Funniest thing you’ve seen in wrestling
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As the legend goes: on Bubba Jenkins' official visit, Troy Sunderland took Bubba to meet Joe. As soon as they shook hands, the 80-year-old Joe tackled Bubba, then turned to Troy and said "I thought you said he was good!"
Fast forward to April 2010. I was at the Blue/White rally in the BJC. Joe looked awful. He limped terribly and struggled to climb the steps to the stage, even while holding the railings. During the Q&A, Bubba (by then a national finalist) got on the mic and said "I want a rematch." Replied Joe: "Hey, give me A DAY to get ready!" Brought the house down.
Probably the most impressive part of that scene: Bubba didn't introduce himself, and most people there got the joke.
Fast forward to April 2010. I was at the Blue/White rally in the BJC. Joe looked awful. He limped terribly and struggled to climb the steps to the stage, even while holding the railings. During the Q&A, Bubba (by then a national finalist) got on the mic and said "I want a rematch." Replied Joe: "Hey, give me A DAY to get ready!" Brought the house down.
Probably the most impressive part of that scene: Bubba didn't introduce himself, and most people there got the joke.
Iowa fans mistakenly celebrating Bo spladling Sammy Brooks, thinking Sammy pinned Bo…and then their subsequent confusion turning to depression after watching Bo celebrate
That definitely was "the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat" wrapped up in one sweet package.
They should have enjoyed the moment of success, it was their post season peak.
They're probably both on the Inside Jokes thread, but here goes anyway:
"Not impressed": Evans was asked in an interview about being at the same weight class as Taylor and Dake. He responded, "I'm not impressed."
Lacrosse incident: Evans' JR year at Cumberland Valley, he was the undefeated SC Regional champ and had dominated everybody that year. Heavy favorite to win states, he might have been #1 in the country at his weight. Anyway, he shared a locker with a lacrosse player. I don't remember if it were a prank or they had a spat, but Evans pooped in the lacrosse player's helmet. This happened between regionals and states. He got suspended from school, which made him ineligible for states. (And he would've won -- his SC Regional finals victim won the state title by TF in the finals.) Evans then transferred to Blair.
The OG picture worth a thousand words on Iowa Style joylessness.
Back then, in 2011, wrestling internet was still heavily dunking on Cael's attempts to redefine participation in the sport from the Gable tree / JRob #hardwork Embrace the Suck narrative, into enjoying the sport, having f*n, and being grateful for its opportunities. Dodgeball was heavily roasted back then.
Nowadays, as Winning often does, Cael's results have converted a national narrative. More & more kid wrestlers are coming up with words like gratitude & f*n in their interviews. Hard Work of course has never disappeared, and remains a hallmark of all successful wrestlers & people, really.
That pic serves as a kind of tipping point in American Wrestling History.
Instant classic! It makes me chuckle that the wrestlers can be seen in the background making their peace with whatever happened while the Mongolian coaches are just getting warmed up.
And I get the sense that the 2 coaches then found themselves in an "outrage-off" to see who would go further.
It turns out that bringing hell to help you fight lions isn't as useful as one might think.
Any time Corby defends himself as "not an Iowa fan" or "just a fan of the sport."
Especially when he pre-emptively defends himself without any allegations in that thread.
Especially when he pre-emptively defends himself without any allegations in that thread.
Nolf's edge headlock where he was trying to get the pin while holding his bleeding nose closed so they didn't stop it is up there
I still have the glasses as the funniest.
Ok here's my funny story that dates way back to 1971. Back then, there weren't as many opportunities for competition so everyone jumped on any chance to get on the mat. Around October of that year, someone organized a small college level tournament in York. I think it may have been at the York YMCA. A lot of guys from nearby schools showed up because it was their first chance to compete that year. I had a pretty bad knee sprain and had to sit it out, but I went to watch. A few of my friends from F&M showed up to wrestle so I spent most of my time with them.
One of the F&M guys was not their starter, but he was decent enough that he could hold his own. For the first round, he drew Bob Hershey from East Stroudsburg. You older guys who grew up in Lancaster county might remember Bob from Manheim Central. He did pretty well in HS and took 2nd in the state tournament his senior year. Bob and I were friends so he came up to me before his match and asked if I knew who the guy was from F&M who he was going to wrestle. I replied without even blinking that he was a foreign exchange student from Russia where he won the freestyle national championship. Bob's eyes just went wide open and he said "Oh no!!" and walked away. He didn't see me smirking afterwards.
I told my F&M friends what I had said, so when the match started, the guy from F&M started making some odd and bizarre movements that you would never see in a match. Bob jumped backwards and dropped into a low defensive position, anticipating something that he hadn't ever seen. This went on for about a minute or two and we were all sitting at the edge of the mat laughing at the whole thing. After a while, Bob must have realized something wasn't quite what he was expecting so he scored a takedown and a bunch of other points to win the match. He never said anything to me afterwards, so I don't know if he figured out that I was just spoofing him.
One of the F&M guys was not their starter, but he was decent enough that he could hold his own. For the first round, he drew Bob Hershey from East Stroudsburg. You older guys who grew up in Lancaster county might remember Bob from Manheim Central. He did pretty well in HS and took 2nd in the state tournament his senior year. Bob and I were friends so he came up to me before his match and asked if I knew who the guy was from F&M who he was going to wrestle. I replied without even blinking that he was a foreign exchange student from Russia where he won the freestyle national championship. Bob's eyes just went wide open and he said "Oh no!!" and walked away. He didn't see me smirking afterwards.
