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[Pakman770]

Burroughs should wrestle Georgio the Utube “take you down for thousand dollar guy.” That would further explain that there are levels to the skill sets… not sure weight class or if it would matter.

RAF12 | Dvalishvili vs Cejudo 2

Rocket Arena, Cleveland, OH | Aug 22, 2026

www.realamericanfreestyle.com

 

[Praguehawk]

I will be there Saturday. Looking forward to it.

 

[sdvike]

Not taking anything away from mcenelly but I doubt Nickal is going to dance around with him til last 30 seconds.

 

[Gusaford1]

A bunch of guys on the wrong side of 30 wrestling Saturday night. Woodley at 44 still not ready to pack it in. Respect.

 

[HawkAlum2002]

It's incredible how fast RAF has grown in just one year. I'd have thought maybe a show every three months, and now they are running every month, already doing international events, running a youth tournament series, and breaking their gate record every ensuing show. Last year they debuted in Cleveland at a college arena and didn't know how tickets would sell, and now this year in Rocket Arena. Hoping for a great year 2 and keep building the momentum to the Olympic year crescendo.

Jacori Teemer is on the RAF13 card, hope he is finally healthy after being away for awhile.

 

[T8KUDWN]

It's incredible how fast RAF has grown in just one year. I'd have thought maybe a show every three months, and now they are running every month, already doing international events, running a youth tournament series, and breaking their gate record every ensuing show. Last year they debuted in Cleveland at a college arena and didn't know how tickets would sell, and now this year in Rocket Arena. Hoping for a great year 2 and keep building the momentum to the Olympic year crescendo.

Jacori Teemer is on the RAF13 card, hope he is finally healthy after being away for awhile.

I hope Teemer is healed up and healthy also.
Best of luck to him, but even a healthy Teemer is hard to watch....

 

[HawkAlum2002]

I hope Teemer is healed up and healthy also.
Best of luck to him, but even a healthy Teemer is hard to watch....

You aren't wrong. I still can't figure out how Franek ever lost to him, let alone lost to him every single time they wrestled. But then you see some of the weird stuff Teemer pulls out and he's rarely far enough behind in a match he couldn't pull something off.

 

[Squatch96]

Where's Teemer been training anyone know dont think hes on a rtc roster but could be wrong

 

[Corby2]

Where's Teemer been training anyone now dont think hes on a rtc roster but could be wrong

He's back in AZ

 

[Praguehawk]

If anybody is in the Cleveland area and needs a ticket for tonight, I have one extra. No charge if you are a Hawkeye fan.

 

[HawkAlum2002]

Kennedy Blades opponent dropped out so Reese Larramendy will be facing her former Hawkeye teammate on short notice tonight at a catchweight. Reese actually has a four lb weight advantage.

 

[Squatch96]

Kennedy Blades opponent dropped out so Reese Larramendy will be facing her former Hawkeye teammate on short notice tonight at a catchweight. Reese actually has a four lb weight advantage.

Interesting herd there pretty good friends from a podcast kennedy was on they went to Wyoming Sem together and were roommates i believe

 

[sdvike]

Kennedy Blades opponent dropped out so Reese Larramendy will be facing her former Hawkeye teammate on short notice tonight at a catchweight. Reese actually has a four lb weight advantage.

Always wondered what that would look like. Larramendy may keep it close with the advantage of probably lots of head to head training together. Plus, Larramendy is very good herself and should have strength advantage.

 

[Sunshinedynomite 1]

Who cares! You have a great card and we are talking about to women who wrestled each other a ton looks like then is when I'll go to the concession stand

 

[sdvike]

Who cares! You have a great card and we are talking about to women who wrestled each other a ton looks like then is when I'll go to the concession stand

Go ahead and belly up to the stand then. My policy is if Blades is wrestling, I want to see it.

 

[sstark46]

Who cares! You have a great card and we are talking about to women who wrestled each other a ton looks like then is when I'll go to the concession stand

you are just the worst

 

[Gopher4Life]

Go max

 

[Squatch96]

Go max

To be completely honest probably the hardest I ever cheered for a gopher glad he beat nickal

 

[PUR158]

To be completely honest probably the hardest I ever cheered for a gopher glad he beat nickal

This was a quality win for Iowa wrestling.

 

[HawkAlum2002]

Pretty good action tonight. Nolf looked great in handling Wick in their one year anniversary rematch, and our Brands-trained, honorary Hawkeye Cejudo getting some quick revenge in that main event. Steveson dominated Cassioppi for the millionth time but was so boring they actually booed him after settling for his third pushout. And McEnelly beating Nickal was a bit of an upset to me, don't like either guy much and hope Angelo beats Max this year for the title.

