[Justin Basch @JustinJBasch]

The depth we have in the USA is nuts.

Excited to dive into it on Monday's show.

Zahid Valencia outscored his opponents 52-0 at Worlds last year. And now, the reigning World Champ, who was in contention for wrestler of the year, doesn't make the team. Why? Because a World Champ & Olympic Medalist is back on Team USA.

[IMG Academy Wrestling @IMGAWrestling]

All these National Champions. One Summer.

Learn from @Carrchamp, @wyatt_hendrick , Parker Keckeisen, and Stevan Micic at IMG Academy’s National Champ Camp Series.

Train with the best. Learn from the best.

Register now:

https://t.co/kuRHbGBfdM

#IMGWrestling

[Justin Basch @JustinJBasch]

True 3rd Matches are in the books!

Round 1 of Final X kicks off in one hour.