I told my F&M friends what I had said, so when the match started, the guy from F&M started making some odd and bizarre movements that you would never see in a match. Bob jumped backwards and dropped into a low defensive position, anticipating something that he hadn't ever seen. This went on for about a minute or two and we were all sitting at the edge of the mat laughing at the whole thing. After a while, Bob must have realized something wasn't quite what he was expecting so he scored a takedown and a bunch of other points to win the match. He never said anything to me afterwards, so I don't know if he figured out that I was just spoofing him.
One of the funnier moments I witnessed in wrestling happened a year or so after I finished college and was working as a volunteer coach at my Alma mater. We were at a tournament in NY and somehow or another I wind up being informed that one of my wrestlers nicknamed his wiener “Ernesto”.
Fast forward to his second or third match, myself and some of the other wrestlers were giggling about the whole Ernesto thing and the kid came up for his consi match. Well, it got to the second or third period while he was wrestling from top and one of us yelled something the effect of “use Ernesto!”. Instantly, we all started dying of laughter and I looked up to him laughing too while trying to turn the kid.
Fast forward to his second or third match, myself and some of the other wrestlers were giggling about the whole Ernesto thing and the kid came up for his consi match. Well, it got to the second or third period while he was wrestling from top and one of us yelled something the effect of “use Ernesto!”. Instantly, we all started dying of laughter and I looked up to him laughing too while trying to turn the kid.
The funniest thing I have seen was Ferrari getting "hands on" with Yonger Bastida.
Ohio State in their robes snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
I see what you are saying.
In wrestling or related to wrestling?
The Clarion announcers, George's Barbershop, and Cindy.
And, ames2state outing himself and then outing himself.
The Clarion announcers, George's Barbershop, and Cindy.
And, ames2state outing himself and then outing himself.
No. Fist to the back was Nebbie.
Clarion was a couple of guys who had no business behind a microphone, either. They were at least knowledgeable, but at one point, one of them said, "Oh, I looked down and when I looked back up, something had happened." No update on position, score, anything. Just a blank space in time.
Couple that with them announcing George's Barbershop as tonight's sponsor ninety-one times in a short dual and recommending Cindy for a shave, plus the board's comedians, and it was a classic. For a long time afterwards, I would laugh until I had tears running down my face, just reading through the thread.
Discovering this classic article from Gold Heart Black Pants, with the author trashing Cael after a 2010 victory over Penn State….
www.blackheartgoldpants.com
The article has the following quote about Cael:
This time, in fact, he didn't just lose -- he got his a$$ straight up handed to him and Iowa got its 56th straight dual meet victory. And just like it did when he coached Iowa State, it felt gooood. If beating Cael ever stops being fun -- nah, fu*k that, it'll never stop being fun.
The funniest part is the author posted his email address, so every year I can email him to remind him that Cael is Iowa’s Daddy 😂
Welcome Back, Cael: #1 Iowa Wrestling Crushes #13 Penn State, 29-6
Welcome Back, Cael: #1 Iowa Wrestling Crushes #13 Penn State, 29-6. Results and analysis from Friday night's wrestling dual.
www.blackheartgoldpants.com
The article has the following quote about Cael:
This time, in fact, he didn't just lose -- he got his a$$ straight up handed to him and Iowa got its 56th straight dual meet victory. And just like it did when he coached Iowa State, it felt gooood. If beating Cael ever stops being fun -- nah, fu*k that, it'll never stop being fun.
The funniest part is the author posted his email address, so every year I can email him to remind him that Cael is Iowa’s Daddy 😂
How about the elementary wrestling tournament where the official called a pin when the "pinned" wrestler was on his stomach? That made me laugh pretty hard 
I'm sure the video will pop up in 3-2-1
I'm sure the video will pop up in 3-2-1
Casey when asked at this year's social prior to the Maryland match. " We're not going to see you and Clemsen wrestling today?" Casey, " I'd love to!"
It isn’t necessarily funny, but going along w the Iowa fans “celebrating” Bo’s spladle, and the Ohio State fans’ thrill of victory to agony of defeat 10 seconds (again courtesy of Bo)…
I am always struck by the fan across the aisle from Cenzo’s parents after he decked IMar in one of the bigger upsets in NCAA tournament history (and also just a great move/match). There is a Missouri fan sitting across the aisle with arms folded and scowling … can’t even crack a smile or appreciate a great moment in wrestling or even a great family moment occurring right in front of him. Strange. Kinda sad.
I am always struck by the fan across the aisle from Cenzo’s parents after he decked IMar in one of the bigger upsets in NCAA tournament history (and also just a great move/match). There is a Missouri fan sitting across the aisle with arms folded and scowling … can’t even crack a smile or appreciate a great moment in wrestling or even a great family moment occurring right in front of him. Strange. Kinda sad.
we were sitting opposite of o$u fans and it was agonizing. they all stood and cheered and we all sat down. when bo hit the elevator, we all stood and roared and they all sat down stunned. was all pretty funny.
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