 

[Squatch96]

This was a quality win for Iowa wrestling.

Was he wrestling Gabe or Angelo? No? Im a wrestling fan hes coached by Mikey Kemmerer id cheer for him 100 times out of 100 unless hes against those two guys

 

[Praguehawk]

Pretty good action tonight. Nolf looked great in handling Wick in their one year anniversary rematch, and our Brands-trained, honorary Hawkeye Cejudo getting some quick revenge in that main event. Steveson dominated Cassioppi for the millionth time but was so boring they actually booed him after settling for his third pushout. And McEnelly beating Nickal was a bit of an upset to me, don't like either guy much and hope Angelo beats Max this year for the title.

I really enjoyed the event. Great entertainment and spots of good wrestling. I was okay with Gable getting booed. He owes us nothing, but dammit he should have come back and won a second gold. Tony should have shot or tried something, danced around too much. JB was impressive. Blades has massive charisma on top of being in a different class wrestling wise. Wish I had seen more HWC and Hawk wrestling gear around. I would definitely encourage others to go.

 

[Pakman770]

Mendez looked good against Vlad khinchegashvilli. Vlad started with some pretty heavy hands and almost head pinched Jesse out.

 

[lisa morales]

Cassioppi actually has a brain. Graduated with a math degree. At some point you would hope he'd use it and get a real job.

 

[ChicagoHawk2020]

Mendez looked good against Vlad khinchegashvilli. Vlad started with some pretty heavy hands and almost head pinched Jesse out.

Vlad is 35 and not the same guy he used to be. I was expecting a tech honestly.

 

[ChicagoHawk2020]

Cassioppi actually has a brain. Graduated with a math degree. At some point you would hope he'd use it and get a real job.

At some point you would hope that you would gtfo.

 

[dtripp26]

At some point you would hope that you would gtfo.

 

[lisa morales]

At some point you would hope that you would gtfo.

What a dunce.

 

[Natchrlman2]

Cassioppi actually has a brain. Graduated with a math degree. At some point you would hope he'd use it and get

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[HawkAlum2002]

Vlad is 35 and not the same guy he used to be. I was expecting a tech honestly.

Yeah, he's more of the level of facing the crossover guys like Cejudo is now rather than anyone that's still active in freestyle. I don't think he had wrestled much since pre-Covid when he came back to face Bo Bassett. Have to go back to 2018 for any high finishes of note. He really should be facing guys like Lugo and Eierman rather than Mendez or Bassett if he didn't have that Gold medal credential to help sell the bigger matches. But I'm still glad he's able to participate now and make some dough off that legacy. And he'll probably upset someone of note if he keeps it up.

 

[Boomhawk52]

I'd like to see a boxing match with the two. Cass- gold glove
Gable-Beast

 

[mvattivo]

This was a quality win for Iowa wrestling.

Dude, if a guy wrestling for your favorite team's biggest rival, annihilated your guys to a point that it replayed in your nightmares, you'd be rooting against him too! Their best result was when Sammy Brooks lasted 1 minute and 2 seconds, which was 24 seconds longer than he lasted in their previous matchup.

There is losing and there is LOSING!

 

[dtripp26]

Dude, if a guy wrestling for your favorite team's biggest rival, annihilated your guys to a point that it replayed in your nightmares, you'd be rooting against him too! Their best result was when Sammy Brooks lasted 1 minute and 2 seconds, which was 24 seconds longer than he lasted in their previous matchup.

There is losing and there is LOSING!

3 periods!!!

 

[PUR158]

Max Mcenelly and RDR are the two most successful Hawk upper weights against PSU since wrestling was invented in 2011.

 

[sdvike]

Max Mcenelly and RDR are the two most successful Hawk upper weights against PSU since wrestling was invented in 2011.

And here I thought Buchanan was more recent. How time flies.

 

[PUR158]

And here I thought Buchanan was more recent. How time flies.

He was not home grown like RDR and Mcenelly.

 

[sdvike]

He was not home grown like RDR and Mcenelly.

What's your point?

 

[PUR158]

What's your point?

Bo Nickal will always be your Daddy, taking pride in Dutch MMA fighters and Gophers who beat him is just perfect.

 

[sdvike]

Bo Nickal will always be your Daddy, taking pride in Dutch MMA fighters and Gophers who beat him is just perfect.

Maybe yours, not mine.