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Not necessarily talking about the greatest wrestlers, but the greatest, most exciting, most memorable matches. I'm having a tough time thinking of good ones outside of NCAAs because the stakes are so high, but I imagine many here will have some better ideas

125    Mills vs. Gonzales (1979 NCAA finals)
133    Ironside vs. Kolat (1996 All Star Classic)
141    Owings vs. Gable (1970 NCAAs)
149    Marianetti vs. McIlravy (1995 NCAAs)
157    Jenkins vs. Taylor (2011 NCAAs) 
165    Hendricks vs. Churella (2006 NCAAs) 
174    Martin vs. Nickal (2016 NCAAs)
184    Rohn vs. Lambrecht (2002 NCAAs)
197    Kilgore vs. Foster (2011 NCAAs) 
285   Cassar vs. Steveson (2019 NCAAs)

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57 minutes ago, CHROMEBIRD said:

Not necessarily talking about the greatest wrestlers, but the greatest, most exciting, most memorable matches. I'm having a tough time thinking of good ones outside of NCAAs because the stakes are so high, but I imagine many here will have some better ideas

125    Mills vs. Gonzales (1979 NCAA finals)
133    Ironside vs. Kolat (1996 All Star Classic)
141    Owings vs. Gable (1970 NCAAs)
149    Marianetti vs. McIlravy (1995 NCAAs)
157    Jenkins vs. Taylor (2011 NCAAs) 
165    Hendricks vs. Churella (2006 NCAAs) 
174    Martin vs. Nickal (2016 NCAAs)
184    Rohn vs. Lambrecht (2002 NCAAs)
197    Kilgore vs. Foster (2011 NCAAs) 
285   Cassar vs. Steveson (2019 NCAAs)

Great topic. Great list.

As a PSU fan I favor the 2018 version of Martin v Nickal, though.

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1 hour ago, CHROMEBIRD said:

Not necessarily talking about the greatest wrestlers, but the greatest, most exciting, most memorable matches. I'm having a tough time thinking of good ones outside of NCAAs because the stakes are so high, but I imagine many here will have some better ideas

125    Mills vs. Gonzales (1979 NCAA finals)
133    Ironside vs. Kolat (1996 All Star Classic)   Yes
141    Owings vs. Gable (1970 NCAAs)
149    Marianetti vs. McIlravy (1995 NCAAs)   Double yes
157    Jenkins vs. Taylor (2011 NCAAs) 
165    Hendricks vs. Churella (2006 NCAAs) 
174    Martin vs. Nickal (2016 NCAAs)
184    Rohn vs. Lambrecht (2002 NCAAs)  This is good but Schultz vs Banach was better. 
197    Kilgore vs. Foster (2011 NCAAs) 
285   Cassar vs. Steveson (2019 NCAAs)

That's where I sit on these.   Regarding Schultz, it's tough to keep the consensus #2 match of all time off of this list. 

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That's where I sit on these.   Regarding Schultz, it's tough to keep the consensus #2 match of all time off of this list. 
mspart

True but Rohn’s pin was epic as well. I say slot Schultz and Banach at 174 (that’s closer to the actual weight of 177 anyway) and keep Rohn in at 184.
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40 minutes ago, Eagle26 said:


True but Rohn’s pin was epic as well. I say slot Schultz and Banach at 174 (that’s closer to the actual weight of 177 anyway) and keep Rohn in at 184.

177 became 184 with the new at the time weigh in rules

Craig Henning got screwed in the 2007 NCAA Finals.

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1 hour ago, CementMixer said:

Martin Nickal 2018, not 2016.

Both are great matches. The 2018 match was at 184 though and not as good as Rohn-Lambrecht or Schultz-Banach. 2016 Martin-Nickal was at 174 and MyMar crashed the bracket as an 11th seeded true freshman and beat #1 Nickal to win the title in a thrilling high scoring match. That was pretty exciting.

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I’ll take a stab…

125 - Lee-Rivera (2019 B1G Final)

133 - Vito-RBY (2023 NCAA Final)

141 - Retherford-Steiber (2013 Dual Meet)

149 - Metcalf-Caldwell (2009 NCAA Final)

157 - Nolf-IMar (2016 NCAA Final)

165 - Dake-Taylor (2013 NCAA Final)

174 - Nickal-Martin (2016 NCAA Final)

184 - Ruth-Dean (2014 Southern Scuffle Final)

197 - Snyder-Cox (2015 NCAA Semifinal)

285 - Gwiz-Snyder (2016 NCAA Final)

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177 became 184 with the new at the time weigh in rules

Yeah I get that… I just think they both need to be on the list. He has Gable (142 which would be more like 149) at 141 so I think it’s fair to put 177 at 174 for this one.
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Watched these and several others last night, to my wife's chagrin. All great matches. I love Youtube.

18 hours ago, flyingcement said:

Jon Trenge vs Damion Hahn 2003 (197 lbs)

 

16 hours ago, Threadkilla said:

Dake vs Taylor Scuffle 

https://youtu.be/yHNKEaUE_Oc 

 

16 hours ago, Gus said:

141 - Randy Lewis vs Jim Gibbons (Dual Meet

 

17 hours ago, scribers said:

157 leen vs Burroughs 

Is there a video of the full match anywhere?

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20 hours ago, CHROMEBIRD said:

Not necessarily talking about the greatest wrestlers, but the greatest, most exciting, most memorable matches. I'm having a tough time thinking of good ones outside of NCAAs because the stakes are so high, but I imagine many here will have some better ideas

125    Mills vs. Gonzales (1979 NCAA finals)
133    Ironside vs. Kolat (1996 All Star Classic)
141    Owings vs. Gable (1970 NCAAs)
149    Marianetti vs. McIlravy (1995 NCAAs)
157    Jenkins vs. Taylor (2011 NCAAs) 
165    Hendricks vs. Churella (2006 NCAAs) 
174    Martin vs. Nickal (2016 NCAAs)
184    Rohn vs. Lambrecht (2002 NCAAs)
197    Kilgore vs. Foster (2011 NCAAs) 
285   Cassar vs. Steveson (2019 NCAAs)

i like all of those.. even the one im going to gripe about... rohn v lambrecht... was it really a good match.. until the pin? 

tremendous list!!!! 

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30 minutes ago, CHROMEBIRD said:

Watched these and several others last night, to my wife's chagrin. All great matches. I love Youtube.

 

 

 

Is there a video of the full match anywhere?

Lewis was looking to score during every single second of that match.  

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Craig Henning got screwed in the 2007 NCAA Finals.

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34 minutes ago, Scouts Honor said:

i like all of those.. even the one im going to gripe about... rohn v lambrecht... was it really a good match.. until the pin? 

tremendous list!!!! 

I guess I'm a fan of the "never stop fighting no matter what" mantra as you might notice from some of my other picks. It was 14-3 going into the last minute of the 3rd period before the tides completely turned.

But I cannot deny the action, scoring, and excitement of Schultz vs. Banach (1982 NCAAs) which I forgot to link above. Just epic wrestling.

 

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20 minutes ago, jchapman said:

Lewis was looking to score during every single second of that match.  

Well sure ... but you have to admit Gibbons brought his hips to the party ... well for at least the first two periods.  

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2 minutes ago, ionel said:

Well sure ... but you have to admit Gibbons brought his hips to the party ... well for at least the first two periods.  

He did didn't even have to get through any head/hands defense either, Lewis was giving him the impossible leg.

Craig Henning got screwed in the 2007 NCAA Finals.

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